Career Skills

BEING A TEAM PLAYER

Directions: Read chapter 14 with a partner. Using that information, complete
the following definitions by filling in the missing word from the following word
bank.
Argumentative
Conflict
Forming
Gossip
1.

Grapevine
Norming
Performing
Ridicule

Rumor
Sarcasm
Storming

When a team begins to work as a unit, _____Norming______ occurs.

2. The use of cutting remarks is ____Sarcasm________.

3. When you ______Gossip_____________, you tell personal
information about another person.
4. During ________Storming_____________, team members usually
compete for status and often question why the team was formed.
5. To _______Ridicule________ a person is to make fun of him or her.
6. A person who disagrees with just about everything can be described as
______Argumentative_______________.
7. The highest level of team performance is
_____Preforming________________.
8. A bit of information that passes from one person to another without
proof of accuracy is a _____Rumor__________________.
9. An informal and unofficial flow of information is called a
____Grapevine________________.
10. A _____Conflict______________ is a hostile situation resulting
from opposing views.
11. In the _____Forming_______________ stage of team
development, team members try to get to know and accept one
another.