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WorksheetsBring Your A Game to Work: Ambition
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Each of the following actions shows ambition EXCEPT:
a)
Learning about the jobs of the people you work with
b)
Performing the duties that are expected of you
c)
Helping out even when no one asks you to
d)
Learning as much as you can about your job
2.
If you’re ambitious, you always know that things can get better, and you’ll always be working to make your life better.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which of the following is NOT a top reason for being ambitious in the workplace?
a)
You will be more likable to people in social situations.
b)
You will make more money at your job.
c)
You will establish strong patterns of success.
d)
You will increase your value to the company.
4.
Complete the quote regarding ambition: "Good things come to those who ___________________."
a)
wait
b)
deserve them
c)
make good things happen
d)
show up
5.
Ambition is the same thing as success.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Excuses are a sign of a lack of ambition.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Successful people maximize their strengths and make excuses for their weaknesses.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Outstanding performance in just about any area usually results from three things: _______________________.
a)
knowledge, skills, and the desire to put that knowledge and those skills to good use
b)
knowledge, skills, and just showing up
c)
knowledge, skills, and a good appearance
d)
just showing up, skills, and the ability to make friends
9.
Being ambitious at work will make you more interested in the work that you do and make you feel challenged.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Ambition is about doing more than the minimum daily requirement.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Alex has worked at a fast food restaurant for more than a year. He feels comfortable at his job because he knows every aspect of the routine, but he is also feeling bored and is losing interest in doing a good job. If he were ambitious, what would Alex do?
a)
Just deal with his boredom and continue to work as usual.
b)
Have a new employee perform some of the more boring tasks for him.
c)
Learn the duties of his manager and more about his company.
d)
Make a game out of his duties to make them more interesting.
12.
Ambition includes each of the following EXCEPT:
a)
learning to adapt to a variety of challenging situations
b)
accepting your personal weaknesses
c)
developing team-building and problem-solving skills
d)
consistently giving your best performance
13.
Kara is the evening and weekend receptionist at the local used car dealership. She’s paid almost twice the minimum wage, which comes in handy since she’s trying to save up as much money as possible. Kara is hoping to go to med school one day and become a doctor, which she knows is going to cost a fortune. Around 7:00 p.m. one day, Kara watched Sam (her boss) stack about forty customer account folders on his desk. By the time the dealership closed at 9:00, he still hadn’t had a chance to file the folders. William, one of the salespersons, walked up to Kara as she was getting ready to leave and told her that she should have filed the folders. Sam overheard the conversation, however, and told Kara that she didn’t need to worry about it. “It’s no problem. I’ll take care of it later,” Sam said. If Kara were ambitious, she would have _____________________.
a)
offered to help Sam file the folders
b)
told William that he should help Sam
c)
waited for Sam to ask for her help and then agree
d)
found something else important to work on
14.
It is not necessary to be ambitious unless you are in a career that really interests you.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
You demonstrate initiative when you ___________________.
a)
show up to work on time
b)
do what you employer expects you to do
c)
are skilled at your work tasks
d)
take it upon yourself to learn more and to do things you weren't asked to do
16.
Showing ambition at your job really means ___________________________.
a)
working to the very best of your ability
b)
being better than everyone else
c)
being as good as everyone else
d)
accepting that you will make a few errors here and there
17.
Being ambitious at your company only benefits you as long as you work for that company.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Ambition is ________________.
a)
all you need for success
b)
the same thing as success
c)
the way you go about getting what that you want in life
d)
a guarantee for success
19.
When faced with a new task, ambitious people will __________________.
a)
learn as much as they can to enhance their natural talents and develop their skills
b)
not need to learn anything new because they already know how to accomplish the task
c)
give up only when they must use skills that are their weaknesses
d)
do whatever they need to do to accomplish it
20.
When you set goals, they should meet each of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a)
measurable
b)
impressive
c)
relevant
d)
time specific
21.
________________ is the "pathway to success".
a)
Ambition
b)
Knowledge
c)
Hope
d)
Desire
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