VIRGINIA WORKPLACE READINESS
PREP TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which three are items that you may be required to read each day in the workplace?
a. Novels, newspapers, and Internet
b. Contracts, product warranties, and newspapers
c. Letters, books, and Internet
d. E-Mail, Manuals, and requests. - Answer-E-Mail, Manuals, and requests.
Which of the following would require that you follow a set of written directions accurately
and precisely in order to keep operations working properly?
a. Distributing a sign-up sheet for the company awards banquet
b. Posting a schedule for staff meetings
c. Explaining directions to the corporate office
d. Installing. The new printer and copy machine - Answer-Installing. The new printer and
copy machine
While working, an employee may need to interpret a graphic display such as a
a. medical chart.
b. a news chat room on the Internet.
c. A brainstorm.
d. Pie graph or database - Answer-Pie graph or database
One way that good readers are problems solvers is
a. to find an answer to.a problem.
b. that they know how to solve problems that arise quickly.
c. that they know who to call for help.
d. that they are usually good at mathematics, too. - Answer-to find an answer to.a
problem.
Attitudes have a strong influence on what?
a. How you will act
b. All of the above
c. How you react to others
d. How others will treat you - Answer-All of the above
If you are unsure about an answer to a question on a job application, you should
a. leave it blank
b. write N/A (not applicable)
c. make up an answer
d. None of the above - Answer-write N/A (not applicable)
, The most common type of one-to-one communication is found in
a. public speaking.
b. Conversation
c. Interviews.
d. debate. - Answer-Conversation
When working on an assembly line, what do team members quickly learn to do?
a. Quit
b. Delegate
c. Cooperate
d. Diversify - Answer-Cooperate
Which of the following is not a type of nonverbal communication?
a. Gestures.
b. Facial expressions.
c. Posture. .
d. Vocabulary. - Answer-Vocabulary.
A job application provides the employer information about your
a. ability to follow directions
b. All of the above
c. work experience
d. education - Answer-All the above
You are working at a large Walmart store and are one of five applicants being
considered for promotion to shift manager. Your store manager has a late truck coming
in and needs you to work overtime breaking down the truck. However, you had
previously promised to pick up your sister, who has been out of the country for six
months, at the airport when you get off at 5:30. You know that you are staying and
breaking down the truck will most certainly help your chances with the promotion. but
you also do not want to disappoint your sister. What should you do?
a. Contact your sister. let her know what has happened and ask her if she would mind
waiting for you to finish. Wet
b. Agree to stay and break down the truck without question because your job and
possible promotion is more important.
c. Since you first committed to your sister. tell the manager that you cannot stay and
why.
d. Call your best friend and ask him/her to gr - Answer-Call your best friend and ask
him/her to grant you a favor and pick up your sister.
Justin told his boss he would finish the financial report by Friday. Following through on
his commitment is an example of which positive workplace trait?
a. Resourcefulness
b. Reliability
c. Problem-solving
d. Honesty - Answer-Reliability
PREP TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Which three are items that you may be required to read each day in the workplace?
a. Novels, newspapers, and Internet
b. Contracts, product warranties, and newspapers
c. Letters, books, and Internet
d. E-Mail, Manuals, and requests. - Answer-E-Mail, Manuals, and requests.
Which of the following would require that you follow a set of written directions accurately
and precisely in order to keep operations working properly?
a. Distributing a sign-up sheet for the company awards banquet
b. Posting a schedule for staff meetings
c. Explaining directions to the corporate office
d. Installing. The new printer and copy machine - Answer-Installing. The new printer and
copy machine
While working, an employee may need to interpret a graphic display such as a
a. medical chart.
b. a news chat room on the Internet.
c. A brainstorm.
d. Pie graph or database - Answer-Pie graph or database
One way that good readers are problems solvers is
a. to find an answer to.a problem.
b. that they know how to solve problems that arise quickly.
c. that they know who to call for help.
d. that they are usually good at mathematics, too. - Answer-to find an answer to.a
problem.
Attitudes have a strong influence on what?
a. How you will act
b. All of the above
c. How you react to others
d. How others will treat you - Answer-All of the above
If you are unsure about an answer to a question on a job application, you should
a. leave it blank
b. write N/A (not applicable)
c. make up an answer
d. None of the above - Answer-write N/A (not applicable)
, The most common type of one-to-one communication is found in
a. public speaking.
b. Conversation
c. Interviews.
d. debate. - Answer-Conversation
When working on an assembly line, what do team members quickly learn to do?
a. Quit
b. Delegate
c. Cooperate
d. Diversify - Answer-Cooperate
Which of the following is not a type of nonverbal communication?
a. Gestures.
b. Facial expressions.
c. Posture. .
d. Vocabulary. - Answer-Vocabulary.
A job application provides the employer information about your
a. ability to follow directions
b. All of the above
c. work experience
d. education - Answer-All the above
You are working at a large Walmart store and are one of five applicants being
considered for promotion to shift manager. Your store manager has a late truck coming
in and needs you to work overtime breaking down the truck. However, you had
previously promised to pick up your sister, who has been out of the country for six
months, at the airport when you get off at 5:30. You know that you are staying and
breaking down the truck will most certainly help your chances with the promotion. but
you also do not want to disappoint your sister. What should you do?
a. Contact your sister. let her know what has happened and ask her if she would mind
waiting for you to finish. Wet
b. Agree to stay and break down the truck without question because your job and
possible promotion is more important.
c. Since you first committed to your sister. tell the manager that you cannot stay and
why.
d. Call your best friend and ask him/her to gr - Answer-Call your best friend and ask
him/her to grant you a favor and pick up your sister.
Justin told his boss he would finish the financial report by Friday. Following through on
his commitment is an example of which positive workplace trait?
a. Resourcefulness
b. Reliability
c. Problem-solving
d. Honesty - Answer-Reliability
