OCS ENGLISH IV
Final Exam
1. Which of the following does not belong under employment experience on a resume?
a. school work
b. full time job
c. volunteer work
2. Which of the following is a good way to order employment experience on a resume?
a. alphabetical order
b. in order of increased salary
c. most recent first
3. What do you call a person who works for someone else?
a. employer
b. employee
c. boss
4. A cover letter should include which of the following:
a. job title you are applying for
b. birth date
c. favorite college
5. Where should you attach a cover letter?
a. to your reference sheet
b. to your fact sheet
c. to your resume
6. The greeting to the person receiving a letter is called:
a. closing remark
b. salutation
c. complimentary close
7. A business letter that has indented paragraphs is called:
a. modified block
b. full block
c. business style block
8. What does NOT appear on the job application fact sheet?
a. work experience
b. educational experience
c. weight
9. What does the abbreviation NC mean:
a. not complete
b. North Carolina
c. Northern Coast
10. What do you call a shortened form of a word?
a. abbreviation
b. margin
c. reference
11. Should Stuart need to research career information about qualifications to become a chef, to which website would he find the best information?
a. Recipes.com
b.Occupational Outlook Handbook
c.My Space
12. When Shacara completes a job application, she uses which summary of her skills, knowledge, and experience?
a. Personal Fact Sheet
b.Personal Address Book
c.Personal Date Book
13. To graduate from high school with a NC diploma, every OCS student must complete which of the following?
a. Summary of Romeo and Juliet
b.OCS Senior Portfolio
c.Log of twelve job interviews
14. When giving their portfolio presentation, Edmund might use which of these as an aid?
a. Rap with dance steps
b.Friend to help prompt him
c.PowerPoint presentation
15. When giving their portfolio presentations, all seniors should wear what type of outfits?
a.Business professional
b.Casual
c.Sports-related
16. On the OCS Senior Portfolio, “Summary of Extracurricular Participation” asks for what type of information?
a. Names of people you dated when you were in high school
b.Places you have visited in the past four years
c.Volunteer and club activities in which you have participated outside of the
classroom
17. An example of an extracurricular activity would be which of the following?
a. Volunteering at Habitat for Humanity
b.Hanging out with friends at the mall
c. Playing video games
18.If Juanita wants to include information from a book, magazine, or web site, she needs to do what?
a. Reword the information and claim that it is her idea
b.Cut and paste it to her work without giving credit
c.Give credit to the author of the work
19. When presenting a speech to a group of people, Jamie should do which of the following?
a. Read from note cards without looking up
b.Give eye contact and use friendly gestures
c.Yell so that people will pay attention
20. Before Aaron presents his Senior Portfolio, he should do what?
a.Practice giving it so that he will know his information
b.Don’t worry about it because he will just read the note cards
c.Plan on being absent that day so that he can avoid doing it
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. 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
24. 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
25. Maya gets a letter inviting her to apply for a credit card. What two key pieces of information should she look for in her letter?
a. annual fee and credit limit
b. interest rate and annual fee
c. credit limit and annual fee
26. The employed person who has the insurance is the ______.
a. group
b. insured
c. patient
27. The question “Do you have other health insurance ______?” means you need to mention whether you have medical insurance.
a. premiums
b. coverage
c. dependents
28. The person being treated for an injury or an illness is the ______.
a. independent
b. group
c. patient
29. To receive money from a worker’s compensation claim, you
a. call your doctor and have your doctor to call your job.
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.
30. Why is it important for the worker’s compensation board to know the name and address of the doctor or hospital who treated the person?
a. so the board knows whom to blame for the accident or injury
b. to send them the bill
c. to ask questions about the person’s injuries or illness