1. ENGLISH Cedar Girl’s Prelims
SUMMARY SKILLS
How (What Way) the contemporary phenomenon, the NewGroupThink, has affected changes in (changed)the workplace and in school.

2. Changes in the Workplace and School.
The NewGroupThink phenomenon has a great impact on our lives …
trend / widely accepted / collaborative work 1
The NewGroupThink is embraced by many corporations, which increasingly organise workforces into teams.
Trend / widely accepted / collaborative work
1 (ans)
by influencing an increasing trend / acceptance of collaborative work in companies,
with collaborative work widely accepted in companies,

3. with collaborative work widely accepted in companies,
Whether / through / online 2
Some of these teams are virtual, working together from remote locations
2 (ans)
whether through online platforms

4. whether through online platforms …
occasions/physical interaction 3
others demand a tremendous amount of face-to-face interaction, in the form of team-building exercises and retreats
3 (ans)
or requiring many occasions where physical interaction with colleagues occur.

5. or requiring many occasions where physical interaction with colleagues occur.
share / via internet/ work schedules 4
shared online calendars that announce employees’ availability for meetings
4 (ans)
Employees would have to share their work schedules via the internet

6. Employees would have to share their work schedules via the internet
Common space/ boundaries/ robs privacy 5
inhabit open office spaces without proper walls between cubicles or offices that afford little privacy.
5 (ans)
and work in common spaces, without boundaries, which robs (compromising) privacy.

7. and work in common spaces, without boundaries, compromising privacy.
adopted / ways of learning / collaboration 6
practiced in our schools via an increasingly popular method of instruction called “cooperative” or “small group” learning
adopted / way of learning / collaboration
6 (ans)
Schools have also adopted the new pedagogy of collaborative learning,
Paraphrased:
Schools have also adopted group collaboration, a novel (new) way of learning

8. Schools have also adopted group collaboration, a new way of learning …
rearranging/ aid / discussion 7
In many schools, the traditional rows of seats facing the teacher have been replaced with desks pushed together to facilitate countless group learning activities
7 (ans)
by rearranging the seating arrangement in classrooms to aid the discussion process.

9. 8 8 (ans) typically/ independent/ thinking
by rearranging the seating arrangement in classrooms to aid the discussion process.
typically/ independent/ thinking 8
Even subjects like Math and Creative Writing, which would seem to depend on solo flights of thought, are often taught as group projects
8 (ans)
Even for subjects that typically (generally) require solitude/independent thinking, are encouraging group thinking.
Group thinking is even encouraged for subjects that generally require independent thinking

10. Even group thinking is encouraged for subjects that generally require independent thinking
schools/ enterprise/ organisations/ reflection 9
“Today the world of business works in groups, so now the kids do it in school,”
Teamwork in schools is a reflection of how enterprises / organisations work
(in terms of teamwork / collaboration)

11. essential/critical/leaders 10
Collaboration in schools is a reflection of how enterprises and companies work …
essential/critical/leaders 10
leadership training as a primary benefit of cooperative learning.
and are supposed to be essential/critical in grooming future leaders OR (building leadership skills in students)