NorthStar 2 - Unit #1 - Progress Check #1

What does the passage provide guidance on?

• Finding the perfect job

• Choosing a career based on interests, skills, and values

• Exploring different job opportunities

• Understanding the job market

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Comprehending a text

What is essential for job applications?

• Tailoring resume and cover letter

• Networking with professionals

• Completing online assessments

• Attending job fairs

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Main ideas and supporting details

What can researching different industries and companies provide a better understanding of?

• Job opportunities

• Salary negotiation techniques

• Interview preparation strategies

• Networking skills

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Main ideas and supporting details

What should be considered when looking for the ideal job?

• Interests, skills, and values

• Salary, location, and benefits

• Job title, company reputation, and work hours

• Education, experience, and references

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Main ideas and supporting details

What does 'reflect' mean?

• To think deeply or carefully about something

• To look at one's reflection in the mirror

• To bounce off a surface

• To make a loud noise

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Understanding word meanings

Match the following words with their definition.

• Hire (V)

• a brief description of an individuals professional,

  educational and work experience.

• Résumés (N)

• is the money that employees receive for doing their job.

• Salary (N)

• to give somebody a job.

• Rewards (N)

• a thing that you are given because you have done something good, worked hard, etc.

​ (a)   is the money that a person earns from work or business.

​ (b)   means how food or drink tastes.

​ (c)   refers to all the people who were born at about the same time.

• Income (N)
• Flavor (N)
• Generation (N)
• Professional (Adj)
• Factory (N)

​ (a)   is to leave your job, school, etc.

​ (b)   difficult task that tests somebody’s ability and skill.

​ (c)   making you feel worried and nervous.

• Quit (V)
• Challenge (N)
• Stressful (Adj)
• Relaxing (Adj)

Rearrange the letters below to form a vocabulary word that means:

jobs that a person has in a particular area of work

Starts with c: r a c e r e

Rearrange the letters below to form a vocabulary word that means:

the knowledge and skill that you have doing something for a period of time

Starts with e: p e x e r e i c n e