JMS Questions
Class Vocabulary
MISCELLANEOUS
English Language
Your Teacher
100
List at least two different types of interview questions.
Personality questions, technical questions, questions about passions/education/goals, STAR questions, questions for the employer
100
Give the definition of the following expression:
State of the art (technology)
This means something is very advanced and innovative. Synonym: cutting edge.
100
In what year was the Iphone launched?
A) 2005
B) 2006
C) 2007
D) 2008
C) 2007
100
Give the preposition to fill in the blank:
I am writing _____ apply for this job.
TO
100
True or False: Cameron studied math for his first two years of university before changing his major to French and International Relations.
True!
200
What is the STAR method? What does each letter represent?
A method used to answer the 'Tell me about a time when...' questions.
Situation
Task
Action
Result
200
Give the definition of the following word(s)
Tightly knit - A team that is tightly knit.
A tightly knit team is a team that is very close and bonded.
200
What does a camel store in its hump?
A) Water
B) Fat
C) Blood
D) Nothing, the humps are hollow
B) Fat
200
Give the correct preposition to fill in the blank:
I am passionate ______ coding and problem solving.
ABOUT
200
Throughout the semester, Cameron would frequently use two different water bottles. What colors are they?
A) Blue and Red
B) Orange and Blue
C) Transparent and Black
D) Yellow and Green
E) White and Orange
E) White and Orange
300
Give an example of a star question and response!
Give me an example of a time when you were able to fix a problem or overcome a challenge.
Situation (S): Advertising revenue was falling off for my college newspaper, The Review, and large numbers of long-term advertisers were not renewing contracts.
Task (T): My goal was to generate new ideas, materials and incentives that would result in at least a 15% increase in advertisers from the year before.
Action (A): I designed a new promotional packet to go with the rate sheet and compared the benefits of The Review circulation with other ad media in the area. I also set-up a special training session for the account executives with a School of Business Administration professor who discussed competitive selling strategies.
Result (R): We signed contracts with 15 former advertisers for daily ads and five for special supplements. We increased our new advertisers by 20 percent over the same period last year.
300
What does it mean to 'lack' a something. - Jim lacks creativity.
This means to not have a certain quality.
300
Which Caribbean island is famous for its beach that is so close to the airport runway that beach goers can get blown away by airplane engines?
A) Bahamas
B) St. Lucia
C) St. Martin
D) Jamaica
C) St. Martin
300
Give the preposition to fill in the blank:
I am interested _____ computer science.
IN
300
What is Cameron's favorite European clothing store?
A) Zara
B) Jules
C) Pull and Bear
D) H & M
B) Jules
400
What three elements need to be included in the introduction of a cover letter?
What elements do you need to include in your body paragraphs?
In the introduction, you need to give the job title, your interest for the job and the main skills that qualify you for the position.
In the body paragraphs you need to disucss hard and soft skills and give specific examples of those skills. Also can think of actions/results.
400
What does it mean to take initiative?
What does it mean to be cautious?
Take initiative - be the first to take action for something
Cautious - to proceed in a careful way
400
The great city of Besançon is the birthplace of what famous French author?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Simone de Beauvoir
C) Albert Camus
D) George Sand
A) Victor Hugo
400
How many letters does the longest word in the English language have?
A) 45
B) 50
C) 35
D) 55
A) 45
The word is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
It appears in the Oxford English Dictionary and is actually an invented word, said to refer to a type of lung disease caused by the inhalation of ash and sand dust, mostly associated with volcanic ash.
400
How old is your teacher?
A) 25
B) 27
C) 28
D) 29
E) 30
D) 29
500
Please list 4 takeaways from this class. (4 Things you have learned this semester)
TBA
500
What do the following words mean?
-An entry level job
-To shake things up
-Stage/Stagiaire
- A job requiring little previous experience often held at the beginning of one's career.
-To change things/help things evolve in a positive or negative way
-Intern/Internship
500
Name the animal that makes this sound.
A) Camel
B) Deer
C) Bear
D) Elephant
E) Panther
A) Camel
500
What do you call the plastic material at the end of a shoelace?
A) An aglet
B) A giblette
C) A quip
D) A cap (for shoes)
A) An aglet
500
How tall is your teacher?
A) 1m88
B) 1m90
C) 1m92
D) 1m94
E) 1m 97
C) 1m92