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UNIT 4. QUIZ.

Financial vocabulary exercises

Exercise 1.

Follow the story about Murray PLC in the following sentences and
complete them with the most suitable accounting term a-c (based on
the context).

• Murray PLC is in the news today because it has failed to meet its
______________ in respect to its borrowings from Nateast Bank.
a. Covenants b. Credit rating c. Tax Return

• Murray PLC has gone into___________ in respect to the $4 million bank


loan it took out last year to buy new properties.
a. Interest b. Arrears c. Bonds

• The total__________________ to Nateast Bank now stands at $26 million


and Murray PLC is struggling to make the payments.
a. Capital Gains b. Gearing ratio c. Indebtedness

• Analysts say that the________________ of the company has been getting


worse for a couple of years.
a. Bonds b. Gearing Ratio c. Pension Scheme

• In addition, it has been noticed that the_______________ paid each year to


shareholders have been falling for the last 4 years.
a. Arrears b. Principal c. Dividends
• And there is no doubt that the ___________________of the company is now
very weak.
a. Credit Rating b. Blue Chip c. Patents

• The biggest part of the indebtedness to Nateast is a 25 year___________ in


respect of its borrowings in 2014 to build its head office at a cost of $10
million.
a. Annuity b. Reserves c. Mortgage

• Perhaps Nateast Bank should have done better_______________ when it


lent so much money to Murray PLC.
a. Due Diligence b. Market Capitalisation c. Share options

• As a result of all this, the share price is falling and the ___________________
of Murray has fallen by 40% to $8 million.
a. Tax evasion b. Market Capitalisation c. Tax haven

• Whilst Murray PLC has always been considered to be a _______________


company, that is certainly no longer the case.
a. Blue chip b. Due diligence c. Bonds

Exercise 2.

Match parts 1-5 with a-e to make complete sentences.

1. We sold that property at a huge profit so

2. The company is being investigated by the police so

3. The company’s head office is in the Cayman Islands which

4. Tax avoidance is legal whereas


5. The company is trying to turn its defined benefit pension scheme into

a. tax evasion is illegal.

b. we’ll have a big Capital Gains tax bill.

c. is undoubtedly considered to be a tax haven.

d. a defined contribution pension scheme.

e. the shares have been suspended.

Exercise 3.

Choose the correct synonym a-c for each financial term.

1. To fail to meet a covenant.


a. breach b. mount c. hide

2. They are late paying their bank loan.


a. Blue chip b. in arrears c. principal

3. A mortgage
a. a long-term property loan. b. Assets c. Fixed Assets

4. A recovery
a. A slump. b. a recession c. a rally

5. My tax bill is due


a. payable. b. ready c. early

6. He exercised the share option.


a. refused b. took up. c. lent
7. There are 1000 shares in issue.
a. waiting. b. missing c. in existence

8. You can buy and sell shares at the stock market.


a. trade. b. leave c. hide

9. Net book value (NBV)


a. total value. b. carrying value c. trade value

10. I drew £6,000 from the company last month.


a. took. b. spent c. wrote

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