The End Of Email Reading Answers

Answer: E
Supporting Sentence: their location, activities, plans, and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.”
Keyword: immediacy, synchronous
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: The passage states that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems ….. without the need for constant emailing.” These are the list of reasons why people prefer using social networking tools over email. Hence, E is the correct answer.

Answer: D
Supporting Sentence: Employees will be expected to use collaboration and social media tools instead of email to communicate with co-workers.
Keyword: collaboration, communicate
Keyword Location: Paragraph D, line 1
Explanation: The supporting sentence proves that the information is in paragraph D. The line provides the details of the tools that can be used in place for emails for communication in the workplace.

Answer: C
Supporting Sentence: Employees who usually get 200 emails a day, spend between 5 to 20 hours a week just clearing their inboxes.
Keyword: unsustainable, inboxes
Keyword Location: Paragraph C, line 2
Explanation: The author in the paragraph mentions the reason why a business plans to reduce its internal flow of emails. This is because the volume of emails is becoming unsustainable. Employees spend between 5 to 20 hours a week just clearing their inboxes. The author also mentions a reference to why one business plans to reduce its flow of internal email. This makes C the correct answer.

Answer: F
Supporting Sentence: "research has found that people work better in bursts of concentration interrupted by breaks even for pointless emails – then long sustained spells.”
Keyword: bursts, concentration
Keyword Location: Paragraph F, last line
Explanation: The entire paragraph F is dedicated to the effects of technology on attention span. It is paraphrased from the line, “research has found that ... long sustained spells.” There is information given in the paragraph about the effects of technology on attention span.

Answer: A
Supporting Sentence: “a leading US internet research firm, ComScore, recently reported a 59% decline in the use of internet-based email services by 12- to 17-year-olds, an 18% decline among 25- to 35-year-olds, and an 8% fall among 35- to 44-year-olds.”
Keyword: ComScore, paraphrased
Keyword Location: Paragraph A, line 2
Explanation: Paragraph A is dedicated to the decline of email popularity. The supporting sentence proves the point. Here, this data is the evidence that confirms the decline in email popularity.

Answer: G
Supporting Sentence: Email archives have proved to be hugely valuable, and because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages).
Keyword: valuable, archives
Keyword Location: Paragraph F
Explanation: The author mentions the positive features of email by pointing out that “email archives have proved to be hugely valuable, and because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages). This means that we can try and preserve some control over our time.

Answer: Location
Supporting Sentence: “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.”
Keyword: broadcast, synchronous
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: The author mentions that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging ... – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules.” From this line, we can infer that location is one of the pieces of information using the medium of instant messaging. Hence, location is the correct answer.

Answer: Activities
Supporting Sentence: their location, activities, plans, and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.
Keyword: enables, schedules
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: The author states that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging …. activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” Another piece of information that can be communicated through instant messaging is activities. Hence, activities is the correct answer.

Answer: plans
Supporting Sentence: “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.”
Keyword: constant, touch
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: This answer is located in Paragraph E. In the passage, it is said that “the immediacy of these synchronous …., plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.” One of the pieces of information that can be communicated through instant messaging is plans.

Answer: daily schedules
Supporting Sentence: “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other – their location, activities, plans and daily schedules without the need for constant emailing.”
Keyword: examples, schedules
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: The passage states that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging …. schedules without the need for constant emailing.” Hence, one of the 4 examples of information that can be communicated through instant messaging is daily schedules. This makes schedules the correct answer.

Answer: immediacy
Supporting Sentence: “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other.”
Keyword: information, features
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 1
Explanation: The author in the passage states that “the immediacy of these synchronous messaging systems enables people to stay in touch and broadcast information to each other.” This sentence means that young people use social media features for immediacy. Hence, immediacy is the correct answer.

Answer: information
Supporting Sentence: “status updates’ in which users post a simple message that can be read by all their contacts, enable people to see and share information that might not be worth an email but can be useful nonetheless.”
Keyword: status, simple
Keyword Location: Paragraph E, line 5
Explanation: The author mentions “status updates’ in the paragraph. Users post a simple message that can be read by all their contacts, enabling people to see and share information that might not be worth an email but can be useful nonetheless. This shows the advantage of social networking, which is to filter out information based on its usefulness.

Answer: asynchronous medium
Supporting Sentence: because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages).”
Keyword: asynchronous, recipients
Keyword Location: Paragraph G, line 5
Explanation: Paragraph G states that “because it is an asynchronous medium (the recipients choose when to open their messages).” This means Emails are an asynchronous medium that does not show if anyone read our message.