Usborne Money Reading for Beginners - Money in All Its Form

Over time, how many ways have people developed to turn promises into money?

• One

• Two

• Three

• 3 or more

Debts are money that someone ... to pay you in the future.

Can Julie pay $5 back to Rob's dad?

• Yes.

• No.

Debt is something you (a)   and you can also ​ (b)   .

• have
• buy
• play
• ask

... is an extra fee that debtors usually pay back.

Match the following halves of the sentence.

• ... debtors are reliable.

• Buying debt can be risky if ...

• ... called a bond.

• One kind of low-risk debt that people can buy is ...

• ... debtors are unable to pay you back.

• Buying debt is not very risky if ...

Bond is a risky debt that people should not buy.

• True.

• False.

Bond usually lasts a short time only.

• True.

• False.

Who sells bond?

• a. Everyone

• b. Governments

• c. Big companies

• d. b & c.

People ​ (a)   trade bond before the maturity date but they ​ (b)   ​get the actual money until the date comes.

• can
• cannot
• have
• haven't