Learning Lab, Semester 1 Final

What do employers say are the most important skills their workers should have to be successful on the job?

• learning and soft skills

• technical and communication skills

• positive attitude and basic computer skills

• creative and technical skills

Answer explanation

Being a successful employee starts with ability to be responsible, flexible, and polite.

All of the following are true about the multiple intelligences, EXCEPT

• They all connect to good jobs and careers

• Only two of them (math and word smart) are usually measured in school

• Everyone has talents in some of these areas

• Only two of them (math and word smart) connect to good jobs and careers

Answer explanation

Smart in school is not the only smart there is. Many talents and high paying jobs consist of skills that are not reliant on math and word talents.

Establishing priorities helps you determine how to spend your time. Otherwise your time will

• Be used to complete homework

• Be spent playing video games

• Go to waste

• Fill up with whatever opportunities arrive in the moment

When you take care of top priorities (big rocks) first......

• You have space in your life for the things you want to do

• Your parent(s)/guardian(s) are happy

• You don't have anything else to do that day

• You should have exactly one hour of free time

All of the following are steps for creating a plan to achieve goals EXCEPT

• List every little step you will need to take to reach your goal

• Record the date and time you created your goal

• write down your goal

• Be specific; you must be able to do each step and measure results.

Your action plan for achieving your goals begins by defining:

• Your final destination; what do you want to accomplish

• Who must be involved in the completion of the goal

• How much money it will require to accomplish your goal

• How many steps it will take to accomplish

The only way to learn something new is to

• Attach new information to something you already understand

• Ask another person for help

• Experiment

• Memorize by repetition

The best tool for scheduling time and managing responsibilities is

• an academic planner

• an Apple watch

• a smart phone

• a notebook

A planner is a living tool that serves as your base for all of the following, EXCEPT

• laying out steps to accomplish goals

• keeping track of responsibilities

• making decisions about how to spend your time

• evaluating priorities

A planner reduces anxiety because it helps you

• plan things months in advance

• make plans with others

• know when you'll have a break from school

• keep track of what needs to be done