Since the 1980s, experts have been claiming that the skill demands of

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Since the 1980s,  experts  have been claiming that the skill demands of today’s jobs have outstripped the skills workers possess. Moss and Tilly counter that worker defciencies lie less in job-specifc skills than in such attributes as motivation, interpersonal skills, and appropriate work demeanor. However, Handel suggests that these perceived def ciencies are merely an age effect, arguing that workers pass through a phase of early adulthood characterized by weak attachment to their jobs. As they mature, workers grow out of casual work attitudes and adjust to the workplace norms of jobs that they are more interested in retaining. Signifcantly, complaints regarding younger workers have persisted for over two decades, but similar complaints regarding older workers have not grown as the earlier cohorts aged.    1 
 1. The passage suggests that Moss and Tilly are most likely to disagree with the “experts” ( highlighted ) about which of the following?

A. Whether the skills demanded by jobs in the labor market have changed since the 1980s
B. Whether employers think that job-specifc skills are as important as such attributes as motivation and appropriate work demeanor
C. Whether workers in today’s labor market generally live up to the standards and expectations of employers
D. Whether adequate numbers of workers in the labor market possess the particular skills demanded by various different jobs
E. Whether most workers are motivated to acquire new skills that are demanded by the labor market

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 2. The last sentence serves primarily to

A. suggest that worker defciencies are likely to become more pronounced in the future
B. introduce facts that Handel may have failed to take into account
C. cite evidence supporting Handel’s argument about workers
D. show that the worker defciencies cited by Handel are more than an age effect
E. distinguish certain skills more commonly possessed by young workers from skills more commonly found among mature workers

EnglishAgast · Answer

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Sajjad1994 · Answer

OE

1. The passage suggests that Moss and Tilly are most likely to disagree with the “experts” (     highlighted     ) about which of the following?

According to the passage, the “experts” on the one hand, and Moss and Tilly on the other, disagree about the specifc kinds of defciencies possessed by today’s workers: the “experts” claim that workers are defcient because of the lack of job skills, while Moss and Tilly believe that the defciencies stem from the lack of motivation and poor attitude. Tis means that the two sides would disagree about whether the skills of today’s workers are adequate for their jobs; thus Choice D is correct.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

OE

2. The last sentence serves primarily to

If Handel’s account is correct, it would not be surprising that a high level of perceived skill defciencies in young workers at one time translates into a relatively low level of perceived defciencies among older workers some twenty years later. If the defciencies in young workers are in job-related skills, however, some trace of those defciencies would still be noticeable twenty years later. Since the last sentence presents data that support the frst prediction rather than the second, Choice C is correct.

Since the 1980s, experts have been claiming that the skill demands of

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