Reading Comprehension || RC PRACTICE SET - 4 || CAT 2021 || 13 April

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Many American employees strive to perform their best in the workplace. They work overtime, agree to take on extra projects and rarely take a step away from their desk. This “work hard” mentality isn’t effective – and it’s unhealthy. Employees who believe that they must work 24/7 to achieve a good standing in the workplace have the wrong idea. And unfortunately, employees often gain this idea through employers’ attitudes.

Chaining yourself to a desk or ________________ (I) in your cubicle isn’t a recipe for success – it’s a recipe for disaster. Without taking adequate breaks from work, employee productivity, mental well-being and overall work performance begin to suffer. Overworked employees often deal with chronic stress that can easily lead to job burnout. Therefore, it’s important that employers to start encouraging employees to take breaks throughout the workday. These breaks are essential in helping employees de-stress and re-charge for the rest of the workday. A recent survey by Tork shows exactly how important lunch breaks are, along with how rare they are in the North American workplace.

Though taking breaks might sound counterintuitive but when it comes to boosting productivity, it’s one of the best ways to do so. Besides outlining some awesome benefits of regular breaks such as improved mental well-being, creativity boost and more time for healthy habits, the Tork survey also revealed that North American employees who take a lunch break every day have higher scores on a range of engagement metrics, including job satisfaction, likelihood to continue working at the same company and likelihood to recommend their employer to others.

I recently spoke with Jennifer Deal, the Senior Research Scientist who said “Energy isn’t unlimited, and just as athletes have halftime to rest during a game, employees need to rest so they can do their best work. Taking a break in the middle of the day for lunch is a recovery period, allowing employees to come back refreshed and reinvigorated for the second half”.

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

With the coronavirus outbreak, companies—both multinationals and homegrown, big and small—are doing their bit to anticipate and match consumer requirements at a time when the world’s biggest lockdown has disrupted production, supply chains and retail sales of almost all products except those falling in the essential goods category. While manufacturers of consumer goods have been quick to tweak their facilities to launch new products, companies in the services sector have pivoted to offering a range of new services that weren’t their core.

Home services start-up Urban Company (formerly Urban Clap), for instance, launched sanitization services for homes and commercial spaces to rid them of bacteria, fungi and viruses, including the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, food delivery app Zomato created the Zomato Store to link up with neighbourhood kirana stores to deliver essentials to consumers’ doorstep. Among manufacturing companies, several of them started making face masks and even personal protective equipment (PPE). Take the case of a start-up in the technical textile space called NUFAB. The company claims to have developed a unique non-woven fabric which could significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers fighting the covid-19 pandemic.

Similarly, home textiles maker Welspun switched capacities to manufacture disinfectant wipes and surgical masks. The company leveraged its advanced textiles business unit at Anjar in Gujarat for the purpose.

What do these speedy launches really reflect? The nimble-footedness of these firms, their concern for the consumer or just a business opportunity?

According to research firm Ipsos India’s chief executive officer, Amit Adarkar, calling the covid crisis and the lockdown unprecedented would be an understatement.

“No company will ever have a ready playbook to tackle something like this. It is but natural that some companies will be quick to rise to _____(A)_____ whereas some others may be slow to respond," he said. “Initiatives such as making hand sanitizers, disinfectants or masks, when this is not a core business, are obviously short-term business opportunities, but they also offer an opportunity to keep some workforce occupied and potentially avoids taking unpleasant people decisions."

Besides, these measures also add to the corporate social responsibility quotient. “In a crisis like this, there will be never ‘enough’. Everyone can do more, but under the lockdown-related constraints, corporates have done a stellar job," he said. Yet, it would be interesting to see how many companies change their operating models or continue with such initiatives after the lockdown eases. “That would be a sign whether these initiatives are short-term opportunities or long-term positive steps."

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/companies-pivot-to-grab-consumer-wallet-share-during-pandemic-11588790281820.html

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

With the coronavirus outbreak, companies—both multinationals and homegrown, big and small—are doing their bit to anticipate and match consumer requirements at a time when the world’s biggest lockdown has disrupted production, supply chains and retail sales of almost all products except those falling in the essential goods category. While manufacturers of consumer goods have been quick to tweak their facilities to launch new products, companies in the services sector have pivoted to offering a range of new services that weren’t their core.

Home services start-up Urban Company (formerly Urban Clap), for instance, launched sanitization services for homes and commercial spaces to rid them of bacteria, fungi and viruses, including the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, food delivery app Zomato created the Zomato Store to link up with neighbourhood kirana stores to deliver essentials to consumers’ doorstep. Among manufacturing companies, several of them started making face masks and even personal protective equipment (PPE). Take the case of a start-up in the technical textile space called NUFAB. The company claims to have developed a unique non-woven fabric which could significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers fighting the covid-19 pandemic.

Similarly, home textiles maker Welspun switched capacities to manufacture disinfectant wipes and surgical masks. The company leveraged its advanced textiles business unit at Anjar in Gujarat for the purpose.

What do these speedy launches really reflect? The nimble-footedness of these firms, their concern for the consumer or just a business opportunity?

According to research firm Ipsos India’s chief executive officer, Amit Adarkar, calling the covid crisis and the lockdown unprecedented would be an understatement.

