Cambridge IELTS 13 · General Training · Test 4 · Section 2
A Case Study Of A Risk Assessment For General Office Cleaning & Preparing For A Virtual Job Interview — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for A Case Study Of A Risk Assessment For General Office Cleaning & Preparing For A Virtual Job Interview, Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 4 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Questions 15–27. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Flow Chart Completion (Q15–21), Sentence Completion (Q22–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–21: Flow Chart Completion
Strategy: Follow the arrows in order. Each stage usually maps to one sentence or one clause in the passage.
“he consulted the health and safety representatives of the cleaning service about these risks”
The manager 'consulted the health and safety representatives of the cleaning service', so representatives fits.
“These included the client company's own standard of housekeeping, such as the immediate clearing up of spills and keeping walkways clear”
Risks included the client's 'standard of housekeeping', such as clearing spills and keeping walkways clear.
“as well as the action to be taken if a fire broke out”
The assessment covered 'the action to be taken if a fire broke out', so fire is the noun.
“He also established what facilities and equipment would be available to the cleaners, including the amount of storage space available”
He established what facilities existed, 'including the amount of storage space available', so storage fits.
“agreed on a method of reporting near-miss accidents and risks discovered by cleaners”
They 'agreed on a method of reporting near-miss accidents', so the gerund reporting fits.
“The manager then compared these to the good practice guidance set out on the HSE's website and identified any areas where improvement was needed”
The manager compared findings with 'the good practice guidance set out on the HSE's website', so website fits.
“the manager pinned a copy in the cupboard where cleaning equipment was kept”
He 'pinned a copy in the cupboard where cleaning equipment was kept', so cupboard is the noun.
Questions 22–27: Sentence Completion
Strategy: Find the stem's keyword in the passage, then complete the sentence with the exact words the grammar requires, within the word limit.
“For example, organisations often reduce costs by conducting virtual job interviews”
Organisations 'often reduce costs by conducting virtual job interviews', so the plural noun costs fits.
“First, there is screening, lasting about thirty minutes. Its purpose is to ensure candidates have the basic requirements”
The first stage is 'screening, lasting about thirty minutes', so screening is the noun.
“Identify what the critical topics are based on the job description and prepare to talk about them”
Candidates should identify 'the critical topics' from the job description, so topics fits.
“Test the headset too and find out how intelligible your voice sounds”
You should 'test the headset too' and check how intelligible your voice sounds.
“It's also wise to establish what software the interviewer is going to work with and give it a trial run”
Find out 'what software the interviewer is going to work with', so software is the noun.
“The most important part of your preparation is to run through everything first as best you can. Have a friend conduct a rehearsal with you before the big day”
Have a friend 'conduct a rehearsal with you before the big day', so rehearsal fits.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the A Case Study Of A Risk Assessment For General Office Cleaning & Preparing For A Virtual Job Interview passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 4, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in A Case Study Of A Risk Assessment For General Office Cleaning & Preparing For A Virtual Job Interview?
The section is tested with Flow Chart Completion, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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