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Interpretar una prueba laboral
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Interpretar una prueba laboral · B2. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.
Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.
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LecturaB2
Interpreting a work trial
Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.
This is a fictional workplace report created for reading practice.
Linden Services tested a revised working arrangement in its accounts and customer-support departments. For eight weeks, participating employees could work away from the office on two fixed days. The purpose was to explore whether a predictable schedule could combine uninterrupted work with reliable access to colleagues. It was not designed to compare every possible form of remote working.
Managers initially suggested allowing individuals to choose different days each week. Staff representatives objected that this would make it difficult to know when help was available in person. The final arrangement therefore used a shared timetable. Each team retained at least one experienced employee in the office every day, although the person covering that role rotated.
The report presents several kinds of evidence. Completed accounts work rose slightly during the trial, while customer response times remained broadly unchanged. However, these figures came from normal internal records, and no comparable department continued under the previous arrangement as a control group. A change in the amount or difficulty of incoming work could therefore have contributed to the results. The authors explicitly avoid claiming that the new schedule caused the increase in completed accounts work.
An anonymous questionnaire produced mostly favourable comments about concentration. Yet only employees who had participated completed it. Some staff had chosen not to join because their homes offered little private space. Their absence matters: a positive response from volunteers does not establish that the arrangement would suit the whole workforce. The report recommends asking non-participants about their needs before extending the scheme.
There were practical costs as well. New employees sometimes waited longer for informal advice, even though formal response targets were met. One supervisor suggested scheduled online question sessions. Another worried that making every question into an appointment would remove the spontaneous learning that happens when colleagues share a room. The authors propose testing a mentoring arrangement rather than assuming either suggestion is sufficient on its own.
The conclusion supports a longer, more carefully monitored pilot. It calls for records of work complexity, attention to new employees and a review of whether staff can access suitable equipment. Participation would remain optional during this next stage. The authors regard the initial results as a reason to investigate further, not as a final verdict on where everyone should work. A decision that affects different roles and home circumstances requires more than a single favourable average.
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LecturaB2
Interpreting a work trial
Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.
This is a fictional workplace report created for reading practice.
Linden Services tested a revised working arrangement in its accounts and customer-support departments. For eight weeks, participating employees could work away from the office on two fixed days. The purpose was to explore whether a predictable schedule could combine uninterrupted work with reliable access to colleagues. It was not designed to compare every possible form of remote working.
Managers initially suggested allowing individuals to choose different days each week. Staff representatives objected that this would make it difficult to know when help was available in person. The final arrangement therefore used a shared timetable. Each team retained at least one experienced employee in the office every day, although the person covering that role rotated.
The report presents several kinds of evidence. Completed accounts work rose slightly during the trial, while customer response times remained broadly unchanged. However, these figures came from normal internal records, and no comparable department continued under the previous arrangement as a control group. A change in the amount or difficulty of incoming work could therefore have contributed to the results. The authors explicitly avoid claiming that the new schedule caused the increase in completed accounts work.
An anonymous questionnaire produced mostly favourable comments about concentration. Yet only employees who had participated completed it. Some staff had chosen not to join because their homes offered little private space. Their absence matters: a positive response from volunteers does not establish that the arrangement would suit the whole workforce. The report recommends asking non-participants about their needs before extending the scheme.
There were practical costs as well. New employees sometimes waited longer for informal advice, even though formal response targets were met. One supervisor suggested scheduled online question sessions. Another worried that making every question into an appointment would remove the spontaneous learning that happens when colleagues share a room. The authors propose testing a mentoring arrangement rather than assuming either suggestion is sufficient on its own.
The conclusion supports a longer, more carefully monitored pilot. It calls for records of work complexity, attention to new employees and a review of whether staff can access suitable equipment. Participation would remain optional during this next stage. The authors regard the initial results as a reason to investigate further, not as a final verdict on where everyone should work. A decision that affects different roles and home circumstances requires more than a single favourable average.
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Interpreting a work trial
What specific arrangement did the trial test?
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Detalles explícitos
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The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.Razones · Detalles explícitos
Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.
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Interpreting a work trial
What specific arrangement did the trial test?
- A temporary closure of the offices on the remote-working days.
- A comparison intended to identify the best model for all remote work.
- Completely unrestricted weekly choices for every employee.
- Two fixed remote-working days within a predictable schedule.
