Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

Explain 
Section G
· Section G discusses the new approach – disorganisation, which has been embraced by many 
companies: Google, General Electric, Oticon, etc. Thus, the heading for this section is iv – 
Organisations that put a new approach into practice. 

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o Organisations = companies 
o Put into practice = embrace 
34. Answer: viii
Explain 
Section H
· This section warns readers that “…disorder, much like order, also seems to have diminishing 
utility, and can also have detrimental effects on performance if overused”. Therefore, they should only 
be used “so far as it is useful”. So the only appropriate heading for this is viii – Neither approach 
guarantees continuous improvement. 
35. Answer: productive
Explain
Numerous training sessions are aimed at people who feel they are not … enough.
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Key words: numerous, training sessions, aimed, people, feel
· Section A mentions “countless seminars and workshops”, which can also be called “numerous 
training sessions”, that help people to organise 
better, and hence become more productive. Thus, it can be inferred that these are aimed to help people 
who are not productive enough. The answer is “productive”. 
o Numerous = countless 
o Training sessions = seminars, workshops 
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Answer: productive
36. Answer: perfectionists
Explain
Being organised appeals to people who regard themselves as …
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Key words: organized, appeals, people, regard themselves
· The last paragraph of section A suggests that the idea of organising everything has become 
popular among business leaders and entrepreneurs, “much to the delight of” perfectionists. This means 
that being organised appeals to perfectionists. So the answer is “perfectionists”.