MONEY MATTERS

She saves a lot of money because she always buys her clothes at the ..........

• bargain

• weekend

• purchase

• sales

Answer explanation

Ahorra mucho dinero porque siempre compra su ropa en las rebajas

I need some ............................. for the coffee machine

• charge

• change

• recipe

• salary

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

Governments always seem to be short of money.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

To be short of money= estar escaso de dinero

Which of the following words is synonymous with loan?

• lend

• cash

• borrow

• profit

• purchase

There's a ............... on smartwatches this week.

(They used to cost €299 and now they cost €200)

Are all of the following words synonyms for the word earning?

Benefit, profit, wage, loss, salary, remuneration, bankrupt, be in the red.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The words loss and bankrupt, and the expression to be in the red are antonyms for earnings, and generally they mean losses.

Which of the two options means the same as the following sentence?

You owe your best friend a €20 note.

• Your best friend borrowed a €20 note from you.

• You borrowed a a €20 note from your best friend.

Do you have your own savings account?

• YES

• I DON'T KNOW

• NO

An amount of money kids get

e.g. from their parents to spend on whatever they want to.

• pocket money

• spending money

• a budget

Do you think it is better to split the money for a gift?

• NO

• YES,