Learning styles
Resume
Communication styles
Finances
Budgeting scenarios
100

Learning best by seeing information is a common characteristic of this learning style. 

What is visual?

100

This type of resume emphasizes your career progression and achievements. It is the most common style of formatting a resume. 

What is chronological?

100

This way of communicating includes using letters, emails and texts.

What is written communication? 

100

This is the money you earn through employment and benefits.

What is income? 

100
It is the end of the month, and you are low on food and only have $20 on your EBT card, you go to the grocery store and buy candy and energy drinks. Did you buy a need or a want? 
What is a want? 
200

Learning best by hearing information is a common characteristic of this learning style.

What is auditory?

200

True or False: you do not need to check your resume for spelling or grammar errors. 

False: bad spelling and grammar are one of the quickest ways to get your resume thrown away. 

200

This type of communication style is overtly direct, opinionated, or honest when honesty can be hurtful or unnecessary. 

What is aggressive? 

200

This is a government funded program that provides assistance for purchasing food when income is low. 

What is the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP)? 

200

You just ran out of body wash this morning, you are planning to go to the grocery store today and you remember to pick up a bar of soap. Was this a need or a want? 

What is a need? 

300

Learning best by using their hands or full body movements is a common characteristic of this learning style.

What is Kinesthetic? 

300

This is something that is usually found at the beginning of a resume and provides a brief summary of your skills and the value you will add as an employee.

What is objective statement?


300

This style of communication puts others needs before your own, is indirect, and when you hold back your true feelings or emotions. 

What is passive? 

300

This benefit is tied to your work history and pays you and certain family members if you 1. have a disability and 2. worked enough years while paying taxes. 

What is Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)? 

300

You meal planned to make burgers for dinner this week. When you were at the grocery store you bought the expensive name brand pickles, which are your favorite, to add to your burgers. Was this a need or a want?  

What is want?

400

This learning styles enjoys playing sports or exercising.

What is Kinesthetic?

400

This type of resume style focuses more on transferrable skills to take attention away from any career gaps or unrelated experiences.

What is functional?

400

This way of communicating includes your tone of voice, body language, and volume. It makes up between 70-90% of how we relay what we are trying to say. 

What is non-verbal communication?


400

This benefit provides monthly payments to people with disabilities and older adults who have little to no income or resources. 

What is Supplemental Security income (SSI)? 

400

You need to buy noodles for dinners this week. You can buy 4 boxes of Kroger brand angel hair pasta for $5.00 (16 oz/box) or one box of Barilla spaghetti noodles for $1.99/box (16 oz/box). Which is the better deal?

What is Kroger brand? for $1.25/box or .08/oz (Barilla was $.12/oz)

500

This learning style can read a map without difficulty.

What is visual?


500

This type of resume style can be used when wanting to highlight a specialized skillset that you've developed over a successful career. It leads with a big skills section and ends with detailed work experience. 

What is combination? 

500

This style of communication is appropriately direct, honest, and intends to meet the needs of both the recipient and the communicator. 

What is assertive? 

500

This is a deposit account at the bank which pays interest but cannot be withdrawn by check. 

What is a savings account? 

500

You need to buy laundry detergent. You can buy Tide pods 43 ct. pack for $15.99 with a $4.00 coupon or a 146 oz bottle of tide liquid detergent for $19.99. Which is the better deal? 

What is the Liquid detergent bottle? -- claims to be enough for approx. 100 load leading total cost of $.19/load (compared to $0.27/load for tide pods)