Correct Answer: as fictional figures for an exercise
Passage Reference: Please make clear that the percentages in the example are invented for the exercise.
Why this is correct: The percentages were created only for the group activity. Therefore, they should be presented as fictional figures for an exercise.
Tips: Look for invented and not current before interpreting any percentage.
Why the other options are wrong:
- as the residents’ proposed real budget: Residents use the example to discuss choices. It is not their real budget proposal.
- as the previous year’s official figures: Peter says the figures are invented, not last year’s official figures.
- as the government’s current allocation: Peter clearly says they are not current government figures.
Correct Answer: to explore choices and trade-offs
Passage Reference: The aim is to understand trade-offs, not to choose a winning political position.
Why this is correct: Everything Peter plans supports one idea. The groups do not need to agree, and nobody picks a winner. He says clearly that the aim is to understand trade-offs. So the main point of his message is that residents will meet to explore choices and trade-offs.
Tips: For a main point question, look for the idea the whole message keeps coming back to, not one small detail.
Why the other options are wrong:
- to identify which group allocates the most money: Every group shares out an extra amount. The aim is not to rank spending totals.
- to agree on one political position: Groups need not agree on one political position.
- to approve the government’s next budget: This exercise does not approve a real government budget.
Correct Answer: at 5:30
Passage Reference: Please arrive at 5:30 to help arrange the tables. I will bring the large budget sheets and markers.
Why this is correct: Peter asks Yasmin to arrive at 5:30. This gives her time to help arrange the tables before the session.
Tips: Separate the facilitator’s setup time from the public session.
Why the other options are wrong:
- at 7:30: 7:30 is when table discussions stop, not when Yasmin arrives.
- at 7:00: Seven in the evening is not the requested preparation time.
- at 6:00: Six is when the hall session starts. Yasmin should arrive earlier.
Correct Answer: calculators for the groups
Passage Reference: Could you bring a calculator for each group? Phone calculators are also fine, provided the volunteers operating them are comfortable using them.
Why this is correct: Peter asks Yasmin to bring one calculator for each group. Her requested supply is therefore calculators for the groups.
Tips: Peter lists several things to bring. Notice which ones he will bring himself and which one he asks Yasmin for.
Why the other options are wrong:
- printed newsletter copies: The newsletter comes next month. Yasmin is not asked to bring copies.
- markers for each table: Peter says he will bring the markers, so Yasmin need not supply them.
- large budget sheets: Peter says he will bring the large budget sheets himself.
Correct Answer: to allow every group to report
Passage Reference: Please stop the discussion at 7:30 so that every group has time to speak before we close.
Why this is correct: The discussions must end early enough for all four tables to speak. Stopping at 7:30 will allow every group to report.
Tips: Read the clause after the 7:30 instruction to find its purpose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- to let the organizers choose the best proposal: The exercise explores trade-offs, so the organizers will not select a winning proposal.
- to collect the calculators before closing: Collecting calculators is not the reason given for stopping discussion.
- to give participants time to rewrite the budget: The remaining time is for group reports, not rewritten budgets.
Correct Answer: in an anonymous summary
Passage Reference: A summary will go into the residents' newsletter next month without identifying individual participants.
Why this is correct: The newsletter will share a summary without identifying any participant. This means the suggestions will appear in an anonymous summary.
Tips: Connect no names with the way the newsletter reports the exercise.
Why the other options are wrong:
- with every participant’s name attached: Names are unnecessary and individuals will not be identified.
- as the winning group’s final budget: The activity does not choose a winning budget.
- as separate reports approved by each resident: The newsletter will contain a summary, not individually approved separate reports.
Correct Answer: fictional
Passage Reference: Please make clear that the percentages in the example are invented for the exercise.
Why this is correct: Invented figures are not real government figures. Yasmin should describe them simply as fictional.
Tips: Find Peter's word for how the percentages were made. Choose the option that means the same thing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- official: The example figures are invented for the exercise rather than official statistics.
- current: They are not current figures for any government.
- approved: No official approval of the example is claimed.
Correct Answer: four
Passage Reference: Residents will work in four groups. Each group will receive the same fictional budget and decide how to allocate an additional amount of money.
Why this is correct: The residents will be divided into four groups. Yasmin therefore needs calculators for four groups.
Tips: Check the number of groups, rather than borrowing a number from the schedule.
Why the other options are wrong:
- six: The exercise divides residents into four groups, not six groups.
- three: There are four groups. Three is the length of each report in minutes.
- five: The message describes four resident groups, so five is unsupported.
Correct Answer: 7:30
Passage Reference: Please stop the discussion at 7:30 so that every group has time to speak before we close.
Why this is correct: Peter gives 7:30 as the exact stopping time for discussion. Yasmin repeats that time in her reply.
Tips: Reserve the period after 7:30 for the group presentations.
Why the other options are wrong:
- 8:00: Eight is the closing time. Stopping then would leave no time for reports.
- 7:00: Peter specifies 7:30 as the discussion stopping time, not 7:00.
- 7:45: 7:45 would leave less time than the planned 7:30 stop.
Correct Answer: three minutes
Passage Reference: After the group discussions, each table will have three minutes to explain its choice.
Why this is correct: Every table receives three minutes for its report. Yasmin should therefore allow each group three minutes to explain.
Tips: Read the paragraph about what happens after the table talks. It gives the time for each table, not for the whole evening.
Why the other options are wrong:
- ten minutes: Ten minutes is not the speaking time offered to each table.
- two minutes: Each group receives three minutes to report, not two minutes.
- five minutes: Five minutes exceeds the stated three-minute reporting slot for each group.
Correct Answer: not identify individuals
Passage Reference: A summary will go into the residents' newsletter next month without identifying individual participants.
Why this is correct: Peter says the public summary will leave out participants' identities. Yasmin can reassure residents that it will not identify individuals.
Tips: Peter explains how the written suggestions will be shared. Look for what the summary will leave out about the people.
Why the other options are wrong:
- name the group with the best proposal: No best proposal or winning group is selected.
- include everyone’s signed suggestions: Peter says participants do not need to sign their written suggestions.
- ask each resident to defend a public statement: No one has to make a public statement. The summary does not name anyone.
