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Investing Correctly

Practice for Part 3 of the Reading and Use of English paper by doing these eight exam style questions all related to investing.

Use the word given in capitals below the text to form a word to go in each corresponding gap. Write down your answers for each gap and then check to see how many you got correct by clicking on the “Answers” tab below the questions.

I can’t believe anything my bank manager told me as he was so (1)…… in the past.

(1)
HONEST

Purchasing a property and renting it out is probably the best (2)…… you could make at the moment.

(2)
INVEST

There is a strict (3)…… process that everyone needs to go through before being able to invest.

(3)
APPROVE

The profit this year has been brilliant and brought a lot of (4)…… to all our investors.

(4)
HAPPY

You should probably ask a financial advisor for (5)…… before deciding where to invest your money.

(5)
ASSIST

Forex is a very (6)…… market and it can be difficult to make a profit if you don’t know what you are doing.

(6)
COMPETE

I was (7)…… going to just put my money in a savings account, but after speaking to John decided it would be better to invest in bitcoin.

(7)
ORIGIN

It is usually the (8)…… businesses that attract the most investors.

(8)
PROFIT

(1)  DISHONEST

(2)  INVESTMENT

(3)  APPROVAL

(4)  HAPPINESS

(5)  ASSISTANCE

(6)  COMPETITIVE

(7ORIGINALLY

(8)  PROFITABLE