Respuesta y explicación
Two fixed remote-working days within a predictable schedule.
La respuesta respaldada es «Two fixed remote-working days within a predictable schedule.». Prueba: «participating employees could work away from the office on two fixed days.». Compara la alternativa «Completely unrestricted weekly choices for every employee.». Esto confunde dos fases: la situación inicial y una comprobación o decisión posterior. Compara la alternativa «A temporary closure of the offices on the remote-working days.». Esto añade un detalle que el relato no aporta; que parezca plausible no lo convierte en prueba textual.
Interpreting a work trial
Why was the managers’ first suggestion changed?
- Employees preferred a trial without any fixed days.
- Staff representatives wanted to remove experienced employees’ office duties.
- Staff representatives thought changing days would make in-person help less predictable.
- Customer response data had already shown the shared timetable was ineffective.
Respuesta y explicación
Staff representatives thought changing days would make in-person help less predictable.
La respuesta respaldada es «Staff representatives thought changing days would make in-person help less predictable.». Prueba: «Staff representatives objected that this would make it difficult to know when help was available in person.». Compara la alternativa «Staff representatives wanted to remove experienced employees’ office duties.». Esto atribuye una característica o acción al grupo o hablante equivocado. Compara la alternativa «Customer response data had already shown the shared timetable was ineffective.». Esto confunde dos fases: la situación inicial y una comprobación o decisión posterior.
Interpreting a work trial
How was experienced office cover maintained?
- At least one experienced person remained each day, with the role rotating.
- The same supervisor stayed every day for eight weeks.
- New employees took turns providing the experienced office support.
- The experienced employees remained in the office throughout the trial.
Respuesta y explicación
At least one experienced person remained each day, with the role rotating.
La respuesta respaldada es «At least one experienced person remained each day, with the role rotating.». Prueba: «Each team retained at least one experienced employee in the office every day, although the person covering that role rotated.». Compara la alternativa «The experienced employees remained in the office throughout the trial.». Esto convierte un resultado matizado en una afirmación sin excepciones. Compara la alternativa «New employees took turns providing the experienced office support.». Esto atribuye una característica o acción al grupo o hablante equivocado.
Interpreting a work trial
Which reported measure rose slightly?
- The number of teams continuing under the original schedule.
- Completed accounts work.
- Customer response times.
- The share of the workforce reporting improved concentration.
Respuesta y explicación
Completed accounts work.
La respuesta respaldada es «Completed accounts work.». Prueba: «Completed accounts work rose slightly during the trial». Compara la alternativa «The share of the workforce reporting improved concentration.». Esto sustituye el resultado medido o comunicado por otro distinto. Compara la alternativa «Customer response times.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto.
Interpreting a work trial
Whose views were missing from the questionnaire results?
- Employees who had not joined the trial.
- Supervisors responsible for organising the shared timetable.
- Participants who reported slower access to informal advice.
- People working in customer support rather than accounts.
Respuesta y explicación
Employees who had not joined the trial.
La respuesta respaldada es «Employees who had not joined the trial.». Prueba: «only employees who had participated completed it.». Compara la alternativa «People working in customer support rather than accounts.». Esto convierte un resultado matizado en una afirmación sin excepciones. Compara la alternativa «Supervisors responsible for organising the shared timetable.». Esto convierte un resultado matizado en una afirmación sin excepciones.
Interpreting a work trial
Why can the report not confidently attribute that rise to the schedule?
- The report had established that workload difficulty remained constant.
- There was no comparable control department and work demands might have changed.
- The questionnaire’s inclusion of non-participants distorted the work figures.
- The work data were collected only through participants’ opinions.
Respuesta y explicación
There was no comparable control department and work demands might have changed.
La respuesta respaldada es «There was no comparable control department and work demands might have changed.». Prueba: «no comparable department continued under the previous arrangement as a control group. A change in the amount or difficulty of incoming work could therefore have contributed to the results.». Compara la alternativa «The work data were collected only through participants’ opinions.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto. Compara la alternativa «The report had established that workload difficulty remained constant.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto.
Interpreting a work trial
Why does the report mention employees without private space at home?
- Their experience provides the strongest direct evidence of improved concentration.
- Their circumstances limit how far the volunteers’ positive feedback can be generalised.
- Their absence shows the scheme was unsuitable for any role.
- It establishes that home-working conditions caused the accounts increase.
