Level 4 Reading for Information Sample Item
INSTRUCTIONS TO SORTING DEPARTMENT:
SPECIAL PROJECT TO FIX ORDER #888
Five long, blue plastic bins have been placed over by the overhead door.
Piled on the other side of this room, near the time clock, are several
thousand steel rods of varying lengths. All of those rods must be sorted
by length and placed in the bins.
Bin “1” is for rods that are four to five meters long.
Bin “2” is for rods that have a length of over five meters, up to
six meters.
Bin “3” is for rods that have a length of over six meters, up to
eight meters.
Bin “4” is for rods that have a length of over eight meters, up to
ten meters.
Bin “5” is for warped or unsmoothed rods. These will not be
accepted.
If these rods are not all sorted correctly, the customer will reject the
order. We cannot afford to let that happen again. Work as quickly as you
can because Friday is the deadline for delivery of the order.
According to the instructions shown, what is a condition for project success other than delivery on time?
- All rods must be sorted by both length and diameter.
- Rods eleven meters long must be leaned against the overhead door.
- The customer does not want rods that are warped.
- The five-meter-long rods must go in Bin 2.
- The ten-meter-long rods must arrive at the customer in Bin 4.
Why this is a Level 4 item:
- Sentences are longer, although still straightforward.
- Sentence structure is varied, and some introductory phrases are used.
- There are a number of details.
- Individuals must choose what to do when changing conditions call for a different action.