Editing
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 2 of Working as Part of a Team?
A Delete the comma after 1965
B Change caried to carried
C Change opportunities to oppertunities
D No change is necessary.
Which sentence, from The Culture Code, challenges the idea that you can’t judge a group by its outward appearance?
A If you had to bet which of the teams would win, it would not be a difficult choice.
B You would bet on the business school students, because they possess the intelligence, skills, and experience to do a superior job.
C This is the way we normally think about group performance.
D We presume skilled individuals will combine to produce skilled performance in the same way we presume two plus two will combine to produce four.
E Your bet would be wrong.
In paragraph 4 of The Culture Code, the word strategically means to -
A think about the overall goal
B plan in detailed steps
C gain the advantage
D focus on the group’s interests
According to the author of Working as Part of a Team -
A team members need to establish their roles early on
B it is important for groups to go through several stages
C the most important quality in a group is for its members to accept one another
D when conflict arises a team needs to address it quickly
What is the difference in the way groups are viewed in the excerpts?
A In The Culture Code teamwork is the focus, while in Working as Part of a Team each members’ role is the focus.
B In The Culture Code kindergarteners make a good group, while in Working as Part of a Team adults make a good group.
C In The Culture Code the complicated stages in group work is seen as a negative, while in Working as Part of a Team stages are seen as a needed step.
D In The Culture Code a group needs no leader, while in Working as Part of a Team a group needs a leader.
What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 5 of Working as Part of a Team?
A They want to belong to the group, feel accepted, and find out what the task is.
B They want to find out what the task is, feel like they belong to the group, and feel accepted.
C They want to belong to the group, find out what the task is, and later feel accepted.
D They want to feel accepted and belong to the group and find out what the task is.
Which sentence, from Working as Part of a Team, best expresses the main idea of the article?
A Groups go through a set of predictable stages of development.
B When a group is first formed, individuals wait and see what is going on.
C During the confrontation stage, individuals in a group begin to struggle to establish their place in the group.
D At the working stage, groups have developed methods of dealing with task and process and can work effectively together.
The author of The Culture Code implies that -
A strong personalities are bad for groups
B teamwork is more important than skill
C people who work together will succeed
D trial and error is a better strategy
Paragraph 5 of The Culture Code is significant because it highlights -
A why the business groups did not outperform the kindergarteners
B how a cohesive group works together
C how unorganized the kindergarteners appeared
D why the kindergarten group was more successful
How are the authors of the excerpts similar?
A Both believe group work has many underlying causes for success.
B Both feel that group work is difficult.
C Both worry that one bad member can ruin a group.
D Both are interested in learning more about how to make a group successful.
The author of Working as Part of a Team wants to add the following sentence to the third paragraph (sentences 10-16).
"This stage is healthy because group members feel comfortable and trusting enough to air conflicts which previously had been kept hidden."
Where is the best place to insert the sentence?
A After sentence 11
B After sentence 12
C After sentence 13
D After sentence 14
Which sentence, from The Culture Code, best supports the author’s belief that group success depends more on how members work together?
A But when you view them as a single entity, their behavior is efficient and effective.
B They experiment, take risks, and notice outcomes, which guides them toward effective solutions.
C The kindergartners succeed not because they are smarter but because they work together in a smarter way.
D They are tapping into a simple and powerful method in which a group of ordinary people can create a performance far beyond the sum of their parts.
Which of these is the best summary of Working as Part of a Team?
A According to Bruce Tuckman, groups go through four typical stages. First they must get to know each other, then face conflict, complete a task, and finally, they will perform well as a team.
B When working together as a team a group must first go through the following predictable stages: forming, storming, norming and performing.
C Groups go through four stages. First is forming, as the group members get to know each other. Next is storming, where members figure out their differences. Then norming is when the team comes together to complete a task. Finally, performing, this is when the group needs challenges to continue to work well.
D Most successful groups usually go through a process of four stages to be able to truly work well together. First, they form and get to know each other. Then they storm through their differences which helps them appreciate each other so they can, in the end, be a performing team.
What is the primary purpose of Working as Part of a Team?
A To describe the different stages when working in a group
B To list the different stages groups go through when formed
C To explain how a group can be more successful
D To detail the specific steps a leader of a group needs to take
Which statement do both excerpts support?
A Team members need to look past themselves.
B Group members must like each other.
C A group is more than its members.
D Teamwork is key to success.
What change needs to be made in sentence 16 of Working as Part of a Team?
A Delete the comma after expressed
B Insert a comma after surface
C Change prevent to pervent
D Change may to might
Part A: What can the reader conclude after reading Storming in Working as Part of a Team?
Part B: Which detail from the passage supports the answer in Part A?
A It is important to struggle to establish your place.
B Hiding your opinions are worse than expressing them.
C It is healthy to become impatient with the task.
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A At first, the leader may wonder why the group, which seemed to be working well, now seems to be in trouble.
B Healthy dissent leads to better problem solving and better cooperation.
C If you prevent conflict from being expressed, it may continue to fester under the surface causing greater problems later on.
Part A: Based paragraph 8, the reader can conclude that –
Part B: Which sentence supports the answer in Part A?
A competition within a group is a negative quality
B if you over think in a group, it can slow it down
C people bring too many personal problems to a group
D you can’t always see the problems a group is facing
________________________________________
A They are figuring out where they fit into the larger picture: Who is in charge?
B Is it okay to criticize someone’s idea?
C What are the rules here?
D Their interactions appear smooth, but their underlying behavior is riddled with inefficiency, hesitation, and subtle competition.
What is the author’s purpose for writing The Culture Code? Select two.
A To convince the reader that disorganized groups are usually more successful
B To emphasize that the individuals in a group are not important
C To cause the reader to rethink how they have previously evaluated groups
D To explain why groups that are strong can be unproductive
E To show that groups can add up to be greater than their individual parts.
Final Jeopardy!
Group work is often required in education and the workplace. What advice can you take away from the excerpt to help you on your next group activity? Be sure to include at least two quotes from the excerpts in your response.