Tips: Listen for the explicit proposal near the beginning, then check which issue the later arguments address.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Whether to replace buses with metro service on suburban routes.: The metro-hour proposal does not replace buses or concern suburban bus routes.
• Whether to build new metro stations in downtown Montreal.: Downtown festivals are reasons for later service, not a proposal to build stations.
• Whether to raise metro fares to cover increased operating costs.: There is no talk about raising fares anywhere in the discussion. The focus is service hours.

Correct Answer: Support it to help festival-goers and late-shift workers get home.

Why this is correct: The person on the right regards later service as worthwhile for event crowds and late-shift workers who otherwise face taxis or driving.

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

Why the other options are wrong:

• Oppose it because weekend ridership is declining.: Packed platforms and demand contradict declining-ridership opposition.
• Extend only bus service rather than metro hours.: Bus-only expansion is not the person on the right's position.
• Extend metro hours every night of the week.: Every-night expansion is not proposed.

Correct Answer: The cost, especially weekend overtime pay, in an already tight budget.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre worries about the cost. They mention overtime pay on weekends. The STM budget is already tight.

Tips: When asked about concerns, listen for problems the speaker names.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Noise complaints could force the project to stop.: Noise complaints are not the person in the centre's main concern.
• The metro infrastructure is too old for longer hours.: System age is not the person in the centre's concern stated.
• Extended hours could increase crime near stations.: Crime is not the concern the person in the centre raises.

Correct Answer: Keeping the metro running until 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays only.

Why this is correct: The initial proposal explicitly keeps trains running until 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The later Saturdays-only trial is a suggested restriction, not the initial extension proposal asked about.

Tips: Separate the original proposal from later conditions or compromises.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Running the metro 24 hours a day on weekends.: Service until 1:30 a.m. is a late closing time, not continuous 24-hour operation.
• Adding extra trains during evening rush hour on weekdays.: The proposal changes weekend closing hours, not the number of weekday rush-hour trains.
• Extending service by two hours every night of the week.: The discussion proposes Fridays and Saturdays, not every night, and does not propose a two-hour extension.

Correct Answer: A small trial limited to Saturdays at first, with a budget review after three months.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre could support a small Saturday-only trial with a budget review after three months.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Cancelling weekend service entirely to save money.: Cancelling weekend service is not the person in the centre's suggestion.
• Extended hours only during the summer festival season.: A summer-only programme is not the person in the centre's stated trial condition.
• A full rollout on both Friday and Saturday nights immediately.: The person in the centre's proposed trial is limited to Saturdays, with a three-month budget review; the person in the centre does not support an immediate Friday-and-Saturday rollout.

Correct Answer: Toronto already runs metro service later on weekends.

Why this is correct: The person on the left cites Toronto's later weekend subway operation as a comparison for Montreal.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Paris has 24-hour metro service on weekends.: Paris is not cited.
• Vancouver has successfully extended transit hours year-round.: Vancouver is not cited.
• Montreal's bus network already provides late-night coverage.: Montreal's bus network is not the example the person on the left gives.

Correct Answer: Track ridership and extra costs carefully and report back to the committee.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre requires careful ridership and extra-cost tracking, reported to the committee, so decisions use real data.

Tips: Follow the scope of the question and distinguish the stated point from other suggestions.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Only tourist satisfaction ratings.: Tourist ratings alone are not the person in the centre's requested evidence.
• Only noise complaints, without tracking expenses.: Ignoring expenses contradicts the person in the centre's cost concern and is not the requested reporting.
• Collect staff opinions without tracking passenger numbers.: The person in the centre requires ridership and extra-cost data with a committee report, not staff opinions without passenger numbers.

Correct Answer: Gather more information and reconvene.

Why this is correct: The closing suggestion is to gather more information and reconvene. It does not assign a drafter or announce a formal recommendation for a three-month pilot.

Tips: For next step questions, listen at the very end.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The person on the left will negotiate with the STM workers' union about overtime pay.: Negotiating with the workers’ union is not assigned as the next step.
• Submit a proposal to extend hours on both Friday and Saturday nights permanently.: They do not make it permanent yet. A permanent Friday-and-Saturday proposal is not the closing next step.
• The group will conduct a public survey before making any recommendation.: A public survey is not proposed.