Cambridge IELTS 12 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 2
Benefits For Staff Of Hamberton Hospital & Performance-related Pay — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Benefits For Staff Of Hamberton Hospital & Performance-related Pay, Cambridge IELTS 12 General Training Reading Test 3 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Benefits For Staff Of Hamberton Hospital & Performance-related Pay answer key at a glance
Questions 15–27. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Sentence Completion (Q15–21), Note Completion (Q22–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–21: 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.
“Our attractive benefits package is one of the ways we acknowledge the contribution they all make in the provision of high quality patient care”
The gap is what the benefits package recognises: 'one of the ways we acknowledge the contribution they all make'.
“excellent occupational sick pay and maternity leave and pay entitlements”
The gap modifies 'pay': staff receive 'excellent occupational sick pay and maternity leave and pay entitlements'.
“loans to assist with the purchase of housing for employees in the health service”
The gap is the financial help offered: 'loans to assist with the purchase of housing'.
“We are committed to making this balance work for all employees equally, not just parents”
The gap is the group the policy is not limited to: making balance work 'for all employees equally, not just parents'.
“policies supporting phased returns to work after long illnesses or injuries”
The gap is what supports a staged comeback: 'policies supporting phased returns to work after long illnesses or injuries'.
“ample parking”
The gap is the on-site facility: 'ample parking' is listed among the benefits.
“Red Guava provides discounts on holidays, for example, and can save you money in many other ways too”
The gap is what Red Guava discounts: 'Red Guava provides discounts on holidays'.
Questions 22–27: Note Completion
Strategy: Predict the word class from the note, find the paraphrase of the note's keyword in the passage, then copy the answer exactly within the word limit.
“be keen to retain current staff”
The gap is the aim with existing employees: employers 'be keen to retain current staff'.
“In order for performance-related schemes to work they should be based on clear, measurable targets agreed by both employer and employee”
The gap is what schemes must be based on: 'clear, measurable targets agreed by both employer and employee'.
“Short-term schemes usually offer bonus payments, or, depending on the type of work, commission on sales achieved”
The gap is a sales-based reward: 'commission on sales achieved' in short-term schemes.
“Long-term schemes offer rewards like share options, and can help to encourage loyalty to the organisation and its aims. Such schemes tend to be used as a way of retaining senior staff”
The gap modifies 'staff': long-term schemes are 'a way of retaining senior staff'.
“keep copies of any letters and notes of any meetings”
The gap is what notes should record: 'keep copies of any letters and notes of any meetings'.
“your employer must not discriminate against particular groups of people – for example, by giving smaller bonuses to women”
The gap is the group given smaller bonuses in the discrimination example: 'by giving smaller bonuses to women'.
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Where does the Benefits For Staff Of Hamberton Hospital & Performance-related Pay passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 12 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Benefits For Staff Of Hamberton Hospital & Performance-related Pay?
The section is tested with Sentence Completion, Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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