Correct Answer: a debate over longer weekend hours at a tool library
Passage Reference: should the library open longer on weekends, or hold back until the liability worries are sorted out
Why this is correct: The blogger went to a board meeting about the tool library. The question was whether it should open longer on weekends or wait because of liability worries.
Tips: Read the last sentence of the first paragraph, where the writer states the question. Every later paragraph comes back to it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a renter’s complaint about a broken ladder: The writer borrowed a ladder to change a smoke alarm battery. Nothing says it was broken, and the writer makes no complaint about it.
- a plan to close a neighbourhood tool library: No one wants to close the library. The debate is about opening it longer.
- a new law about power tool safety in apartments: There is no law in the blog post, only a community board debate about hours and safety rules.
Correct Answer: loan counts showing each drill reaches many households
Passage Reference: Her loan counts show that each of the library’s six drills has gone home with more than twenty households this year
Why this is correct: Garneau wants longer weekend loans, and her loan counts show each drill has gone home with more than twenty households. That evidence supports her case.
Tips: Find Garneau’s numbers and her quote about one item on the shelf. Pick the evidence that says the same thing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a survey showing most members own their own drills: No survey of members appears in the blog post. Also, if most members owned drills, that would weaken Garneau’s case for sharing them.
- a list of injuries caused by borrowed power tools: A list of injuries would help Sokolov’s worry about claims, not Garneau’s case, and no such list appears in the blog post.
- a letter from renters asking for shorter weekend hours: Renters want more weekend access, according to Obi. A request for shorter hours would work against Garneau.
Correct Answer: Renata Sokolov
Passage Reference: more loans mean more chances for an injury the volunteers cannot pay for
Why this is correct: Sokolov warned that more loans mean more chances for an injury that the volunteers cannot pay for.
Tips: Read each speaker’s lines and look for a warning verb such as “warned”. Then check what that person fears longer hours would lead to.
Why the other options are wrong:
- Rania Garneau: Garneau believes a short safety demo keeps the risk low. So she is not the one worried about the cost of an injury.
- Rohan Obi: Obi talks about renters having no room to store big tools. His main point is access, not the cost of a claim.
- Sunita Bhatia: Bhatia asks for a public log of repairs and near-misses. She does not say the volunteers cannot afford an injury.
Correct Answer: The board would publish a log of repairs and near-misses
Passage Reference: asked for a public log of every repair, injury and near-miss
Why this is correct: Bhatia asked for a public log of every repair, injury and near-miss. So the result would be a published record of repairs and near-misses.
Tips: Bhatia “asked for” something. Read what it is and whether it would be private or public.
Why the other options are wrong:
- The board would stop lending power tools to renters: Bhatia never asks to stop loans to renters. She only wants incidents recorded in public.
- The library would drop the signed checklist at checkout: Dropping the checklist has nothing to do with Bhatia’s log, and Garneau and Obi both want the checklist to stay.
- The library would open every weekday evening instead: Weekday evenings are never discussed. The debate is about weekend hours, and Bhatia’s request is a log.
Correct Answer: a higher fee and a signed waiver
Passage Reference: If the price is a signed waiver, a demo I have already sat through twice and a slightly higher membership fee to cover Sokolov’s insurance, I will pay it without grumbling
Why this is correct: Look at the last paragraph. The writer lists a price for weekend hours: a signed waiver, a demo and a slightly higher membership fee. The writer will pay it without grumbling.
Tips: Look for the phrase “If the price is” in the last paragraph. The list after it shows what the writer will put up with.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a ban on weekend loans of power tools: The writer wants weekend hours badly, so a ban on weekend loans is the opposite of what they would accept.
- a rule letting renters skip the checklist: The writer is happy to sign a waiver and watch a demo. Nowhere do they ask renters to skip the checklist.
- a library that stays closed on weekdays: Weekday closing is never mentioned. The blogger talks only about the price of longer weekend hours.
Correct Answer: a short safety demo keeps the risk low
Passage Reference: She believes a five-minute safety demo at the checkout desk keeps the risk low
Why this is correct: Garneau believes a five-minute safety demo at checkout keeps the risk low, and the commenter says they agree with her.
Tips: The comment agrees with Garneau, so go back to her lines. Look for the step she wants at the checkout desk and what she says it does.
Why the other options are wrong:
- power tools should only be lent on weekdays: Garneau wants Saturday and Sunday loans extended, so she would not limit power tools to weekdays.
- borrowers should skip the signed checklist: Garneau says every borrower must sign a checklist, so she would never let them skip it.
- renters should buy their own big tools: Garneau wants people to share tools through the library, so she does not tell renters to buy their own.
Correct Answer: a sander came back last spring with a frayed cord
Passage Reference: She reminded the room that a sander came back last spring with a frayed cord
Why this is correct: Sokolov reminded the room that a sander came back last spring with a frayed cord. The commenter is glad this example was raised.
Tips: The comment calls her the risk officer. Find the example she reminds the room about.
Why the other options are wrong:
- a ladder cracked under a borrower last winter: The only ladder in the blog post is the one the blogger borrowed for a smoke alarm, and nothing says it cracked.
- a drill went missing from the shelf last fall: The drills are mentioned only in Garneau’s loan counts. No drill goes missing.
- a pressure washer flooded a borrower’s basement: The pressure washer belongs to the commenter’s Winnipeg library, and no flooded basement is described anywhere.
Correct Answer: renters have no room at home for big tools
Passage Reference: renters like me have no room to store big tools
Why this is correct: Obi argued that renters have no room to store big tools, and the commenter says this argument persuaded them.
Tips: The comment names Obi, so go to his lines. Look for the reason he gives about people like the writer.
Why the other options are wrong:
- renters borrow far more tools than homeowners do: Obi never compares renters with homeowners. He says renters cannot store big tools.
- the checklist should be dropped for tenants: Obi agreed with Garneau that the signed checklist must stay, so he never asks to drop it for tenants.
- renters need longer weekday evening hours: Obi talks about weekends, saying borrowing on a weekend is the only realistic choice. Weekday evenings are never discussed.
Correct Answer: the board could work from real numbers, not rumours
Passage Reference: She said the board keeps arguing over rumours when it could be looking at real numbers
Why this is correct: Bhatia said the board keeps arguing over rumours when it could be looking at real numbers. That is why she wants the log.
Tips: Bhatia gives a reason right after her request. Read the sentence that starts “She said”.
Why the other options are wrong:
- the board could spot which tools break most often: Bhatia never says the log is for finding the weakest tools. Her reason is that the board argues over rumours instead of real numbers.
- borrowers would never need to sign a waiver: Bhatia’s log records incidents. It says nothing about removing the waiver that borrowers sign.
- the library would stop lending power sanders: The log lists repairs and near-misses. Bhatia does not ask the library to stop lending sanders.
Correct Answer: adds hours before its insurance improves
Passage Reference: She wants the board to buy better insurance and require signed waivers before any hours change for good
Why this is correct: Sokolov wants better insurance before any hours change. So in her view, a library that adds hours before its insurance improves is making a mistake.
Tips: The risk officer wants some things in place first. The right choice describes a library that does things in the wrong order.
Why the other options are wrong:
- keeps its hours exactly as they are: Sokolov is not against keeping the current hours. She only wants insurance and waivers before any hours change.
- lends tools to borrowers under eighteen: Sokolov never mentions the age of borrowers. Her warning is about hours changing before better insurance.
- lends power tools without a deposit: Deposits are never mentioned in the blog post. Sokolov asks for insurance and signed waivers, not deposits.
