Tips: Listen for which group gets which time, for how long, and what the other group keeps.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The robotics team gets the afternoon until March, and the club gets no bench then.: The time limit for the robotics team is right. But the club keeps one supervised walk-in bench during that time.
• The robotics team gets the afternoon all year, and the club keeps a walk-in bench.: The robotics team does get the block, and the club keeps a bench. But the block is only until the March competition.
• The two groups take turns with whole Saturdays, and the club keeps a walk-in bench.: Taking turns with whole Saturdays is the neighbours' idea. The speaker is not convinced it uses the room well.

Correct Answer: Its volunteers and the families it helps are most free then.

Why this is correct: The repair club says volunteers and families are most available on Saturday afternoons. That is why it calls those hours essential.

Tips: Both groups want the same hours for different reasons. Link each reason to the group that gives it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Many of its members cannot come to meetings on weekdays.: Trouble with weekday meetings belongs to the robotics team. Its students have long bus rides and homework.
• Attendance went up the last time it met at that time.: Better attendance on Saturdays is the robotics team's result from last year. The repair club gives a different reason.
• Its repair jobs need a long block of time without breaks.: A long, steady block is what the robotics coach asks for. The repair club even wants a bench open for walk-ins.

Correct Answer: more students came once meetings moved to Saturday afternoons.

Why this is correct: Last year, attendance improved after meetings moved from evenings to Saturday afternoons. This supports the team's request for that time.

Tips: Several results are reported. Check which group each result belongs to and which change it followed.

Why the other options are wrong:

• fewer delicate parts were damaged once meetings moved to Saturdays.: Delicate parts come up in the coach's request for a steady block. Last year's result was about attendance, not damage.
• nine residents were helped at a trial event held on a Saturday.: The nine residents were at the repair club's trial event. It is not the robotics team's programme.
• more students came once meetings moved to Saturday mornings.: Attendance did improve after a move to Saturdays. But the meetings moved to the afternoon, not the morning.

Correct Answer: Doubtful, because it may not make good use of the room.

Why this is correct: The speaker admits the plan is simple but is not convinced it uses the room well. Benches could be empty at some times and crowded at others.

Tips: A speaker may say something good about an idea and still not accept it. Listen to the whole sentence.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Approving, because it would be simple to organise.: The speaker does call the plan simple. But that is only a small admission before saying it is not convincing.
• Doubtful, because it would be hard to organise.: The speaker is doubtful, but not because it is hard to organise. The speaker actually says it is simple.
• Approving, because it would make good use of the room.: Both parts are wrong. The speaker is not convinced that the plan uses the room well.

Correct Answer: The club's numbers change weekly, while the team needs a dependable time.

Why this is correct: The speaker says the repair club's attendance changes from week to week. The robotics team needs a dependable time, but only until March.

Tips: When two groups are compared, check both halves of each choice against what you hear.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The club's numbers stay steady, while the team needs a dependable time.: The point about the team is right. But the club's attendance changes from week to week, so it is not steady.
• The club's numbers change weekly, while the team can work at any time.: The club point is right. But the team needs a dependable time, not any time at all.
• The club's numbers stay steady, while the team can work at any time.: Both halves are reversed. Club numbers change weekly, and the team needs a dependable time.

Correct Answer: The club gets no extra afternoon time, since demand does not support it.

Why this is correct: After March, the club gets more afternoon time only if demand supports it. Low attendance means the extra time is not justified yet.

Tips: Notice any condition attached to a future change. Then check whether the new situation meets it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The club gets more afternoon time, since the review date has passed.: Reaching the review is not enough. The speaker gives the club more time only if attendance supports it.
• The club's morning sessions are cut back, since few residents come.: The plan says nothing about cutting the club's morning sessions. The review only decides on extra afternoon time.
• The two groups switch to taking turns with whole Saturdays.: Taking turns with whole Saturdays is the neighbours' idea. The speaker does not plan to switch to it.