WorksheetsBring Your A Game to Work: Acceptance
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If you want to be successful, you must respect your manager's authority, whether or not you believe he or she deserves it.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
No matter what you do in life, you’ll have to deal with people you like and people you don’t like.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
People who succeed at work learn to accept their coworkers as _________________.
a)
competitors
b)
teammates
c)
friends
d)
strangers
4.
Acceptance is _________________.
a)
working extra hours for no pay
b)
learning more and developing more skills
c)
doing more than the minimum daily requirement
d)
following the rules of your employment
5.
One way to stand out as a valuable employee is to keep calm and control your emotions when there is conflict.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Portia works with two other girls in an ice cream shop. The two other girls are constantly whispering to each other and laughing, and Portia feels like they are gossiping about her. She has even heard them making fun of her hair and the way she talks. She is tempted to either quit or to confront them and tell them to shut up. What should she do?
a)
She should show them how angry she is with her body language without actually saying anything.
b)
She should try to get one of them fired.
c)
She should focus on working hard and make the best of the situation. She should not let her emotions get the best of her.
d)
She should plan some witty remarks in response when they talk about her.
7.
Doing nothing except work harder and keeping a positive attitude is a good way to deal with a grumpy, demanding boss.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of the following is NOT a top ten reason to accept workplace rules?
a)
Accepting workplace rules guarantees career success.
b)
It's only fair. Why should you have special privileges?
c)
One day you may be a supervisor, a manager, or even a business owner. You would want employees working for you to follow the rules.
d)
When you accept a paycheck, you choose to accept the rules.
9.
The company Arnold works for has a policy against using cell phones during work hours. Arnold now leaves his cell phone at home when he goes to work to avoid any temptation to use it. Arnold is demonstrating _____________________.
a)
acceptance
b)
ambition
c)
appreciation
d)
overcompensation
10.
You can make sure you always act professionally at work if you _________________________.
a)
keep boundaries between your social life and your work life
b)
let everyone know that you are not there to make friends
c)
keep a distance from your coworkers
d)
socialize with your coworkers
11.
When you accept a job, you also accept the rules that come with it.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If you are having problems with your boss, which of the following should you NOT do?
a)
Speak calmly and professionally to your boss at a quiet time when you are off the clock.
b)
Continue to produce good work and not let it affect your performance.
c)
Ask your boss about the areas in which you need to improve to become a better employee.
d)
Let your boss know how frustrated and angry you are.
13.
Which of the following is NOT a major part of acceptance?
a)
Learning to work with people you do not like or get along with.
b)
Learning to like everyone that you work with.
c)
Learning to respect the authority of a boss that you do not like.
d)
Learning to follow workplace rules that you do not like.
14.
Expressing yourself however you want to at work is a Constitutional right in the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Even if you are certain your boss doesn’t like you, you still need to accept your boss’ authority.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
A new employee can make him/herself valuable to an employer by suggesting changes to rules that seem unfair.
a)
True
b)
False
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