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1.4.1.A1
©FamilyEconomics&FinancialEducation–RevisedMay2011–CreditUnit–UnderstandingaCreditCard
FundedbyagrantfromTakeChargeAmerica,Inc.totheNortonSchoolofFamilyandConsumerSciencesTakeChargeAmericaInstituteatTheUniversityofArizona
Byeducators…foreducators
CreditCardOfferScavengerHunt
TotalPointsEarned
Name
16
TotalPointsPossible
Date
Percentage
Class
Step1:Findandhighlighteachofthevocabularywordsinthetablebelowinthecreditcardofferprovided.
Step2:Reviewthehighlightedwordsinthecreditcardoffer.Whichwordsareyounotfamiliarwith?Write
eightwordsthatyouarenotfamiliarwithinthefirst
columnofthetablebelow.Usingyourinformation
sheet,writethedefinitionofeachwordinyourownwordsinthesecondcolumn.Afterthedefinitionsare
complete,usethethird columnofthetablebelowtoexplainhoweachwordrelatestothecreditcardoffer
provided.
(8points)
Word Definition Relationship
VocabularyWords
Credit Interest CreditCard CreditLimit
Creditworthiness AnnualPercentageRate
(APR)
SchumerBox IntroductoryRateor
IntroductoryAPR
Variable‐rateAPR PrimeRate BalanceTransfers PenaltyAPR
AnnualFee LatePaymentFee Over‐the‐limitFee Pre‐approved