Question 9
What is needed for work will change very quickly in the future. What can you do?
German original: Was man für die Arbeit können muss, ändert sich in Zukunft sehr schnell. Was kann man tun?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- It doesn't matter what you learn.
- Adults must continue to learn even after training. — Correct answer
- Children learn everything at school that is important in their careers. You don't have to continue studying after school.
- Everyone has to stop working earlier because everything is changing.
Explanation
Lifelong learning is essential in the modern world of work. Further training, retraining, and acquiring new skills help people keep up with technological change.
Key terms in this question
- can / to be able to — Expresses that someone has the ability or possibility to do something. It is a modal verb used together with another verb.
- can / to be able to — An auxiliary verb that expresses that someone has the ability or possibility to do something.
- must / has to — A modal auxiliary verb that expresses obligation or necessity. It indicates that something is required or mandatory.
- work / labor — Work is an activity that people do to earn money or accomplish something. It can be physical or mental in nature.
- changes / amends — 'Changes' or 'amends' means that something is altered or made different from how it was before. For example, parliament amends a law when it introduces a new regulation.
- faster — 'Faster' is the comparative form of 'fast' and means that something or someone moves at a higher speed or takes less time than another person or thing.
- very / much — 'Sehr' is an adverb that expresses a high degree or intensity. It is used to strengthen adjectives, adverbs, or verbs.
- himself / herself / itself / themselves / oneself — A reflexive pronoun used when the subject and object of a verb refer to the same person or thing (e.g., 'Er wäscht sich' = 'He washes himself'). It is used with reflexive verbs in German.