Read and complete an application, a policy or a work notice

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Fernbrook Garden Center

   Time-Off Policy for Part-Time Staff (workplace policy): [1] This policy explains how part-time staff at Fernbrook Garden Center ask for time off during the busy months of April, May and June. [2] It applies to every part-time worker, including the students who water plants and stock shelves on weekends.

   Standard Requests
   [3] A worker who wants a day off must give a time-off request to the shift manager at least fourteen days ahead, on the yellow form beside the time clock. [4] Requests are approved in the order received, but no more than three workers may be off on the same Saturday.

   Plant-Sale Saturdays
   [5] No time off is approved for the two Saturdays of the spring plant sale, May 10 and May 17, the busiest days of the year.

   School Events
   [6] Student workers may ask for time off for a school event, such as an exam, a concert or a graduation, with seven days' notice, and such requests are approved even on a Saturday when three workers are already off. [7] This exception does not cover the plant-sale Saturdays, although a manager may approve a graduation on one of those dates if the worker finds a trained replacement.

   Trading Shifts
   [8] Workers may trade a shift with a coworker instead of taking time off, as long as both sign the trade on the back of the yellow form and the manager initials it. [9] A traded shift counts as the coworker's shift, so the worker who gave it up has no time-off request on record.

   Request Submitted by Milo
   [10] On April 28, Milo turned in a yellow form asking for Saturday, May 10, off to play in a school band concert. [11] The form notes that three other workers are already off that day and that Milo has not yet asked a coworker to cover the shift.

   Decisions
   [12] Managers mark each form approved or denied within three days and post them beside the time clock. [13] A worker whose request is denied may ask the store manager to review it, but must ask within two days of the decision. [14] Workers who miss a shift without an approved request or a signed trade will not be scheduled the following weekend.

2. 1.

   Ari is reviewing Milo's request for Saturday, May 10. Why can the manager not approve it as written?

   • It can be approved, because Milo gave more than seven days' notice for a school concert.
   • The request came twelve days ahead, and a day off has to be asked for fourteen days ahead.
   • May 10 is a plant-sale Saturday, and the school-event exception covers those dates for a graduation alone.
   • It can still be approved, if Milo asks the store manager to review the request within two days.
3. 2.

   Luz wants Milo to be able to play in the May 10 concert within the policy. Which change to the request would work?

   • Find a trained replacement, since a manager may then approve a school event on a sale day in May.
   • Trade the shift with a coworker, and have the coworker sign the back of the yellow form.
   • Turn the form in at least seven days ahead, as the school-event rule requires.
   • Trade the shift with a coworker, with both signatures and the manager's initials on the form.
4. 3.

   Tala is writing a note for a new student worker who will often ask off for school events. Which summary serves that reader best?

   • Managers mark each form within three days, post the decisions by the time clock, and review a denial if a worker asks within two days.
   • No time off is approved on May 10 or May 17, the two Saturdays of the spring plant sale and the busiest days of the year.
   • Give seven days' notice for a school event, and it is approved on a Saturday of your choice, even when three other workers are already off.
   • Give seven days' notice for a school event; it is approved even when three are off, but not on May 10 or 17 unless it is a graduation with a replacement.

5. Quarrow Community College

   Summer Registration for High School Students (course registration notice): [1] Quarrow Community College opens its summer courses to high school students who have finished tenth grade, so that they can earn college credit while still in high school. [2] This notice explains how to register, how many credits a student may take, and which courses require an earlier course or a placement score.

   How Many Credits
   [3] High school students may register for up to six credits in the summer term, which usually means two three-credit courses. [4] A student who wants a seven-credit schedule, such as a four-credit lab science with a three-credit course, needs a separate credit-approval form signed by a high school counselor, in addition to the counselor's signature on the registration form.

   Prerequisites
   [5] Courses marked with a star in the course list require either a passing grade in the earlier course named beside them or a placement score of at least 70. [6] Placement tests are given free on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the testing center, with scores posted the next morning.

