Finding The Financial Facts
Finding The Financial Facts
Finding The Financial Facts
A1
Directions: Match the following terms on the left with their definitions on the right. Each question is worth 1
point.
_____ 1. A business that offers and sells financial services to people. A. Deposit
Directions: Circle True or False for the following statements. Each question is worth 1 point.
True/False 5. A checking account is a very common type of account that offers safety and convenience.
True/False 7. Checks and debit cards can be used to withdraw funds or make purchases from a checking
account.
True/False 8. An individual can “bounce a check” if he/she has sufficient funds in a checking account.
True/False 9. Using a PIN (Personal Identification Number) is optional when using a debit card.
True/False 11. To open a checking account, an individual must complete a signature authorization card
and make an initial deposit.
True/False 12. An interest earning checking account does earn a small amount of interest.
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2.7.2.A1
Directions: Match the following type of savings tool on the left with the various characteristics on the right.
Each savings tool will have two characteristics to match. Each question is worth two points.
_____ 14. Money Market Deposit Account C. Money must remain in this tool for a specific
period of time.
_____ D. Using checks or a debit card are two ways money
can be withdrawn.
E. The account usually requires more money than a
_____ 15. Certificate of Deposit (CD) savings account to open.
_____ F. This account pays the least amount of interest.
© Family Economics & Financial Education – May 2010 – Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances – Depository Institution Discovery – Page 8
Funded by a grant from Take Charge America, Inc. to the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences Take Charge America Institute at The University of Arizona