Tips: Several people suggest ways forward. Decide which conditions belong to the speaker and which belong to others.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The speaker backs bringing bison back, if it grows gradually, with money for ranchers and clear safeguards.: Money for ranchers comes from Dr. Roy's proposal. The speaker's third condition is Indigenous leadership, not compensation.
• The speaker backs bringing bison back, if herds stay small and carefully managed, not roaming freely.: Small, carefully managed herds are what some ecologists suggest. The speaker's own conditions are different.
• The speaker backs bringing bison back, if herds stay inside parks, away from highways and farmland.: Highways and farmland come from the critics' argument. The speaker never says herds must stay inside parks.

Correct Answer: Earlier projects moved too quickly and lost local support.

Why this is correct: Dr. Roy says her approach learns from earlier projects. Those projects moved too quickly and lost local support.

Tips: Many reasons are given in this report. Match each reason to the person who actually gives it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Highways and farmland now divide land that was once open plains.: This is the critics' argument against large herds. Dr. Roy does not give it as her reason.
• Bison restoration fits well with Indigenous-led conservation.: This point comes from the advocates. Dr. Roy talks about ranchers and earlier projects, not Indigenous-led conservation.
• Parks where bison returned have shown healthier soil.: Healthier soil comes from Parks Canada. Dr. Roy's reason is about how earlier projects went, not park results.

Correct Answer: The ranchers' worry that bison could damage fences on farms.

Why this is correct: In the story, a small herd escaped its enclosure and caused thousands of dollars in repairs. This backs up the worry about damaged fences.

Tips: Listen to what actually happened in the story, then match it to one of the worries listed before it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The ranchers' worry that bison could spread disease to cattle.: Disease is one of the ranchers' worries, but the story is about repairs after an escape. Nobody in it gets sick.
• The critics' worry that highways and farmland cut up the land.: Highways and farmland are a separate point made by critics. The story is about one escaped herd.
• The ranchers' worry that bison could take cattle's grazing land.: Grazing land is another of the ranchers' worries. The story describes repair costs, not lost grazing.

Correct Answer: Drawn to it as an idea, but sure it ignores today's economic realities.

Why this is correct: The critics find the idea inspiring. However, they feel it overlooks modern economic realities, so they are attracted to it but doubtful.

Tips: Listen for how the critics describe the plan itself, not only their reasons.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Moved by it in theory, but fearful for the cattle on nearby ranches.: Fear for cattle comes from the ranchers' list of worries. The critics' own doubt is about economic realities, not fear.
• Open to it, but only once pilot programmes have shown that it works.: Pilot programmes are Dr. Roy's proposal. The critics do not say they would accept large herds after a trial.
• Excited by it, as a real step toward reconciliation with First Nations.: Reconciliation is the advocates' point. The critics are not excited by the plan.

Correct Answer: It leaves out the concerns of people who live and work on the land.

Why this is correct: The speaker calls the park evidence encouraging. Still, the speaker says it would be too simplistic to ignore people who live and work on the land.

Tips: Listen for what the speaker says about the park evidence. Then note the reason the speaker gives.

Why the other options are wrong:

• It covers only certain native grasses, not the wider prairie.: The report did measure certain native grasses. But the speaker never criticises the evidence for being narrow.
• It leaves out how highways and farmland now divide the prairie.: Highways and farmland are the critics' point. The speaker's own reason is about people on the land.
• It leaves out whether First Nations want bison on their land.: The report says many First Nations see bison as central to their culture. The speaker never doubts that.

Correct Answer: About 60 more.

Why this is correct: The report found a 30% rise within five years. 30% of 200 is 60, so the plot would have about 60 more.

Tips: Note the exact figure in the report, then apply it to the new plot.

Why the other options are wrong:

• About 30 more.: 30 more treats the 30% as a count of plants. A 30% rise on 200 is 60.
• About 40 more.: 40 more would be a 20% rise. The report gave a 30% rise.
• About 100 more.: 100 more would be a 50% rise. That is much more than the reported 30%.