Cambridge IELTS 19 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 2
A Day In The Life Of A Care Worker & How To Find A Good Balance Between Your Work And Your Personal Life — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for A Day In The Life Of A Care Worker & How To Find A Good Balance Between Your Work And Your Personal Life, Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Reading Test 2 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 (Q15–20), Sentence Completion (Q21–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–20: Flow Chart Completion
Strategy: Follow the arrows in order. Each stage usually maps to one sentence or one clause in the passage.
“Care workers often start early, as the first client of the day may need help getting out of bed and putting on their clothes; they may suffer from a condition that prevents them from doing this easily”
The client may 'suffer from a condition that prevents them from doing this easily', the singular noun.
“The care worker may then help to cook breakfast for the client, and this is often a good time to enjoy a conversation and catch up on how they are feeling”
Breakfast is 'a good time to enjoy a conversation and catch up on how they are feeling', the noun needed.
“Next, the care worker may take the opportunity to do some basic housework for the client. Housework is often something that elderly people or people with disabilities may not be able to do themselves. Even something as simple as hoovering the living room can make a huge difference to a client's day.”
Even 'hoovering the living room can make a huge difference', the gerund naming the household task.
“Care workers try to ensure this is healthy because it is so important to keep clients fit and well”
Care workers ensure the client's food 'is healthy because it is so important to keep clients fit', the adjective.
“When that's finished, the care worker may help the client to carry out their shopping by going with them to the local supermarket”
The worker helps the client 'carry out their shopping by going with them to the local supermarket', the noun.
“During the afternoon, a care worker may help a third client with an outdoor activity, which could involve going for a short walk in the local area or taking the laundry to the launderette”
The afternoon task may include 'taking the laundry to the launderette', the noun needed.
Questions 21–27: 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.
“The main benefit most people notice once they stop working too much is an improvement in their general health and wellbeing”
Reducing overwork brings 'an improvement in their general health and wellbeing', the noun the sentence needs.
“Ensure that your workstation is set up so you're as comfortable as possible and this will help to minimise the chance of any injuries”
A comfortable workstation helps 'minimise the chance of any injuries', the plural noun.
“Setting goals for both your professional and personal life is great. Remember though, to make these realistic, because setting an unattainable goal is the quickest way to damage your confidence”
Goals must be made 'realistic, because setting an unattainable goal' damages confidence.
“Sometimes it's easier said than done, but if you're juggling numerous pieces of work on a daily basis, learning to prioritise is key”
When juggling many tasks, 'learning to prioritise is key', the verb needed.
“If you've got nothing nice to look forward to and can only see a long line of work days ahead of you, this can easily become overwhelming and ultimately hinder your productivity”
Having nothing to look forward to can 'ultimately hinder your productivity', the noun.
“It's there for a reason and there are no prizes for giving it up, so make sure you take your annual holiday entitlement”
Workers should 'take your annual holiday entitlement', the noun the sentence needs.
“Family, friends and favourite pets are the ultimate life enhancers”
The text names 'Family, friends and favourite pets' as 'the ultimate life enhancers', so 'pets' fits.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the A Day In The Life Of A Care Worker & How To Find A Good Balance Between Your Work And Your Personal Life passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in A Day In The Life Of A Care Worker & How To Find A Good Balance Between Your Work And Your Personal Life?
The section is tested with Flow Chart Completion, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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