A question about what both authors would agree on tests whether you can find a point supported by both texts. Start with the question, then put each text's main point in a few words. If the texts focus on different groups, ask what idea connects their examples. Check that idea against each text, since support can come from different details. A choice can be true of one text and still fail if the other doesn't support it.
Hints
- Hint 1
Text 1 begins with companies, while Text 2 begins with employees. Look for the main point about each group's work.
- Hint 2
Connect each text's examples to its opening sentence. What idea could both authors accept even though they focus on different groups?
Step-by-step
Find the point both texts support
Step 1Find the companies' main point
Text 1 says companies have adopted hybrid schedules to recruit talent across regions. The question asks what both authors would agree on, so let's put each text's main point in a few words. How are employers making those schedules work? They're replacing assigned desks with collaboration spaces and investing in secure cloud platforms and project-tracking tools, so companies are changing workplaces and tools for work across regions.
- Step 2
Connect the employees' view to that point
What does Text 2 show from the employees' side? It says flexibility has reshaped daily routines, then describes workers finding community in co-working spaces or neighborhood hubs. It also mentions businesses near homes getting more midday customers and workers using home internet and scheduling apps. The examples differ from Text 1's office changes, but both authors show people adapting where they work and what they use to work.
- Step 3
Test each statement against both texts
Which statement has support from both texts without adding a goal or a prediction? Mainly to cut costs and shrink staff adds a purpose neither author gives. Will soon replace traditional offices predicts a change the texts don't mention, while mostly staying the same contradicts the changes they describe. The choice about new spaces, technologies, and local services describes what supports flexible work both inside company offices and outside them. Choice B.