Unit 1, Quiz 1: What is Work?
If you travel 30 minutes to work each day and work five days a week, what is your weekly commute time?
5 hrs
Food and entertainment are both needs.
False
Janelle is sixteen and must wait until she is eighteen to serve in her community.
False
When Jerome purchases his vintage video games from a collector in Japan he is participating in which of the following?
Global economy
How much does your daily commute time increase when you work 2 hours of overtime?
None
It is possible to have a society within a society.
True
When Garrett gets up in the morning and travels to work and then after work travels back, this travel time is referred to as _____.
commute time
A local business receives a phone call that it is in violation of laws concerning workers under the age of 18. Which government agency is likely the one who is contacting them?
department of labor
Making $38,000 as a custodian would most satisfy which of these personal benefits of work?
earning money
Net wage refers to the wage an employee earns before deductions are subtracted.
false
lists the costs of items you choose to spend your money on
lifestyle budget
wage amount after deductions are withheld
net wage
Employees who are paid for a set amount of time, regardless of the actual hours they work are paid on a(n) _____ basis.
salary
When Sue receives her paycheck she notices all of the following tax deductions on her pay stub, EXCEPT _____.
sales tax
I noticed on my way home that my elderly neighbor's yard needed the leaves raked. I had some extra time and raked her leaves. Even though she offered me payment, I refused. It was my pleasure to help her. Raking my neighbor's yard was _____.
volunteer work
unpaid work done for a person or an organization
volunteer work
a good or service that is desirable but not necessary
want
any task that is useful
work
a state-required legal document giving employees younger than a certain age permission to work
work permit
the people who are both able and willing to work
workforce
Amber works as a housekeeper in Texas, where the minimum wage is different than the federal minimum wage. When she receives her paycheck she'll receive whichever minimum wage is higher.
True
Write a paragraph of two to three sentences and describe what will happen to a society that does not have a productive workforce.
Without a productive workforce, things won't get done in a society. We need people doing there jobs. Some people are farmers. If the farmers aren't doing there jobs, they won't have a successful crop. And if there isn't good crop, there is nothing to sell to the buyers. Which, in turn, means that there will be none of that crop for citizens of a society to buy.
