Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam Answers

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The purpose of time management is to ________.

A
Maximize productivity
B
Write all your tasks out
C
Allow for delegation
D
None of the above
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Which of the following is NOT considered a form of communication?

A
E-mail
B
Sign language
C
Smiling at someone
D
Talking to yourself
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Borrowing money to pursue an advanced degree makes sense if _____.

A
You can earn a scholarship to pay for your educational costs
B
Your future earnings potential outweighs the debt you may accrue
C
You already have the financing to pay out of pocket
D
Your employer is willing to pay for your tuition
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Jean has created a self improvement plan so she can meet her goal of getting a raise in six months. Which of these is an element of a good self improvement plan?

A
Track goals only when they are completed
B
Track goals in progress and revise as necessary
C
Track goals only when they are assigned
D
Track goals in progress and never revise
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Companies benefit from employee balance because, compared to poorly balanced employees, well balanced employees __________.

A
Stay in their jobs longer
B
Are more productive
C
Have higher job satisfaction
D
All of the above
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If as a part of its business, a company routinely handles toxic materials, all employees who come into contact with the hazardous materials should _______.

A
be allotted more vacation time than other employees
B
be filing to collect worker?s compensation
C
be trained to safely handle and dispose of the materials
D
be able to file complaints to OSHA to close the business
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If you are accused of a criminal act, you can substantially lower your legal costs by _____.

A
Threatening your lawyer
B
Accepting a public defender
C
Hiring a private attorney.
D
Lying to your lawyer about your guilt
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Whether you decide to accept or decline a promotion, or are rejected, it is important to your future prospects that you ___________.

A
Discuss your evaluation results with all of your coworkers in the office
B
Determine whether the company really gave you a fair shot at the job
C
Ask for a raise so that your employers realize you’re not a push-over
D
Thank the people who conducted your promotion evaluation for their consideration
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A spreadsheet program allows a user to _______.

A
Perform complicated calculations automatically
B
Deliver elegant presentation to a large audience easily
C
Organize, send, and retrieve e-mails quickly
D
Keep viruses from infecting their computers
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Most people reject what they don’t understand because ______.

A
It is too expensive to change
B
It challenges their own ideas
C
It must either be rejected or it must be accepted
D
It is humiliating to try to understand something
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The main purpose of all criticism is to _______.

A
encourage growth and improvement
B
discourage growth and improvement
C
showcase growth and improvement
D
downplay growth and improvement
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Which of the following is an example of a functional team?

A
A plastic surgeon, a dentist, a nurse, and a health insurance specialist consulting for a burn victim
B
A teacher, a principal, four parents, three students and a school board member building a school schedule
C
Four architects working to complete plans for a new corporate office building in downtown New York
D
An accountant, a lawyer, and a paralegal giving advice to a corporate manager with legal problems
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In the problem solving process, the final step is to try to ______.

A
Generate multiple solutions
B
Review your results
C
Decide on a solution
D
Evaluate your choices

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