Worksheets21st Century Skills Unit Test Review 8th Grade
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
What are the 4 c's of the 21st Century Skills?
Communication
Cooperation
Creativity
Critical Thinking
Collaboration
Match the following.
Critical Thinking
Finding solutions to problems
Creativity
Thinking outside the box
Communication
Working with others
Collaboration
Conveying ideas
What does it mean to collaborate?
Share thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions.
Try new approaches to get things done equals innovation and invention.
Work together to reach a goal. Putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work.
Looking at problems in a new way. Linking learning across subjects and disciplines.
What is the definition of communication?
Share thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions.
Try new approaches to get things done equals innovation and invention.
Work together to reach a goal. Putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work.
Looking at problems in a new way. Linking learning across subjects and disciplines.
If you are using creativity, what does that look like?
Share thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions.
Try new approaches to get things done equals innovation and invention.
Work together to reach a goal. Putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work.
Looking at problems in a new way. Linking learning across subjects and disciplines.
Critical Thinking means to ___________________.
Share thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions.
Try new approaches to get things done equals innovation and invention.
Work together to reach a goal. Putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work.
Looking at problems in a new way. Linking learning across subjects and disciplines.
TRUE or FALSE: You always should proofread your emails.
True
False
What does the subject line on an email tell the reader?
When the email was sent.
What the email is about.
Who wrote the email.
Letters and emails both have five parts: a heading, a greeting, the body, a ___________, and a signature.
closing
conclusion
cat
Which of the following helps you adjust what information a website or an app collects and what
is visible to others?
Cookies
Privacy settings
Terms of Service
Online ads
Which of the following is the definition of a privacy policy?
A legal document that an app or a website must provide explaining which user
information they collect and how it is used.
A legal document that an app or a website must provide to describe the rules the
company and users must obey when they use the app
Choices a website or an app provides users about which information is collected and
visible to others.
Small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a
website.
Chloe is posting some pictures from the school's dance on her social media account. In one
photo, her friend Jordan is acting pretty crazy. What should Chloe do?
Post the photos and add Jordan's name.
Ask Jordan for permission before sharing the photo.
Text the photo to all her friends, but don't post it online.
Edit the photo to make Jordan look more silly.
Ethan thought it would be funny to take a video of himself pulling a prank on his little brother.
He said a bowl of mayonnaise was vanilla pudding. His little brother hates mayonnaise and was
very upset after putting a spoonful of it in his mouth when he expected pudding. His little
brother was yelling and crying. Ethan thinks the video is hilarious. Is it OK to post it online?
Yes. His friends will probably think it's hilarious, too.
No. He should send it to only his closest friends.
Yes, but he should first edit it to add special effects.
No. His brother might be embarrassed, and it could affect his digital footprint. He should
first get permission from his little brother (and parents) before posting it.
Andrew was excited to go on a field trip to a national park. He decided to document the trip on
social media. During the trip, he posted selfies and pictures of his classmates. A few weeks
later, Andrew found out that some of his friends were annoyed that his posts included photos
of them. Which Ring of Responsibility did Andrew forget?
Self
Community
World
What are the three Rings of Responsibility you should consider when you use social media?
Inside, outside, outer space
Me, myself, I
My self, my community, my world
Josh wants to sign up for a gaming website to download free games. He can't find a privacy policy. Should he join the website?
Sure. Josh likes to play games.
Yes. Josh doesn't share much personal information playing games.
No. Without understanding the privacy policy, he won't know what they collect and why.
Josh could be sharing all sorts of information that he doesn't want to.
Maya and a group of friends are organizing a play for one of their classes. The group uses an
app to communicate with each other about what materials to get for their costumes. After
their chat, Maya starts seeing ads for some of the materials the group decided to get. Why might Maya be seeing these ads?
Maya is seeing the ads that everyone else in school sees.
The websites asked the teachers which materials students needed for their project.
The messaging app is sharing data with online advertisers.
examples of communication skills are,
active listening, non-verbal communication, giving feedback, written communication.
going live on Instagram and maintaining followers
talking on the phone, facetime, texting etc.
being able to have a conversation.
Define Problem Solving
The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues.
The ability to fix something.
The process of solving your own problems only.
The need to solve everything all the time.
Why is communication a 21st Century skill?
People need to be able to clearly express their ideas, while listening to others carefully.
Cable TV is a growing source of entertainment.
People are communicating less and less.
How can you show creativity digitally?
printing pictures from your computer
playing video games
recording videos for TikTok
using online platforms to create things (PowerPoint, word, pdf, Canva, etc.)
