Adulting

Life Skills

100

What are the things to think about when making a budget?

How much you want to save

How much you you spend on basic needs (needs)
How much you want for wants

How much to give away to others! (generosity)

200

What is the 4 digit code you have to use a debit card called?

pin number

300

What are ways you can figure out how long it will take you to get somewhere based on time of day and mode (walk, drive, train, etc) of getting there?

Waze, Apple Maps, Google Maps

400

What are 3 utilities needed in VA for housing?

electricity, gas, water, sewer, Internet, telephone, cable TV, security systems and, trash collection

500

List at least 3 "Public Transportation" options in Virginia you can think of:

• Airline
• Bus
  • Shuttle bus
  • Transit bus
  • Trolleybus
  • Intercity bus service
• Rail transport 
  • Intercity rail
  • High-speed rail
  • Regional rail
  • Urban rail transit
    • Commuter rail
    • Rapid transit
    • Light metro
    • Light rail
    • Street running
    • Tram
  • Cable car (railway)
  • Heavy rail
  • Heritage railway
    • Heritage streetcar
  • Horsecar
  • Medium-capacity rail system
  • Monorail
• Aerial tramway
• Gondola lift
• Passenger ship
  • Ferry
    • Cable ferry
  • Hovercraft
  • Hydrofoil
  • Ocean liner
  • Water taxi

• Cycle rickshaw - A local means of transport that are human-powered by pedaling
• Hackney carriage - A carriage or automobile for hire.
• Limousine - A luxury sedan or saloon car driven by a chauffeur and with a partition between the driver and the passenger compartment.
• Motorcycle taxi - A taxi that typically carries one passenger, who rides as the pillion behind the motorcycle operator.
• Paratransit - Special transportation services often provided as a supplement to fixed-route bus and rail systems by public transit agencies.
• Pulled rickshaw - A mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people.
• Share taxi - Vehicles for hire that are typically smaller than buses and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, but instead departing when all seats are filled.
• Taxicab - A car used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.
• Flexible carpooling
• Ridesharing company
• Vanpool

Job Skills

100

What is an interview?

When you meet with an employer so they can talk to you and see if you would be a good fit for the job opening.

200

Give me an example of what an appropriate interview outfit the occupation you wish to have. 

answers vary

300

What is not something appropriate to wear to an interview?

answers vary

400

What is the form that you should bring to interviews that shows all your job experience, education etc.?

Resume

500

Who are the people you put on your resume that new employers can call to learn about your work history?

References 

Community

100

Name 3 colleges in Virginia 

    University of Virginia    Charlottesville ...

2    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University    Blacksburg

3    George Mason University    Fairfax

4    Virginia Commonwealth University    Richmond

5    College of William & Mary    Williamsburg

6    Liberty University    Lynchburg

7    James Madison University    Harrisonburg

8    Old Dominion University    Norfolk

9    University of Richmond    Richmond

10    Washington and Lee University    Lexington

11    Radford University    Radford

12    Regent University    Virginia Beach

13    University of Mary Washington    Fredericksburg

14    Sweet Briar College    Sweet Briar

15    Virginia Military Institute    Lexington

16    Longwood University    Farmville

17    Hampton University    Hampton

18    Christopher Newport University    Newport News

19    Roanoke College    Salem

20    Shenandoah University    Winchester

21    Eastern Virginia Medical School    Norfolk

22    Marymount University    Arlington

23    Norfolk State University    Norfolk

24    Virginia State University    Petersburg

25    Eastern Mennonite University

 

200

Name 3 local grocery stores you could shop at

Varies

300

What website can I use to find resources in Virginia 

Virginia.gov 

400

How can you be involved in your community?

Volunteering, civic engagement, Jr Lifeguard

500

How to get help in VA that isn't 911 related

non-emergency number for harrisonburg

988

Occupations

100

Tell me 3 tasks a waitress may need to perform when working. 

Take orders, make change, carry food etc.

200

Tell me 3 skills you may need to become a construction worker.

Strong, independent, safety skills, communication, multi-task.  

300

What are 3 different occupations people may have at the grocery store

Stocker, bagger, cashier, manager ect.

400

Name 2 companies that you could apply to become a bank teller.

Wells Fargo, Chase Bank, Fifth Third, Bank of Tampa, SunTrust, SunCoast, Bank Of America, etc.

500

Name 4 occupations where you would need to wear a uniform. 

waste management, police officer, fireman, waitress, fast food worker, military, etc. 

Life Skills 2

100

What is the monthly payment you give a landlord called?

rent

200

Name 2 ways you can make sure you pay bills on time. 

auto -pay, calendar, pay ahead etc. 

300

Name 5 types of bills you may need to pay when you have your own place. 

water, gas, electric, cable/internet, rent, garbage, phone, car etc. 

400

Name 3 outside household tasks you would need to perform outside to maintain where you live. 

mow the lawn, weeding, watering plants, raking, landscaping, gardening, etc. 

500

Name 5 different appliances you would find in a house. 

washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, oven, toaster, refrigerator,