DoorDash Offers $17 Billion to Buy Instacart, Potentially Reshaping Grocery Delivery

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How to approach this practice

Read the passage for its main idea, then return to the relevant sentence or paragraph for each question. Base answers on the passage.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

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   What is the article’s main purpose?

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   1. To explain how grocery shoppers became independent contractors
   2. To evaluate the proposed deal’s benefits and possible risks
   3. To compare Amazon’s services with Walmart’s technology
   4. To describe the history of restaurant delivery companies
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   Answer

   To evaluate the proposed deal’s benefits and possible risks

   It presents possible benefits, competition concerns, and the conditions surrounding the proposed acquisition.

   The proposal has also raised concerns about competition.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   Why does the article mention Amazon and Walmart?

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   1. To identify potential competitors of the combined company
   2. To show which companies support the acquisition
   3. To explain why regulators already rejected the proposal
   4. To identify Instacart’s main grocery suppliers
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   Answer

   To identify potential competitors of the combined company

   They illustrate the larger competitors the combined companies would face.

   The companies say their combined services could help them compete more effectively with rivals such as Amazon and Walmart.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   What can be inferred about the proposed membership change?

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   1. Every customer would immediately receive free delivery
   2. Some customers could manage subscriptions more simply
   3. Instacart+ would definitely disappear after approval
   4. DashPass would become available only in Canada
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   Answer

   Some customers could manage subscriptions more simply

   Customers could simplify payments, although the change depends on completing the combination.

   People who currently pay separately for DashPass and Instacart+ could eventually pay one membership fee instead of two.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   In the article, what does “those approvals” refer to?

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   1. Customer subscriptions and store agreements
   2. Retailer relationships and logistics plans
   3. Shareholder and regulator decisions
   4. Delivery orders and membership payments
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   Answer

   Shareholder and regulator decisions

   The phrase refers to consent from shareholders and government regulators.

   The deal still requires approval from Instacart shareholders and government regulators.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   How is the article primarily organized?

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   1. Chronologically, from founding dates to future expansion
   2. By presenting the deal, benefits, concerns, and conditions
   3. By comparing two companies’ advertising strategies
   4. By describing one customer’s delivery experience
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   Answer

   By presenting the deal, benefits, concerns, and conditions

   It moves from the deal’s structure to benefits, concerns, and remaining requirements.

   For customers, DoorDash says the proposal could offer several practical benefits.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

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   What limitation on the proposal is emphasized at the end?

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   1. The companies must reduce their number of shoppers
   2. The agreement requires shareholder and regulatory approval
   3. The Instacart app must be replaced immediately
   4. The companies can operate only in the United States
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   Answer

   The agreement requires shareholder and regulatory approval

   Completion depends on approvals, so the announced timeline is not guaranteed.

   If it receives those approvals, the companies expect it to be finalized by the end of 2027 or in early 2028.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

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   Why might grocers be concerned about the proposed combination?

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   1. They could lose access to grocery technology
   2. They might have fewer bargaining alternatives
   3. They would be required to hire shoppers directly
   4. They could no longer sell products online
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   Answer

   They might have fewer bargaining alternatives

   Fewer platforms could weaken grocers’ ability to negotiate favorable terms.

   Grocers might also have fewer platforms to choose from and less power to negotiate service terms.

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Before you practise: a worked example

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The library normally closes at six, but on Fridays it stays open until eight. When does it close on Friday?

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