Respuesta y explicación
Their circumstances limit how far the volunteers’ positive feedback can be generalised.
La respuesta respaldada es «Their circumstances limit how far the volunteers’ positive feedback can be generalised.». Prueba: «Some staff had chosen not to join because their homes offered little private space. Their absence matters: a positive response from volunteers does not establish that the arrangement would suit the whole workforce.». Compara la alternativa «Their experience provides the strongest direct evidence of improved concentration.». Esto atribuye una característica o acción al grupo o hablante equivocado. Compara la alternativa «Their absence shows the scheme was unsuitable for any role.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto.
Interpreting a work trial
What difficulty did new employees sometimes experience?
- Formal customer-response targets were removed for employees at home.
- They had to provide the rotating experienced cover themselves.
- A longer wait for informal advice.
- Their formal requests routinely failed to meet the agreed response targets.
Respuesta y explicación
A longer wait for informal advice.
La respuesta respaldada es «A longer wait for informal advice.». Prueba: «New employees sometimes waited longer for informal advice». Compara la alternativa «Formal customer-response targets were removed for employees at home.». Esto convierte un resultado matizado en una afirmación sin excepciones. Compara la alternativa «Their formal requests routinely failed to meet the agreed response targets.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto.
Interpreting a work trial
What concern was raised about scheduled question sessions?
- Scheduling questions would make meeting formal response targets impossible.
- The sessions would prevent experienced employees from rotating office duties.
- The sessions had been tested and found to solve the mentoring difficulty.
- They might not replace spontaneous learning between colleagues.
Respuesta y explicación
They might not replace spontaneous learning between colleagues.
La respuesta respaldada es «They might not replace spontaneous learning between colleagues.». Prueba: «making every question into an appointment would remove the spontaneous learning that happens when colleagues share a room.». Compara la alternativa «Scheduling questions would make meeting formal response targets impossible.». Esto convierte un resultado matizado en una afirmación sin excepciones. Compara la alternativa «The sessions had been tested and found to solve the mentoring difficulty.». Esto confunde dos fases: la situación inicial y una comprobación o decisión posterior.
Interpreting a work trial
What do the authors suggest testing in response?
- Waiting for response targets to fail before changing the support arrangements.
- Replacing face-to-face advice entirely with scheduled online questions.
- A compulsory timetable limited to employees who joined recently.
- A mentoring arrangement.
Respuesta y explicación
A mentoring arrangement.
La respuesta respaldada es «A mentoring arrangement.». Prueba: «The authors propose testing a mentoring arrangement». Compara la alternativa «A compulsory timetable limited to employees who joined recently.». Esto elimina o cambia una condición que limita la recomendación o afirmación. Compara la alternativa «Replacing face-to-face advice entirely with scheduled online questions.». Esto invierte la relación indicada en el texto.
Interpreting a work trial
What will happen to participation in the proposed next stage?
- It will become compulsory for every role.
- Employees without private home space will be required to join.
- Participation will be restricted to those who declined the first trial.
- It will remain optional.
Respuesta y explicación
It will remain optional.
La respuesta respaldada es «It will remain optional.». Prueba: «Participation would remain optional during this next stage.». Compara la alternativa «Employees without private home space will be required to join.». Esto añade un detalle que el relato no aporta; que parezca plausible no lo convierte en prueba textual. Compara la alternativa «Participation will be restricted to those who declined the first trial.». Esto añade un detalle que el relato no aporta; que parezca plausible no lo convierte en prueba textual.
Interpreting a work trial
Which interpretation matches the conclusion?
- The initial findings justify further investigation rather than a universal final decision.
- The lack of a control group makes the initial findings unhelpful for planning.
- The favourable average is sufficient grounds for permanent workforce-wide adoption.
- The results show that office location has no meaningful effect on any role.
Respuesta y explicación
The initial findings justify further investigation rather than a universal final decision.
La respuesta respaldada es «The initial findings justify further investigation rather than a universal final decision.». Prueba: «a reason to investigate further, not as a final verdict on where everyone should work.». Compara la alternativa «The lack of a control group makes the initial findings unhelpful for planning.». Esto usa una limitación para descartar toda la aportación, en vez de distinguir su utilidad de sus límites. Compara la alternativa «The favourable average is sufficient grounds for permanent workforce-wide adoption.». Esto atribuye a las pruebas más certeza o alcance del que permiten.