Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

37. Answer: dissatisfied
Explain
Many people feel … with aspects of their work.
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Key words: many, feel, aspects, work
· Section B mentions that “a large proportion of workers…claimed to be dissatisfied” with two 
aspects of their work: the way it is structured and the 
way they are managed. Therefore, the answer is “dissatisfied”. 
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Answer: dissatisfied
38. Answer: TRUE
Explain
Both businesses and people aim at order without really considering its value.
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Key words: businesses, people, aim, order, value
· We can find information concerning “businesses and people” in the last sentence of section D: 
they “spend time and money organising” rather than actually “looking at the usefulness of such an 
effort”. 
o Value = usefulness 

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· So businesses and people aim to be organised (aim at order), but they do not really consider its 
usefulness (value). Thus, it is clear that the statement is TRUE. 
39. Answer: FALSE
Explain
Innovation is most successful if the people involved have distinct roles.
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Key words: innovation, successful, people, distinct, roles
· By using the skim and scan skill, we find that “innovation” is mentioned in the first sentence of 
section F. Here, it is stated that “the best approach is to create an environment devoid of structure and 
hierarchy”. This means that innovation is most successful when people are involved as the whole 
group, rather than as distinct roles found in a structure and hierarchy. Thus, this statement is FALSE. 
40. Answer: NOT GIVEN
Explain
Google was inspired to adopt flexibility by the success of General Electric.
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