   How to Register
   [7] Students submit a registration form signed by a parent or guardian and by a high school counselor, with a copy of their latest report card. [8] Registration for high school students opens on May 5 and closes on May 23, and classes begin on June 9.

   Tuition and Books
   [9] Tuition is waived for high school students who live in Quarrow County, but each student must borrow or buy the books for the course, and a book list is posted at the campus store.

   Registration Form Submitted by Tala
   [10] Tala's form, delivered on May 12, lists Chemistry I, a four-credit lab course marked with a star, and Public Speaking, a three-credit course with no star. [11] Beside the chemistry course, the form gives a placement score of 74 from a test taken on May 8. [12] The form carries signatures from a parent and from a high school counselor, and the latest report card is attached.

   Changes After Registration
   [13] Students may drop a course without any mark on their record until June 16, one week after classes begin. [14] A student who drops a course after June 16 receives a W, which means withdrawn, on the college record.

6. 4.

   Pia asks whether Tala may take Chemistry I with Public Speaking. Which choice applies both the credit rule and the star rule correctly?

   • The score of 74 meets the star rule, and two courses fit within the usual limit of six credits.
   • The score of 74 meets the star rule, but seven credits need a separate counselor approval form.
   • Seven credits need a counselor's approval, and the star course needs a passing grade as well as a score.
   • The score of 74 cannot count yet, since placement scores are posted the morning after a test.
7. 5.

   Bo is summarizing the notice for a parent who will sign the form and asks about cost and later changes. Which summary serves that reader best?

   • Tuition and books are free for Quarrow County students, and a course dropped after June 16 leaves a W on the record.
   • Starred courses need a passing grade or a placement score of 70, and free tests are given on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
   • Tuition is free for Quarrow County students, books are not, and a course dropped after June 16 leaves a W on the record.
   • A student who drops a course after June 16 receives a W, which means withdrawn, on the college record.

8. Spokewell Cycle Workshop

   Safety Notice for New Staff (workplace safety notice): [1] Every new worker at the Spokewell Cycle Workshop in Varnley must read this notice and complete the sign-off sheet before working in the repair area. [2] It lists the rules for everyone in the repair area and the extra steps for workers under eighteen.

   Rules for Everyone
   [3] Workers in the repair area wear closed-toe shoes and safety glasses at all times, and they tie back long hair before using the wheel-truing stand or the parts washer. [4] Bicycles must be clamped in a repair stand before any adjustment, because a bicycle that slips can damage its frame. [5] The parts washer may be used only with the gloves that hang beside it, and its lid stays closed while the washer runs.

   Workers Under Eighteen
   [6] Workers under eighteen may not use the bench grinder at any time, and they may use the tire press alone only after a manager has watched them use it correctly three times. [7] The manager records each supervised use on the back of the sign-off sheet, and the third entry must carry the manager's initials.

   Reporting
   [8] Any spill, broken tool or damaged bicycle must be reported to the shift manager before the shift ends, even when it seems minor. [9] Small spills of cleaning fluid are wiped up with the pads in the yellow bin, and used pads go in the lidded can.

   The Sign-Off Sheet
   [10] The sign-off sheet has three parts: the worker's signature to show the notice has been read, the date of the worker's tour of the repair area, and the record of supervised uses. [11] Workers aged eighteen or older leave the third part blank, while workers under eighteen leave it blank only until they begin training on the tire press.

   Sheet Completed by Kira
   [12] Kira, who is seventeen, signed the first part on June 3 and toured the repair area with the shift manager on June 4. [13] The back of Kira's sheet lists three supervised uses of the tire press, on June 5, 6 and 9, and the first two entries carry the manager's initials. [14] Kira turned the sheet in on June 10, the day before Kira's first scheduled use of the tire press alone.

9. 6.

