xiv Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Assess Your Progress Assess Your Progress It is important to assess what you learn as you progress through the textbook. Multiple opportunities are provided to confi rm learning as you explore the content. Formative assessment includes the following. • Check Your Understanding questions at the end of each major section of the chapter provide an opportunity to review what you have learned before moving on to additional content. • An IC3 Certifi cation Practice question in each section review presents a question designed to help you prepare for IC3 Digital Literacy Certifi cation. • Build Your Vocabulary activities review the key terms presented in each major section. By completing these activities, you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of communication terms. • Application and Extension of Knowledge activities challenge you to relate what you learned in the chapter with your own ideas, experiences, and goals. • Communication Skills activities provide ways for you to demonstrate the literacy and career readiness skills you have mastered. • Teamwork activities encourage a collaborative experience to help you learn to interact with other students in a productive manner.