Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question

. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.

            Meeting can waste a great deal of time, but you can make your meeting run more smoothly by following a few simple rules. First, have an agenda. This will keep you focused on what is important. Next, decide who needs to be involved. More people mean less efficient discussion. Finally, keeps the discussion moving. Thank each speaker as he or she finishes and moves on to the next speaker. This encourages people to make their remarks short. And don’t forget: What happens after a meeting is more important than what happens during the meeting. The skills used then are more professional and less procedural. So no matter how well you run a meeting, it is the work that gets done after the meeting that is Important.

1. What is one way to run the meeting well?

      A. Watch how your manager run meetings                  B. Minimize the number of participants

      C. Let the group make decisions                                  D. Let everyone speak

2. What is the purpose of a meeting agenda?

      A. To keep the speakers organized                              B. To allow free discussion

      C. To send to others in advance                                   D. To keep focused on important items

3. How should you receive other people’s comments at a meeting?

      A. Try to keep others from talking                               B. Thank them and move on

      C. Give them as much time as they want                     D. Respond in detail to all comments

4. How should people state their idea?

      A. Succinctly                     B. Quietly                    C. Wordily                   D. Encouragingly

5. The author states that _______.

      A. meetings should be held more frequently               B. all meetings should be in the morning

      C. no one should receive credit for their work             D. the real work is accomplished after the meeting