Cambridge IELTS 8 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 2
Recycling At Work – Handy Hints To Employers & How To Answer Any Interview Question — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Recycling At Work – Handy Hints To Employers & How To Answer Any Interview Question, Cambridge IELTS 8 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 (Q15–21), Sentence Completion (Q22–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–21: 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 does the writer think should be carried out in a company before it starts recycling?
“Before starting a recycling scheme, perform an audit”
A noun for the preliminary check: 'Before starting a recycling scheme, perform an audit', so an audit is what comes first.
What machines can help to cut the stationery budget?
“costs can be reduced by lowering consumption and using duplex printers”
A plural noun for machines: 'costs can be reduced... by using duplex printers', which cut the stationery budget.
What can be displayed in the workplace to publicise the recycling scheme?
“Raise awareness internally within the company, perhaps by putting up educational posters”
The gap needs something displayed: staff can 'raise awareness internally... by putting up educational posters'.
What can be distributed to motivate staff to recycle more?
“Send out regular newsletters reporting on all waste improvements. Staff will then see the impact their actions are having”
A plural object of 'send out': 'regular newsletters' report 'waste improvements', letting staff see the impact of their actions.
What can unwanted paper be used for in the office?
“It can serve a variety of purposes before it is recycled, such as writing notes”
An -ing activity after 'such as': paper 'can serve a variety of purposes... such as writing notes' before recycling.
What can be bought to cut down on the waste produced by staff refreshments?
“Rather than supplying disposable plastic cups in your workplace, get ceramic mugs that can be re-used”
A plural noun for reusable items: 'get ceramic mugs that can be re-used' instead of 'disposable plastic cups'.
Where can unwanted PCs be sent?
“You could also consider donating your old computers to charities when it comes to replacing them”
The question asks 'Where', so a prepositional phrase: 'donating your old computers to charities' supplies the destination.
Questions 22–27: 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.
“'Unlike some politicians, who take no notice of press questions and immediately introduce a different topic in response, job candidates must answer employers' queries,' says John Barford of the interview training firm Genesis”
A plural group after 'Unlike': 'Unlike some politicians, who take no notice of press questions', candidates must answer employers' queries.
“He advises candidates at job interviews to apply the formula Q = A + 1: Q is the question; A is the answer; + is the bridge to the message you want to deliver; and 1 is the point you want to make”
A noun for the method: John Barford advises candidates 'to apply the formula Q = A + 1'.
“Ask company employees questions prior to job interviews to gain as much insight as you can”
A plural noun for the people questioned: 'Ask company employees questions prior to job interviews' to gain insight.
“If the company is publicly owned, find out how viable it is by reading shareholder reports”
A plural noun after 'reading': 'shareholder reports' reveal how viable a publicly owned company is.
“Ms Murphy, president of the Murphy Group, a media interview training firm, says that it's important to steer clear of lies at all costs”
A noun object of 'steer clear of': Ms Murphy says avoid 'lies at all costs', so honesty is essential.
“When he was being interviewed for his current job, he mentioned he had been involved in many successful turnarounds and one that failed. 'And I said how I'd benefited in many ways from going through that experience,' he says”
A past participle after 'he had': the candidate said 'I'd benefited in many ways from going through that experience', even a failed turnaround.
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It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 8 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Recycling At Work – Handy Hints To Employers & How To Answer Any Interview Question?
The section is tested with Short Answers, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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