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READING PRACTICE - Occupational Interests
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A. Respond to the questions in the boxes provided. Remember that sometimes there is no right or wrong answer. Just offer your opinion. (NOTE: To move from one line to another, use the tab key or click in the next line.)
1. What is an occupational interest?
2. How do people develop skills?
3. How does a
rodeo rider learn to ride well?
4. Name at least two types of interests from the passage you read.
5. What did you read about in the introduction (1st page)?
VOCABULARY
B. Fill in the blanks in the sentences with one of the words in the list below. You may have to change the form of the word to fit the sentence. For example, you may use "interested" instead of "interest" to fit the time (tense) of the sentence.
self-expression ~ realistic ~ prefer ~ interest ~ idea ~ practical
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People with interests like work activities that have problems and solutions.
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An artist needs opportunities for .
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Some people not to work with other people.
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People with Investigative like activities that have to do with .
C. Every writing passage talks about something. That something is called the main idea. Everything else is called a detail.
Check the sentence that states the main idea (what the reading was about) of the passage.
People with Realistic interests like work activities that have practical problems and solutions. Farmers and carpenters are examples of Realistic workers. They like to work with plants, animals, and things like wood, tools, and machinery. People with Realistic interests do not usually like a lot of paperwork.
- Farmers and carpenters are examples of Realistic workers.
- They like to work with plants, animals, and things like wood, tools, and machinery
- People with Realistic interests do not usually like a lot of paperwork.
- People with Realistic interests like work activities that have practical problems and solutions