Tips: For main idea questions, focus on the opening and repeated points.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Whether to cancel the festival due to budget shortfalls.: Budget concerns qualify the proposed competition; cancelling the whole festival is not proposed.
• Whether to change the venue of the Kelowna Summer Food Festival.: They discuss using equipment at the park and a culinary-school partnership, not moving the festival venue.
• Whether to extend the festival from one weekend to two.: Extending the festival to two weekends is not proposed.

Correct Answer: A similar event in Victoria drew a huge crowd and social-media attention.

Why this is correct: The person on the left is keen because a similar event in Victoria drew a huge crowd and substantial social-media attention.

Tips: Listen for the reason the speaker gives for liking the idea.

Why the other options are wrong:

• It would reduce the overall cost of running the festival.: The person on the left does not say a competition reduces the festival's total cost.
• It would help the festival win a national tourism award.: A national award is not the reason.
• To promote a personally owned restaurant at the event.: Personal restaurant promotion is not the reason.

Correct Answer: The budget, since the grant is already mostly allocated.

Why this is correct: The person on the right worries about affordability because the City grant is largely allocated and equipment, judges and additional insurance would add costs.

Tips: Match concerns to the speaker who explains them.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Food safety violations during the competition.: Food-safety violations are not the budget concern.
• The competition overshadowing other festival events.: Overshadowing other events is not the concern.
• Local chefs refusing to participate.: Chef refusal to participate is not reported.

Correct Answer: Keep the competition small, involving only local chefs.

Why this is correct: The person in the centre suggests a small competition with local chefs, avoiding the cost of bringing chefs from elsewhere while emphasizing the local angle.

Tips: Decide what the question asks for and choose the option supported by the discussion.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Postpone the entire festival to the following year.: Postponing the whole festival is not proposed.
• Charge entry fees for spectators.: Spectator entry fees are not proposed.
• Ask the provincial government for an emergency grant.: An emergency provincial grant is not proposed.

Correct Answer: Written confirmation of insurance coverage and fire-department signoff for open flames.

Why this is correct: The person on the right could support the direction after written insurance confirmation; open-flame rules also require fire-department signoff.

Tips: For condition questions, listen for if or provided that.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The competition must be held indoors rather than in the park.: An indoor venue is not made the prerequisite.
• Every participating chef must have professional certification.: Professional certification for every chef is not required in the discussion.
• Ticket sales must cover the full event cost.: Full coverage by ticket sales is not required.

Correct Answer: Equipment and student volunteers from the downtown culinary school.

Why this is correct: The person on the left suggests partnering with the downtown culinary school, which might supply equipment and student volunteers to help with costs and staffing.

Tips: Decide what the question asks for and choose the option supported by the discussion.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A private venue to take over the event.: A private venue is not the suggested partnership.
• A winter festival to host the event instead.: A winter-festival delay is not the suggestion.
• Other activities to replace the cooking idea entirely.: Cancelling the idea is not the suggestion.

Correct Answer: Whether the necessary approvals can be obtained in time for August.

Why this is correct: The person on the right doubts whether the approvals can be obtained in time for August, and the person in the centre acknowledges the tight timeline.

Tips: Uncertainty is often shown with phrases like I'm not sure.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Whether additional City funding will be requested before discussion.: The timing of requesting further City funding is not the uncertainty raised.
• Whether prizes and judging will be finalized after the event.: Finalizing prizes or judging after the event is not raised as a timing uncertainty.
• Whether the cooking idea will be dropped before planning begins.: Dropping the idea before planning starts is not the uncertainty raised.

Correct Answer: Poor power access and crowd control around hot equipment.

Why this is correct: The person on the left is uneasy about poor park power access and controlling crowds around hot equipment.

Tips: Decide what the question asks for and choose the option supported by the discussion.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Recruiting at least ten chefs before selecting a venue.: A minimum of ten chefs is not the logistical issue stated.
• Securing a restaurant-chain sponsorship before planning equipment.: A restaurant-chain sponsorship is not the issue stated.
• Holding a public vote before deciding the programme.: A public vote is not the issue stated.