MONEY TERMS CHALLENGE
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
Cause or Effect?
Literary Elements
Content Vocabulary
100

A person who buys stock in a company to try to make money is called an _____.

A. depositing
B. industry
C. investor
D. plunge
E. recessions

Answer: C. investor

100

A news article explains how damaged money is removed from circulation using facts and details.
What is the author’s purpose?

A. Inform
B. Entertain
C. Persuade

Answer: A. Inform

100

Most of the counterfeit money was in $20 bills.
Is this a cause or an effect?

Answer: Cause

100

The story takes place in neighborhood homes during the summer.
Which literary element is this?
A. Setting
B. Character
C. Plot
D. Theme

Answer: A. Setting

100

The movement of something, like money passing from one person to another, is called _____.

A. circulation

B. denomination
C. financial
D. institution
E. service
F. vendor

Answer: A. circulation

BONUS POINTS +200 

200

If a company loses money, the price of its stock can quickly drop, or _____.

A. depositing
B. industry
C. investor
D. plunge
E. recessions

Answer: D. plunge

200

A funny story about a dollar bill traveling around the country is written to make readers enjoy the story.
What is the author’s purpose?

A. Inform
B. Entertain
C. Persuade

Answer: B. Entertain

200

Because most fake bills looked like common $20 bills, people did not notice anything unusual.
Is this a cause or an effect?




Answer:  Effect

200

Greg Kenton and Maura Shaw are the main people in the story.
Which literary element is this?

A. Setting
B. Character
C. Plot
D. Theme

Answer:Character

200

The value printed on money, such as a $1 or $20 bill, is its _____.

A. circulation
B. denomination
C. financial
D. institution
E. service
F. vendor

Answer: B. denomination

300

Economic problems, like the Great Depression, are examples of _____.

A. depositing
B. industry
C. investor
D. plunge
E. recessions

Answer: E. recessions

300

An advertisement says, “You should switch to our bank because it is the safest choice.”
What is the author’s purpose?

A. Inform
B. Entertain
C. Persuade

Answer: C. Persuade

300

The U.S. uses special paper and color-shifting ink for money.
Is this a cause or an effect?

Answer:  Cause

300

Greg and Maura both try to run successful businesses and compete with each other.
Which literary element is this?

A. Setting
B. Character
C. Plot
D. Theme

Answer: Plot

300

Anything having to do with money or managing money is described as _____.

A. circulation
B. denomination
C. financial
D. institution
E. service
F. vendor

Answer: C. financial

400

Putting money into a bank account for safety is called _____.

A. depositing
B. industry
C. investor
D. plunge
E. recessions

Answer: A. depositing

400

“The Life and Death of a Dollar Bill” explains how money circulates and how worn money is replaced.
What is the author’s purpose?

A. Inform
B. Entertain
C. Persuade

Answer: A. Inform

400

                          DAILY DOUBLE!

The government added special features to money to make it harder to copy. Now fake money can be spotted more easily.
Is this a cause or an effect?




Answer:Effect

400

The message of the story shows that people should value good ideas and respect others.
Which literary element is this?

A. Setting
B. Character
C. Plot
D. Theme

Answer: D. Theme

400

A large organization where people work together, like a bank or hospital, is an _____.

A. circulation
B. denomination
C. financial
D. institution
E. service
F. vendor

Answer: D. institution

500

To make smart investments, people often study an entire business area, also called an _____.

A. depositing
B. industry
C. investor
D. plunge
E. recessions

Answer: B. industry

500

A text says, “I believe people should use digital money instead of cash because it is safer.”
What is the author’s purpose?

A. Inform
B. Entertain
C. Persuade

Answer: C. Persuade

500

People lose trust in money because a lot of counterfeit bills are being used.
Is the counterfeit money a cause or an effect?


Answer: Cause

500

Greg’s mom buys pot holders, and Maura sells them as part of her business. This is part of the sequence of events in the story.
Which literary element is this?

A. Setting
B. Character
C. Plot
D. Theme

Answer: C. Plot

500

A person who sells goods or services, especially outside or in public places, is a _____.

A. circulation
B. denomination
C. financial
D. institution
E. service
F. vendor

Answer: F. vendor