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Working In A Factory
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industries
Instructions:
Answer 17 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Troy likes working on the ___ ___ - because he doesn't have to think about what he's doing - so he can listen to music at the same time. (a process where many people or robots work together to build or create something - but each person or robot r
pay attention
machinery
assembly line
rookies
2. A lot of the employees here decorate their ___ with photographs and small plants. (the place where a person works when it is only a small area and/or a desk - but not a full office)
taken off
rookies
workstation
mass-produce
3. The current ___ ___ is very difficult to work for - but fortunately - she's leaving the company next month. (the most important supervisor of a factory; the person who is responsible for the operation of a factory and the work of the other employee
pay attention
plant manager
hears about
every other minute
4. These boxes are too heavy for us to lift - so we'll need to use the ___. (a machine with a large - strong piece of metal in front with two long parts that lifts very heavy objects up and down - taking them from one place to another)
mass-produce
assembly line
productivity
forklift
5. Our ___ ___ specialists test each piece of equipment before it is packaged and shipped to the customer. (a system for testing products and making sure that they meet certain standards; a system for making sure that items are good enough to be sold)
line worker
quality control
pay attention
plant manager
6. The company tries to pair ___ with more experienced employees who can help them learn to do their job well. (a person who is new in a job or organization; someone who does not have much experience doing something; the newest member of a group - espe
rookies
line worker
pay attention
machinery
7. Our company is concerned that employees are spending time on personal emails and phone calls - reducing their ___. (a measure of how much work someone can do or how much of something a machine or person can produce with a certain amount of time or o
productivity
taken off
safety record
workstation
8. In this school - when parents are unhappy with their kids' teachers - they make sure the principal ___ ___ it. (to be made aware of something in an obvious way - especially when it is bad news or has bad consequences)
factory
output
hears about
workstation
9. It's hard to concentrate on anything when the phone is ringing ___ ___ ___! (very often; very frequently and repeatedly)
quality control
factory
every other minute
machinery
10. It's hard to ___ ___ to River Tam when she talks non-stop about her hobbies. (to focus on what is being said or shown - without being distracted by anything else)
pay attention
quality control
output
plant manager
11. Our maximum ___ is 3000 units per day - but we usually operate at about half of that. (what a person - machine - or process produces; what is made)
output
forklift
workstation
assembly line
12. Many little boys are fascinated by the ___ used in construction - like excavators and dump trucks. (large pieces of equipment operated by electricity and/or gas)
rookies
taken off
factory
machinery
13. Kazuo is taking night classes so that someday he can quit his job as a ___ ___ and find something more interesting. (a person who has a low-level job on an assembly line - performing the same tasks again and again)
plant manager
hears about
line worker
safety record
14. This ___ produces paper and cardboard. (a large building where things are made for sale - especially when many machines are involved)
quality control
factory
every other minute
assembly line
15. The top part of the tree was ___ ___ to make room for the new power lines. (removed; separated from the rest of the body or object)
taken off
machinery
output
quality control
16. The ___ ___ shows that there were dramatic improvements once we started requiring that everyone wear hardhats and protective gloves. (the history of how many accidents - injuries and/or deaths have occurred within a particular department or company
rookies
forklift
safety record
mass-produce
17. Once scientists create and test the medication - how long will it be before the drug companies can ___ it? (to produce a very large number of items when those things are identical - not customized for the buyers)
assembly line
mass-produce
hears about
productivity