Tips: Main idea questions test the speaker's own view. Listen for any condition they attach to it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Heights should be limited, with exceptions for affordable housing.: Housing shortages are the critics' point. The speaker does not tie the exceptions to housing.
• Heights should be limited, with exceptions near transit lines.: Building near transit is a point from the critics. The speaker does not tie the exceptions to transit.
• Heights should be limited, with exceptions where residents agree.: Residents' worries come from the neighbour's story. The speaker does not say residents should decide.

Correct Answer: a changed skyline is almost impossible to undo, and visitors prefer districts that feel well preserved.

Why this is correct: Supporters say that once a skyline changes, it is almost impossible to bring back the old look. A report also found visitors spend more where districts feel well preserved.

Tips: Keep each reason linked to the group that presents it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• a changed skyline takes decades to restore, and visitors prefer districts that feel well preserved.: Supporters do not say the old look can come back after some decades. They say it is almost impossible to bring back.
• a changed skyline is almost impossible to undo, and visitors prefer districts with famous landmarks.: The report is about districts that feel authentic and well preserved. It does not talk about famous landmarks.
• a changed skyline takes decades to restore, and visitors prefer districts with famous landmarks.: Supporters say the old look is almost impossible to bring back. The report is about well-preserved districts, not famous landmarks.

Correct Answer: That well-preserved districts are good for local tourism.

Why this is correct: Parks Canada says heritage areas help local tourism. The 2022 report backs this: visitors spend more time and money where districts feel well preserved.

Tips: Match the named example or source to the precise claim it supports.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That heritage rules can slow down much-needed development.: Slower development comes from a different source, the survey of local leaders. It is the critics' point.
• That height limits are a simple and effective tool.: Calling height limits a simple and effective tool comes after the neighbour's story. It is not backed by a report.
• That modern design can respect historic styles.: Respecting historic styles is a point from the critics. No report is given for it.

Correct Answer: respect old styles without copying them, and that density near transit helps the environment.

Why this is correct: Critics say modern design can respect historic styles without copying them exactly. They also say density near transit is better for the environment.

Tips: Keep track of which group says what as the report moves from one view to the next.

Why the other options are wrong:

• match the height of older buildings, and that density near transit helps commuters.: Critics do not talk about matching the height of older buildings. They also link transit density to the environment, not commuters.
• respect old styles without copying them, and that density near transit helps commuters.: The design part is right. But critics say density near transit is better for the environment, not for commuters.
• match the height of older buildings, and that density near transit helps the environment.: Critics do not say new buildings should match older heights. That is closer to what supporters want.

Correct Answer: Sees some merit in it, but feels it misses a middle path.

Why this is correct: The speaker says both sides have valid points. But the speaker thinks the critics' argument overlooks the chance of a compromise.

Tips: Listen to the words the speaker uses about the other side.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Finds it mostly convincing, but feels it misses a middle path.: The speaker still wants height limits, so the speaker is not mostly convinced by the critics.
• Finds it mostly convincing, but feels it ignores the look of the street.: The speaker still wants height limits. The speaker says the critics miss a compromise, not the look of the street.
• Sees some merit in it, but feels it ignores the look of the street.: The speaker does see some merit. But the speaker says the critics overlook a compromise, not the look of the street.

Correct Answer: Their worry was less about the design than about daily life.

Why this is correct: The residents worried 'not just about the look'. They feared daily life would change 'even if the project looked good on paper', so design was not their main worry.

Tips: Use the details you hear about these people to work out what is likely true.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Their worry was mainly that the design did not fit the street.: The residents worried 'not just about the look'. They accepted it might look good on paper.
• Their worry was mainly that tourists would stop visiting.: Tourism is the supporters' point from Parks Canada. The residents talk about shadows, views and traffic.
• Their worry was mainly that housing would become harder to find.: Housing shortages are the critics' point. The residents do not talk about housing.