Cambridge IELTS 15 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 2
Safety When Working On Roofs & Maternity Allowance For Working Women — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Safety When Working On Roofs & Maternity Allowance For Working Women, Cambridge IELTS 15 General Training Reading Test 1 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 Note Completion (Q15–22), Sentence Completion (Q23–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–22: 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.
“more than 50 percent of falls are from under three metres”
More than 50 percent of falls happen 'from under three metres', so the number 3 completes the measurement.
“More injuries happen on residential building sites than any other workplace in the construction sector”
'More injuries happen on residential building sites than any other workplace', so residential building sites fits.
“The first thing to be considered is whether it is possible to eliminate this hazard completely, so that workers are not exposed to the danger of falling”
The first consideration is whether the hazard can be eliminated 'completely', so the verb eliminate fits.
“If this is not practicable, then temporary work platforms should be used”
When elimination is impracticable, 'temporary work platforms should be used', giving the noun phrase temporary work platforms.
“If this is not practicable, then temporary work platforms should be used. In cases where such protection is not possible, then steps should be taken to minimise the likelihood of any harm resulting.”
If platforms are impossible, 'steps should be taken to minimise ... harm', including 'the use of safety nets'.
“Ladders should only be employed for short-duration maintenance work such as touching up paint”
Ladders suit only 'short-duration maintenance work such as touching up paint', so the noun work fits.
“People using ladders should be trained and instructed in the selection and safe use of ladders”
Users must be trained in 'the selection and safe use of ladders', so the noun selection fits.
“There should be inspection of all ladders on a regular basis to ensure they are safe to use”
There should be 'inspection of all ladders on a regular basis', so inspection is the noun needed.
Questions 23–27: 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.
“£140.98 a week or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is less) for 39 weeks”
Statutory maternity pay is '£140.98 a week or 90% of your average weekly earnings ... for 39 weeks'.
“It doesn't matter if you had different jobs, or periods when you were unemployed”
It does not matter if you had 'periods when you were unemployed', so the adjective unemployed fits.
“You also need to provide a payslip or a Certificate of Small Earnings Exemption as proof of your income”
You must provide 'a payslip or a Certificate of Small Earnings Exemption', so payslip fits.
“proof of the baby’s due date, such as a doctor’s letter.”
Proof of the due date may be 'a doctor's letter', the document required.
“You should report any changes to your circumstances, for example, if you go back to work, to your local Jobcentre Plus as they can affect how much allowance you get”
You must report 'any changes to your circumstances', so the plural noun circumstances fills the gap.
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It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 15 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Safety When Working On Roofs & Maternity Allowance For Working Women?
The section is tested with Note Completion, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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