Read the following article from a website.
Police in Saint John are asking families of people with dementia to join a new voluntary registry. A family would share a recent photo, a short description and the places a relative tends to walk, and officers could open the file as soon as someone is reported missing. Last year, local officers searched for people with dementia sixty-two times, and in January one man was found on a highway shoulder after four hours. City council will decide next week whether to fund the program.
Constable Leona Hendry, who leads the search team, says the registry would save time when it matters most. “Most of our searches begin with a frightened family trying to remember what the person was wearing,” she said. “With a file ready, we can send officers to the right streets in the first ten minutes. Those early minutes decide how a search ends.” Hendry stresses that joining would be free and that families could update a file online.
Farid Jessop, a lawyer who handles privacy cases, is not convinced. “Once a file exists, nobody can promise how long it stays or who reads it,” Jessop said. He also argues that people in the early stages of dementia should decide for themselves. “Ask the person while there is still time to answer. A diagnosis does not erase someone’s right to say no,” he added. Jessop wants families told in plain language how to delete a file.
Imogen Hurley, whose husband has Alzheimer’s disease, supports the registry but says it misses her biggest problem. “He has walked out twice since spring, and both times I was asleep on the couch,” Hurley said. “A file helps after he is gone. What I need is someone to sit with him one afternoon a week so I can sleep.” Ignatius Hale, a doctor who treats older patients at the regional hospital, says wandering usually has a cause. “People wander for reasons. Some are looking for a job they retired from, and some are restless after sitting all day,” Hale explained. “A daily walk with someone they trust prevents more searches than any database.”
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option according to the information given on the website.
This article was most likely written for 2..
Farid Jessop would likely say that a family signing up a relative 3..
At the moment, Imogen Hurley wants 4..
This article shows that 5..
The following is a comment by a visitor to the website page. Complete the comment by choosing the best option to fill in each blank.
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Correct Answer: a plan to keep files on people who might wander
Why this is correct: Police want families to join a registry with a photo and the places a relative tends to walk. Everyone quoted reacts to this plan.
Passage Reference: Police in Saint John are asking families of people with dementia to join a new voluntary registry.
Tips: Read the quotes from Hendry, Jessop, Hurley and Hale and check each option with them. Leave aside any option that only matches a passing detail.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a search for a man found near a highway: The highway search is one example from last year. It is not the main subject.
- a new day program at the regional hospital: Hale works at the regional hospital, but no new program there is described.
- a rule that stops some seniors from driving: Driving is not discussed. The people in the article walk away from home.
Correct Answer: families and other residents of the city
Passage Reference: Police in Saint John are asking families of people with dementia to join a new voluntary registry. ... City council will decide next week whether to fund the program.
Why this is correct: The article reports a Saint John police plan and a council decision next week. It quotes local people, so it is written for residents there.
Tips: Picture each kind of reader in the options holding this article. Keep the readers who would find what they need in it, as written.
Why the other options are wrong:
- doctors who study the causes of dementia: Hale is one doctor quoted, but no study of causes is reported.
- police officers learning search methods: The article does not teach search methods. It reports a plan and people’s views on it.
- lawyers who handle privacy cases: Jessop is one voice. The story is about a city program, not legal practice.
Correct Answer: should get that person’s agreement first
Passage Reference: He also argues that people in the early stages of dementia should decide for themselves. ... Ask the person while there is still time to answer.
Why this is correct: Jessop says people in the early stages of dementia should decide for themselves. He tells families to ask the person while there is still time to answer.
Tips: Read Jessop’s quotes and the sentences that report what he argues. Keep the option those lines lead to, and drop any that fits another speaker better.
Why the other options are wrong:
- would save officers precious minutes: Hendry says a file saves time in a search. Jessop does not make this point.
- should pay a small fee to join: Hendry says joining would be free. Jessop never mentions a fee.
- would stop that person from wandering: Hale talks about preventing wandering. Jessop talks about privacy and choice.
Correct Answer: regular help so she can get some rest
Passage Reference: What I need is someone to sit with him one afternoon a week so I can sleep.
Why this is correct: Hurley says what she needs is someone to sit with her husband one afternoon a week so she can sleep.
Tips: Read each of Hurley’s quoted sentences. Check which option she says she wants now, and drop any her words go against.
Why the other options are wrong:
- her husband moved into a care home: Hurley never mentions a care home. She wants help at home for one afternoon a week.
- the registry to be dropped by council: Hurley supports the registry. She only says it misses her biggest problem.
- training in how to search for him: Hurley does not ask to learn search methods. In the article, searching is the job of the police.
Correct Answer: the idea has backers, but others point to problems
Passage Reference: is not convinced ... supports the registry but says it misses her biggest problem ... People wander for reasons.
Why this is correct: Hendry and Hurley support the registry. But Jessop is not convinced, Hurley says it misses her biggest problem, and Hale points to the causes of wandering.
Tips: Go through Hendry, Jessop, Hurley and Hale and test each statement on every one of them. Keep the one the full article supports, not one speaker alone.
Why the other options are wrong:
- most families refuse to share photos: No family in the article refuses. The only doubt about files comes from Jessop, a lawyer.
- police can find anyone in ten minutes: Hendry says a file helps send officers to the right streets in the first ten minutes. She does not promise to find anyone that fast.
- officers have already started using the files: Council will decide next week whether to fund the program, so it has not started.
Correct Answer: sixty-two
Passage Reference: searched for people with dementia sixty-two times
Why this is correct: Last year, local officers searched for people with dementia sixty-two times.
Tips: This blank needs a count of searches. Find where the article reports what happened last year.
Why the other options are wrong:
- twenty-six: Twenty-six is not in the article. It uses the same digits in a different order.
- forty-two: Forty-two is not in the article.
- ninety: Ninety is not in the article.
Correct Answer: what the person was wearing
Passage Reference: trying to remember what the person was wearing
Why this is correct: Hendry says most searches begin with a frightened family trying to remember what the person was wearing.
Tips: The commenter is repeating the constable’s picture of a worried family on a bad night. Find what that family struggles to recall.
Why the other options are wrong:
- where the person was last seen: Hendry does not say families struggle to remember this.
- which route the person usually walks: Usual walking places are part of the registry file. Hendry’s example of what families forget is different.
- how long the person had been gone: Hendry does not mention how long the person was missing.
Correct Answer: twice since spring
Passage Reference: He has walked out twice since spring
Why this is correct: Hurley says her husband has walked out twice since spring, both times while she was asleep.
Tips: The commenter means the wife who cares for her husband. Find how often she says he has left the house.
Why the other options are wrong:
- once last winter: Hurley gives a higher count than once.
- every few nights: Hurley does not say it happens that often.
- three times this year: Hurley does not give this number.
Correct Answer: a daily walk
Passage Reference: A daily walk with someone they trust prevents more searches than any database.
Why this is correct: Hale says a daily walk with someone they trust prevents more searches than any database.
Tips: The commenter is echoing the doctor’s advice for prevention. Find the activity Hale says works better than a database.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a daily drive: Hale does not mention drives.
- a daily visit: Hale does not mention visits.
- a daily chat: Hale does not mention conversations.
Correct Answer: four hours
Passage Reference: one man was found on a highway shoulder after four hours
Why this is correct: In January, one man was found on a highway shoulder after four hours.
Tips: Look for the January case on the highway. Note how long the man was missing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- three hours: The article gives a longer time than three hours.
- five hours: Five hours is not in the article.
- six hours: Six hours is not in the article.
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