Quiz 1 of 0 Reading: The importance of children’s play Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 5 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete. Results are being recorded. Results Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% Your results will be emailed to you. 1 2 3 4 5 Current Review Answered Correct Incorrect Question 1 of 5 1. Question SECTION 1: QUESTIONS 1-13 Questions 1-8 Complete the notes below Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the section 1 passage for each answer: Write your answers in boxes 1-8. Children’s play Uses of children’s play · building a ‘magical kingdom’ may help develop (1) · board games involve (2) and turn-taking. Recent changes affecting children’s play · populations of (3) have grown · opportunities for free play are limited due to: – fear of (4) – fear of (5) – increased (6) in schools International policies on children’s play: · it is difficult to find (7) to support new policies. · research needs to study the impact of play on the rest of the child’s (8) Questions 9-13 Do the following statements agree with the information given on the reading passage? In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statement agrees with the information FALSE if the statement contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 9. Children with good self-control are known to be likely to do well at school later on. 10. The way a child plays may provide information about possible medical problems. 11. Playing with dolls was found to benefit girls’ writing more than boys’ writing. 12. Children had problems thinking up ideas when they first created the story with Lego. 13. People nowadays regard children’s play as less significant than they did in the past. SECTION 2: QUESTIONS 14-26 Questions 14–18 The section 2 passage has seven paragraphs, A-G. Which paragraph contains the following information? Write the correct letter, A-G, in 14-18. NB You may use any letter more than once. 14. a description of how people misused a bike-sharing scheme 15. an explanation of why a proposed bike-sharing scheme was turned down 16. a reference to a person being unable to profit from their work 17. an explanation of the potential savings a bike-sharing scheme would bring 18. a reference to the problems a bike-sharing scheme was intended to solve Question 2 of 5 2. Question Questions 19-20 Choose TWO letters, A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 19 and 20. Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about the Amsterdam bike-sharing scheme of 1999? A. It was initially opposed by a government department. B. It failed when a partner in the scheme withdrew support. C. It aimed to be more successful than the Copenhagen scheme. D. It was made possible by a change in people’s attitudes. E. It attracted interest from a range of bike designers. Question 3 of 5 3. Question Questions 21-22 Choose TWO letters, A-E. Write the correct letters in boxes 21 and 22. Which TWO of the following statements are made in the text about Amsterdam today? A. The majority of residents would like to prevent all cars from entering the city. B. There is little likelihood of the city having another bike-sharing scheme. C. More trips in the city are made by bike than by any other form of transport. D. A bike-sharing scheme would benefit residents who use public transport. E. The city has a reputation as a place that welcomes cyclists. Question 4 of 5 4. Question Questions 23–26 Complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 23-26. The first urban bike-sharing scheme The first bike-sharing scheme was the idea of the Dutch group Provo. The people who belonged to this group were (23) . They were concerned about damage to the environment and about (24) , and believed that the bike-sharing scheme would draw attention to these issues. As well as painting some bikes white, they handed out (25) that condemned the use of cars. However, the scheme was not a great success: almost as quickly as Provo left the bikes around the city, the (26) took them away. According to Schimmelpennink, the scheme was intended to be symbolic. The idea was to get people thinking about the issues. Question 5 of 5 5. Question SECTION 3: QUESTIONS 27-40 Questions 27-31 Look at the following statements (Questions 27-31) and the list of researchers below. Match each statement with the correct researcher, A-F. Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet. NB You may use any letter more than once. 27. Hotel managers need to know what would encourage good staff to remain. 28. The actions of managers may make staff feel they shouldn’t move to a different employer. 29. Little is done in the hospitality industry to help workers improve their skills. 30. Staff are less likely to change jobs if cooperation is encouraged. 31. Dissatisfaction with pay is not the only reason why hospitality workers change jobs. List of Researchers A Pfeffer B Lucas C Maroudas et al. D Ng and Sorensen E Enz and Siguaw F Deery Questions 32-35 Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 32-35 on your answer sheet, write: YES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writer NO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer NOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this 32. One reason for high staff turnover in the hospitality industry is poor morale. 33. Research has shown that staff have a tendency to dislike their workplace. 34. An improvement in working conditions and job security makes staff satisfied with their jobs. 35. Staff should be allowed to choose when they take breaks during the working day. Questions 36-40 Complete the summary below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 36-40. Fun at work Tews, Michel and Stafford carried out research on staff in an American chain of (36) . They discovered that activities designed for staff to have fun improved their (37) , and that management involvement led to lower staff (38) . They also found that the activities needed to fit with both the company’s 39 and the (40) . Of the staff. A balance was required between a degree of freedom and maintaining work standards.