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WorksheetsEVERFI Vault Module 3: Income and Careers
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
When you get paid a certain amount for each hour you work.
Salary
Wage
Gross income
Net income
When you get the same amount of money each week, but you’re expected to work a certain number of hours each week.
Salary
Wage
Gross income
Net income
the amount of money in your paycheck that you take home after paying taxes and anything else that gets taken out of your pay.
Salary
Wage
Gross income
Net income
Something you do to earn money.
job
salary
The type of job you do for a long time.
job
career
Money that goes to the government to pay for things like schools, road repairs, fire department and police come from the _____.
wages we pay.
salaries we get.
taxes we pay.
To be reliable means that you can be trusted.
False
True
A job is _____.
a. something you need to do
b. something you do to earn money
c. something you do when you are bored
d. something you are told to do
A career is _____.
a. a single job you have once
b. the kind of job most people have
c. the type of job you do for a long time
d. the way you save money
How is a career path different from a job?
a. A career path is made up of jobs in the same field.
b. A career path clearly marks how to get a job.
c. A career path is a different type of work than a job.
d. There is no difference---they’re exactly the same.
What would be an example of a money making opportunity for a person your age?
a. A lemonade stand
b. Fixing your family car
c. Riding a bike
d. Painting your neighbor’s house
Imagine you have a friend who is really interested in dogs. What would they need in order to turn that interest into a way of making money?
a. Dogs being sold at a nearby pet store
b. Guard dogs for their own home
c. A dog park across town
d. Dogs in the neighborhood that need walking
Imagine a neighbor needs help with their yard. What would you need in order to turn that into a money making opportunity?
a. Other customers
b. Tools and skills to do the work
c. Opportunity costs
d. None of the above
If someone likes animals and then becomes a zookeeper, they have chosen a career based on _____.
a. income
b. skills
c. interests
d. abilities
If someone can cook and bake and then becomes a chef, they have chosen a career based on _____.
a. salary
b. income
c. interests
d. skills
Why is choosing a career based on interests and skills important?
a. It’s important to like what you do and be able to do it.
b. It’s more important to choose a career based on income.
c. It’s only important to like what you do. Skills are less important.
d. It allows you to earn a salary.
