The GED® Language Arts, Reading Test is a multiple choice test that measures your ability to read, understand, and interpret different reading passages. The passages are sampled from literary works and workplace reading selections.
Each passage will feature a beginning, middle, and end. Before you read each passage, you’ll see a “purpose question.” The purpose question is designed to focus your attention to a specific purpose, so you’ll be more prepared to answer the questions at the end of the passage. There will be four to eight questions per passage.
Fictional passages will come from at least one of the following areas:
Nonfiction passages will come from any two of the following areas:
Your ability to identify basic meaning and purpose in the passage.
Your ability to take concepts from the passage and use them in a different context.
Your ability to break down specific parts of the passage and draw conclusions.
Your ability to use information from different parts of the passage to make points on tone, point of view, or purpose.
How Shall Employees Conduct Themselves?
Guidelines for Conducting Business with Those outside Our Company
Our employees are the most effective advertisement of our values, beliefs, and abilities. Always keep in mind that when you are acting in your capacity as our employee, you are contributing materially to the public image and the ultimate success of this company.
Gifts for Influence
No payment or gift of money, goods, or services should be given or received to influence government or business decisions. Accurate and complete records for all accounts will be strictly monitored for everyone’s protection. If it becomes apparent to you in the course of the performance of your business responsibilities that a payment of some kind is expected by your business associate, please contact your division president.
Conflict of Interest
A conflict of interest can be described as a situation where a person has a vested interest in two areas of the business world that may give him or her an unfair advantage in business dealings. Our employees should be sensitive to any relationship that creates such a relationship—or even creates the appearance of such a relationship.
Keep these rules in mind:
Disclosure
This company respects your privacy, as well as your right to conduct your personal affairs without interference; however, you must make prompt, complete, and continuing disclosure of all facts relating to any factual or potential conflict of interest.
Investigations
Inquiries or investigations may be undertaken at this company’s direction by its attorneys, investigators, internal auditors, or independent public accountants. Employees should regard this vigilance as the company’s commitment not only to fair competition but also to the protection of its employees. Your cooperation is needed for your protection as well as that of this company, and it is a condition of your employment.
This excerpt is a composite of information from several business documents. Based on the information in this excerpt, what would be the company’s policy about accepting gifts or entertainment from people representing your competitors?
Accepting gifts or entertainment from people representing competitors would be considered