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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. 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)
rookies
quality control
assembly line
workstation
2. 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
assembly line
rookies
taken off
forklift
3. 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)
productivity
hears about
machinery
safety record
4. 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)
assembly line
plant manager
line worker
forklift
5. 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)
factory
pay attention
workstation
mass-produce
6. 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
hears about
workstation
every other minute
productivity
7. 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)
assembly line
pay attention
factory
every other minute
8. 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)
pay attention
safety record
machinery
assembly line
9. 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)
mass-produce
every other minute
taken off
forklift
10. 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
every other minute
assembly line
plant manager
taken off
11. It's hard to concentrate on anything when the phone is ringing ___ ___ ___! (very often; very frequently and repeatedly)
forklift
every other minute
safety record
factory
12. 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)
safety record
productivity
workstation
output
13. 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)
machinery
pay attention
hears about
forklift
14. 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
safety record
mass-produce
machinery
assembly line
15. 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
assembly line
quality control
hears about
16. 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)
pay attention
assembly line
hears about
mass-produce
17. This ___ produces paper and cardboard. (a large building where things are made for sale - especially when many machines are involved)
rookies
safety record
quality control
factory