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Human Resources: unemployment

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   are special abilities that people have that have been learned or developed.

2.

The QUALITY of our skills and talents depends on our level of education.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What do workers want when they go on strike?

a)

Higher wages

b)

Better working conditions

c)

Fewer hours

d)

All of the above

4.

_____________________ occurs when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work.

a)

employment

b)

unemployment

5.

Teachers fall under which category of workers?

a)

Semi-skilled

b)

Skilled

c)

Unskilled

6.

An architect is considered a __________________ worker.

a)

unskilled

b)

skilled

c)

semi-skilled

7.

A plumber requires very little skill to complete its job.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Seasonal unemployment

a)

Describes recent college graduates

b)

Is predictable

c)

Is a result of changes in technology

d)

Slows the economy Slows the economy

9.

In which type of unemployment workers find it hard to obtain new jobs without retraining, gaining additional education, or relocating??

a)

cyclical

b)

frictional

c)

structural

d)

all of them

10.

Unemployment which exists in any economy due to people being in the process of moving from one job to another

a)

frictional

b)

cyclical

c)

functional

d)

structural

11.

If operators are fired and replaced with computer technology, the operators would be considered

a)

frictionally unemployed

b)

technically unemployed

c)

cyclically unemployed

d)

seasonally unemployed

12.

The economically active population is...

a)

Working age people

b)

Labour force

c)

Adults and retired

13.

Which of these people is officially unemployed

a)

A secretary who took 6 months off for maternity leave

b)

An aspiring actress who waits tables but would rather act

c)

Maid who got fired and will start a new job in 2 weeks

d)

A student who only works 4 hours a week in the library

14.

Which of the following is a cause of structural unemployment?

a)

Workers take more time looking for the right job.

b)

There are more jobs than workers.

c)

Workers lack the skills to do the jobs available.

d)

The jobs available are not appealing to workers.

e)

Workers are underpaid.

15.

What type of unemployment is caused by a recession?

a)

structural

b)

cyclical

c)

frictional

d)

natural

e)

actual

16.

What is it called when workers are unemployed due to insufficient demand in the economy?

a)

Frictional Unemployment

b)

Structural Unemployment

c)

Cyclical Unemployment

d)

Real Unemployment

17.

Name the activity and the sector.

a)

Agriculture, primari

b)

Forestry, primary

c)

Agriculture, primary

d)

Fishing, primary

18.

Name activity and sector

a)

Livestock farming, secondary

b)

Agriculture, primary

c)

Manufacturing, secondary

d)

Textiles, primary

19.

Name the activity and the sector

a)

Mining, primary

b)

Mining, secondary

c)

Mining, tertiary

d)

Mining, primary

20.

Name the activity and the sector

a)

Construction, secondary

b)

Metallurgy, secondary

c)

Metallurgy, primary

d)

Manufacturing, secondary

21.

Producing tinned food or drinks is called...

a)

Food processing

b)

Chemical production

c)

Tin-food making

d)

Tin chemical production

22.

If you think your car is broken and you take it to the mechanic, is this he a secondary worker?

a)

No, the mechanic is a tertiary worker.

b)

Yes, he is a secondary worker

23.

To make bread from wheat is...

a)

primary sector

b)

secondary sector

c)

tertiary sector

24.

These are activities in the primary sector

a)

Eggs, milk and meat

b)

Farming, livestock and silviculture.

c)

Farming, mining and manufacture products.

25.

Trade, transport and communication is an example of

a)

PRIMARY SECTOR

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Non Economic sector

26.

Which of the following sectors is related to agriculture, forestry and dairy?

a)

Tertiary Sector

b)

Primary Sector

c)

Secondary Sector

d)

Market Activity

27.

Construction is an activity of which sector?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

d)

non market

28.

Type of employment when people are not able to find jobs during some part of the year is called

a)

Seasonal

b)

Disguised

c)

Educated

d)

Structured

29.

Which one(s) of these are 3 types of tertiary jobs?

a)

Banking, Teaching, Doctoring

b)

Doctoring, Teaching, Steel-Making

c)

Fishing, Hunting, Agriculture

d)

Mining, Swimming, Steel-Making

30.

Carpenter

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

31.

Miner

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

32.

Business person

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

33.

Driver

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

34.

Worker

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

35.

Farmer

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

36.

Teacher

a)

Primary (Extraction)

b)

Secondary (Production)

c)

Tertiary (Services)

37.

Insurance is an example of

a)

primary sector

b)

agriculture

c)

tertiary sector

d)

quaternary sector

38.
This is NOT part of the tertiary sector
a)
Transport
b)
Construction
c)
Trade
d)
Education
39.

what is a trade union?

a)

(a) It is an organisation

b)

(b) A group of workers

c)

(c) Trade unions are independent organisations that represent workers to their employers

d)

(d) To register a trade union, you must apply to the Registrar of labour Relations

40.

What is the difference between a strike and picketing?

a)

(a) Strike is when workers stay from work to force management to accept their demands

b)

(b) burn the workplace

c)

(c) beat people at the workplace

d)

(d) Picketing is form of protest in which people congregate outside a place of work.

41.

Which of the following is NOT a function of a trade union?

a)

Improving working conditions

b)

Arguing new laws in parliament

c)

Raising member's wages

d)

Representing members' interests

42.
A trade union is an organisation that represents...
a)
The views and interest of workers
b)
a group of people working towards a common aim
c)
the aims of managers
d)
the goals of a business
43.

The main function of trade unions is to obtain improved ___________ and working conditions for their members.

a)

wages

b)

surroundings

c)

dress codes

d)

none of the above

44.

A strike is an example of _____________________________.

a)

an industrial agreement

b)

collective bargaining

c)

industrial action

d)

a lock out

45.

The best definition for a trade union is:

a)

a collection of workers in a particular region

b)

an organised collection of workers in a particular region

c)

a collection of workers with the same skill set

d)

an organised association of workers in a particular industry

46.

All of them are actions employees could take except:

a)

negotiations

b)

work to rule

c)

taking long leave

d)

strike action

47.

Other purposes for trade unions include sick pay, _____, maternity leave, _____.

a)

pensions, training

b)

working conditions, strike

c)

hours of work, work to rule