Tips: Several groups give a view in this report. Decide which one the speaker presents as their own, and check every part of it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Rodeo should be phased out step by step, starting with its riskiest events, under independent checks.: The speaker wants lower-risk traditions kept. Phasing out all of rodeo step by step is close to the outright ban the speaker rejects.
• Rodeo should go on, but its riskiest events should face stricter vet rules, under independent checks.: Stricter vet rules are not the speaker's plan. The speaker wants the highest-risk events phased out, not kept under more vet checks.
• Rodeo should go on, but its riskiest events should be banned in cities, under independent checks.: Banning events in cities is the Vancouver example. The speaker's plan is about which practices Canada tolerates, not city limits.

Correct Answer: By showing animal deaths at the Calgary Stampede over several years.

Why this is correct: The records show that at least 12 animals died at the Calgary Stampede alone between 2019 and 2024. This adds a death count to the case.

Tips: Check what the records counted, where, and over what period.

Why the other options are wrong:

• By showing injuries such as broken legs at the Calgary Stampede over several years.: Broken legs and other injuries were documented by the Vancouver Humane Society. The records count deaths, not injuries.
• By showing animal deaths at the Calgary Stampede in a single year.: The deaths were counted between 2019 and 2024. That is several years, not one year.
• By showing animal deaths at rodeos across Alberta over several years.: The records count deaths at the Calgary Stampede alone. They do not cover rodeos across Alberta.

Correct Answer: It reflects working traditions going back over a century.

Why this is correct: The ranchers say roping, riding and herding reflect genuine working traditions. These have been part of Western Canadian life for over a century.

Tips: Several supporters speak in this report. Match each claim to the person or group that makes it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• It celebrates the bond between people and animals, not exploitation.: The human-animal bond comes from the barrel racer in Lethbridge. The ranchers talk about working traditions.
• It reflects family traditions that go back four generations.: Four generations of family tradition comes from the barrel racer in Lethbridge. The ranchers talk about working traditions in Western Canada.
• It reflects community bonds that critics wrongly call cruelty.: Community bonds and calling rodeo mere cruelty come from the speaker's own view at the end. The ranchers do not say this.

Correct Answer: That the industry can reform itself when the public pushes for it.

Why this is correct: The association brought in new safety rules after public pressure. The report says this suggests reform within the industry is possible.

Tips: Ask what the report says this example suggests, and how strong that claim is.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That the industry changes after cities like Vancouver ban rodeo events.: The rules came after public pressure. The report does not link them to Vancouver's city ban.
• That the industry can reform itself, so outside oversight is not needed.: The report only says reform within the industry is possible. The speaker later asks for independent oversight, not industry self-regulation.
• That the industry's care rules now include on-site vets and time limits.: On-site vets and time limits are the rodeo association's care rules. They are not the chuckwagon association's new rules.

Correct Answer: Troubled by it, and still not ready to write rodeo off.

Why this is correct: The speaker calls the injury data genuinely concerning. But the speaker also says dismissing rodeo as mere cruelty ignores its heritage.

Tips: Listen for how strongly the speaker reacts, and how far that reaction goes.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Troubled by it, but unsure the records give the full picture.: The speaker never doubts the records. The speaker calls the data genuinely concerning.
• Troubled by it, and ready to support an outright ban on rodeo.: The speaker is concerned but says they cannot fully support an outright ban.
• Troubled by it, but sure that vet rules can fix the problem.: Vet rules are the rodeo association's answer. The speaker does not say vet rules can fix the problem.

Correct Answer: Backwards, because barrel racing involves far less animal contact.

Why this is correct: The speaker wants the highest-risk events phased out and lower-risk traditions kept. Barrel racing has far less animal contact than calf roping, so this plan is the wrong way round.

Tips: Recall which events the speaker wants to keep and which to phase out. Then test the new plan against that.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Sensible, because most of the injuries happened in barrel racing.: The injuries in the report come from chuckwagon racing, calf roping and steer wrestling. Barrel racing is not named.
• Sensible, because the events it keeps already have on-site vets.: On-site vets are the rodeo association's care rules. The speaker wants high-risk events phased out, not kept under vet checks.
• Too weak, because every rodeo event should be banned outright.: The speaker cannot fully support an outright ban. The plan is to end only the highest-risk events.