   Milo is checking Kira's sign-off sheet on June 10. What must be fixed before Kira uses the tire press alone?

   • The manager must initial the third supervised use, the one on June 9.
   • Kira must add the date of the tour of the repair area to the sheet.
   • Kira must report each tire-press use to the shift manager before the shift ends.
   • Kira must leave the third part of the sheet blank until turning eighteen.
10. 7.

    Zee asks which machines Kira, at seventeen, may use alone once the sheet is complete. Which choice is right?

    • The tire press, once three watched uses are initialed, but the bench grinder at no time.
    • The parts washer alone, since the other machines need a manager present for workers under eighteen.
    • The tire press right away, because Kira has toured the repair area and signed the notice.
    • The tire press and the bench grinder, once each has three watched uses recorded.
11. 8.

    Noah is writing a reminder for a new worker who is eighteen years old. Which summary serves that reader best?

    • Stay away from the bench grinder, and use the tire press alone after three watched uses with initials.
    • Wear shoes and glasses, clamp bikes, glove up at the washer, and record three watched tire-press uses.
    • Wear shoes and glasses, clamp bikes, glove up at the washer, report any spill, and fill in the sheet's first two parts.
    • Small spills of cleaning fluid are wiped up with the pads in the yellow bin, and used pads go in the lidded can.

12. Gorsefield High School

    Transcript Request Form (records request form): [1] Students and former students of Gorsefield High School use this form to ask the counseling office to send an official transcript to a college, a scholarship program or an employer. [2] An official transcript lists every course taken, the grade for each, and the dates of attendance, and it carries the school's seal so that the receiver knows it has not been altered.

    Part 1: Who Is Asking
    [3] Write your full name as it appears on school records and the year you graduated or expect to graduate, and former students should also give the last year they attended.

    Part 2: Where to Send It
    [4] List each receiver on its own line with the office name and mailing address, and check the box that says whether that transcript should be mailed or sent electronically. [5] Some colleges accept transcripts only through an electronic service, and for those receivers you must also give the email address that the college lists for transcripts.

    Part 3: When to Send It
    [6] Transcripts are normally sent within five school days after the office receives the form. [7] Seniors may instead check the box marked hold for final grades, and the office will then send every transcript on that form in the last week of June, after final grades are recorded.

    Fees
    [8] The first three transcripts in each school year are free for current students, and each additional transcript costs $3, paid at the counseling office. [9] Former students pay $3 for every transcript they request.

    Signature and Delivery
    [10] Sign and date the form, and deliver it to the counseling office in person or place it in the locked box outside the office door. [11] Requests by telephone or email cannot be accepted, because the office must keep a signed copy of every request.

    Request Completed by Luz
    [12] Luz, a current senior, lists two colleges in Part 2, one marked mail and one marked electronic, and gives a mailing address for each but no email address. [13] In Part 3 the box marked hold for final grades is checked, and the form is signed and dated March 3. [14] A note at the bottom says that the college marked electronic needs a transcript with fall grades by March 15.

13. 9.

    Ren reads the note on Luz's form about March 15. Which change to Part 3 would get fall grades to the electronic college in time?

    • Uncheck hold for final grades, so the transcripts go out within five school days.
    • Keep the hold box checked, since seniors may hold their transcripts for final grades.
    • Pay a $3 fee for each transcript, so that the office sends them sooner.
    • Add a mailing address for the electronic college in Part 2 of the form.
14. 10.

    Kira is summarizing the form for a graduate who left Gorsefield High three years ago. Which summary serves that reader best?

    • Give your name and last year attended, list each receiver, pay $3 a transcript, and sign and deliver the form.
    • Give your name and last year attended, list each receiver, check hold for final grades, pay $3 each, and sign.
    • Seniors may check hold for final grades, and the first three transcripts each year are free, then $3 each.
    • An official transcript lists each course, its grade and the dates of attendance, and it carries the school's seal.