IELTS Academic Reading ‘Measuring Organizational Performance’ Answers
The IELTS Academic Reading: Cambridge Reading Sample; ‘Measuring Organizational Performance’ with answers. The post will discuss the answers to questions 28-40.
Measuring Organizational Performance
Answers
The answers with explanations are given below
Question Number | Answers | Keywords | Location of Keywords |
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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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