Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: European settlement at the cove began with fishermen: in 1811 land was granted to five men who had fished there since 1804, and by 1827 seven families lived around the inlet.
Why this is correct: Paragraph B says that in 1811 land was granted to five men who had fished there since 1804. The year 1811 falls in the 1810s, and a grant of land means the land went to them.
Tips: Land is mentioned in Paragraph D as well. Look for the paragraph where land is handed to people.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: The first paragraph says a few dozen people live in the village now. It does not say how anyone first got land there.
- C: Paragraph C is about the lighthouses and their history from 1867 onward, not about the first settlers.
- D: Paragraph D talks about land too, but about protecting it with an Act in 1962 and a bylaw in 2024. It is not about giving land to settlers.
- E: The grant is in Paragraph B, which names the year 1811 and the five men who fished at the cove.
Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: Glaciers covered the area until about 12,000 years ago, and when they melted they left smooth rock and large boulders behind.
Why this is correct: Paragraph B says glaciers covered the area until about 12,000 years ago. When they melted, they left smooth rock and large boulders behind. Glaciers are ice, and boulders are huge stones.
Tips: Link 'ice that disappeared' with glaciers that melted.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A describes the smooth rock around the lighthouse today, but it does not say what made the rock smooth.
- C: Paragraph C mentions Hurricane Edna damaging a building in 1954. Ice and boulders are not in it.
- D: Paragraph D mentions the rocks near the lighthouse, but only to explain why a viewing deck was built.
- E: Look at paragraph B: it explains the work of the glaciers, which left the boulders behind when they melted.
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: It was replaced in 1915 by the present concrete tower, which gave a stronger light for the fishing boats of the local communities.
Why this is correct: Paragraph C says the first lighthouse was replaced in 1915 by the present concrete tower. The present tower is the one that stands today, and 1915 is in the 1910s.
Tips: The tower is described in Paragraph A, but only one paragraph tells you when it was built.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Notice that paragraph A describes the lighthouse as a white and red concrete tower. But it gives no date for when it was built.
- B: The second paragraph is about the age of the granite and the first settlers. No lighthouse is mentioned.
- D: The fourth paragraph mentions a viewing deck that opened near the lighthouse in 2021, which is a different structure.
- E: Look at paragraph C: it gives the year 1915 and says the present tower replaced the first lighthouse.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: Only a few dozen people live there all year, yet in 2019 more than 700,000 visitors came to the area.
Why this is correct: Paragraph A says only a few dozen people live there all year. A few dozen is a small group, and all year matches every season.
Tips: The second paragraph counts families from long ago. Look for the paragraph that says how few people stay all year now.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: Notice that paragraph B says seven families lived around the inlet by 1827. That is the past, not the number living there now.
- C: Notice that paragraph C talks about the lighthouse keeper and visitors, but it gives no number of residents.
- D: The fourth paragraph mentions residents and property owners who complained, but it does not say how many people live there.
- E: You can find this in the second sentence of paragraph A. Only a few dozen people live in the village all year.
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: From 1975 to 2009 it even held a summer post office, where visitors could mail letters and postcards.
Why this is correct: Notice that paragraph C says that from 1975 to 2009 the lighthouse held a summer post office. That is thirty four years, so more than thirty years, and a post office is a postal service.
Tips: Count the years from 1975 to 2009 to check 'more than thirty'.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: The first paragraph says visitors walk out to the lighthouse, but it does not say anything is inside it.
- B: Look at paragraph B: it covers the rock and the first settlers, long before the lighthouse existed.
- D: In paragraph D, the writer talks about rules and a viewing deck near the lighthouse. A post office is not mentioned.
- E: The third paragraph ends with the post office and its years, 1975 to 2009.
Correct Answer: E
Passage Reference: In 2021 an accessible viewing deck costing $3.1 million opened near the lighthouse, partly to keep people off the rocks when storms roll in, although some residents had complained that it was too big.
Why this is correct: Paragraph D tells us the viewing deck cost $3.1 million and opened in 2021. It mentions the province only for the bylaw. It never says who paid for the deck, so this statement is not given.
Tips: A cost is not the same as a payer. Check whether the text says who gave the money.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Look at paragraph A: it describes the lighthouse and the visitors, but there is no viewing deck and no money in it.
- B: Look at paragraph B: it covers the granite, the glaciers and early settlement. Government spending is not mentioned.
- C: In paragraph C, the writer says a contract was given for the first lighthouse in 1867. But that is not the modern lookout.
- D: Look at paragraph D: it gives the price of the deck, so it looks close. It does not name who paid, and the province appears only with the bylaw.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: The smooth rock turns dark and slippery when salt spray from the ocean covers it, and large waves have swept people into the sea.
Why this is correct: Notice that paragraph A says the smooth rock turns dark and slippery when salt spray from the ocean covers it. Turning dark is a change of colour, and slippery means slick.
Tips: Notice that paragraph D also mentions the rocks. Look for the paragraph that describes what happens to them when they get wet.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: Look at paragraph B: it explains how the granite formed and how glaciers made it smooth. It says nothing about wet rock.
- C: Notice that paragraph C gives the history of the lighthouse buildings. The rock around them is not described.
- D: The fourth paragraph says the deck keeps people off the rocks in storms. But it does not describe how the rock looks or feels.
- E: The colour change and the slippery surface are both in one sentence of Paragraph A.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: Only a few dozen people live there all year, yet in 2019 more than 700,000 visitors came to the area.
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph A: it says that in 2019 more than 700,000 visitors came to the area. Seven hundred thousand is 700,000, and more than means above.
Tips: Many numbers appear in the passage. Match the one that counts visitors.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: In paragraph B, the writer gives large numbers too, such as 375 million years, but those are ages, not visitors.
- C: The third paragraph says the lighthouse became the focus of tourism, but it gives no count of visitors.
- D: The fourth paragraph says the deck cost $3.1 million and the preservation area covers about 2,000 acres. These numbers are about money and land, not visitors.
- E: The visitor number is in the second sentence of Paragraph A, next to the number of residents.
Correct Answer: D
Passage Reference: It aims to keep the character of a traditional fishing village, but some property owners said the process was unfair.
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph D: it says the province approved a new land use bylaw in 2024. But some property owners said the process was unfair. Property owners own land, and calling the process unfair is a complaint about how the rules were made.
Tips: Two different groups complain about changes in the village. Match this statement to the group and the rule it names.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: The first paragraph asks visitors to respect private property, but no owner complains about anything there.
- B: Notice that paragraph B says land was granted to five fishermen in 1811. That is not a complaint about rules.
- C: Notice that paragraph C mentions a contract for the first lighthouse. It has no rules and no complaints.
- E: The fourth paragraph ends with this point: property owners said the process behind the new bylaw was unfair.
