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English II · Quiz 2 · 20 Nov 2022 · September 2022 term

Question 7: Choose the correct answer for blank (2).

Question 7

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Fill in the blanks with correct expressions of numbers/values/quantity.
1) _________ all returned responses from the sample were considered full-time employees by their employers. The respondents were also asked to indicate their age group; and all age ranges were represented in the results. The breakdown consisted of 2.1% under the age of 20, 33.7% between 20 and 29, 29.4% between the ages of 30 and 39, 26.1% between 40 and 49, 5.4% between 50 and 59, and 3.3% were 60 and over. This meant that 2) ___________ of the respondents were rather young, with the 3) ___________ section falling in the 20-29 age group, and the next largest in the 30- 39 group.
The respondents were given a list of work performance areas that might be affected by stress and were asked to identify whether stress increased, decreased, or had no change on their work performance. Only respondents who indicated that stress negatively affected an area were considered in these findings. Of the 15 areas listed, four areas were identified as having a response rate of more than 50.0 4) ________. These areas were as follows: job satisfaction/morale (73.9%), courtesy (65.2%), accuracy (52.7%), and creativity (51.6%). Similarly, Schorr (2001) stated that a significant number of employees' creativity is negatively affected by stress. Also, Harrold and Wayland (2002) agreed that morale is strongly affected by stress. 5) _________ three in every five employees were of the opinion that strong intervention was needed to counter stress from the management’s side.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Choose the correct answer for blank (2).

  1. A

    Almost

  2. B

    Approximately

  3. C

    Largest

  4. D

    Most

  5. E

    Minor

Show answer

Correct answer

  • D

    Most

Question 7 of 30 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 20 Nov 2022, in the September 2022 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN2 EXAM QPF1 20 Nov 2022). It carries 2 marks.

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