Tips: Separate the speaker's own view from the ideas of the other groups in the report.

Why the other options are wrong:

• mainly where lots are underused and transit is good.: Another group mentions underused lots or better transit as two separate options. The speaker talks only about lots that are rarely used and adds no transit condition.
• mainly where most residents ask for more parks.: A survey shows many residents want more parks nearby. But the speaker never makes residents' requests the rule for choosing lots.
• mainly as short-term pop-up parks at first.: The pop-up park is one story from a neighbour. The speaker does not say cities should start with short-term parks.

Correct Answer: his weekday customers mostly drive in from other parts of the city.

Why this is correct: The café owner says most of his weekday customers drive in from other parts of the city. So fewer parking spots could hurt his business.

Tips: Listen for the reason a person gives for a worry. Keep it apart from what other people say nearby.

Why the other options are wrong:

• his weekend customers mostly drive in from other parts of the city.: The café owner talks about his weekday customers. He says nothing about weekends.
• his customers mostly live in areas where public transit does not reach.: Areas without good transit are the worried residents' general point about Calgary. The café owner does not say where his customers live.
• his customers mostly come by car with their children after school.: Children after school come from the neighbour's park story. The café owner does not mention children.

Correct Answer: even small parks can lower temperatures during heat waves.

Why this is correct: The planner says that even small parks can lower neighbourhood temperatures during heat waves. That backs up the supporters' point about summer heat.

Tips: Match the named source to the exact claim it supports. Listen for what that person actually said.

Why the other options are wrong:

• even small parks can help manage rainwater after storms.: Managing rainwater is a point the supporters make. The planner talks only about lower temperatures during heat waves.
• even small parks give people places to relax and exercise.: Relaxing and exercising are on the supporters' list of uses for green spaces. The planner does not talk about them.
• even small parks are wanted by most people living nearby.: Wanting parks nearby is a result of the Toronto survey. The planner does not talk about what residents want.

Correct Answer: They could still find parking close to the new park.

Why this is correct: Edmonton turned the lot into a park but kept the nearby parking structures open. So drivers still had places to park close by.

Tips: Think about what the details of an example tell you, even when the speaker does not say it directly.

Why the other options are wrong:

• They had to park farther away than before.: The city kept the nearby parking structures open. So drivers did not have to go farther to park.
• They got new bus routes to replace the lost spaces.: Better transit is one idea from the group that calls the parking argument too simple. The Edmonton example does not mention buses or transit.
• They had filled the old lot on most weekdays.: The lot was rarely full. So drivers had not filled it on most weekdays.

Correct Answer: cautious, and hopeful that practical needs and healthy communities can both be met.

Why this is correct: The speaker asks for careful planning. But the speaker sounds hopeful and says that with balance, we can have both.

Tips: Listen to how the speaker says things, not only to what the speaker says.

Why the other options are wrong:

• cautious, and doubtful that practical needs and healthy communities can both be met.: The speaker is careful but not doubtful. The speaker says clearly that we can have both.
• cautious, and mainly worried about small shops losing their customers.: Worry about shops losing customers belongs to small business owners. The speaker's opinion is not mainly about shops.
• cautious, and impatient with people who are slow to accept change.: Calling the parking argument too simple is what another group does. The speaker does not sound impatient with anyone.

Correct Answer: can bring local people together.

Why this is correct: The neighbour's park quickly became her favourite place. The speaker says it created a sense of community that the parking lot never did.

Tips: Ask yourself which idea a personal story is meant to show.

Why the other options are wrong:

• can help a city manage its rainwater.: Managing rainwater is an environmental point from the supporters. The story is about people, not water.
• can give people a quiet place to relax.: Relaxing is on the supporters' list of uses for parks. The story is about the sense of community, not about rest.
• can bring more customers to local shops.: Shops come up only in the worry about losing customers. The story says nothing about shops.