Name ________________________________________________ Date ______________________________

PBLA CLB 3 Reading Job Ads

Instructions:
1. Read the advertisement.
2. Answer the questions.

Smiley’s Restaurant
13904-23 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

Job Position: Waiter / Waitress

Qualifications: Must have a high school diploma. 2 years

of experience required. Must be over 18.

Duties: Take orders from customers, deliver food and

drinks to the tables, and take payment from customers.

Hours: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Pay: $12/hr. plus tips

Apply with resume in person to Roger, general manager.

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 Questions

1. The ad is for … (2 pts)

a. a job.
b. a restaurant.
c. work experience.
d. a program.

2. Where can you find how to apply?

a. at the top of the ad
b. in the middle of the ad
c. at the bottom of the ad

3. What parts of the ad are in bold?

a. the names in the ad
b. the sections of the ad
c. the top and bottom of the ad

4. What position is advertised? _______________________________________________

5. What are the job duties?

 ____________________________________________________________________

 ____________________________________________________________________

 ____________________________________________________________________

6. How much does the job pay? ____________________________________________

7. “2 years experience” in this ad means 2 years …

a. of school.
b. of being a waiter/waitress.
c. of working in Canada.
d. of working in a restaurant.
8. Apply “in person” means …

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 a. go to the restaurant yourself.
b. you must be a person to apply.
c. Roger is the person to apply to.
d. go with someone to apply.

9. Would you apply for this job? YES NO

Why or why not? __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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 Name ________________________________________________ Date ______________________________

CLB 3 Reading Assessment

Title: Job Ads

Task: Read a job ad to identify important information.

CLB Competencies Essential Skills

III Getting Things Done Document Use
- Get information from simple formatted texts, - Read a job posting to identify important
such as forms, tables, charts, schedules, and information about a job.
directories.

Feedback

Reading/Document Use Assessment

Indicators of Ability Questions

You can understand what the ad is about. 1☐☐ 9☐☐

*You can identify layout. 2☐ 3☐

*You can scan to find specific information. 4☐ 5☐ 6☐

You can understand familiar words and phrases. 7☐ 8☐

8 / 11 points is success on this task

Success on this task

Your points: / 11 ( %)
☐ Yes ☐ No

Essential Skill Assessment

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 THINKING – PROBLEM SOLVING
Success on this skill
Satisfactory is:
- Learner was able to solve the problems on this task with little
to no help from the teacher or classmates
☐ Yes ☐ No

Comments:

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 Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________________

Student: Self-Assessment *
Do
aft
Instructions: er
yo
1. Circle YES or NO. u
fin
ish
YES NO I thought about what the ads were about (gist). the
tas
YES NO I made sure I understood the layout of the ads, to help me k.
find information. WORKING
YES NO I read carefully for information, words and phrases. WITH
OTHERS:
YES NO I answered all the questions.
WORKING
INDEPENDEN
YES NO I checked my answers.
TLY
I look at my
work again.
I check for
THINKING:
mistakes.
Student: Learning Reflection JOB TASK
PLANNING &
ORGANIZING
Instructions:
I look at my
1. Circle YES or NO. work again.
I check for
2. Finish sentences 1 and 2. mistakes.

YES NO I was prepared for this PBLA. I studied my school papers and looked at examples.

1. This task was …

a. easy.
b. so-so.
c. hard.

2. This task was…

a. fair. We studied this in class.
b. not fair. We did not study this in class.
c. N/A. I was absent or late.

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 Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________________

Student: Learning Reflection

*
Do
Instructions: aft
er
1. Finish the sentences. yo
u
see
1. I understand the topic … yo
ur
a. better than before. fee
b. the same as before. db
REFLECTION
ac
k. Self-reflection can help
2. I want to learn … us. It makes us better.
a. more about the topic.
We must think: What
b. something new.
did I do?

Was it good? How can

3. I was ready for this PBLA, because I _______________________________________________
I do well again?

Was it bad? How can I

_____________________________________________________________________________________
fix it for next time?

4. Next time, I will ___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5. I learned new things in this module. I will use it _____________________________

Essential Skill Assessment (Instructor Use)

CONTINUOUS LEARNING
Satisfactory is: Success on this skill:
- You know your skills and abilities.
☐ Yes ☐ No
- You know what you need to do better.
- You have good goals.
______________________________________________________________(Describe the situation.)

Answer Key
1. The ad is for … a. a job .

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 2. Where can you find how to apply? b. at the bottom of the ad
3. What parts of the ad are in bold? b. the sections of the ad
4. What position is advertised? Waiter / Waitress
5. What are the job duties? Take orders from customers, deliver food and drinks to the
tables, and take payment from customers. (To get the full point, one duty must be
written on each line – 1pt.)
6. How much does the job pay? $12/hr. plus tips
7. “2 years experience” in this ad means 2 years … b. of being a waiter/waitress.
8. Apply “in person” means … a. go to the restaurant yourself
9. Would you apply for this job? YES NO Why or why not? Answers will vary.

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