Reading – General Training

Reading – General TrainingPage 3 of 4 Sample General Training Reading A: Questions Read the text below and answer Questions 5-8.. CREAM Use on flammable liquids and vehicle fires as w

Reading – General Training

Page 3 of 4 Sample General Training Reading A: Questions

Read the text below and answer Questions 5-8

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND THEIR USES RED

Use on paper, wood, textiles

Do not use on electrical equipment or

flammable liquids

BLUE

Use on any small fire

CREAM

Use on flammable liquids and vehicle fires as

well as paper, wood, textiles

Do not use on electrical equipment

BLACK

Use on electrical equipment as well as flammable liquids and gases

Questions 5 – 8

Classify the types of extinguishers which should be used on fires in the following situations

Write A if only cream or black should be used

B if only cream or red should be used

C if only blue or black should be used

D if only cream, red or blue should be used

E if only red or black should be used Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 5-8 on your answer sheet

NB You may use any letter more than once

5 a plug in its socket

6 a large industrial oil spill

7 a frying pan of cooking oil on an electric cooker

8 the edge of a curtain

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Reading – General Training

Read the text below and answer Questions 9-14

Hours of Work

There are no prescribed hours of attendance for office managers The main office hours comprise a 37½ hour week worked from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm on Monday to Friday, with one hour for lunch All sections work a flexitime scheme of attendance which features core hours from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm with a lunch break of between 30 minutes and two hours’ duration, with the opportunity to work from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm daily, at which time the premises are locked Office managers do not qualify for overtime rates for any additional hours worked, but time off may be taken for any hours required to be worked at weekends.

In one calendar year, a total of 5 weeks’ holiday may be taken Staff are reminded that they may not take more than two consecutive weeks of holiday

Questions 9 –14

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text above?

In boxes 9-14 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

9 Office managers must work from 8.30 am to 5 pm with one hour for lunch

10 All employees must work between 9.30 am and 4 pm, except for lunch time

11 The building shuts at 5 pm

12 All employees who are not office managers are paid overtime if they work later than

5 pm

13 Office managers are paid extra money for working at weekends

14 It is possible to have a two-week holiday in summer and a two-week holiday in

winter.

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