Skill Development

3.1 Quiz Preview

Want a sneak peek? Here are the questions the Assistant will ask you:

• 1. "When texting, how do you think your phone knows what word to suggest?"
• 2. "Think about a person who is terrified of saying 'I don't know'—what usually happens when you ask them a question they don't know the answer to?"
• 3. "If you sent someone to the grocery store and just told them to 'buy food,' what do you think they would come back with?"
• 4. "Imagine working with a temporary assistant who completely loses their memory every night—how would you have to handle them every morning?"
• 5. "If your car was making a weird noise, why would you record a video for the mechanic instead of trying to write a paragraph describing the sound?"
• 6. "Why would you hand a calculator to a brilliant history professor instead of asking them to do long division in their head?"
• 7. "How does your strategy change when you are taking a test where you are allowed to keep the textbook open on your desk?"
• 8. "When you face a really tricky logic puzzle, what is the difference between going with your first gut instinct versus taking the time to work it out on paper?"
• 9. "Why wouldn't you rent a giant moving truck just to pick up a single carton of milk from the corner store?"
• 10. "What is the main difference between a friend who tells you how to fix your flat tire, and a friend who actually fixes it for you?"