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- 1. Multiple Choice
To perform their jobs successfully in this dynamic environment, workers in many fields—from social services to manufacturing, must continually acquire relevant knowledge and update key skills.
A) NO CHANGE
B) fields
C) fields,
D) fields;
- 2. Multiple Choice
This practice of continued education, also known as professional development, benefits not only employees but also their employers. Accordingly, meaningful professional development is a shared responsibility: it is the responsibility of employers to provide useful programs, and it is also the responsibility of employees to take advantage of the opportunities offered to them.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Nevertheless,
C) Regardless,
D) Similarly,
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which choice best establishes the argument that follows?
Critics of employer-provided professional follows?
development argue that employees [15] might consider a popular career path. If employees find themselves falling behind in the workplace, these critics contend. Then it is the duty of those employees to identify, and even pay
A. NO CHANGE
B. should lean heavily on their employers.
C. must be in charge of their own careers.
D. will be ready for changes in the job market.
- 4. Multiple Choice
If employees find themselves falling behind in the workplace, these critics contend. Then it is the duty of those employees to identify, and even pay
A. NO CHANGE
B. contend; then
C. contend then
D. contend, then
- 5. Multiple Choice
If employees find themselves falling behind in the workplace, these critics contend, then it is the duty of those employees to identify, and even pay or, appropriate resources to show them how and why they are falling behind and what they should do about it.
A. NO CHANGE
B. address their deficiencies.
C. deal with their flaws and shortcomings.
D. allow them to meet their employers’ needs in terms of the knowledge they are supposed to have.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Forward-thinking employers recognize the importance of investing in the employees they have rather than hiring new staff when the skills of current workers get old and worn out.
A. NO CHANGE
B. are no good anymore.
C. become obsolete.
D. have lost their charm.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The most common forms of professional development provided to employees includes coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops.
A) NO CHANGE
B) include
C) including
D) has included
- 8. Multiple Choice
Some employers utilize several approaches simultaneously, developing a framework that suits the particular needs of their employees. Around the same time, the figure illustrates a simple yet comprehensive professional-development model created for special education personnel.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Besides that,
C) Nevertheless,
D) DELETE the underlined portion and begin the sentence with a capital letter.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which choice makes the writer’s description of the figure most accurate?
A. NO CHANGE
B. participation in foundation and skill-building workshops is the overarching framework. Staff receive coaching and consultation as well as the opportunity to belong to a professional network.
C. membership in a professional network is the overarching framework within which staff receive coaching and consultation as well as the opportunity to attend foundation and skill-building workshops.
D. receiving coaching and consultation is the overarching framework within which staff have the opportunity to belong to a professional network as well as attend foundation and skill-building workshops.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Employers can also identify, which employees have successfully completed instructional modules and which need to be offered additional training.
A) NO CHANGE
B) identify:
C) identify
D) identify—
- 11. Multiple Choice
In 1986, McDonald’s caused a stir in Italy when it opened a restaurant next to Rome’s historic Spanish Steps. Young, on-the-go eaters were thrilled; specifically, those who prized regional foods and Italy’s convivial culture built on cooking and long meals feared that the restaurant signaled the death of a way of life.
A) NO CHANGE
B) for example,
C) however,
D) in fact,
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