Job Sharing Reading Answers

Janice Thompson

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Updated On Aug 14, 2024

Job Sharing
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This article contains the Job Sharing reading answers.

Job Sharing is a real Reading test passage that appeared in the IELTS.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on the Reading Passage below. Find the practice test with the Job Sharing PDF here.

Answers

Question number	Answer	Keywords	Location of keywords
13	v	Job sharing refers to a situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job.	Section A; First para, Line 1
14	i	A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain’s Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) revealed that 78 percent of shares were female, the majority of whom were between the ages of 20 and 40 years of age. & Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant reduced wages and lower status.	Section C; Line 2 & Line 4
15	ii	Although job sharing is still seen as too radical by many companies, those that have chosen to experiment with it include large businesses with conservative reputations.	Section D; Line 1
16	x	Research into shared senior management positions suggests that even such high-pressure work can be shared between two people with little adjustment, provided the personalities and temperaments of the sharers are not vastly different from one another.	Section E; Line 2
17	vii	However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position.	Section F; Line 2
18	professional	Job sharing differs from conventional part-time work in that it is mainly (although not exclusively ) occurring in the more highly skilled and professional areas,	Section A; Second para, Line 1
19	Responsibility	which entail higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment	Section A; Second para, Line 1
20	(employee) commitment	which entail higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment	Section A; Second para, Line 1
21	Better pay	Thus, the demands of job sharing are reciprocated by better pay and conditions and, ideally, more satisfaction than conventional part-time work.	Section A; Second para,Last line
22	More satisfaction	Thus, the demands of job sharing are reciprocated by better pay and conditions and, ideally, more satisfaction than conventional part-time work.	Section A; Second para, Last line
23	NOT GIVEN	–	–
24	NO	Job sharing also offered an acceptable transition back into full-time work after a long absence.	Section C; Last line
25	YES	British Telecom, meanwhile, maintains 25 shared posts because, according to its personnel department, ‘some of the job sharers might otherwise have left the company and we are now able to retain them.’	Section D; Line 3
26	YES	Two wide-ranging surveys carried out in the country in 1989 revealed the proportion of large and medium-sized private-sector businesses that allow job sharing to be between 16 and 25 per cent. Some 78 per cent of job sharers, however, work in public-sector jobs.	Section D; Lines 4 – end
27	NOT GIVEN	–	–
28	B	Job sharing refers to a situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job. The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker.	Section A; Lines 1 – 2

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Janice Thompson

Soon after graduating with a Master’s in Literature from Southern Arkansas University, she joined an institute as an English language trainer. She has had innumerous student interactions and has produced a couple of research papers on English language teaching. She soon found that non-native speakers struggled to meet the English language requirements set by foreign universities. It was when she decided to jump ship into IELTS training. From then on, she has been mentoring IELTS aspirants. She joined IELTSMaterial about a year ago, and her contributions have been exceptional. Her essay ideas and vocabulary have taken many students to a band 9.

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