Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"


Q 5. Sally Bailey started White Stuff



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Q 5. Sally Bailey started White Stuff.
Meaning:
Did she found/start White Stuff?
Answer:
False
Part of the passage:

Yet White Stuff’s customers, whom Ms Bailey describes as ‘ex-
tremely loyal, are not deterred by these intrepid expeditions.

When she
took over five
years ago, White Stuff had 15 stores and an annual turnover of mi iToday, turnover
is in excess of m, with stores generating annual revenues between £500,000 and
£2.5m from an average customer spend of £35.
Explanation:
take over = take control from someone (so it is clear that she’s not the founder)
Q 6. The buyer at Tesco initially rejected Oven Pride.
Meaning:
Did the buyer at Tesco said no to Oven Pride at the beginning?
Answer:
True
Part of the passage:

Matt Stockdale, managing director of HomePride, which this year
will turnover more than m, has the mother of former
Tesco buyer Fraser McDonald
to
thank for his success. Desperate to get the supermarket chain to stock his oven cleaning
product,
Oven Pride, Mr Stockdale bombarded the buyer with calls
.
But it was to no avail
: The response was always Thanks but no thanks he recalls.
Explanation:
Mr Stockdale wanted to sell his product, Oven Pride, so he bombarded the buyer at Tesco with class, but to no avail (without success).
Q 7. The buyer’s mother often gives him advice on products.
Meaning:
Does the buyer’s mother often give his son advice on products?
Answer:
Not Given
Part of the passage:

I think to make me go away, he gave me his mother’s address
Two weeks later, Mr Stockdale was in the buyer’s office signing a deal to supply his
product to 30 stores. He told me that his mother wanted him to give me a chance but that
he didn’t give me much hope says Mr Stockdale.

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