Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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Diane has a plan to improve her responsibility. In order to understand if she has met her goal, she must ______.

A
Formulate a new goal
B
Record her progress
C
Accomplish harder tasks
D
Ask others for their opinions
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If a document reaches you, and requires you to perform some action, you should do it immediately if ________.

A
It is from your mother or father
B
It seems important but not urgent
C
It will take less than two minutes to complete
D
The language in the document is polite
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In negative self talk, polarizing is when a person _______.

A
Focuses only on their problems, ignoring their successes
B
Blames themselves for every problem, whether it was their fault or not
C
Believes that every situation will end badly
D
See themselves as a failure for not living up to impossible standards
4

The most productive way to find a job lead is to ____.

A
find advertisements on the Internet
B
network
C
find advertisements in the newspaper
D
read brochures from professional organizations
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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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If a document reaches you, and requires you to perform some action, you should do it immediately if ________.

A
It is from your mother or father
B
It seems important but not urgent
C
It will take less than two minutes to complete
D
The language in the document is polite
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Select the best defense of the following statement: “Changing the subject is a good way to avoid gossip.”

A
Avoiding gossip is too difficult to do all the time
B
Changing the subject can avoid hurting anyone’s feelings
C
People who gossip will talk about anything
D
There is no effective way to stop gossip
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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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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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The main purpose of a cover letter is to:

A
Get hired for a position
B
Be called in for an interview
C
Let your friends know how your job search is going
D
Obtain references from your network
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Employment agencies, career fairs, and Internet ads can all be sources of _____.

A
work permits
B
school-to-work programs
C
résumés
D
job leads
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Which of the following statements about job applications is false?

A
Job applications are not widely used anymore.
B
Job applications provide employers with information about an applicants background.
C
Job applications are used to compare all applicants’ qualifications.
D
Job applications can be found on the Internet.
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The first step in the decision-making process is to _____.

A
define your wants and needs
B
identify your choices
C
make a decision
D
gather information
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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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