BENTLEY Hospital Catering Service IELTS Reading Answers

Answer: C-Not take any break for meals
Supporting Sentence: 0-4 hrs:nil
Keyword: hours, working
Keyword Location: Table, 1st item in 3rd row
Explanation: The table lists the company's policies on meal breaks and allocates meal break timings based on the number of hours worked. There is a clear prohibition on taking breaks for employees who work between 0 and 4 hours. For those who work four hours or less, there is no break time allowed because three hours is less than four. Employees who labour for three hours are not permitted to take a dinner break. Hence option C is the correct answer.

Answer: B-Have two thirty-minute breaks
Supporting Sentence: 8-12 hrs: 60 mins (taken as 2 x 30 mins)
Keyword: hours, working
Keyword Location: Table, 4th item in 3rd row
Explanation: The table lists the policies of the firm about meal breaks and allots the meal break periods in accordance with the number of hours worked. For an employee working 8-12 hours it explicitly indicates that a total of 60-minute breaks will be granted which might be considered as two thirty-minute breaks. The specified timeframe of 8–12 hours is represented by Figure 11 hours of characteristics. For those who are working more than eight hours but less than twelve hours, there are two thirty-minute breaks available. Employees who perform an 11-hour shift must take two 30-minute breaks. Hence option B is the correct answer.

Answer: F-Look at the section staffing board
Supporting Sentence: 0-4 hrs: nil
Keyword: breaks
Keyword Location: Table, 4th row
Explanation: Each section's staffing board will display the times when employees are required to take these breaks. The sector staffing board thus carries the necessary information in this respect, so the employees will need to consult it before taking their breaks. Hence option F is the correct answer.

Answer: I-Have an annual dental examination
Supporting Sentence: Food handlers need to have an annual dental examination by the company dentist.
Keyword: food handlers
Keyword Location: Second heading, Paragraph 3, 1st line
Explanation: Since the food is being handled by a catering firm, workers with food are also referred to as "food handlers" in this context. To do so, it must be employed, making them an employee of the business. A part of the text discusses the unique regulations for food workers. It is made very clear that everyone working with food must get a yearly dental exam. Hence option I is the correct answer.

Answer: H-Tell a member of Personnel Management Team
Supporting Sentence: Food handlers should report any instance of sickness, diarrhoea and/or stomach upset experienced either while at work or during a holiday to a member of the Personnel Management team.
Keyword: food handlers, sickness
Keyword Location: Second heading, Paragraph 2, 1st line.
Explanation: The provision under its Special Requirements - Food Handlers section states that food handlers are required to notify any illness. Any diseases they may have while at work and even any illnesses they may have acquired while on vacation. This means that food workers are required to report even if they are not now ill; they must report if they have recently been ill. The sentence goes on to say that the Personnel Management Team will get this report. Therefore, food handlers should inform a member of the Personnel Management Team if they become unwell. Hence option H is the correct answer.