Core 108-09 Basic Employability Skills T T's (1)
Authored by Christopher Foy
Life Skills
9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on basic employability skills, covering fundamental workplace concepts and computer literacy essential for career readiness. Appropriate for grades 9-12, the assessment evaluates students' understanding of business terminology, professional relationships, and technological competencies that employers expect from entry-level workers. Students need to demonstrate knowledge of workplace vocabulary such as mission statements, references, and entrepreneurship, while also showing proficiency with computer hardware, software applications, and manufacturing technologies. The questions require students to identify key components of computer systems, understand the purposes of various software programs including word processors and databases, and recognize specialized equipment used in modern manufacturing environments like CNC machines and EDM technology. Created by Christopher Foy, a Life Skills teacher in the US who teaches grades 9-12. This comprehensive assessment serves as an excellent tool for evaluating students' readiness for the modern workplace, making it ideal for unit reviews, formative assessments, or homework assignments in career preparation courses. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to gauge prior knowledge before beginning employment readiness units, or as a culminating assessment to measure student mastery of essential workplace and technology concepts. The quiz effectively supports instruction by reinforcing critical vocabulary and concepts that students will encounter in professional environments, helping bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world application. This assessment aligns with career readiness standards that emphasize technological literacy and professional communication skills necessary for success in today's technology-driven workplace.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A company uses a(n) _____ to state how it does business.
mission statement
reference
hard drive
scanner
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Someone who can vouch for your skills, experience, and work habits is a (n) ________.
entrepreneur
reference
processor
database
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A (n) ____________ is someone who starts and runs a business.
mission statement
database
entrepreneur
worker
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Problems can be effectively resolved using ________________________.
critical thinking skills
processor
processor
hard drive
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
____________ are small enough to hold in your hand.
processor
hard drive
plotter
hand held computers and Pda's
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The basic understanding of how computers work is called ________________.
computer literacy
database
browser
CNC
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_________________, and _______________ , ___________ are the three elements that make it possible for a computer to operate.
processor, database, EDM
hardware, software, and operating system
CNC, EDM, browser
software, database and browser
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