Options after High School, Reality Check Quiz

Which is true?

• Job is something you are passionate about and want to do for life
• A career is something you are passionate about and want to do for life
• You can never switch jobs or careers
• A job is never about making money, it's only about having fun.

How many hours a week is considered a full time job?

• 20 hours
• 15 hours
• 40 hours

What is it called when various towns and cities across the country have different housing prices?

• Mortgage
• Cost of living differences
• Interest
• Large cities

What is the loan called that you can obtain from a bank to purchase a house?

• Interest
• Mortgage
• Car loan
• Credit score

What is a credit score?

• A. A number that represents your income and savings.
• B. A number that represents your creditworthiness, or how likely you are to repay a loan.
• C. A number that represents your social security number.
• D. A number that represents your age and occupation.

Check which of the following is NOT a way employers can pay their employees.

• Salary
• Benefits
• Hourly
• Tips/Commission

Is running a cash register a hard skill or soft skill?

• Hard skill
• Soft skill

What is net pay?

• The amount you bring home AFTER taxes and deductions
• The amount you are paid BEFORE taxes and deductions

What is gross pay?

• The amount you bring home AFTER taxes and deductions
• The amount you are paid BEFORE taxes and deductions

Is communicating effectively a hard skill or soft skill?

• Hard skill
• Soft skill