Civil Rights Movement
Verbal Reasoning
Practice Test 3
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Work-related stress is one of the biggest causes of sick leave in the UK. If you’ve noticed you always seem to be rushing about, or miss meal breaks, take work home or don’t have enough time for relaxation, for your family or for exercise, then you may well find yourself under stress, especially at work. There is often no single cause of work-related stress, but it can be caused by poor working conditions, long hours, relationship problems with colleagues, or lack of job security. Stress is often the result of a combination of these factors that builds up over time. Work-related stress can result in both physical problems, such as headaches, muscular tension, back or neck pain, tiredness, digestive problems and sweating; or emotional problems, such as a lower sex drive, feelings of inadequacy, irritability and lack of concentration. According to recent surveys, one in six of all working individuals in the UK said their job is very stressful, and thirty percent of men said that the demands of their job interferes with their private lives.
Q1
Stress at work is often caused by relationship problems with your partner. True False Cannot say
This may well be true, but is not stated in the passage. The passage refers only to relationship problems with colleagues. Q2 Work-related stress can result in tiredness and a lack of concentration. True False Cannot say
Tiredness is listed under the physical problems caused by stress, and lack of concentration is listed under emotional problems. Q3 One in six working men said their job is very stressful. True False Cannot say
One in six individuals said their job is very stressful. The passage does not tell us the ratio for men only, which may be higher, equal, or lower. Q4 If you spend more time with your family, you will not suffer from stress. True False Cannot say
The passage states that stress can be caused by not
Practice Test 3
Solution Booklet
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Work-related stress is one of the biggest causes of sick leave in the UK. If you’ve noticed you always seem to be rushing about, or miss meal breaks, take work home or don’t have enough time for relaxation, for your family or for exercise, then you may well find yourself under stress, especially at work. There is often no single cause of work-related stress, but it can be caused by poor working conditions, long hours, relationship problems with colleagues, or lack of job security. Stress is often the result of a combination of these factors that builds up over time. Work-related stress can result in both physical problems, such as headaches, muscular tension, back or neck pain, tiredness, digestive problems and sweating; or emotional problems, such as a lower sex drive, feelings of inadequacy, irritability and lack of concentration. According to recent surveys, one in six of all working individuals in the UK said their job is very stressful, and thirty percent of men said that the demands of their job interferes with their private lives.
Q1
Stress at work is often caused by relationship problems with your partner. True False Cannot say
This may well be true, but is not stated in the passage. The passage refers only to relationship problems with colleagues. Q2 Work-related stress can result in tiredness and a lack of concentration. True False Cannot say
Tiredness is listed under the physical problems caused by stress, and lack of concentration is listed under emotional problems. Q3 One in six working men said their job is very stressful. True False Cannot say
One in six individuals said their job is very stressful. The passage does not tell us the ratio for men only, which may be higher, equal, or lower. Q4 If you spend more time with your family, you will not suffer from stress. True False Cannot say
The passage states that stress can be caused by not