WorksheetsReading Test
Total questions: 4
Worksheet time: 3600secs
THE BIG PICTURE
“We live in a global economy and we are part of a global community. So people need to know how different countries and groups relate to each other. They need to understand cultural differences and to appreciate these. Everyone has a responsibility to society and to the environment. So a question that 21st century employees often ask is: Does my company or organization help society? Does it inspire me? If the answer is “no”, they look for other work.
Question 1: People need to understand other groups and other cultures because:
It will help them get a better job.
It is everyone's personal responsibility to do this.
Everyone in the world is connected today.
COMMUNICATION
“In today’s workplace, interpersonal skills are very important. This is because many of the jobs we do involve collaboration. So when you attend meeting, speaking to people face-to-face or on the phone, or communicate with them by email, you need to build good relations. People are not always easy to work with and sometimes in your work you have to deal with conflict and difficult situations.”
Question 2: The article says that 21st century employees want to work for organisations that:
Offer them a good career.
Benefit the community or people in general.
Care about their employees.
LEARNING
“We get information now in many ways and these ways are changing constantly. Today’s worker has to process huge amounts of written and visual information. So they have to think critically about this information and they need to understand technology and to choose the best way to communicate with it. They also have to be creative and, above all, they have to want to learn.”
Question 3: Good interpersonal skills help you to:
make progress in your career.
choose the best way to communicate with people.
deal with kinds of people and situations.
PRODUCTIVITY
“The 21st century world moves fast. So you need to be quick and you need to be efficient. Employers expect this, so employees need to be organised and they need to be able to prioritize tasks – to distinguish between what is important and what is not – so they work more productively. At the same time, companies have to recognise that work is not everything: people want time to stand back from their work and they want time to relax and have fun.”
Question 4: The article says that employers in the 21st century expect their employees to:
have many different skills and interests.
relax and have some fun.
work fast and make good decisions.
