Cambridge IELTS 15 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 2
Workplace Health And Safety Considerations For Plumbers & How To Manage Flexible Working With Your Employees — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Workplace Health And Safety Considerations For Plumbers & How To Manage Flexible Working With Your Employees, Cambridge IELTS 15 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 Table Completion (Q15–20), Note Completion (Q21–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–20: Table Completion
Strategy: Work row by row. The row label tells you where to look; the column heading tells you what kind of word you need.
“According to Safe Work Australia, communicable diseases from work-related exposures to biological hazards such as sewage have been estimated to cause 320,000 deaths across the globe each year”
Biological hazards 'such as sewage' can spread communicable disease, so sewage is the noun needed.
“one plumber was fined $220,000 after an employee suffered from carbon-monoxide poisoning”
One employee 'suffered from carbon-monoxide poisoning', so the noun poisoning fits the table.
“Another potential hazard for plumbers in confined spaces is that of drowning, if water sources are not adequately cut off”
A hazard in confined spaces 'is that of drowning, if water sources are not adequately cut off'.
“Gloves which provide insulation should form part of a plumber's tool kit”
'Gloves which provide insulation should form part of a plumber's tool kit', so gloves fits.
“Electrical equipment like bridging conductors should be regularly checked, with appropriate tags on the equipment to verify its safety”
Equipment should be checked 'with appropriate tags on the equipment to verify its safety', so tags.
“The project should be stopped immediately if there is any sign of electricity, so that the power can be disconnected by a qualified electrician prior to continuing work”
Work stops when electricity is present 'so that the power can be disconnected by a qualified electrician', so disconnected fits.
Questions 21–27: 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.
“All flexible workers should be trusted and given well-defined objectives from the start”
Flexible workers should be 'given well-defined objectives from the start', so objectives is the noun.
“I recommend perhaps setting up an end-of-the-day review to see how much progress has been made”
An 'end-of-the-day review' shows 'how much progress has been made', so review fits.
“it is also vital that there is shared calendar access for everyone so that people can see where their colleagues are each day”
There should be 'shared calendar access for everyone', so calendar is the noun.
“Technology now exists to enable employees to stay in touch with other members of staff and external partners. iMeet, for example, is a tool which allows all forms of collaboration for remote working, from video conferencing, live chat and file sharing to screen sharing”
iMeet 'allows all forms of collaboration for remote working', so collaboration fills the gap.
“In my experience, employees are often more productive working at home as they can work the exact hours they want and do not have to cope with distraction caused by other employees”
Home workers avoid 'distraction caused by other employees', so distraction is the noun.
“Being outside the confines of the office walls also appears to foster creativity”
Working outside the office 'appears to foster creativity', so creativity is the benefit named in the note.
“In terms of the business, we find this helps with top talent recruitment and staff retention, and a happy workforce is a more successful one”
Flexible working helps with 'top talent recruitment and staff retention', so retention is the answer.
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It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 15 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Workplace Health And Safety Considerations For Plumbers & How To Manage Flexible Working With Your Employees?
The section is tested with Table Completion, Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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