CAREER CHOICES FINAL EXAM

The best option for a “final exam” is to use Chapter 12 in the textbook. It is a much better way to asses a student’s grasp on the class content, as well as their growth. However, Academic Innovations realizes there are many reasons why a more concrete final exam must be administered. This exam is provided by Academic Innovations as a starting point for teachers to create their own exams. The questions we’ve included are samples. Depending on your course objectives and standards, your student demographics and any state or funding mandates, you’ll want to “pick and choose” the questions that will measure your desired outcomes for the class Please ensure you check all the questions to make sure they are compatible with your Career Choices program. The data on questions 32 and 33 will change on a regular basis and may need updating.

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Career Choices Final Exam

1)According to your Career Choices textbook, what are the two most important elements required to be successful?

  1. Money and who you know
  2. Vision and energy
  3. Intelligence and imagination
  4. Time and luck

2)Which of the following best defines success?

  1. Success is equated with wealth; the wealthier you are the more successful you are.
  2. If you are famous, you are successful.
  3. You are successful when you achieve what is most important to you.
  4. All of the above.

3)As discussed early in Career Choices, what are some of the reasons people work?

  1. To define themselves
  2. To measure self-worth
  3. To have a sense of security
  4. All of the above

4)What is the difference between a job and a career?

  1. A job is a particular task; a career encompasses all of your life’s work.
  2. A job is something you get paid to do; a career is a bunch of related jobs.
  3. A job is unpaid work; a career is paid work.
  4. There is no difference.

5)Passion is defined by the dictionary as:

  1. Very strong emotion
  2. An intense enthusiasm for something
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

6)Values are the standards or guiding principles that are most important to you.

  1. True
  2. False

7)If your highest work value were “Creativity” then you would probably be happiest in which of the following jobs?

  1. Accountant
  2. Neurosurgeon
  3. Florist
  4. Bank teller

8)If your highest work value were “Adventure” then you would probably most satisfied with which of the following jobs?

  1. Bus driver
  2. FBI agent
  3. Payroll clerk
  4. Insurance agent

9)What two work values categories might be important to someone in law enforcement?

  1. Helping others and Knowledge and truth
  2. Recognition and Beauty or aesthetics
  3. Creativity and Independence and freedom
  4. Security and Money or wealth

10)What two work values categories might be important to a freelance web designer?

  1. Helping others and Adventure
  2. Security and Family
  3. Independence and freedom and Creativity
  4. Personal integrity and moral courage and Power

11)Joe has just finished school and he is still struggling with what career he wants to pursue. Joe takes the Work Values Survey and it is determined that his three highest values are

  • Security
  • Helping others
  • Personal integrity and moral courage

Which of the following careers does not match Joe’s need for security?

  1. Teacher
  2. Politician
  3. Doctor
  4. Sales Clerk

Which of the following careers is least likely to match Joe’s desire to help others?

  1. Artist
  2. Nurse
  3. Police officer
  4. Childcare worker

Which of the following careers is least likely to match Joe’s need for something that reflects his personal integrity and moral courage?

  1. Courtroom judge
  2. Attorney for legal aid agency
  3. Corporate attorney defending an industrial polluter
  4. Defense attorney

12)You are a career counselor for the state employment agency in your town. Chris comes to you for guidance. After assessing the surveys you’ve administered and your interviews together, you determine Chris

  • Is passionate about reading, writing and cooking
  • Values recognition, creativity, and independence
  • Has a dominant personality
  • Is particularly skilled in speaking and persuading

Which one of the following careers best matches Chris’s profile?

  1. Family and Consumer Sciences teacher
  2. Cook at the local cafe
  3. Cookbook author
  4. Organic farmer

Choose the career from this list that best matches Chris’s profile.

  1. Librarian
  2. Teacher
  3. School cafeteria worker
  4. Bus driver

13)Which trait listed below best fits the Dominance work behavioral style?

  1. Their decisions are considered.
  2. They are very precise.
  3. They like to follow directions.
  4. They like to be in control of their work environment.

14)Which trait listed below best fits the Influencing work behavioral style?

