Answer Key
Career – Comprehension Check
- When should you update your to-do list? [at the end of each day]
Keep a to-do list close at hand, preferably sorted by category (Do, Call, Write, etc.). Update it at the end of each day. - Your office is “a reflection of your capabilities” means [your office shows if you are a good worker]
reflection - an image; representation as in a mirror, capability - capacity; ability - When should you put things away from your desktop? [when you have finished working on them]
Put things away as soon as you stop working on them. - Which of the options best completes this sentence? “That will help you pick up your train of thought more quickly...” [when you get back to it again]
That will help you pick up your train of thought more quickly when you get back to it again. - Which impression could your messy office give to your colleagues? [you cannot do your job in time]
Your office is a reflection of your capabilities. Even though a messy desk isn't a sign of a character flaw, it does tend to give your managers and colleagues the impression that the job is too much for you to handle, you can't make decisions, you are not doing the job, or all of the above. - Which phrases best defines SET UP in this sentence? “Set up a filing system.” [to establish]
to set up – establish - A weekly plan to track your goals a week or two ahead of time, is a “MUST” means [it is very important for you]
A short daily session to review each day's accomplishments, and a weekly plan to track your goals a week or two ahead of time, are a must. Planning helps to prevent many of the fires that cause our days to spin out of control. If you do it carefully, it will also eliminate most of the paper from your desk. - “That will help you to pick up your TRAIN OF THOUGHT” means [it will help you remember and continue working]
train of thought - the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together - Which linking word best fits this sentence? “ [even though] a messy desk isn't a sign of a character flaw, it does tend to give your managers and colleagues the impression that the job is too much for you to handle.”
Even though a messy desk isn't a sign of a character flaw, it does tend to give your managers and colleagues the impression that the job is too much for you to handle. - Which description best matches the “out-of-sight, out-of-mind” anxiety? [not seeing things you have to do makes you forget about them]
out of sight, out of mind – “if you do not see something, you do not remember”