JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS: Reading Quiz

What did Sean Aiken want to do after graduating from college?

• He wanted to be a teacher.

• He didn’t know what to do.

• He wanted to travel to Europe.

What did Aiken’s father encourage him to do?

• get a job he enjoyed doing

• work one job his whole life

• work for his father for one year

Which of these jobs is NOT talked about in the passage?

• astronomer

• dairy farmer

• pilot

What did Aiken learn by working so many different jobs?

• that working is very difficult and not fun

• that it is okay to take your time finding a job

• that people should get a job right after college

TRUE OR FALSE: Aiken’s father wanted him to do something he was passionate about.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Aiken wanted to do what his father did.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Aiken tried being a teacher

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE: Today, Sean gives students advice about finding the perfect job.

• TRUE

• FALSE

OPEN QUESTION: Type your answer here including between 30 and 40 words.

Do you think one week is long enough to know if a job is good or not?

OPEN QUESTION: Type your answer here including between 30 and 40 words.

In your opinion, is Sean Aiken’s life interesting? Why or why not?