  1. They are good communicators and enjoy the relationships they develop at work.
  2. They like to work with details.
  3. They like to work from a prescribed set of rules.
  4. They focus on accomplishing goals.

15)Which trait listed below best fits the Steadiness work behavioral style?

  1. They want recognition.
  2. They like tasks that have well defined procedures.
  3. They are detail oriented.
  4. They are decisive.

16)Which trait listed below best fits the Compliance work behavioral style?

  1. They enjoy systematic approaches to problems and strive for accuracy.
  2. They are usually happiest in leadership positions.
  3. They excel at jobs that are constantly changing.
  4. They are usually happiest in people-oriented jobs.

17)Select the option below that accurately differentiates between a skill and an aptitude.

  1. A skill is something you enjoy doing; an aptitude is something you have to do.
  2. A skill is something you can acquire or develop; an aptitude is something for which you have a natural talent or ability.
  3. A skill is something you learn at school; an aptitude is something you learn on your own.
  4. A skill is something you can’t learn; an aptitude is something you can learn.

18)Which option below accurately reflects the difference between a role and an occupation/vocation?

  1. A role relates to what you are; an occupation/vocation relates to what you do.
  2. A role requires no action on your part; an occupation/vocation requires action on your part.
  3. Both of the above.
  4. None of the above.

19)Which of the selections below are examples of roles?

  1. Son/Daughter
  2. Musician
  3. Friend
  4. Both A and C.

20)Which of the selections below are examples of occupations or vocations?

  1. Artist
  2. Clerk
  3. Waiter
  4. All of the above.

21)What are the needs outlined by Maslow’s Triangle?

  1. Self-actualization, Self-esteem, Sense of Belonging, Security and Safety, and Survival
  2. Money, Power, Recognition, Freedom, and Survival
  3. Things, People, Money, Work, and Knowledge
  4. None of the above.

22)Which is the most basic need on Maslow’s Triangle?

  1. Knowledge
  2. Sense of belonging
  3. Survival
  4. Money

23)Which is the best definition of the word “lifestyle”?

  1. The way in which you live
  2. How much money you make
  3. How many things you own
  4. None of the above

24)Which of the selections listed below are components of lifestyle?

  1. The “pace” of your life
  2. Where you choose to live
  3. How you earn and spend your money
  4. All of the above.

25)In chapter four you learned that every job choice involves different rewards and sacrifices. In addition to financial, emotional, and physical considerations, you also need to think about your

  1. Commitment
  2. Ability
  3. Liability
  4. Capacity

26)Which of the following is generally the most expensive category in a person’s budget?

  1. Health care
  2. Clothing
  3. Transportation
  4. Housing

27)Sundries are things like:

  1. Shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, etc.
  2. Flowers, plants, seeds, etc.
  3. Granola bars, tofu, organic vegetables, etc.
  4. None of the above

28)Budgeting for vacations is necessary because taking time off has been shown to be an important part of maintaining

  1. Good relationships with your co-workers
  2. A healthy travel industry
  3. Good physical and mental health
  4. A great travel diary

29)As a rule of thumb, every family should save at least ______months’ income in case of emergency.

  1. One
  2. Three
  3. Four
  4. Six

30)The amount of money that you’ll have to pay your bills or save is known as your take-home pay or your

  1. Gross pay
  2. Available pay
  3. Total pay
  4. Net pay

31)You are 32 years old, married with 2 children, and are changing jobs. You’ve completed your current budget and discover you must have $4,000 per month to cover your family’s expenses. You’ve just been offered a job that pays $50,000 per year. Which is your best course of action?

  1. Take the job. After all $50,000 is more than enough to cover your expenses
  1. Do not take the job. Your take home pay from $50,000 will not be enough to cover your monthly expenses.

32)On average women earn only ____ cents for every dollar earned by a man.

  1. 62
  2. 81
  3. 86
  4. 90

33)Nearly _____ people in the United States live below the poverty level.

  1. 15 million
  2. 24 million
  3. 44 million
  4. 39 million

34)Every job has its rewards and sacrifices. A professional athlete may be rewarded with ______but sacrifice ______.

