Cambridge IELTS 21 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 2
First Day Orientation For University Staff Members & Information for Theatre Staff Managers — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for First Day Orientation For University Staff Members & Information for Theatre Staff Managers, Cambridge IELTS 21 General Training Reading Test 3 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 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.
“There are various bus and train links to the university and discounted tickets are available for staff”
The sentence needs the plural noun phrase for what staff get for bus and train travel; 'discounted tickets are available for staff' matches exactly.
“Further information on transport options is available from the Environment Team or can be found in the Travel Options leaflet”
The gap needs the source of further transport information; the text names 'the Environment Team' alongside the Travel Options leaflet.
“If you intend to travel to work by car, you should check whether parking facilities are available at your location and apply for a permit where applicable”
The gap needs a noun phrase for what drivers should apply for; 'apply for a permit where applicable' supplies 'parking permit'.
“IT Services will be able to do this once the Recruitment Team have generated an employee number for you”
The gap needs what the Recruitment Team must generate first; the text says they have 'generated an employee number for you'.
“You need your University Card for proof of ID to enter buildings and areas where you work, and to gain access to smart printers and other resources”
The sentence lists what the University Card gives access to; 'gain access to smart printers and other resources' supplies the plural noun phrase.
“To obtain your card, please go to the Security Lodge, where a photo will be taken and the card produced immediately”
The gap needs the place where the card is obtained; 'go to the Security Lodge, where a photo will be taken'.
“This facility is particularly useful for checking your payslips”
The facility is 'particularly useful for checking your payslips', so the gap needs that plural noun.
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.
“Before the audience arrives, the box office will need to be opened and the lights switched on, which is done by a switch located on the left, directly outside the box office”
The note asks where the light switch is; it is 'located on the left, directly outside the box office'.
“The computer then needs to be turned on; this can be done by pressing the power button located underneath the counter on the top of a small black unit”
The power button sits 'underneath the counter on the top of a small black unit', so the position word is 'counter'.
“There are two large boards on the wall opposite the bar – these are for publicity for forthcoming productions”
The boards publicise 'forthcoming productions', the plural noun needed for what is advertised.
“The three seats by the main foyer door should be left vacant for latecomers”
The three seats by the foyer door are 'left vacant for latecomers', the people the note refers to.
“Items of food may be taken into the auditorium at the discretion of the manager”
The note asks what may be taken into the auditorium at the manager's discretion; 'Items of food may be taken' supplies 'food'.
“Drinks are allowed into the auditorium; however, these might result in spills which should be dealt with as soon as they are noticed”
Drinks can cause 'spills which should be dealt with as soon as they are noticed', the plural noun the note needs.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the First Day Orientation For University Staff Members & Information for Theatre Staff Managers passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 21 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in First Day Orientation For University Staff Members & Information for Theatre Staff Managers?
The section is tested with Sentence Completion, Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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