Tips: Listen for the speaker's own view, then check every part of each choice against it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• parents, teachers, and teens themselves working together.: Parents, teachers, and teens themselves are named at the start. They are the people asking questions, not the group in the speaker's recommendation.
• parents, psychologists, and schools working together.: A psychologist gives a view in the report. The speaker's recommendation names platforms, not psychologists.
• teens, parents, and guidance counsellors working together.: A guidance counsellor is quoted by the supporters. The speaker's recommendation names parents, schools, and platforms.

Correct Answer: feel less alone because online communities share their interests or struggles.

Why this is correct: The counsellor is quoted on the supporters' side. Some students feel less alone because online communities share their interests or struggles.

Tips: Check who gives each reason, and match the reason to the person in the question.

Why the other options are wrong:

• feel more supported when parents and teachers talk with them about what they see online.: Parents and teachers are named at the start, and the speaker later mentions content. The counsellor does not give this reason.
• feel anxious because they compare themselves with others online.: Constant comparison is a worry from the critics. The counsellor speaks about a benefit, not a harm.
• feel unsafe because other students bully them when they go online.: Online bullying is a worry from the critics. The counsellor speaks about a benefit, not a harm.

Correct Answer: a national survey and a story about a neighbour's son.

Why this is correct: In the concerned paragraph, the speaker gives a Statistics Canada survey and then a story about a neighbour's son. Both support the worry about harm.

Tips: For each piece of evidence, note which side of the debate it is used for.

Why the other options are wrong:

• a national survey and a psychologist's comments.: The survey is right, but the psychologist comes later, in the middle-ground part. Her comments are not used for the concerned side.
• a counsellor's comments and a story about a neighbour's son.: The story is right, but the counsellor supports the other side. The counsellor says some students feel less alone.
• a psychologist's comments and a counsellor's comments.: The psychologist gives a middle ground and the counsellor supports the benefits. Neither is used for the concerned side.

Correct Answer: hopeful, but careful about time online and the content teens see.

Why this is correct: The speaker says social media could support teen mental health, which sounds hopeful. The speaker also says we should be cautious about time and content.

Tips: Listen to how the speaker feels, not only to the topic, and check the whole description.

Why the other options are wrong:

• undecided, but open to the arguments on both sides.: The speaker agrees both sides have valid points, but is not undecided. The speaker gives a clear view after that.
• alarmed, but accepting that online contact helps some teens.: The speaker is not alarmed. That feeling belongs to the concerned group. The speaker says social media is not inherently bad.
• enthusiastic, but aware that some teens spend too long online.: The speaker is not enthusiastic. Strong praise fits the supporters, while the speaker warns about time and content.

Correct Answer: became withdrawn after receiving negative comments on a video he posted.

Why this is correct: The neighbour noticed that her son became withdrawn after negative comments on a video he posted. The speaker uses it as a personal example of possible harm.

Tips: Follow what happened in the story and what caused it, then compare each choice.

Why the other options are wrong:

• became anxious after comparing his own photos with his friends' photos online.: Comparing with others is a worry from the critics. The story is about negative comments on a video, not comparing photos.
• felt less alone after finding an online group that shared his interests.: Feeling less alone is the counsellor's point on the supporters' side. The story is about harm, not a benefit.
• lost sleep after scrolling on his phone late every night.: Late-night scrolling and sleep come from the psychologist. The story is about negative comments and withdrawal.

Correct Answer: Teens who quit social media for a month felt no better than teens who kept using it moderately.

Why this is correct: Dr. Tremblay says social media itself is not the main problem, and moderate use generally causes less harm. If quitting gave no extra benefit, that would support her.

Tips: Recall the exact view, then ask which result would prove that view and not a different one.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Teens who quit social media for a month felt better than teens who kept using it moderately.: This finding would suggest that social media itself is the problem. Dr. Tremblay says social media itself is not the main problem.
• Teens who scrolled late at night slept as well as teens who put their phones away early.: Dr. Tremblay says late-night scrolling can interfere with sleep. This finding would go against her view, not support it.
• Teens who kept in touch online during the pandemic felt less lonely than teens who did not.: This would support the supporters' pandemic example. It does not test Dr. Tremblay's point about patterns of use.