HOW TECHNOLOGY WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE WORKPLACE

What is stated in paragraph 1?

• a. Not all businesses find it easy to implement changes.

• b. Carrying out a major project usually takes six months to a year

• c. To stay competitive, organizations have to think and plan carefully what to do.

• d. Companies have always known that making adjustments can be done very quickly

What is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2?

• a. Before the pandemic, companies refused to take certain unusual decisions.

• b. Technology and humans mix to give shape to the new workplace.

• c. Working from home brings advantages and some difficulties.

• d. Most office workers now work from home.

The word heading in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

• a. thinking

• b. hitting

• c. going

• d. managing

What sentence summarizes the main idea of the highlighted part in paragraph 3?

• a. Corporations are not interested in making big changes.

• b. Businesses are not so opposed to taking risks as they used to be.

• c. The most important aspect in business policies is helping people at risk.

• d. It does not seem that implementing major changes in the business world will take long.

Look at the squares in paragraph 3. Where can this sentence be inserted? → As a consequence, we’ll start to see more organizations introduce automation, augmenting their services to take the work out of their employee’s roles and speed up services for customers.

• a. 5A

• b. 5B

• c. 5C

• d. 5D

According to paragraph 4, what belief has been demystified?

• a. That a good employee is the one who spends the whole day sitting at their desk.

• b. That working from home makes a team work more efficiently.

• c. That quality is so much more important than quantity.

• d. That a person must depend on fast broadband.

What is NOT a problem described in paragraph 5?

• a. Not having enough supplies makes workers improvise office furniture out of home objects.

• b. Some people do not have an extra room that they can use as a home office.

• c. Working while lying on the bed can lead to a medical emergency.

• d. People may face awkward situations as relatives or friends are around while they work

The word shifts in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to

• a. gears

• b. changes

• c. fluctuations

• d. reallocations

9. What is stated in paragraph 6?

• a. Leaders have always kept distance from their employees.

• b. The virtual world has brought personnel and managers closer.

• c. Managers feel the need to know what is happening inside a worker’s home.

• d. Companies have realized they must have constant video conferences to assess their staff.

Will more and more people be working from home over the next decade? What are the pros and cons of working from home