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100

This online tool helps you discover careers that match your interests. (Hint: It starts with “O”)

  1. Outlook Finder
  2. Occupation Wizard
  3. O*NET

What is O*NET?

100

This type of school offers 2-year degrees and is often more affordable than a university.

  1. Community college
  2. Private university
  3. Vocational high school

What is a community college?

100

The definition of self-advocacy is:

  1. Letting others make decisions for you
  2. Speaking up for yourself
  3. Avoiding conflict by staying quiet

What is speaking up for yourself or standing up for yourself.

100

What is a sign of having a positive attitude at work?

  1. Complaining when things are hard
  2. Smiling and saying “I’ll try my best”
  3. Ignoring your coworkers

What is smiling and saying “I’ll try my best”.

100

Who welcomed everyone to camp and is the Program Manager of the Works for Me program?

Who is Miss Louque?

100

At this school, we saw how people learn to cut, color, and style hair.

  1. Paul Mitchell The School
  2. North Carolina Barber School
  3. Color & Curl Institute

What is Paul Mitchell The School?

200

These are personal qualities like teamwork and communication that help you succeed at work. What are they called?

  1. Technical skills
  2. Soft skills
  3. Job duties

What are soft skills?

200

This type of financial help does not have to be paid back.

  1. Student loan
  2. Grant or scholarship
  3. Work-study program

What is a grant or scholarship?

200

True or False:  Only adults can be self-advocates.

FALSE!
Anyone can be a self-advocate. It means knowing what you need and speaking up for yourself, no matter your age. 

200

You are working at a grocery store. A coworker is having trouble stocking the shelves. What is the best way to show teamwork?

  1. Tell them they are too slow
  2. Offer to help and work together to finish the job
  3. Take a break and watch them work

Offer to help and work together to finish the job.

200
Ashli-Renee Moore told us about this job, where you help people learn new behaviors and skills.

  1. Behavior Technician
  2. Cashier
  3. Delivery Driver

What is a Behavior Technician?

200

We visited this FTCC program to learn how chefs cook and prepare food. 

  1. FTCC Food Science Program
  2. FTCC Farm-to-Table Initiative
  3. FTCC Culinary Arts

What is FTCC Culinary Arts?

300

When looking at a job posting, this section tells you what you’ll be doing every day. What is it called?

  1. Job description
  2. Salary range
  3. Company overview

What is job description?

300

This document lists the classes and grades you earned in high school and is often required when applying to college.

  1. Resume
  2. Diploma
  3. High school transcript

What is a high school transcript?

300

This plan is made just for you and includes your goals and supports at school.

  1. School Lunch Program
  2. IEP (Individualized Education Program)
  3. Recycling Program

What is an IEP (Individualized Education Program)?

300

What is the best way to show professionalism?

  1. Talk on your phone while working
  2. Argue with your manager about a task
  3. Be clean, be on time, follow directions.

Be clean, be on time, follow directions.

300
Zoe Carmichael is a female role model in this job, where she fixes cars and helps people stay safe on the road.

  1. Chef
  2. Accountant
  3. Auto mechanic

What is an auto mechanic?


300

This college showed us what it’s like to go to a university after high school.

 

  1. Franklin Tech College
  2. Fayetteville State University
  3. Carolina Arts Institute

What is Fayetteville State University?

400

This type of skill includes things like using a cash register or typing. What kind of skills are those?

  1. Hard skills
  2. Workplace habits
  3. Transferable skills

What are hard skills?

400

This kind of person can visit your class or camp to talk about what working at a job is really like.

  1. Storyteller
  2. Comedian
  3. Guest speaker

What is a guest speaker?

400

True or False:
You are NOT allowed to attend your IEP meeting.

FALSE!
"Your IEP, Your Voice!"
1. It’s YOUR plan.
2. You have the right to be there.
3. You know yourself best.
4. You don’t have to do it alone.
5. It’s practice for real life.

400

When should you use your phone at work?

  1. When you are bored
  2. Only on break
  3. While helping a customer

Only on break.

400

Nateesta Oliver talked about this program that helps students find jobs and support after high school.

