Ras Tanura ERF pp. 240-241

The main idea of the reading passage is _______.

• Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company, the world’s fourth largest oil refiner, and a major petrochemicals business

• Saudi Aramco is a massive operation and, as such, requires consistent policies, procedures, and systems to maintain standards

• Saudi Aramco safety rules apply to all employees, dependents, visitors, contractors, and anyone performing on-site or off-site Company work activities.

• Saudi Aramco strives to maintain its position as the world’s leading crude oil producer, providing a reliable crude oil supply to its customers around the world

The most important point made in this reading passage is that _______.

• in 2018, the Company and its subsidiaries employed more than 70,000 people

• Company morale is extremely important because it has a direct effect on employee happiness and performance

• employees and contractors must follow all Company policies, procedures, and systems to create a safe workplace

• Saudi Aramco strives to maintain its position as the world’s leading crude oil producer to provide a reliable supply of oil to customers

From the reading passage, you can infer that _______.

• the oil price is very high because of excess global demand

• the Company and its subsidiaries employ more than 70,000 people

• the Saudi Aramco monthly salary bill is in the millions of riyals

• the Company strives to remain the world’s leading oil producer

From the reading passage, you can also infer that _______.

• the Company’s size means that Human Resources employs more people than any other department

• planning physical work tasks before performing them on site is part of the Company’s safety culture

• operational procedures and safety rules are in place to protect us all, including people and facilities

• allocating capital efficiently and maintaining a prudent and flexible balance sheet is very easy work

From the context, you can guess that the word massive in the first paragraph means _______.

• very small

• very large

• important

• interesting

From the context, you can guess that the word paramount in the fifth paragraph means _______.

• lowest priority

• medium priority

• highest priority

• lacking priority

In the second paragraph, the –ly ending on the word effectively suggests the word is _______.

• an adverb

• a noun

• an adjective

• a verb

Using your knowledge of prefixes, you can guess that, used as a noun, the word inefficiency in the second paragraph means _______.

• before producing a desired result

• against producing a desired result

• not producing a desired result

• wrongly producing a desired result

In which type of publication would you expect to find this reading passage?

• A General Instruction

• A Company podcast

• A Company newsletter

• A Company email