SLE Reading case studies
SLE Reading · Put your knowledge to work in context.
SLE Reading is a multiple-choice reading comprehension examination built around the kind of sustained, information-dense texts a working professional meets in reports, policy documents, research summaries and long-form journalism. It is used by candidates who need an independent, structured measure of how well they read in English under time pressure - typically people preparing for academic study, professional certification, or workplace roles where misreading a clause has real consequences. The SLE Reading case studies are 5 cases and about 3,401 words.
1The Library's Extended-Hours Pilot Memo
A city library system ran a six-month pilot extending three of its eleven branches to 10 p.m. The board meets in two weeks and has budget for either a full rollout or a one-year extension of the pilot at the same three branches.
666 words, about 3 min2The Clinic's Patient-Satisfaction Score
A regional clinic reports a patient-satisfaction score of 91 percent and cites it in a fundraising letter as proof that "our care is excellent." The score comes from a post-visit survey mailed to patients; 640 of 4,100 patients returned it. The survey asks a single question - "Were you satisfied with your visit?" - on a five-point scale, and the clinic counts 4s and 5s as satisfied.
509 words, about 3 min3The Startup's Churn Announcement
A software company's quarterly update to investors states: "Customer churn improved to 2.1 percent this quarter, our best result in two years, showing that our new onboarding program is working." Context available to an analyst: the company changed its churn definition this quarter, moving from "accounts that canceled" to "accounts that canceled and did not reactivate within 30 days." It also raised prices 12 percent at the start of the quarter and discontinued its cheapest plan tier. The onboarding program launched mid-quarter.
671 words, about 3 min4The Word "Significant" in a Public-Health Brief
The effect was modest but meaningful: a 1.3 percentage-point increase. The brief's authors respond that p = 0.04 is below the conventional 0.05 threshold, so the result is significant, and that "meaningful" simply reflects their judgment that any increase in screening is worthwhile.
699 words, about 3 min5Two Paragraphs on Remote Work and Productivity
Managers blamed remote work. But the mandate itself was the change.
856 words, about 4 min