TRUE OR FALSE
GRAMMAR
TERMINOLOGY
100

Fines are sums of money paid as penalties for obeying the law

FALSE

Fines are sums of money paid as penalties for BREAKING the law

100

If you keep at least $1,000 in the bank, you _______ pay charges.

If you keep at least $1,000 in the bank, you DON'T HAVE TO pay charges.

100

   /         X - X                 :               X _ X

SLASH         DASH       COLON         UNDERSCORE

200

A standing order is an instruction to a bank to pay regular, fixed sums of money to another account

TRUE

200

to cancel ....

a check                  ???                  ???

to cancel ....

a check        a direct debit        a standing order

200

A business that is profitable is ...

lucrative

300

To communicate very complex information, use email.

FALSE: use the telephone or face-to-face conversation

300

form complete the asap attached please and it return

Please return the attached form and return it asap.

300
Something of value that secures a loan or other credit; if the borrower cannot repay, the lender can sell it to pay off the loan ... what is it?

COLLATERAL

400

ABET is the abbreviation for a company's earnings before interest and taxes.

FALSE:      EBIT

400
A lot of small companies are frightened to import directly (because / owing to / although) the complexity of documentary credits.

 OWING TO

400

Things of value that cannot be physically touched, such as reputation, brand names and trademarks are ....

... INTANGIBLE ASSETS

500
Bears are investors who buy shares because they expect their price to rise.

FALSE: BULLS are investors who buy shares because they expect their price to rise.

BEARS are shareholders who sell because they expect the price to fall.

500

The takeover announcement by P & G resulted in a 13% rise in Gillette's stock pile. Replace "resulted in" above.

led to ... caused ... meant

500

Another word for paid is ....

REMUNERATED