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WorksheetsCTE: Relevancy and Rigor
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Taking ____ CTE class for every two academic classes minimizes the risk of students dropping out of high school.
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
2.
About ____ percent of all STEM jobs are open to workers with less than a bachelor's degree.
a)
25
b)
50
c)
75
d)
40
3.
Research has shown that one of the best ways to help students gain ________ skills is to motivate and engage them with content related to their interests.
a)
Financial
b)
Literacy
c)
Work Based
d)
Technical
4.
______ of adults cannot explain how to compute the interest paid on a loan
a)
14%
b)
36%
c)
78%
d)
44%
5.
____ million workers will be needed for the nation's infrastructure in the next decade, including designing, building and operating transportation, housing, utilities and telecommunications
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
_____ of high school dropouts say relevant, real-world learning opportunities, like CTE, would have kept them in school.
a)
45%
b)
33%
c)
22%
d)
81%
7.
Due to their unique combination of rigor and relevance, ______ courses can motivate students who are otherwise unengaged in the education process to read, write and apply critical thinking skills in authentic situations.
a)
Electives
b)
Online
c)
CTE
d)
College Credit
8.
_______ percent of 12th graders are considered proficient in reading and can demonstrate overall understanding of texts, make inferences, draw conclusions and make connections to previous experiences.
a)
66
b)
53
c)
72
d)
35
9.
______ percent of high school seniors scored at the "proficient level" or higher on the National Assessment of Educational Progress on the WRITING section.
a)
24
b)
42
c)
62
d)
58
10.
Nearly ______ of teens indicated that they may be discouraged from pursuing a career in STEM because they do not know anyone who works in these fields.
a)
75%
b)
59%
c)
15%
d)
31 %
11.
______ of eighth graders cannot solve a word problem that requires dividing fractions
a)
45%
b)
25%
c)
35%
d)
15%
12.
_______ occupations, many of which require an associate degree or less, make up 12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations
a)
Information Technology
b)
Health Care
c)
STEM
d)
Hospitality
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