Cambridge IELTS 14 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 2
College Car Parking Policy – Staff & Maternity Benefits — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for College Car Parking Policy – Staff & Maternity Benefits, Cambridge IELTS 14 General Training Reading Test 1 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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College Car Parking Policy – Staff & Maternity Benefits answer key at a glance
Questions 15–27. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Short Answers (Q15–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–20: Short Answers
Strategy: Use the question word to predict the answer type, locate the relevant sentence, and copy no more words than the limit allows.
Where can you buy parking permits at the college?
“Annual permits can be purchased from the Hospitality Department”
Annual permits 'can be purchased from the Hospitality Department', so that department is the answer.
Which document shows the dates of term time?
“All permits/tickets must be clearly displayed in the windscreen of vehicles during the dates of term time, as published in the academic calendar”
'The dates of term time, as published in the academic calendar', identify the Academic Calendar as the document.
What is the start date of annual parking permits?
“Annual car parking permits can be purchased from 20th September and are valid for one academic year from 1st October to 30th June”
Permits run 'from 1st October to 30th June', so the starting date is 1st October.
Who is responsible for giving out parking fines if you park in the wrong place?
“The nominated contractor will issue fixed Penalty Charge Notices (see below) on vehicles that fail to display a valid permit”
The 'nominated contractor will issue fixed Penalty Charge Notices', so the nominated contractor hands out fines.
What do visitors need to show when parking?
“The College welcomes visitors and provides parking arrangements through pre-arranged permits, which must be displayed in the vehicle”
Visitors park 'through pre-arranged permits, which must be displayed in the vehicle', so they must show a pre-arranged permit.
Where can the nursery pick-up point be found?
“There will be two short-term drop-off/pick-up spaces for users of the nursery, with a maximum of ten minutes' waiting time allowed. These are located outside Concorde Building”
The nursery's drop-off and pick-up spaces 'are located outside Concorde Building', naming the pick-up point.
Questions 21–27: Short Answers
Strategy: Use the question word to predict the answer type, locate the relevant sentence, and copy no more words than the limit allows.
What is the minimum period you must have worked for an employer in order to be eligible for SMP?
“You are entitled to SMP if you have been employed by the same company for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before your baby is due”
SMP requires employment 'for at least 26 weeks by the end of the 15th week before your baby is due'.
For how long is SMP payable every week as a percentage of your average weekly earnings?
“For 6 weeks, you will receive 90% of your average weekly earnings”
'For 6 weeks, you will receive 90% of your average weekly earnings', so six weeks is the answer.
What sum is payable every week as the second part of SMP entitlement?
“Then you will receive £112.75 per week for the remaining 33 weeks”
The second stage pays '£112.75 per week for the remaining 33 weeks', so the weekly sum is 112.75.
What is the maximum length of time MA is payable?
“Maternity Allowance can be paid for up to 39 weeks”
Maternity Allowance 'can be paid for up to 39 weeks', giving the maximum duration.
Where can MA forms be obtained?
“You can find Maternity Allowance forms at antenatal clinics throughout the country”
Forms are found 'at antenatal clinics throughout the country', so antenatal clinics is the answer.
Apart from income, what else is considered when assessing how much Child Tax Credit is paid?
“The amount you get will depend on your personal circumstances and income”
The amount depends on 'your personal circumstances and income', so personal circumstances is the other factor.
What are Sure Start Maternity Payments?
“These are individual grants to help towards the cost of a new baby”
'These are individual grants to help towards the cost of a new baby', so they are individual grants.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the College Car Parking Policy – Staff & Maternity Benefits passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 14 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in College Car Parking Policy – Staff & Maternity Benefits?
The section is tested with Short Answers. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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