Courses A to D are each aimed at helping a specific group of students.

Below is a list of different students. Match the students to the course that would help them most.

In boxes 23-27 on your answer sheet write the letter A, B, C or D for the number of the course, or N if there is no course available for the student’s needs.

23 ABCDN Narelle, from Taiwan, has to use a computer to do assignments in her business studies classes. 

24 ABCDN Joe, who left high school 10 years ago, wants to brush up on his maths before he starts his studies for the year. 

25 ABCDN Jenny needs an advanced course on computer graphics for her studies in Graphic Design. 

26 ABCDN Geoff, who has to read many articles containing statistics, needs to know how to interpret and apply the facts and figures. 

27 ABCDN Bob needs to know how to perform some of the basic statistic equations for the assignments in his business course.

• 23 Answer: D
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  Q23: Narelle, from Taiwan, has to use a computer to do assignments in her business studies classes.	Students with English as their second language who will be needing elementary computing for their courses are encouraged to enrol in this 8-hour course.
  + This sentence contains all words or phrases with meanings similar to those of keywords. + Narelle comes from Taiwan, so English is her second language. Additionally, she “has to use computer to do assignments” in “business studies”, which means she needs only “elementary computing”. + In summary, Course D is suitable for Narelle. Therefore, the answer is D.

• 24 Answer: A
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  Q24: Joe, who left high school 10 years ago, wants to brush up on his maths before he starts his studies for the year.	The first course available to students is a Revision Course in Basic Maths. This 3-hour lecture will review mathematical concepts necessary for elementary statistics, such as fractions, area and percentages up to a Year 8 level of mathematics.
  + These sentences contain all words or phrases with meanings similar to those of keywords. + Note that to “brush up on something” means to review something already learned but partly forgotten. Joe left high school 10 years ago, so he would need a revision course to brush up on basic maths necessary for his studies. + Course A is the suitable one; therefore, the answer is A.

• 25 Answer: N
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  Q25: Jenny needs an advanced course on computer graphics for her studies in Graphic Design.

  + There is no course in advanced computer graphics. None of the mentioned courses is suitable for Jenny; therefore, the answer is N.

• 26 Answer: C
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  Q26: Geoff, who has to read many articles containing statistics, needs to know how to interpret and apply the facts and figures.	It will instead concentrate on the interpretation and application of statistics rather than on computation.
  + This sentence contains all keywords. + Geoff has to read many articles containing statistics, which means he would meet the requirements for Course C. Furthermore, he “needs to know how to interpret and apply the facts and figures”, which is exactly what he will learn when taking Course C. Therefore, the answer is C.

• 27 Answer: B
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  Q27: Bob needs to know how to perform some of the basic statistic equations for the assignments in his business course.	This three-day course introduces ideas in elementary statistics to provide a starting point for further developments in statistical skills later on in other courses.
  + This sentence contains all words or with meanings similar to those of keywords. Note that “basic” could be a synonym for “elementary” in this context. Therefore, the answer is B.

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the passage “Business Planning?”

In boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet write

28 YESNONOT GIVEN A business plan must be written down. 

29 YESNONOT GIVEN Creating a business plan is only necessary for a new business. 

30 YESNONOT GIVEN A business plan should include a diagram of your proposed office or shop layout. 

31 YESNONOT GIVEN A business should generate enough money to pay salaries, and some profit to the owner. 

32 YESNONOT GIVEN The roles of family members in the business must be clearly defined in the business plan. 

33 YESNONOT GIVEN You should expect not to earn much money in the first year. 

34 YESNONOT GIVEN Once a business plan is finished, no further changes will need to be made to it. 

• 28 Answer: YES
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  Q28: A business plan must be written down.	It is probably best described as a summary and evaluation of your business idea, in writing.
  + These sentences contain all phrases with meanings similar to those of keywords. + According to the passage, a business plan is “a summary and evaluation of your business idea, in writing”; in other words, a business plan must be written down. Therefore, the answer is Yes.

• 29 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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  Q29:  Creating a business plan is only necessary for a new business.	It is a blueprint for starting, maintaining or expanding a business.
  + These sentences contain all words with meanings similar to those of keywords. + According to the passage, a business plan is “for starting, maintaining or expanding a business”. However, it is not mentioned in the passage whether it is neccessary to make a business plan when "starting, maintaining or expanding a business". Meanwhile the statement in Q29 indicates that “a business plan is only necessary for a new business”, starting a business. Therefore, the answer is Not Given.

• 30 Answer: NOT GIVEN
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  Q30:  A business plan should include a diagram of your proposed office or shop layout.	The plan should include details concerning the industry in which you operate, your product or service, marketing, production, personnel and financial strategies.
  + This sentence lists things should be in a business plan. + However, we cannot find any information relating to a diagram of an office or shop layout. Therefore, the answer is Not Given.

• 31 Answer: YES
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  Q31: A business should generate enough money to pay salaries, and some profit to the owner.	The key question to ask is: “Can you design a business that will earn enough to cover costs and pay a wage and reasonable profit to you as proprietor?”
  + This sentence contains all words with meanings similar to those of keywords. Note that to “earn” means to “generate money”, while “salary” could be a synonym for “wage” in this context. + The key question when making a business plan is whether this business will earn enough to cover costs, and pay a wage and profit, which means a business should generate enough money to do all these things. Therefore, the answer is Yes.

• 32 Answer: YES
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  Q32: The roles of family members in the business must be clearly defined in the business plan.	Don’t forget to include the areas of responsibility for each member of staff. This is especially important if some of your staff will be family members.
  + These sentences contain all phrases with meanings similar to those of keywords. + According to the passage, describing the areas of responsibility of staff is especially important if some are family members; in other words, it is important to clearly define the roles of family members in the business. Therefore, the answer is Yes.

• 33 Answer: YES
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  Q33: You should expect not to earn much money in the first year.	Don’t forget set-up costs and the money needed to see you through an initial period of low cash flow when calculating your first year’s budget.
  + This sentence contains the keyword “first year” and phrase with meanings similar to the other keyword. + “Low cash flow” is when the incoming cash flow is insufficient to meet the outgoing cash flow of a business. Cash inflow is mainly revenues in this context, money earned by the business, while cash outflow is costs. + According to the passage, during the first year, cash flow is low, which means the business does not earn much money. Therefore, the answer is Yes.

• 34 Answer: NO
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  Q34: Once a business plan is finished, no further changes will need to be made to it.	Update your Business plan From time to time you must check your sources of information and reassess your business plan. Keep your information up-to-date and be prepared to change as circumstances demand.
  + These sentences contain information relating to the statement. + Right from the title of the last paragraph, we would know that a business plan must be updated. Furthermore, the writer claims that business people should reassess business plans and be prepared to change as circumstances demand. + However, the statement does not agree with the writer. Therefore, the answer is No.