Cambridge IELTS 12 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 2
North Sydney Council & Registering As An Apprentice — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for North Sydney Council & Registering As An Apprentice, Cambridge IELTS 12 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 Short Answers (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: 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.
Which employees may choose not to work regular hours?
“Indoor staff are able to access the benefit of flexi time”
The answer is indoor staff, because 'Indoor staff are able to access the benefit of flexi time', letting them vary their hours.
How much time off each year is an employee able to take to look after a relative?
“Staff are entitled to 3 weeks per annum sick or carer's leave”
The figure is three weeks: 'Staff are entitled to 3 weeks per annum sick or carer's leave'.
What kind of leave involves a choice between two alternative periods of time?
“women who have completed 12 months of continuous service can access a total of 9 Weeks' maternity leave that can be taken either as 9 weeks at full pay or as 18 weeks at half pay”
The leave is maternity leave: nine weeks at full pay or eighteen weeks at half pay, a choice of two periods.
How long must employees have worked without a break before being entitled to additional holidays?
“After 5 years of continuous service, employees are entitled to 6.5 weeks Long Service Leave (LSL)”
The period is five years: 'After 5 years of continuous service, employees are entitled to 6.5 weeks Long Service Leave'.
What does the Financial Advice Program advise staff about?
“We provide the services of advisors specialising in pensions”
The answer is pensions, since the service provides 'advisors specialising in pensions'.
What kind of professional people can employees see if they want to talk about their job in private?
“The EAP provides registered psychologists for employees wishing to discuss work or non-work matters confidentially”
The answer is psychologists: 'The EAP provides registered psychologists for employees wishing to discuss work ... confidentially'.
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.
“There is a written contract to be signed by the apprentice and the employer, which acknowledges their joint commitment to the training process”
The gap is what both parties sign: 'There is a written contract to be signed by the apprentice and the employer'.
“This could be a high school diploma or the equivalent. However, some employers will ask for specific high school courses, prior experience, or occupationally related courses”
The gap is what employers may require: 'some employers will ask for specific high school courses' or equivalent qualifications.
“Training for each apprenticeable occupation is conducted according to a training outline that has been standardized for the occupation.”
The gap is the standardised training plan: training follows 'a training outline that has been standardized for the occupation'.
“Your employer may choose to award you this for previous working experience in the occupation, or for prior coursework related to the occupation”
The gap is what previous study can earn credit for: 'prior coursework related to the occupation'.
“As an apprentice, you are part of the employer's workforce”
The gap is what an apprentice belongs to: 'you are part of the employer's workforce'.
“A registered apprentice works under the guidance of more experienced craft workers called journey workers”
The gap names the experienced staff: 'more experienced craft workers called journey workers'.
“The location and times of these are set up by the local education agent in consultation with the employer”
The gap is what the education agent decides with the employer: 'The location and times of these are set up by the local education agent'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the North Sydney Council & Registering As An Apprentice passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 12 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in North Sydney Council & Registering As An Apprentice?
The section is tested with Short Answers, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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