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4 real blanks, Test 11 Passage 2 — all inside one connected paragraph
Summary Completion gives you one continuous paragraph with several numbered blanks — not four separate questions. Here are all 4 real blanks from Test 11’s four-day-week passage, one at a time.
Blank 20 — ONE WORD ONLY
In the UK pilot programme, participating companies reported that 20__________ had remained stable or increased during the trial period. Employees experienced reduced 21__________ and burnout, alongside improved sleep and a better balance between work and other commitments. Several companies stated that they planned to keep the four-day model on a 22__________ basis. However, critics note that most participating organisations have been concentrated in 23__________-based or creative sectors.
The passage reports that “revenue had remained stable or had in fact increased” over the trial period.
Answer: revenue
Blank 21 — paired with a word already given
In the UK pilot programme, participating companies reported that 20__________ had remained stable or increased during the trial period. Employees experienced reduced 21__________ and burnout, alongside improved sleep and a better balance between work and other commitments. Several companies stated that they planned to keep the four-day model on a 22__________ basis. However, critics note that most participating organisations have been concentrated in 23__________-based or creative sectors.
The passage reports “reduced levels of self-reported stress and burnout” — the summary already supplies “and burnout,” so only the matching word before it is needed.
Answer: stress
Blank 22 — a single descriptive word
In the UK pilot programme, participating companies reported that 20__________ had remained stable or increased during the trial period. Employees experienced reduced 21__________ and burnout, alongside improved sleep and a better balance between work and other commitments. Several companies stated that they planned to keep the four-day model on a 22__________ basis. However, critics note that most participating organisations have been concentrated in 23__________-based or creative sectors.
The passage says companies “intended to retain the four-day model permanently” — a one-word answer that fits directly before “basis” in the summary.
Answer: permanent
Blank 23 — a compound-word half
In the UK pilot programme, participating companies reported that 20__________ had remained stable or increased during the trial period. Employees experienced reduced 21__________ and burnout, alongside improved sleep and a better balance between work and other commitments. Several companies stated that they planned to keep the four-day model on a 22__________ basis. However, critics note that most participating organisations have been concentrated in 23__________-based or creative sectors.
The passage says organisations were “concentrated in knowledge-based or creative sectors” — the summary already has “-based,” so just the first half of that compound word is needed.
Answer: knowledge
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4 blanks from Test 11’s four-day-week summary