  1. Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities (EIPD)
  2. Maternal and Child Health
  3. Medical Transportation and Ambulance Services

Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities (EIPD)

aka

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)


400

At this FTCC center, we learned how people fix cars after accidents. 

  1. FTCC Computer Engineering Lab
  2. FTCC Collision Center
  3. FTCC Carpentry Workshop

What is FTCC Collision Center aka Collisionu? 

500

Name one way you can find out what kinds of jobs are available in your town or city.

Possible answers:

Online job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, NCWorks, Snagajob, Glassdoor)

Local career center or workforce development office

Company websites

Social media (LinkedIn, Facebook)

Friends or family members

Job postings in local newspapers

Job fairs or hiring events

School counselor or employment specialist

O*NET Interest Profiler

Local businesses (ask if they’re hiring)

Community bulletin boards (at libraries or grocery stores)

People in your community

Staffing or temp agency

500

This is a group of related college classes that prepare you for a specific job or career.

  1. Elective
  2. Major
  3. Syllabus

What is a major?

500

This law helps students with disabilities get the support they need in school.

  1. Clean Air Act
  2. Tax Reform Law
  3. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

500

Which of these is considered an employee benefit?

  1. Free lunch with friends
  2. Health insurance from your job
  3. Playing games on your phone at work

Health insurance from your job

500

Kena Farrington discussed how students with disabilities can receive financial support while maintaining employment through which types of programs?

  1. College scholarships and student loans
  2. Disability benefits and work incentives
  3. Summer youth employment and volunteer hours

What are disability benefits and work incentives?

500

We explored plants, flowers, and nature at this peaceful outdoor place.

  1. Carolina Nature Museum
  2. Cumberland River Walk
  3. Cape Fear Botanical Garden

What is Cape Fear Botanical Gardens? 


600

This document tells an employer about your skills, education, and work experience. What is it?

  1. Reference letter
  2. Resume
  3. Job application

What is a resume?

600

This helps you learn what a college campus looks like and what it offers. It can be in-person or online.

  1. Class schedule
  2. Financial aid form
  3. College tour

What is a college tour?

600

This law protects people with disabilities in jobs, schools, and public places.

  1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  2. Civil Rights Act
  3. Social Security Act

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

600

Which of these is an example of constructive criticism?

  1. “Not everyone can be as perfect as me.”
  2. “Try stacking the boxes like this next time—it’s quicker.”
  3. "You’re terrible at this."

“Try stacking the boxes like this next time—it’s quicker.”

600

Jessica Drake, an Extension Agent from the Cumberland County N.C. Cooperative Extension showed us how to make this bubbly product and talked about starting a business.


What is soap?


600

Some of us visited this college in Robeson County to learn about more career options. 

  1. Robeson Community College
  2. North Robeson Arts Academy
  3. Robeson Online University

What is Robeson Community College?

700

During this part of the job search process, you meet with an employer to talk about why you’re a good fit for the job. What is it called?

  1. Orientation
  2. Application
  3. Job interview

What is a job interview?

700

This type of school focuses on hands-on training for jobs like welding, cosmetology, or auto repair.

  1. Liberal arts college
  2. Trade school
  3. Law school

What is a trade school or technical college?

700

These are changes made to help you succeed, like using large print or taking breaks.

  1. Lesson plans
  2. Behavior program
  3. Accommodations

What are accommodations?

700

What does critical thinking mean?

  1. Believing everything you hear without asking questions
  2. Thinking carefully and asking questions to solve problems
  3. Copying someone else’s ideas without thinking

Thinking carefully and asking questions to solve problems

700

Brayden Ciani told us about this program that helps people with disabilities find jobs with the government.

  1. AmeriCorps Service Program
  2. Vocational Rehabilitation Summer Internship
  3. Ability One

What is the Ability One program?

700

This community program helps people with disabilities get ready for jobs, live more independently, and manage their own money.

  1. WorkSource East
  2. Independence Pathways Program
  3. East Carolina Life Skills Center

What is WorkSource East?


800

Name one thing you should do to prepare for a job interview.

