Why work in groups? By working in groups, you (1) __________ experience and understanding about how tasks are often undertaken in the workplace. The successful completion of a group (2) __________ usually means that you have mastered many very important skills, particularly communication, analytical and interpersonal skills, which are (3) ________ valued by employers. The abilities to listen, question, persuade, respect the opinions of others, help, share and participate are of (4) ________ value. Working with others also allows for assignments to be broken into (5) _________ and the workload to be distributed. By working (6) __________, students are able to bounce ideas off each other and learn from each other. Members can contribute different skills and thus the group can achieve more than what (7) ___________ members could on their own. Often you will have an opportunity to select whom you will work with but sometimes, particularly if you are an off-campus student, this decision will be made for you. If you have not previously met the other members of the group, spend some time (8) _________ to know each other. Invite members to talk about themselves and (9) ___________ addresses. You may find that you will be working with students from interstate, overseas and from a (10) ________ of backgrounds and interests. Build a good working relationship. 1. A. get B. gain C. have D. take 2. A. assignment B. homework C. performance D. exercise 3. A. mostly B. likely C. highly D. totally 4. A. increasing B. novelty C. market D. lifelong 5. A. tasks B. pieces C. shares D. projects 6. A. one another B. with other C. together D. each other 7. A. each B. individual C. all D. lots of 8. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got 9. A. give B. exchange C. write D. take note 10. A. lots B. research C. variability D. diversity