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Life Skills Vocab
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Subtly skillful handling of a situation - using tact
Writing
Mathematics and science
Diplomacy
Courage
2. The best way to approach a complicated - long-term team project
Emotional Stability
Being Popular
Stepping-stones goals
Self-management
3. Not doing anything harmful - unsafe - or against the law
Avoiding Negative actions
Stepping-stones goals
Short term goal
Mathematics and science
4. Getting the best out of oneself - knowing the difference between 'want' and 'need' and knowing the importance of time
Where to study
Mission Statement
Self-management
Self Esteem
5. An important indicator of maturity
Computer skills
Bad habits that keep you from peak performance
When to study
Emotional Stability
6. The ability to be truthful and fair
Bad habits that keep you from peak performance
Values and goals
Creativity
Honesty
7. A combination of understanding - empathy - and acceptance
Long term goal
Consequences
Sensitivity
Self-critical
8. To see your self working where you want to - competently handling clients - and feeling at ease and happy with your situation
Being in the present
Self-Image
Self Esteem
Visualize
9. Things like active listening - that help you share feelings - thoughts - and information with others
Communication Skills
Self-critical
Consequences
Short term goal
10. Do not be self critical - motivate yourself - change your vocabulary - remember you are not alone.
Handling Peer pressure
Creativity
Short term goal
Visualize
11. Expressing your ideas - reflection on you - with proper grammar and choice of words
Prioritize
Responsibility
Procrastination
Writing
12. Based on inner strength and begins with trusting your ability to reach your goals
Procrastination
Consequences
Being Popular
Self Esteem
13. Build on your strengths - practice doing whatever it is that helps you maintain a positive...
Bad habits that keep you from peak performance
Self-Image
Avoiding Negative actions
Writing
14. An interest in other people
Concern
Handling Peer pressure
Trade offs
Emotional Stability
15. You need to know the basics: addition - subtraction. You should also know fractions - decimals - and percentages - also need to know how chemical and physical reactions occur in many situations
Skimming
Self-Image
Writing
Mathematics and science
16. Getting others to do things for you by appealing to their emotions of empathy...
Makig decisions
Writing
Handling Peer pressure
Influencing
17. Reading through a book or document quickly - picking out main ideas and key points
Avoiding Negative actions
Speaking
Stepping-stones goals
Skimming
18. Putting off until tomorrow what you can do today
Procrastination
Active Listening
Self-Image
Visualize
19. The identifiction of long- and short-term goals.
Diplomacy
Speaking
Courage
Goal Setting
20. Show us how to behave and what to aim at
Computer skills
Concern
Communication Skills
Values and goals
21. A statement that sets forth the values that an individual or institution lives by and that establishes future goals.
Mathematics and science
Avoiding Negative actions
Mission Statement
Skimming
22. You need to learn and practice how to speak about your ideas and plans in front of people - organize and express your thoughts - think about why would they care for your words - i.e what's in it for them?
Being in the present
Speaking
Goal Setting
Citizenship
23. Principles of good character - proper conduct - and moral judgement - expressed through personality - human relations - and professional image.
Being Popular
Avoiding Negative actions
Stepping-stones goals
Ethics
24. Part of the Golden Rule - treat others as you want to be treated
Concern
Showing respect
Speaking
Being in the present
25. Voice that makes an impression
Diplomacy
Creativity
When to study
Tone of voice
26. Outlining what you have to say or do before you get to it
Creativity
Organizing
Ethics
Perfectionism
27. Put a stop to negative or _________ thoughts that can work against you.
Self-critical
How to study
When to study
Self Esteem
28. Something you give up in order to get something more important
Procrastination
Decisions
Trade offs
Mathematics and science
29. DOing things that are helpful or healthy
Positive Action
Computer skills
Being Popular
Self-management
30. Admired or wanted as a friend
Perfectionism
Being Popular
Tone of voice
Mathematics and science
31. Using computers to communicate - create - and other essential things of modern professionbal life
When to study
Mission Statement
Computer skills
Courage
32. Things that you want to accomplish in over one year
Long term goal
Speaking
Responsibility
Where to study
33. Something you choose or make up your mind about after thinking over all possible choices
Decisions
Writing
Define Success
Tone of voice
34. Procrastination - perfectionism - lack of a game plan
Where to study
Perfectionism
Creativity
Bad habits that keep you from peak performance
35. Speak with confidence - stand tall - use good grammar. Success is a skill.
Trade offs
Responsibility
Active Listening
Practice new behaviors
36. The conscious act of planning your life rather than just letting things happen
Long term goal
Visualize
Game Plan
Being in the present
37. To make a list of tasks that need to be done in the order of most to least important - - if you can - do the difficult things first
Prioritize
Diplomacy
Trade offs
Positive Action
38. A place that is comfortable - quiet - has everything that you need - and you are sitting up.
Prioritize
Diplomacy
Previewing
Where to study
39. The compulsion to do things perfectly
Tone of voice
Perfectionism
Long term goal
Makig decisions
40. Reading only the parts of a written work that outline or summarize its content
Active Listening
Prioritize
Being in the present
Previewing
41. Identify the decision of problem - consider the alternatives - choose the best alternatives - act on the decision - evaluate the decision
Tone of voice
Values and goals
Makig decisions
Courage
42. Listening and responding with full attention to whats being said
Mission Statement
Long term goal
Prioritize
Active Listening
43. A time when you feel most energetic and motivated.
Organizing
Makig decisions
Being in the present
When to study
44. Do not depend on other people's definition of success - you must define your own
Creativity
Define Success
Handling Peer pressure
Bad habits that keep you from peak performance
45. The ability to be dependable - to make wise decisions - and to accept the result of your actions and decisions
Creativity
Responsibility
Consequences
Active Listening
46. Take small bites of the information - hilight or underline key words and phrases - quiz yourself on small sections to ensure understanding
Showing respect
Makig decisions
Being in the present
How to study
47. Being an active - helpful membership in a community
Trade offs
Self Esteem
Emotional Stability
Citizenship
48. To be alert to what one is doing at a particular moment
Trade offs
How to study
Being in the present
Mathematics and science
49. Not succumbing to influence from friends to do or not to do something
Perfectionism
Handling Peer pressure
Self-management
Creativity
50. The strength to stand up for what you know is right
Courage
Skimming
Makig decisions
Consequences