Dollar Up
Cooking
Job Vocabulary
Christmas Questions
Time/Schedules
100
You are buying Christmas ornaments at Keegstra's Dollar Store. Your total comes to $8.48. Using the "dollar up" method, how much do you give the cashier?
What is $9.00 dollars.
100
What does tsp. mean?
What is teaspoon?
100
This is something where you record the times you worked and then have the supervisor sign or approve of it.
What is a timesheet.
100
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
What is a partridge in a pear tree.
100
You are going to a Christmas party. You wake up at 10:00 am. The first thing you need to do is take a shower and get ready for the day. It takes you 40 minutes to get ready. When are you done getting ready?
What is 10:40 am.
200
You are buying groceries to make Christmas cookies. Your total comes to 10.12. What is the next dollar up ?
What is $11.00.
200
You do not have a 1 cup. measuring cup. You do have a 1/2 c. measuring cup. What do you do to make a whole?
What is use 2 1/2 cups.
200
This is another name for a "boss."
What is a supervisor.
200
This is a popular Christmas movie that was made in the 1990's and the main character's name is Kevin.
What is Home Alone.
200
It is 10:40 am and you are done getting ready. Next, you have breakfast and read the news on your phone at the same time. You do this for about 20 minutes. When will you be done?
What is 11:00 am.
300
You are buying a present for your niece at Toys R' Us. The toy is priced 19.99. Using the next dollar up and factoring in tax, do you think $20.00 would be enough? Why or why not?
What is no, you would be short money because of tax.
300
The Christmas cookies recipe you are doing instructs you to cream together the butter and sugar. What does this mean?
What is beat with an electric beater.
300
You have to wear something very specific for your job. What is this called?
What is a uniform.
300
What two phrases will you almost always find on Christmas gift tags?
What are the phrases "to" and "from."
300
It is 11:00 and you need to start preparing for your party. You need to do 3 things: 1. Go to the store and buy materials for wrapping (1 hour). 2. Wrap the presents. (30 minutes) 3. Pack the presents in your car. (20 minutes) How long is this altogether?
What is 1 hour and 50 minutes.
400
You are buying a hot chocolate at McDonald's. The price is $3.23. Using the dollar up method and a pen/pencil OR mental math, how much change do you get if you give the cashier a $5 dollar bill?
What is $1. 77.
400
What is one safety skill you should remember when taking cookies or something out of a hot oven?
What is wear oven mitts, make sure no one is around (especially little kids), make sure to turn the oven off after.
400
The company or person someone works for.
What is an Employer.
400
Every elf has this ornament on the tip of their shoes.
What is bells.
400
You forgot you have a hair appointment at 12:30. You are at the store getting wrapping stuff. You started at the store at 11. It will take 1 hour and 50 minutes to do everything you need to do. Will you make it to your appointment? Why or why not?
What is no, because 11:00 + 1 hour and 50 minutes is 12:50 and that is 20 minutes later than 12:30.
500
You get $20 from your grandma for Christmas and $10 from your aunt for Christmas. How much do you get altogether (no calculator use allowed)? Is that enough to buy a $32 sweater?
What is $30. No, that is not enough.
500
You put your cookies in the oven at 12:22. They take 8 minutes to back. When will they be ready?
What is 12:30.
500
A qualification of a good worker; worthy of trust, reliable.
What is dependability.
500
Which was the first state in the United States to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
What is Alabama.
500
The Christmas party you are going to is a 1/2 hour away. It starts at 5 pm. Now, you just heard on the radio that there is a 15 minute back up on the expressway. What time do you think you should leave?
What is by 4:15 pm.