Tips: For main topic questions, focus on the first speaker and repeated ideas.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Whether to hire additional daycare staff for the afternoon shift.: Staff coverage is a condition for an extension. The proposal is rotating who stays late, not hiring additional staff as the main issue.
• Whether to open the daycare on weekends for working parents.: The discussed extension is an extra half hour for pickup. Weekend opening is not proposed.
• Whether to change the daycare's morning drop-off schedule.: The request concerns afternoon pickup after work and transit delays, not a change to morning drop-off.

Correct Answer: Some parents work downtown and rely on public transit, so delays happen.

Why this is correct: The person on the left supports a later window because downtown-working parents rely on transit and delays make pickups stressful.

Tips: For speaker attitude questions, listen for clear opinion phrases.

Why the other options are wrong:

• To gain more time to prepare activities for the children.: Extra activity-preparation time is not the reason.
• Parents at other Ottawa daycares already have later pickup times.: Hours at other Ottawa daycares are not cited.
• The daycare's lease requires them to keep the building open until 6:00 p.m.: No lease requirement to stay open until six is stated.

Correct Answer: That staffing coverage would be affected and staying later impacts schedules.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre says they worry about staffing and schedules. They mention Ontario guidelines and staying later. The concern is enough coverage without repeatedly burdening the same person.

Tips: For concern questions, listen for problems or worries.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That it violates Ontario health regulations for daycares.: The person in the centre states the need for sufficient staff, not that extension necessarily violates regulations.
• That the community centre charges extra for after-hours use.: Rental space costs are not mentioned by the third speaker.
• That children will become tired and cranky waiting longer.: Tired or cranky children are not the concern raised.

Correct Answer: That staff rotate who stays late so the same person is not always covering.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre agrees only if the late time is a trial and staff rotate. They clearly set this condition.

Tips: For condition questions, listen for but or only if.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That only parents with transit passes are eligible for the later pickup.: Restricting eligibility to parents with transit passes is not required.
• That the daycare hires a part-time assistant for the extra half hour.: Hiring a part-time assistant is not the stated condition.
• That parents pay an additional fee for the extended time.: No one talks about parents paying extra. Money is not discussed.

Correct Answer: One month.

Why this is correct: The person on the right proposes a one-month trial of pickup until 5:30 before the winter schedule begins.

Tips: Distinguish the trial length from a review season.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Three months.: Three months is not the proposed trial duration.
• Two weeks.: Two weeks is not the proposed trial duration.
• Until the end of the school year.: The trial is one month, not the remainder of the school year.

Correct Answer: How many parents use the extra pickup time.

Why this is correct: The person on the left proposes tracking how many parents use the extra time to see whether the trial is manageable.

Tips: Listen for what the trial will measure.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Whether insurance covers extended hours.: Extended-hours insurance is not the monitoring measure.
• Whether there are enough toys and supplies.: Toy and supply numbers are not the measure.
• Whether parents sign updated permission forms.: Updated permission forms are not the measure.

Correct Answer: The trial can be stopped.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre says that if the trial causes problems, they should be able to stop it. This preserves an exit rather than promising permanence.

Tips: Listen for the action allowed if a trial causes problems.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That parents provide written feedback at the end of each week.: Weekly written parent feedback is not required.
• That parents attend a mandatory meeting before the pilot starts.: A mandatory parent meeting is not required.
• That parents sign a waiver accepting the new hours.: A waiver for the new hours is not required.

Correct Answer: Each person does some research and they compare notes next time.

Why this is correct: The person on the right suggests that each person do some research and compare notes next time. No start date is announced.

Tips: For next step questions, listen near the end.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Begin the pilot at the start of next month.: The start of next month is not specified.
• Wait until the winter schedule is set.: Waiting until the winter schedule is set is not specified.
• Begin once the community centre approves the request.: Community-centre approval is not assigned as the next action.