IELTS Academic Reading ‘Measuring Organizational Performance’ Answers

Updated On Apr 17, 2021

IELTS Academic Reading ‘Measuring Organizational Performance’ Answers

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The IELTS Academic Reading: Cambridge Reading Sample; ‘Measuring Organizational Performance’ with answers. The post will discuss the answers to questions 28-40.

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Question Number	Answers	Keywords	Location of Keywords
28.	A	There is clear-cut evidence, increases the direct pressure for productivity	Paragraph 1
29.	C	Organised in exactly the same way, used the same technology, did exactly the same kind of work	Paragraph 3
30.	C	Beforehand, several months were devoted to planning, and there was also a training period	Paragraph 6, Lines 2-3
31.	supervision / leadership / management	Habitual methods, of supervision used	Paragraph 5, Last 2 lines
32.	productivity	Productivity, computed weekly throughout the year.	Paragraph 6, Lines 4-5
33.	reduced / cut/ decreased	Attempt was made to change, supervision of the workers reduced	Paragraph 7, First 4 lines
34.	(group methods of) leadership	Two divisions, trained in, methods of leadership	Paragraph 7, Lines 6-7
35.	overstaffed	were overstaffed, about 30%.	Paragraph 8, Lines 8-9
36.	reduced / cut / decreased	ordered the managers, to cut staff by 25%.	Paragraph 8, Lines 9-10
37.	C	Changes in salary costs per unit of work, reflect the change in productivity	(Changes in productivity) Para 1
38.	D	More general supervision, employees’ feeling of responsibility to see that the work got done increased	(Changes in attitudes) Para 2
39.	G	Employees in the participative programme, manager and assistant manager were ‘closer to them’	(Changes in attitudes) Para 3,
40.	F	Employees in the participative programme, supervisors were more likely to ‘pull’ for them, or for the company and them,	(Changes in attitudes) Para 3

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