Tips: Decide how strong a rule the speaker wants, and whether it comes with any limits.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Landlords should be encouraged to allow pets, under reasonable conditions.: The speaker wants a legal requirement, not just encouragement. The conditions are right, but the rule is too weak.
• Landlords should be required to allow pets, but only in places like British Columbia.: British Columbia is mentioned only as a model for pet deposits. The speaker does not limit the rule to certain provinces.
• Landlords should be free to refuse pets, under reasonable conditions.: Leaving landlords free to refuse is close to the landlords' own view. The speaker says a complete ban overlooks how common pets are.

Correct Answer: Housing is a big investment, so owners should have the right to set reasonable rules.

Why this is correct: Landlords say housing is a significant investment. So property owners should have the right to set reasonable conditions.

Tips: Several groups speak in this report. Match each idea to the group that actually says it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Stricter rules have already led owners in Alberta to stop renting out their units.: Landlord groups in Alberta only warn that stricter rules could discourage new rentals. They do not say units have already been lost.
• Most households in Canada have a pet, so a blanket rule would treat renters fairly.: This is the supporters' side. They use the pet survey to argue for the rule, not against it.
• Owners who must accept pets should be allowed to charge much higher pet deposits.: Higher pet deposits come from Dr. Gagnon and the British Columbia model. Landlords in the report do not ask for them.

Correct Answer: It shows that even a reliable tenant with a quiet pet can struggle to find a home.

Why this is correct: The neighbour had strong references and a stable income. Even so, she struggled for months to find an apartment because of her older, quiet cat.

Tips: Think about what problem the story shows, and why the details about the person matter.

Why the other options are wrong:

• It shows that a pet can help a person who lives alone stay healthy and calm.: Pets helping people who live alone is a separate advocates' point about mental health. The neighbour's story is about finding an apartment.
• It shows that rising rents in big cities hit pet owners harder than other tenants.: Rising rents in Toronto and Vancouver come up in the opening. The neighbour's story is not about rent levels.
• It shows that landlords who do accept pets often ask for much higher deposits.: Higher deposits come from Dr. Gagnon and the British Columbia model. The neighbour's story says nothing about deposits.

Correct Answer: Respectful, seeing them as real problems that do not justify a pet ban.

Why this is correct: The speaker says ignoring landlords' concerns would be too simplistic. But a complete ban on pets overlooks how common and important pets are.

Tips: Attitude questions ask how much weight the speaker gives to a group's view. Compare what the speaker says about that group with the speaker's own overall view.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Respectful, seeing them as real enough to leave pets up to each landlord.: The speaker takes the concerns seriously but still wants a requirement. Leaving it to each landlord is not the speaker's view.
• Dismissive, seeing them as based on a few bad experiences with owners.: The speaker does not dismiss the concerns. Ignoring them would be too simplistic, the speaker says.
• Alarmed, seeing them as a sign that rentals will soon disappear in Alberta.: The Alberta warning comes from landlord groups. The speaker does not sound alarmed about it.

Correct Answer: Clear rules and higher pet deposits could address many landlord concerns.

Why this is correct: Dr. Gagnon says clear rules and higher pet damage deposits could address many landlord concerns. Pet owners would not be shut out.

Tips: Listen for the exact measures the researcher names, and whose worries they are meant to answer.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Clear rules and a cap on the number of pets could address many landlord concerns.: Limits on the number of pets come from some housing experts. Dr. Gagnon talks about higher deposits instead.
• Clear rules and limits on pet size could address many landlord concerns.: Limits on pet size come from some housing experts. Dr. Gagnon talks about higher deposits instead.
• Clear rules and strong tenant references could address many landlord concerns.: Strong references come from the neighbour's story. They did not help her, and Dr. Gagnon does not mention them.

Correct Answer: In Ottawa.

Why this is correct: The speaker talks about a neighbour of mine in Ottawa. A neighbour lives near you, so the speaker most likely lives in Ottawa too.

Tips: Listen for any small personal detail the speaker gives about their own life.

Why the other options are wrong:

• In Toronto.: Toronto is named in the opening as a city with rising rents. Nothing links the speaker to Toronto.
• In Montréal.: Montréal is where Dr. Gagnon's university is. That tells us about the researcher, not the speaker.
• In Alberta.: Alberta is mentioned for its flexible rental laws. The speaker never links it to their own home.