11th Employability skills Lesson 1 - Understanding Myself Answers

11th Employability skills Lesson 1 - Understanding Myself Answers

 I. Choose the Following

1. Employability skills are those that are needed by an individual to be ___________

A. employable

B. Sustainable 

C. Qualified 

D. Energetic

2. Personal skills are the ________ a human possess.

A. Attitude

B. Ability

C. Quality 

D. Feelings

3. Hard skills are related to _______________ knowledge.

A. Feelings

B. Emotions

C. Technical

D. Employable

4. Interpersonal skills include______________ skills.

A. Communication

B. Team work 

C. Problem solving

D. All the above

5. Future of work is influenced by rapid change in___________

A. Skills

B. Network

C. Communication 

D. Technology

6. The future of work centenary declaration in International Labor Conference was 

adopted in the year_________

A. 2009

B. 2017

C. 2019

D. 2009

7. Self-learning is a _________effort.

A. Teachers

B. Group

C. Individual

D. Team

8. Internet resources that are useful in online learning is_____________

A. Youtube

B. Khan Academy

C. Courseara

D. All the above

9. BBC Bitesize is a _______________ tool

A. Book

B. Video

C. Lecture 

D. Quiz

10. A_____________is someone to look upto based on your career values or aspiration

A. Journalist

B. Facilitator

C. Student

D. Role model

II. Answer the Following

1. Define Employability Skills

Employability skills: Employ + Ability. 

The ability to be employed is employability! It includes all the skills that can help a trainee succeed in any job.

2. How can personal skills be categorized?

● Soft skills

● Hard skills

3. How can a person inherit hard skills?

Hard skills are specific attributes related to performing a task(technical). These skills are usually the abilities and knowledge related to certain areas. It is mostly absorbed by the individual through education and experience.

4. Differentiate Personal and Interpersonal skills.

5. Expand ILO.

• International Labour Organisation

6. List some ideas that recruiters are planning for the future of work.

● Staying informed about new and developing positions that support a future-oriented structure.

● Determining technological requirements by department.

● Conducting a job analysis to understand how work is currently done.

● Conducting skill analysis of the current trend of employees to identify gaps in future needs.

● Strengthening the employee values—what employees get in exchange for what they give—to help retain talent in the most critical roles.

●Changing the concept of business apart from just retaining customers

7. Define Self-learning.

Self-learning is an approach to learning where the individual makes the effort to identify their own learning needs, set learning goals, find the necessary resources, and evaluate their own knowledge

8. Differentiate classroom learning and self-learning

9. What are the ways you can gather resources for online learning?

● E-Books;

● Journals;

● Videos;

● Recorded lectures;

● Quizzes;

● Discussion forums

● Live Q&A sessions; and

● Interviews.

10.Who is a role model?

A ‘role model’ is ‘someone to look up to,’ and someone to base your character, values, or aspirations upon. They can affect us positively. They may be celebrities or famous people or they could be people from our own families or communities

III. Answer the Following

1. Write 3 methods required for understanding yourself.

2. List the set of skills introduced in Employability skills.

3. What are personal skills? How is it classified and in what attributes are they related to an individual?

4. Mention some ways in which you can improve your interpersonal skills.

5. Identify some of the strengths of famous personalities and list them.

6. Do you think that the knowledge you acquire at first is enough to sustain your work for a long period of time? Explain the same with valid reasons.

7. Identify and mention some of the qualities of a self learner.

8. If you want to become a self learner, What procedure you must follow and what resources you need, Mention them.

9. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of self-learning.

10.What are the factors you will consider before choosing a career?