Which term describes the practice of actively identifying strengths and development areas to support growth?

• A. Grow
• B. Engage
• C. Assess
• D. Affect

Answer: (C)

Assessing current capabilities is the idea at play here. To support growth, you first need to know where you stand—what you’re already strong at and where there are gaps. An assessment is the deliberate, information-gathering process that reveals those strengths and development areas. With that baseline, you can set targeted goals, choose what to practice, and track progress over time, making growth more focused and effective.

Other terms describe different ideas: to grow is about becoming better, but it’s the outcome, not the act of checking current abilities; engage means getting involved or participating; affect means to influence. None of those capture the evaluative step of identifying what you can do now versus what you need to improve.