The Home Office
Written by Studio AM.
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For many jobs today, the office is wherever a laptop opens. Working from home was once rare, but now millions do it. Like most changes, it brings both gains and costs.
The gains are real. There is no long drive to work, which saves time and money. A worker can start soon after waking and use the saved hours for family or rest. A home may be quieter than a busy office, though shared rooms and family needs can create other interruptions.
But there are costs too. At home, work and rest share the same walls, and the line between them can blur. Some people find it hard to stop working when the desk is ten steps from the bed. Others feel lonely, missing the small talk and shared lunches of an office.
Clear limits can help: an agreed start and stop time, planned breaks, and a work area when space allows. The right structure depends on the job and the household.
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Question 1 of 4
What is the main idea of the passage?
The answer is A: Working from home has benefits, costs, and needed limits
The passage weighs the gains and costs of working from home and advises setting limits.
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Question 2 of 4
According to the text, what is one gain of working from home?
The answer is B: No drive to work saves time and money
The text lists "no long drive to work, which saves time and money" as a gain.
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Question 3 of 4
Why can "the line between them blur" at home?
The answer is B: Work and rest happen in the same place
The text says work and rest "share the same walls," so the two are hard to keep apart.
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Question 4 of 4
In this passage, "blur" most nearly means
The answer is B: become hard to separate
The border between work and rest "can blur," meaning it becomes unclear.
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