Possible Answers

Research the company

Practice answering common interview questions

Pick out appropriate clothing

Print extra copies of your resume

Review the job description

Prepare questions to ask the interviewer

Plan your route and transportation

Get a good night’s sleep

Practice good posture and body language

Gather references or recommendation letters

Review your own resume and experiences

Turn off or silence your phone

Bring a notepad and pen

Practice a firm handshake and introduction

Know the name of the person interviewing you

Prepare a short summary about yourself (“elevator pitch”)

Check the time and location of the interview

Make sure your email and voicemail are professional

Review your social media presence

Practice speaking clearly and confidently

800

This type of financial aid must be paid back, usually after you finish school.

  1. Scholarship
  2. Grant
  3. Student loan

What is a student loan?

800

Modifications are:

  1. Rules about classroom behavior
  2. Tools that help students take notes faster
  3. Changes to what a student is expected to learn and demonstrate

What is changes to what a student is expected to learn and demonstrate.

800

Which of these is NOT included on a pay stub?

  1. Taxes and other deductions
  2. How much money you earned during a         pay period
  3. Your emergency  contact information

Your emergency contact information

800

Cheyanne and Cali Rai Campos started this kind of organization to help others while making bath bombs.

  1. Non-profit business
  2. School club fundraiser
  3. After-school craft club

What is a non-profit?

800

This office taught us about farming and gardening.

  1. Cumberland Agricultural Resource Hub
  2. N.C. Cooperative Extension Cumberland County Office
  3. Farming Assistance & Planning Services

What is the N.C. Cooperative Extension Cumberland County Office?

 

900

Name one website or tool you can use to research a career, including what it pays and what skills are needed.

Possible Answers:

O*NET Online

NCcareers.org

Indeed

Glassdoor

LinkedIn

ZipRecruiter

Monster

900

This North Carolina program lowers tuition to just $500 per semester for in-state students at four public universities, including Fayetteville State University.

  1. NC Promise
  2. FAFSA
  3. Work-study

What is the NC Promise Tuition Plan?

900

True or False:
An employee with a disability must disclose their diagnosis to request a workplace accommodation.

False.
Employees are not required to disclose their specific diagnosis. They only need to provide enough information to show that they have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation.

900

What does work/life balance mean?

  1. Working all the time so you can make more money
  2. Making time for your job and your personal life, like rest, family, and hobbies.
  3. Only doing fun things and skipping work when you feel like it

Making time for your job and your personal life, like rest, family, and hobbies.

900

Two speakers from this office talked about how to become one of these law enforcement officers.

  1. FBI agent or CIA analyst
  2. Private investigator or bounty hunter
  3. Sheriff or deputy sheriff

What is a sheriff or deputy sheriff?

900

Tomorrow we will visit this nonprofit organization and learn about helping others and building homes. 

  1. American Red Cross
  2. Meals on Wheels
  3. Habitat for Humanity

What is Habitat for Humanity?

1000

There are 16 of these groups that organize jobs by similar skills and interests—like Health Science, Hospitality, or Information Technology. Knowing which one fits you can help you choose a career path.

  1. Work styles
  2. Job zones
  3. Career clusters

What are career clusters?

1000

Other than Fayetteville State University, name one other HBCU.

Possible Answers:
Spelman College (Atlanta, GA)
Howard University (Washington, DC)
Florida A&M University (FAMU)(Tallahassee, FL)
Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA)
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL)
North Carolina A&T State University (Greensboro, NC)

1000

What is the difference between the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

IDEA = School support

ADA = Life support (outside of school too!)

1000

What is one of the most common causes of workplace injuries?

  1. Fires and explosions
  2. Harmful contact with animals
  3. Slips, trips, and falls

Slips, trips, and falls

1000

Bobbie and Alana Johnson started this sweet business and made this treat for the class.

  1. Cake pops
  2. Cotton candy
  3. Caramel apples

What is cotton candy?

1000

Tomorrow we will be visiting this organization to learn how animals are cared for and how people can help adopt pets in need.

  1. Foundation for Animal Play & Support
  2. Fresh Air Pet Sanctuary
  3. Fayetteville Animal Protection Society

What is the Fayetteville Animal Protection Society (FAPS)?

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