Cambridge IELTS 19 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 2
What To Do If You Are Made Redundant & Palvin’s Restaurant — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for What To Do If You Are Made Redundant & Palvin’s Restaurant, Cambridge IELTS 19 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 Note Completion (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: 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.
“The best course of action is to keep calm and draw up a list of all of the things you need to arrange in the months ahead”
The advice is to 'draw up a list of all of the things you need to arrange', the singular noun.
“Try to maintain good relations wherever possible with your employer, even if you are angry about the manner of your exit. You will still need a reasonable reference when the time comes to move on”
Good relations matter because 'You will still need a reasonable reference when the time comes to move on'.
“it may be that your boss can make useful introductions or offer you consultancy work”
A former boss 'can make useful introductions or offer you consultancy work', the noun needed.
“Help from a professional outplacement company can make a huge difference to your job search success and reduce the amount of time taken to find your next role”
Help from 'a professional outplacement company can make a huge difference to your job search', the noun.
“Take stock of what you have to offer, what you want to do, and carry out in-depth research to find out what employers are actually looking for”
Jobseekers should 'carry out in-depth research to find out what employers are actually looking for', the noun.
“Assess whether there are any gaps in experience or qualifications that could be a barrier to getting another job and address them”
Assess 'whether there are any gaps in experience or qualifications', the plural noun.
“Although it can be traumatic, many people find that redundancy is actually the incentive they need to take their career in the direction they actually want to go”
Many find redundancy 'is actually the incentive they need to take their career in the direction they actually want to go', the noun.
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.
“Palvin's Restaurant chain provides new kitchen staff with their uniforms and you are advised to come to work with a note of your chest, waist and hip measurements to assist in this process”
New kitchen staff should bring 'a note of your chest, waist and hip measurements', the plural noun.
“Kitchen work can be messy, and it is up to you to make sure that your uniform is kept clean, but you will receive a laundry allowance to help you do this”
Staff receive 'a laundry allowance' to help keep uniforms clean, the noun phrase needed.
“You should wear your normal clothes to and from work but make sure they're respectable”
Normal clothes worn to and from work should be 'respectable', the adjective.
“For example, hoodies and other similar tops are not acceptable in the kitchens; if it's cold, wear a jacket”
In the kitchens 'hoodies and other similar tops are not acceptable', the plural noun.
“If you incur any injuries that require crutches while you're working for the company, you cannot then take on any tasks that involve standing up. However, if such a situation should occur, we will make every effort to place you in an appropriate area where you can sit down to work so you will not need to take time off”
Injuries that 'require crutches' mean you cannot do standing tasks, the plural noun.
“Employees who have smaller injuries, such as hand cuts, need to check with their manager whether they can come to work: you may have to take time off to avoid infection”
Smaller injuries 'such as hand cuts' need the manager's advice, the plural noun phrase.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the What To Do If You Are Made Redundant & Palvin’s Restaurant passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 19 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in What To Do If You Are Made Redundant & Palvin’s Restaurant?
The section is tested with Note Completion, Sentence Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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