  1. Recognition; Security
  2. Beauty and aesthetics; Creativity
  3. Freedom; Power
  4. Friendship; Money

35)Every job has its rewards and sacrifices. A computer programmer may be rewarded with ______but sacrifice ______.

  1. Adventure; Freedom
  2. Recognition; Security
  3. Creativity; Adventure
  4. Power; Money

36)Ability alone will not make you successful. In the end, whether or not you can do something may be less important than

  1. How much you will earn.
  2. The amount of time it will take.
  3. How much you want to do it.
  4. What your friends think of it.

37)There is a relationship between time commitment to education/training and

  1. Length of initial employment
  2. Where you find a job
  3. Length of job search
  4. Financial reward

38)When considering the physical setting you would prefer, you want to think about

  1. Whether you work in a city, small town, or a rural area
  2. Whether you work in one place or travel a lot
  3. Whether you work in an office, from you home, or outdoors
  4. All of the above

39)The psychological or emotional rewards you want from working are directly related to

  1. Your strengths and personality
  2. Your passions and values
  3. Your occupations and vocations
  4. Your skills and abilities

40)A full-time job is one that requires

  1. 40 hours or more a week
  2. 30 hours or more a week
  3. You to work all of the time
  4. None of the above

41)While a job with flexible hours provides you with some leeway regarding when you work, a job with structured hours means your work hours are

  1. More than you want
  2. Set by you
  3. During a prescribed time period
  4. All of the above

42)Having composite careers means you

  1. Do a lot of different things at work
  2. Have two or more jobs at the same time
  3. Work in the same job, or the same kind of job, your whole working life
  4. Have a series of different careers throughout your working life

43)Having sequential careers means you

  1. Do a lot of different things at work
  2. Have two or more jobs at the same time
  3. Work in the same job, or the same kind of job, your whole working life
  4. Have a series of different careers throughout your working life

44)Anxiety tolerance is

  1. Feeling anxious or fearful all the time
  2. Knowing how to escape from anxiety
  3. How well you can deal with fears and uncertainties
  4. All of the above

45)An entrepreneur is someone that

  1. Owns their own business or businesses
  2. Usually has more freedom and control over their work
  3. May have to take more risks
  4. All of the above

46)Entrepreneurs generally need to have high anxiety tolerance.

  1. True
  2. False

47)In completing your three Career Interest Surveys, which of the following questions were you not asked to consider?

  1. Does this career meet my salary requirements?
  2. Is this job compatible with my work behavioral style?
  3. Will there by many job openings when I am ready to go to work?
  4. I was asked to consider all of the above questions.

48)Which of the following resources would be the best one to use as you begin researching career opportunities?

  1. Your uncle Joe; he knows everything.
  2. The Occupational Outlook Handbook and the corresponding website
  3. Terry’s blog on careers
  4. Your online searches using a variety of websites

49)One of the best ways to decide whether your career choice is a good one is to get an entry-level job

  1. That puts you in contact with people in a career field they love
  2. That puts you in contact with people who are fun and interesting
  3. That puts you in contact with people in your chosen career
  4. That puts you in contact with people who are well-educated

50)Opportunities like shadowing, internships, and entry-level or volunteer work are great ways to get ______actual work responsibilities and settings.

  1. Tired of
  2. Paid for
  3. Experience with
  4. Confused between

Hint: In question 51 to 54, each group of possible answers (a-d) represent one of each of the work behavior styles (i.e., dominance, influencing, steadiness, or compliance).

51)If you work in the publishing industry and your work behavioral style is dominance, in which of the following jobs would you be most comfortable?

  1. Publisher
  2. Sales rep
  3. Book designer
  4. Editor

52)If you work in the construction industry and your work behavioral style is influencing, in which of the following jobs would you be most comfortable?

  1. Draftsperson
  2. Contractor
  3. Architect
  4. Carpenter

53)If you work in a research lab and your work behavioral style is steadiness, in which of the following jobs would you be most comfortable?

  1. Project manager
  2. Scientist
  3. Computer programmer
  4. Fund raiser

54)If you work in a hospital and your work behavioral style is compliance, in which of the following jobs would you be most comfortable?