“No company will ever have a ready playbook to tackle something like this. It is but natural that some companies will be quick to rise to _____(A)_____ whereas some others may be slow to respond," he said. “Initiatives such as making hand sanitizers, disinfectants or masks, when this is not a core business, are obviously short-term business opportunities, but they also offer an opportunity to keep some workforce occupied and potentially avoids taking unpleasant people decisions."

Besides, these measures also add to the corporate social responsibility quotient. “In a crisis like this, there will be never ‘enough’. Everyone can do more, but under the lockdown-related constraints, corporates have done a stellar job," he said. Yet, it would be interesting to see how many companies change their operating models or continue with such initiatives after the lockdown eases. “That would be a sign whether these initiatives are short-term opportunities or long-term positive steps."

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/companies-pivot-to-grab-consumer-wallet-share-during-pandemic-11588790281820.html

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

With the coronavirus outbreak, companies—both multinationals and homegrown, big and small—are doing their bit to anticipate and match consumer requirements at a time when the world’s biggest lockdown has disrupted production, supply chains and retail sales of almost all products except those falling in the essential goods category. While manufacturers of consumer goods have been quick to tweak their facilities to launch new products, companies in the services sector have pivoted to offering a range of new services that weren’t their core.

Home services start-up Urban Company (formerly Urban Clap), for instance, launched sanitization services for homes and commercial spaces to rid them of bacteria, fungi and viruses, including the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, food delivery app Zomato created the Zomato Store to link up with neighbourhood kirana stores to deliver essentials to consumers’ doorstep. Among manufacturing companies, several of them started making face masks and even personal protective equipment (PPE). Take the case of a start-up in the technical textile space called NUFAB. The company claims to have developed a unique non-woven fabric which could significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers fighting the covid-19 pandemic.

Similarly, home textiles maker Welspun switched capacities to manufacture disinfectant wipes and surgical masks. The company leveraged its advanced textiles business unit at Anjar in Gujarat for the purpose.

What do these speedy launches really reflect? The nimble-footedness of these firms, their concern for the consumer or just a business opportunity?

According to research firm Ipsos India’s chief executive officer, Amit Adarkar, calling the covid crisis and the lockdown unprecedented would be an understatement.

“No company will ever have a ready playbook to tackle something like this. It is but natural that some companies will be quick to rise to _____(A)_____ whereas some others may be slow to respond," he said. “Initiatives such as making hand sanitizers, disinfectants or masks, when this is not a core business, are obviously short-term business opportunities, but they also offer an opportunity to keep some workforce occupied and potentially avoids taking unpleasant people decisions."

Besides, these measures also add to the corporate social responsibility quotient. “In a crisis like this, there will be never ‘enough’. Everyone can do more, but under the lockdown-related constraints, corporates have done a stellar job," he said. Yet, it would be interesting to see how many companies change their operating models or continue with such initiatives after the lockdown eases. “That would be a sign whether these initiatives are short-term opportunities or long-term positive steps."

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/companies-pivot-to-grab-consumer-wallet-share-during-pandemic-11588790281820.html

Direction: Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.

With the coronavirus outbreak, companies—both multinationals and homegrown, big and small—are doing their bit to anticipate and match consumer requirements at a time when the world’s biggest lockdown has disrupted production, supply chains and retail sales of almost all products except those falling in the essential goods category. While manufacturers of consumer goods have been quick to tweak their facilities to launch new products, companies in the services sector have pivoted to offering a range of new services that weren’t their core.

Home services start-up Urban Company (formerly Urban Clap), for instance, launched sanitization services for homes and commercial spaces to rid them of bacteria, fungi and viruses, including the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, food delivery app Zomato created the Zomato Store to link up with neighbourhood kirana stores to deliver essentials to consumers’ doorstep. Among manufacturing companies, several of them started making face masks and even personal protective equipment (PPE). Take the case of a start-up in the technical textile space called NUFAB. The company claims to have developed a unique non-woven fabric which could significantly reduce infection risk to frontline medical workers fighting the covid-19 pandemic.

Similarly, home textiles maker Welspun switched capacities to manufacture disinfectant wipes and surgical masks. The company leveraged its advanced textiles business unit at Anjar in Gujarat for the purpose.

What do these speedy launches really reflect? The nimble-footedness of these firms, their concern for the consumer or just a business opportunity?

According to research firm Ipsos India’s chief executive officer, Amit Adarkar, calling the covid crisis and the lockdown unprecedented would be an understatement.

“No company will ever have a ready playbook to tackle something like this. It is but natural that some companies will be quick to rise to _____(A)_____ whereas some others may be slow to respond," he said. “Initiatives such as making hand sanitizers, disinfectants or masks, when this is not a core business, are obviously short-term business opportunities, but they also offer an opportunity to keep some workforce occupied and potentially avoids taking unpleasant people decisions."

Besides, these measures also add to the corporate social responsibility quotient. “In a crisis like this, there will be never ‘enough’. Everyone can do more, but under the lockdown-related constraints, corporates have done a stellar job," he said. Yet, it would be interesting to see how many companies change their operating models or continue with such initiatives after the lockdown eases. “That would be a sign whether these initiatives are short-term opportunities or long-term positive steps."

Source: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/companies-pivot-to-grab-consumer-wallet-share-during-pandemic-11588790281820.html