Una prueba de trabajo a distancia

Respuesta: «A portable connection device.». Prueba: «The company lent her a portable connection device». Revisa «A more reliable laptop for working offline.»: No es el objeto indicado para esta acción. Revisa «A quiet room in another house.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

Respuesta: «A quiet period for detailed work.». Prueba: «the biggest improvement for me was having a quiet period for detailed work.». Revisa «The money saved on travel.»: Es un detalle, pero no responde a la pregunta principal. Prueba: «I was sure the main benefit would be saving the cost of travel. That was useful». Revisa «Faster replies to every message during detailed work.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «before answering messages.».

Respuesta: «The busiest month was not included in the trial.». Prueba: «our busiest month of the year fell outside the trial. We cannot assume that the same arrangement would work equally well then.». Revisa «The trial covered only the company’s busiest month.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Project completions were not recorded during the trial.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «We kept a weekly record of completed projects».

Respuesta: «Tuesdays and Thursdays.». Prueba: «We worked from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays». Revisa «Two days chosen separately by each employee.»: Era el plan anterior, no el definitivo. Prueba: «The manager had originally suggested choosing our own two days». Revisa «Wednesdays and Saturdays.»: No es el día indicado para este hecho.

Respuesta: «Putting the laptop away at six and disabling notifications.». Prueba: «I eventually put it away at six and turned off notifications.». Revisa «Checking messages once more after six.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Using the connection device lent to the colleague.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado. Prueba: «The company lent her a portable connection device».

Respuesta: «A mixture of home-working and office days.». Prueba: «For me, a mixture works better: time alone for concentration and regular days together for sharing ideas.». Revisa «Working at home every day.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «A permanent return to the office without another trial.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente.

Respuesta: «To make meetings and office cover easier to plan.». Prueba: «Shared home-working days made it easier to plan meetings and keep the office open for clients.». Revisa «To avoid having any staff in the office on client days.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «keep the office open for clients.». Revisa «To give each employee a different pair of days at home.»: Era el plan anterior, no el definitivo. Prueba: «The manager had originally suggested choosing our own two days».

Respuesta: «Six weeks.». Prueba: «The trial lasted six weeks.». Revisa «A full year.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «Two weekdays.»: Confunde la hora de este hecho con otra hora. Prueba: «We worked from home on Tuesdays and Thursdays».

Respuesta: «They recorded completed projects and asked clients about response times.». Prueba: «We kept a weekly record of completed projects and asked clients about response times.». Revisa «They compared travel savings with those at a larger company.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «They used staff savings on travel as the only measure.»: Usa un criterio de éxito distinto del indicado en el texto.

Respuesta: «The arrangement will continue for three months and be reviewed again.». Prueba: «The manager has agreed to continue it for another three months and review the evidence again.». Revisa «Home-working will become permanent before another review.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Revisa «Employees will choose any two days for the next six weeks.»: Era el plan anterior, no el definitivo. Prueba: «The manager had originally suggested choosing our own two days».