  1. Physician
  2. Administrator
  3. Minister/Priest/Rabbi
  4. Lab technician

55)You and three friends are going to start a new internet business. You’ve determined that you each have a different work behavioral style, and you’ve decided to parcel out the jobs based on each person’s strengths.

Which style would best match the responsibilities of the manager?

  1. Dominance
  2. Influencing
  3. Steadiness
  4. Compliance

Which would make the best accountant/bookkeeper?

  1. Dominance
  2. Influencing
  3. Steadiness
  4. Compliance

Which style lends itself to sales and marketing?

  1. Dominance
  2. Influencing
  3. Steadiness
  4. Compliance

Which style would be happiest as the webmaster?

  1. Dominance
  2. Influencing
  3. Steadiness
  4. Compliance

56)Which of the following steps comes before the others in the decision-making process?

  1. Gathering information
  2. Identifying choices
  3. Weighing the probability of success
  4. Evaluating choices

57)Once you know what your choices are, you need to find out as much as you can about each option so you can make

  1. Any decision
  2. A good decision
  3. The right decision
  4. An informed decision

58)Once you’ve listed your alternatives, learned as much as you can about each, and outlined the pros and cons of each choice, you also need to ______before you make a decision.

  1. Gather information
  2. Identify choices
  3. Weigh the probability of success
  4. Evaluate choices

59)In his book, The Road Less Traveled, author M. Scott Peck lists four techniques for solving problems. The first is

  1. Delaying displeasure
  2. Delaying gratification
  3. Delaying suffering
  4. Delaying decision making

60)A goal is a statement that specifies

  1. How much you will accomplish in life
  2. What you will be successful at
  3. What you want to achieve or do within a certain amount of time
  4. How you will achieve something

61)To be complete and, therefore, most useful when planning, what must an objective statement include?

  1. What will be different
  2. By how many
  3. By when
  4. All of the above

62)Which of the following is NOT a proper objective statement?

  1. I want to graduate from school as soon as possible.
  2. I want to graduate from school
  3. I want to graduate from school by the time I’m 17 years old.
  4. Both A and B

63)Actions that will help you meet your goal and measure your success by telling you what will be different when you’ve accomplished it, by how much or how many, and by when are called

  1. Intentions
  2. Targets
  3. Reasons
  4. Objectives

64)Our values, opportunities, and desires all tend to change over time, which leads to changes in our ______.

  1. Responsibilities
  2. Goals
  3. Accountability
  4. Obligations

65)The most satisfied people are those who actively set and reach ______goals throughout their lives.

  1. New
  2. Easy
  3. Demanding
  4. Unrealistic

66)While life’s not always easy and not always fair, how you choose to respond to these facts greatly affects your

  1. Successes
  2. Life satisfaction
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above

67)Considered one of the greatest orators of the twentieth century, this person had a serious speech impediment.

  1. Robert Dole
  2. Helen Keller
  3. John Milton
  4. Winston Churchill

68)He remained the recognized leader of South African blacks despite spending more than 27 years as a political prisoner.

  1. Nelson Mandela
  2. Dith Pran
  3. Indira Gandhi
  4. Bob Kerre

69)This rock musician was abandoned by his mother as an infant.

  1. Stevie Wonder
  2. Ray Charles
  3. Stephen Hawking
  4. Eric Clapton

70)When you make excuses you are essentially giving away ______.

  1. Responsibility
  2. Goals
  3. Obligations
  4. Commitment

71)The best way to remove a ______is to take responsibility for it.

  1. Commitment
  2. Requirement
  3. Roadblock
  4. Alternative

72)Which statement best describes the difference between careers mostly held by women and those mostly held by men?

  1. Jobs held by men are harder and should be paid more.
  2. Jobs held mostly by women pay less than men for the same level of work.
  3. Jobs held mostly by men make less than those held by women for the same level of work.
  4. Jobs held by women are easier; that is why they make less money.

73)In a study of high school valedictorians, researchers at the University of Illinois found that, during their college careers, the young women in the group tended to