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

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Summer Library Aides

   How to Apply (job application notice): [1] The Larkhaven Public Library is hiring four summer aides, who will shelve returned books, help children find titles, and set up the meeting room for evening events. [2] This notice explains who may apply, what an application must include, and how the library will choose among the applicants who meet every requirement.

   Who May Apply
   [3] Applicants must be at least sixteen years old on June 1 and must be available for at least two of the three weekday shifts described in the last section of this notice. [4] Experience in a library is welcome but not required, because every aide completes the same paid training morning before working a first shift.

   What to Send
   [5] A complete application has three parts: the signed application form, a short letter explaining why you want the position, and the name and phone number of one reference who is not a relative. [6] You may also attach a list of books you have recommended to friends, although the hiring committee will not score this list. [7] Applications missing any of the three required parts will be returned without review, so check each part before you submit.

   Dates and Steps
   [8] Applications are due at the circulation desk by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and the committee will call selected applicants for short interviews during the week of May 12. [9] Offers will be made by telephone no later than May 21, and every applicant who is not chosen will receive a letter by the same date. [10] Aides who accept an offer must attend the training morning on Saturday, May 31, which runs from nine o'clock until noon in the meeting room.

   Pay and Schedule
   [11] Aides earn $12 an hour and work about twelve hours a week from June 2 through August 15. [12] The three weekday shifts run from nine to one, from one to five, and from five to eight, and applicants list their preferred shifts on the application form.

   Questions
   [13] Questions about the position may be sent to the head of youth services at [email protected] or asked at the circulation desk during open hours. [14] The library does not accept applications by email, however, because each application form must carry a handwritten signature.

2. 1.

   Ari is tagging the “What to Send” section of the library notice. Which choice lists everything a complete application must include?

   • The signed form, a letter on why you want the position, one reference, and a list of recommended books.
   • The signed form, a letter on why you want the position, one reference, and proof of library experience.
   • The signed form, a letter on why you want the position, and one reference, such as a parent or an aunt.
   • The signed form, a letter on why you want the position, and one reference who is not a relative.
3. 2.

   Luz tags each section with what the reader must do. Which tag fits the “Dates and Steps” section (sentences 8–10)?

   • Hand in the application by May 21, and if hired, attend training on May 31.
   • Hand in the application by May 9, and if hired, attend training on May 31.
   • Nothing to act on: it tells applicants how the hiring committee chooses its aides.
   • Choose at least two of the three weekday shifts and list them on the form.
4. 3.

   Tala is putting the steps for an aide who is hired in order. Which order matches the notice?

   • Apply by May 9, interview the week of May 12, get an offer by May 21, train on May 31.
   • Apply by May 9, interview the week of May 12, get an offer by May 21, train on June 2.
   • Apply by May 9, get an offer by May 21, interview the week of May 12, train on May 31.
   • Apply by May 12, interview the week of May 21, get an offer by May 31, then train.

5. Sorrel Ridge Trail Crew

   Volunteer Sign-Up (volunteer program notice): [1] Marrowdale County Parks invites volunteers aged fourteen and older to join the Sorrel Ridge Trail Crew, which clears fallen branches, repairs drainage steps and marks trail junctions on Saturday mornings from April through October. [2] Every volunteer must complete the steps in this notice in order, because the crew leader cannot assign anyone to a work day until each earlier step is done.

   Step 1: Register
   [3] Fill out the registration form at the visitor center, and give an emergency contact who can be reached during the work day. [4] Volunteers under eighteen must also bring a permission form signed by a parent or guardian, which is available at the same desk.

   Step 2: Attend an Orientation
   [5] Before the first work day, each new volunteer attends one ninety-minute orientation, offered on the first Saturday of every month. [6] The orientation covers tool handling, trail courtesy and what to do if the weather changes suddenly, so volunteers who miss it cannot join a crew.

   Step 3: Choose Your Work Days
   [7] After orientation, volunteers sign up for work days on the calendar posted outside the crew room, choosing as many or as few Saturdays as they like. [8] Each work day is limited to twelve volunteers, so a full day shows a line drawn through it.

   What to Wear and Bring
   [9] Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes and long pants, and they should bring a water bottle. [10] The crew provides gloves, safety glasses and every tool, so volunteers should leave their own tools at home.

   Service Hours
   [11] The crew leader records each volunteer's hours at the end of every work day, and a volunteer who needs a letter confirming hours for a school program may request one at the visitor center. [12] Letters are mailed within ten days and list the total hours, the dates worked and the leader's signature.

   Cancellations
   [13] Work days are canceled when lightning is forecast or when the trail is closed for repairs, and the parks office records each cancellation on its message line, 555-0142, by 7 a.m. [14] Volunteers who cannot attend a day they chose are asked to cross their names off the calendar, so that someone on the waiting list can take the place.

6. 4.

   Pia is getting ready for a first trail work day. Which choice gives what a volunteer is told to wear and bring, and nothing more?

   • Closed-toe shoes, long pants and a water bottle, with gloves and tools left to the crew.
   • Comfortable shoes, long pants and a water bottle, with gloves and tools left to the crew.
   • Closed-toe shoes, long pants and the permission form, which is due on each work day.
   • Closed-toe shoes, long pants, a water bottle and a pair of work gloves from home.
7. 5.

   Bo tags each section with what the reader must do. Which tag fits the “Cancellations” section (sentences 13 and 14)?

   • Sign up for open Saturdays on the calendar, and skip any day that is already full.
   • Check the message line before a work day, and cross your name off a day you cannot attend.
   • Call the parks office by 7 a.m. to say whether you are coming that day.
   • Nothing to act on: it explains why the parks office sometimes cancels a work day.

