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Hundreds of Ways to Work: teacher key

Jobs and Careers, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Workers help, move things and learn their skills. Read about many kinds of jobs.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

  1. What does a mail carrier do?
    • Puts out fires
    • Delivers mail (answer)
    • Fixes the wires
  2. What can an electrician's apprenticeship last?
    • 3 or 4 years (answer)
    • Just one week
    • Over ten years
  3. What does a vet do for a hurt animal?
    • Flies it away
    • Fixes the wires
    • Gives medicine (answer)
  4. Why might a person do an apprenticeship?
    • To learn to sort mail
    • To learn from an expert (answer)
    • To learn to fly airplanes
  5. In this text, what is an emergency?
    • A time to learn a new skill
    • A time to sort the mail
    • A time when there is danger (answer)

Words

  • apprenticeship: learning beside experts
  • emergencies: times of danger
  • veterinarians: animal health carers