Karen Kornbluh, Win-Win Flexibility

Win-Win Flexibility

Karen Kornbluh 

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 9.30

Why do employers need to consider a flexible or part-time option for employees?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 9.31

What percentage of U.S. workers are given “paid parental leave”?

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Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 9.32

How many children ages 6 to 12 are left home alone after school each day?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 9.33

Which of the following types of flexibility allows one to work more hours but fewer days?

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Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 9.34

Who gives out the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award?

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Incorrect. The answer is D.

READING SUMMARY

Question 9.35

Summarize “Win-Win Flexibility.” Be sure to put the summary in your own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Remember that your summary should restate the author’s main idea (or thesis) and that it should include only the author’s most important supporting ideas.
Below is an example summary of this reading selection: In order for America to remain competitive in a global market, there needs to be a push for flexibility in the workplace when it comes to people with children or who are caregivers. In order to achieve this, Kornbluh advocates educating employers on the win-win possibilities for them and their employees. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 9.36

Obligation (par. 4)
Obligation means duty or responsibility.

Question 9.37

Morale (par. 5)
Morale means spirits or prevailing attitude.

Question 9.38

Staggered (par. 17)
Staggered means spread out or divided.