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Careers/Finance Park Education

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a benefit of choosing a STEM career?

a)

growth potential

b)

low education cost

c)

higher pay on average

d)

growth potential and higher pay on average

2.

The following are examples of benefits of getting a certificate or degree through trade school EXCEPT___________

a)

lower initial cost outlay for education

b)

less time invested

c)

hands-on job experience is often provided

d)

high amount of perceived prestige

3.

Which reason is NOT advisable in choosing a career?

a)

using skills and pursuing skills and pursuing interests and passions

b)

cost-of-living benefits

c)

potential for advancement

d)

friends or family members have that career

4.

Which career would have the highest average income per year?

a)

fashion designer

b)

game warden

c)

architect

d)

police detective

5.

Which career would have the highest Return on Investment (ROI)?

a)

surgeon, MD, $208,000 annual salary, 20 years' school.

b)

architect, BS, $79,380 annual salary, 17 years' school

c)

electrical lineman, $65,800 annual salary, 12 years' school

d)

police detective, $63,380 annual salarym 14 years' school

6.

A group of related occupations with different skill requirements organized into ranks like steps on a ladder is a_______________

a)

rank and file

b)

ladder of success

c)

career ladder

d)

rung

7.

Private fun schools are often called______________.

a)

expensive schools

b)

hard schools

c)

public schools

d)

proprietary schools

8.

Another way to get education and training is to join a branch of the ____________ ______________

a)

armed forces

b)

local library

c)

government program

d)

latest cult sensation

9.

A typical state college or university offers 100 or more areas of study called ________________.

a)

minors

b)

majors

c)

qualifiers

d)

quotas

10.

A broad term that includes all forms of financial assistance including scholarships , loans , and grants to individuals pursuing postsecondary education.

a)

financial aid

b)

loans

c)

help

d)

grant clause

11.

A _______________________ is financial aid awarded to a student on the basis of outstanding academic achievement.

a)

assistant

b)

doctorate

c)

diploma

d)

scholarship

12.

To make a good educational decision, get information on various schools. Get their ...

a)

courses of study

b)

admission requirements

c)

costs

d)

all of the above

13.

The acronym OJT stand for

a)

on-the-job-testing

b)

oracles of justice and temperance

c)

orange juice time

d)

on-the-job-training

14.

A formal on-the-job program during which a worker learns a trade is called an

a)

recipient

b)

trainee

c)

apprenticeship

d)

carpenter

15.

These type of programs are offered by high schools, career high schools, and career centers.

a)

career program

b)

COE

c)

AEP

d)

occupational health center