8. Elsmore College Campus Visit Days

   Sign-Up Instructions (campus-visit sign-up): [1] Elsmore College in Dovecote holds Campus Visit Days for high school juniors and seniors on three Saturdays this fall, and each visit includes a tour, a sample class and a talk with the admissions staff. [2] Because each day has room for only sixty visitors, students must sign up in advance, and a place is held only once the office sends a confirmation.

   Choosing a Date
   [3] Visit Days fall on October 4, October 18 and November 8, and students may sign up for one date only, although a student may later switch dates if a place is open.

   Signing Up
   [4] To sign up, complete the visit form at the admissions desk or mail it to the Office of Admissions, Elsmore College, 40 Example Road, Dovecote. [5] The form asks for the student's name, school, grade and chosen date, and which of the six sample classes the student would most like to attend. [6] Forms must reach the office at least ten days before the chosen date, and later forms go on the waiting list for the next date.

   Guests
   [7] Each student may bring up to two adult guests, who join the tour and the admissions talk but not the sample class. [8] Guests do not need their own forms, but the student must write the number of guests on the form so the college can plan seating.

   Confirmation
   [9] The office mails a confirmation letter within five days of receiving the form, and the letter names the sample class and the meeting place. [10] Students should bring the letter on the day, because the check-in table uses it to print a name tag.

   On the Day
   [11] Check-in opens at 8:30 a.m. in Harrow Hall's lobby, and the tour begins at nine o'clock. [12] The sample class ends at noon, and lunch in the dining hall is free for visitors and guests.

   Changes
   [13] A student who cannot attend should call the admissions office at 555-0167 at least two days before the visit, so that the place can go to someone on the waiting list. [14] Students who miss a visit without calling may still sign up for a later date, although they will start on the waiting list.

9. 6.

   Milo is filling out the visit form for one student who is bringing two adult guests. What must the form show?

   • The student's name, school, grade, date and class choice, plus the confirmation letter.
   • The student's name, school, grade, date and class choice, plus the number of guests.
   • The student's name, school, grade, date and class choice, plus each guest's own form.
   • The student's name, school, grade and class choice, plus the number of guests coming.
10. 7.

    Zee wants to visit Elsmore College on October 18. By when must the visit form reach the office?

    • By October 18, on the morning of the visit.
    • By October 13, at least five days before the visit.
    • By October 16, at least two days before the visit.
    • By October 8, at least ten days before the visit.
11. 8.

    Kira tags each section of the visit instructions. Which tag fits the “Guests” section (sentences 7 and 8)?

    • Send in a short form for each adult guest who is coming, up to two.
    • Bring two adult guests, who join the tour and the admissions talk.
    • Write on your form how many adult guests are coming, up to two.
    • Nothing to act on: it describes what guests do during the tour and the talk.

12. Notice to Lifeguards and Desk Staff

    New Weekday Shifts (work notice): [1] Beginning Monday, July 7, the Hollisford Aquatic Center will change its weekday staff schedule, because the evening family swim will be extended by one hour. [2] This notice applies to every lifeguard and front-desk attendant, and it replaces the schedule posted on June 2.

    What Is Changing
    [3] The weekday evening shift, which ran from 4 to 8 p.m., will now run from 5 to 9 p.m., and the weekday afternoon shift will end at 5 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. [4] Morning shifts and weekend shifts will not change, so staff who work only those shifts need not act.

    What Staff Must Do
    [5] Staff who work any weekday afternoon or evening shift must confirm their new hours by signing the sheet at the front desk no later than Thursday, July 3. [6] Anyone who cannot work the new hours should tell the aquatics supervisor, in person or at [email protected], by the same date, and the supervisor will try to arrange a swap. [7] Staff should not trade shifts with one another on their own, because the supervisor must make sure every shift has at least two certified lifeguards.

    Breaks
    [8] Because the evening shift still lasts four hours, the rule on breaks stays the same: each worker takes one fifteen-minute break when the head lifeguard calls it. [9] A lifeguard may not leave the deck for a break until a relief guard has taken the chair, even if the scheduled break time has passed.

    Closing Duties
    [10] Because the evening shift now ends at closing, its desk attendant will lock the front doors and turn off the lobby lights at 9 p.m. [11] The closing checklist, which the custodian used to complete, is now kept in the red binder behind the front desk and must be initialed by the attendant.

    Pay
    [12] Hourly pay does not change, because the extra hour is covered by moving the shifts rather than by overtime. [13] Staff who confirm their hours by July 3 will see the new schedule on their next pay statement, on July 18.

    Questions
    [14] Questions about this notice should go to the aquatics supervisor, who is in the staff room from 10 a.m. to noon each weekday until July 7.

13. 9.

    Ren works a weekday evening shift at the pool. Which tag fits the “What Staff Must Do” section (sentences 5–7) for that worker?

    • Sign the front-desk sheet by July 3, or trade the shift with a coworker who can work it.
    • Sign the front-desk sheet by July 7, or tell the supervisor you cannot work the new hours.
    • Take no action, because the notice says that some shifts will not change.
    • Sign the front-desk sheet by July 3, or tell the supervisor you cannot work the new hours.
14. 10.

    Esme is the desk attendant on the new evening shift. What does the notice require of that attendant at closing?

    • Lock the doors, turn off the lobby lights at 9 p.m., and call a relief guard to the chair.
    • Lock the doors, turn off the lobby lights, and record overtime for the extra hour worked.
    • Lock the doors, turn off the lobby lights at 9 p.m., and initial the checklist in the red binder.
    • Lock the doors and turn off the lobby lights at 9 p.m., and leave the checklist for the custodian.