yvonne0923 wrote:
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate title of the passage?
A. How the ISO Became the Standard Bearer of Standards
B. Applying Military Methods to the Business World
C. The Future of the ISO
D. Problems Associated with Implementing Business Standards
E. A Brief History of Business Practice Standards
Ask these questions: 1) Is ISO the only standard mentioned in passage? No. other business practice standards before ISO are also mentioned.
2) Has ISO evolved from some previous standards? Yes. Infact there is a chronological order in which practices have been mentioned.
3) Has author dedicated more words to the past/present of Standards in general than to ISO's future? Yes.
E. A Brief history of Business Practice Standards.
yvonne0923 wrote:
2. The passage suggests which of the following about the future of international standardization?
A. Developing nations will take a greater part in devising the standards
B. ISO standards will be less useful to traditional factory-floor operations
C. Security concerns will be addressed by a greater number of ISO standards
D. A greater number of businesses will use the standards to improve their practices
E. It will be used to punish countries that practice protectionism.
A. Out of scope
B. Opposite of this is true. ISO has not been useful to non-traditional factory-floor operations.
C. Richer nation agreed to ISO standards hence leveling the playing field with poorer nation. OA.
D. Doesn't say greater number of businesses will use standards because standards depend totally on the implementation and whether it is perceived as a way to improve business or as an obstacle.
E. Out of scope.