OCS ENGLISH IV
Midterm Questions
1. The state abbreviation for North Carolina is:
a. NO
b. NC
c. NA
2. In a full block letter where do all parts of the letter appear:
a. left margin
b. right margin
c. center
3. What does NOT appear on the job application fact sheet?
a. educational experience
b. work experience
c. insurance information
4. In a business letter where does the salutation appear:
a. top of the letter
b. bottom of the letter
c. middle of the letter
5. What part of the business letter tells why the person wrote the letter?
a. signature
b. inside address
c. body
6. What do you attach to a resume when applying for a job?
a. fact sheet
b. cover letter
c. business letter
7. A cover letter should include which of the following:
a. birthdate
b. favorite foods
c. job title that you are applying for
8. The person or company that pays you a salary:
a. employee
b. employer
c. job coach
9. When interviewing what should you NOT do:
a. stare at the floor
b. dress in business clothes
c. use proper language
10. What do you call the 1st copy of a piece of writing?
a. return address
b. resume
c. rough draft
11. When Elliot researches careers, to which web site might he go?
a. My Space
b.Occupational Outlook Handbook
c.Recipes.com
12. When Shacara completes a job application, what should she do?
a. Sign it in cursive and put the date
b.Use white out
c.Draw a smiley face on it
13. To graduate from high school with a NC diploma, every OCS student must complete which of the following?
a. A summary of The Odyssey
b.OCS Senior Portfolio
c.Log of fifteen job interviews
14. When giving his portfolio presentation, Edmund might use which of these as an aid?
a. Rap with dance steps
b.Friend to help prompt him
c.PowerPoint document
15. When giving their portfolio presentations, all senior men should wear what type of outfits?
a.Suit or dress slacks with shirt and tie
b.Jeans and sweater
c.Football jersey
16. On the OCS Senior Portfolio, the “Summary of Extracurricular Participation, asks for what type of information?
a. Names of people you have dated when in high school
b.Places you plan on visiting next summer
c.Volunteer and club activities outside of the classroom
17. An example of an extracurricular activity would be which of the following?
a. Volunteering with Humane Society
b.Hanging out with friends at the mall
c. Playing video games
18. If Maren includes information from a book, magazine, or web site, she needs to do what?
a. Reword it and claim the ideas are her own
b.Cut and paste it onto her document
c.Give credit to the author of the work
19. When presenting his portfolio, Edward should do which of the following?
a. Stand behind a podium without moving
b.Give eye contact, and use friendly gestures
c.Shout so he can be heard
20. After Martin has prepared his resume draft, he should do what?
a.Double-check spellings, dates, and addresses
b.Don’t worry about it because no one will actually read it
c.Make up information to make it look better
21. Being a good consumer means being a careful consumer. You can get the ______and ______that match your needs if you understand the steps for making a good buy.
a. information and services
b. products and information
c. products and services
22. To make a good buy, use these three steps:
a. gather information about what you want to buy, list the pros and cons for making your purchase, make a decision based on your values
b. know the key information, only buy items on sale, list pros and cons
c. look for a full warranty, gather information about what you want to buy, only buy items on sale
23. This usually means there is something wrong with what you are thinking of buying. The item usually cannot be returned.
a. Limited Warranty
b. As Is
c. Full Warranty
24. Stores sometimes advertise an item at a low price. However, when the buyer asks for the item, the store does not have it in stock. The salesperson will try to sell the buyer a more expensive item. It is against the law. This practice is called ______.
a. products and services
b. bait and switch
c. sell up
25. A ______usually covers the cost of all parts and labor for a certain period of time so you do not have to pay for them.
a. Full Warranty
b. Limited Warranty
c. As Is Warranty
26. This is a “repair” insurance for an item. It should be read carefully.
a. Service Warranty
b. Service Contract
c. Full Warranty
27. A warranty that covers only some costs or kinds of repairs on an item. The buyer must read carefully to know just what is covered.
a. Service Warranty
b. Full Warranty
c. Limited Warranty
28. A ______helps you to figure out the income tax, or money you need to pay the government.
a. W-4 Form
b. W-2 Form
c. income tax form
29. You can receive free tax help at tax time at ______.
a. schools
b. private businesses
c. libraries
30. To receive money from a worker’s compensation claim, you
a. call a doctor.
b. fill out a worker’s compensation application form from the Human Resources Department.
c. call the worker’s compensation office and give them the details of your accident.
31. If you are going to work and your ride can’t make it, what should you do?
a. Call your employee
b. Go back to bed
c. Quit the job
32. How can you identify if your solution to the problem in question 31 was effective
a. Ask your supervisor if you handled it correctly
b. Ask your friend what they thought about your solution
c. Ask your mom if what you did was a good idea.
33. If you wanted to apply for a job and you didn’t know what kind of job to get, what plan of action could you do?
a. List your interests and see if there are any advertisements in the newspaper matching your interests
b. Tell your mom
c. Ask your friend
34. Your supervisor is starting to bully one of the employees you work with. What would you do?
a. Tell him to stop
b. Tell your mom
c. Tell his supervisor after you talked about it.
35. Last night, you have studied hard for a test in science but you didn’t study hard in Algebra. You have been studying Algebra all semester long every day. You have passed both tests. Which is the cause of passing the Algebra test?
a. Long term cause
b. Short term cause
c. No cause
36. You were sick for a week and you didn’t go to school. You didn’t know anyone in your class and therefore did not call anyone to get the notes. You failed a big test. What was the cause in the chain of events to fail the test?
a. You were sick
b. You didn’t get any phone numbers of people in your class
c. It was your teachers fault
37. You were fired from work because you didn’t call in when you were sick. Choose the right plan what you can do for the next time you get sick.
a. Don’t call in sick
b. Call in sick and let your supervisor know you are sick
c. Tell your friends you don’t care
38. How can you make the right choices so you get the right results. Do you
a. Make a list of the different choices you have and the pros and cons about each
b. Guess
c. Ask your mother