Life Skills
Where is a place you can go to do laundry for a small fee?
A) The gym
B) Laundry Market
C) Laundromat
D) Your moms house
C) Laundromat
What is the minimum wage in MA?
A) $11.00
B) $15.00
C) $14.25
D) $17.00
C) $14.25
What is the name of the local community college?
A) Mount Wachusett Community College
B) Anna Maria College
C) Worcester State
D) QCC
D) Quinsigamond Community College (QCC)
True or False: a physical therapist is someone who designs treatment programs to help people who have injuries or physical disabilities.
True
What are benefits in a job setting?
A) A payment of gifts such as things such as insurance and vacation
B) The reason you love your job
C) A personal gift from your boss
D) The only reason to work
A) Payment or gift provided by the employer such as insurance and vacation
What is a credit card?
A) Free money!
B) A card issued by a bank with a pre-credit limit
C) A card which you load your own money into
B) A card issued by a bank with a pre-credit limit
What is an account through a bank where your paycheck goes and where money is readily available?
A) Checking Account
B) Savings Account
C) Trust Fund
D) Stock Market
Checking Account
A ____________ is a loan that is used to pay for a student’s education?
A) Student Loan
B) Mortgage
C) Scholarship
A) Student Loan
Does Oxford have a full-time or volunteer firefighter program?
Full time! 20 full-time staff members.
An __________ is when a student or someone in training works – often without pay – to gain meaningful work experience.
A) Field Placement
B) Internship
C) Apprenticeship
D) All of the above
D) All of the Above
How much does the average American spend on coffee each week
A) $5.00
B) $21.00
C) $10.00
D) $14.00
D) $14.00
What is the difference between salary pay and hourly pay?
Savings builds interest & place money, checking is money ready to spend & where your paycheck goes
How do you go to a state college for free - that is NOT a scholarship?
Military
What are the different branches of the military you can join? (name 3)
Navy, Marine, Airforce, Spaceforce, Army, National Guard, Coast Guard
What is an interest rate?
A) How much money you make
B) The price you pay to borrow money – Annual Percentage Rate
C) The level of interest you have in something
D) A way you can buy something expensive.
The price you pay to borrow money – Annual Percentage Rate
What are the three main aspects of health?
A) Emotional, Physical, Mental
B) Emotional, Dietary, Muscular
C) Educational, Mental, Developmental
A) Emotional, Physical, Mental
What is a credit score?
A) Predicts how likely you are to pay back a loan on time
B) Your social level
C) How good you are at spending
D) The amount of money you have
Predicts how likely you are to pay back a loan on time
How long does it take to get your doctorate degree?
A) 4 years
B) 2 years
C) 16 years
D) 8 years
D) 8 years of school
What is the civil service test?
A) Determines if you are innocent or guilty
B) Determines who qualifies for civil service jobs
C) Test to get your diploma
Help determine who qualifies for civil service jobs such as police officer, postal worker, and teacher.
What is the age of retirement in MA?
A) 60
B) 75
C) 66
D) 70
C) 66
A ______ is a personalized spending plan based on income and expenses
A) Debt
B) Budget
C) Discount
D) Shopping list
B) Budget
A document that shows how much you have made in a year – shows the amount of taxes withheld from your paycheck. *Used to file your federal and state taxes*
A) C2 Form
B) Paystub
C) W2 Form
D) Personal Check
C) W2 Form
What state is ranked best for education?
A) California
B) New Jersey
C) Massachusetts
D) Oregon
C) Massachusetts
What is the following job? Writes instructions to tell computers to do a variety of tasks? They use computer language to write programs.
Computer Programmer
What is the average USA salary?
A) 56k
B) 41k
C) 66k
D) 72k
A) 56k