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This lesson explains how to answer the part. It is not a timed practice set. Several positions on one topic. Separate the views before you answer.
Read the six completions. They tell you how many views to track and whether a speaker is named.
A short tag: “bees / neighbour risk,” “bees / pollination,” “bees / permit.” Do not blend them.
“Others argue,” “a third group,” “critics say”, that is a new column, not a continuation.
Match each stem to one labelled view. If two views share a fact (a number, a bylaw), check which view used it.
Prompt
A community-radio piece presents three views on backyard beehive permits. Sample completion: Residents who want a permit argue that hives ______.
Model
Host: Council is looking at backyard beehive permits. Here are the views we heard this week. Host: Some neighbours want a ban. They say a hive on a 25-foot lot puts children and pets too close to a flight path, and they point to one sting incident at a shared fence last August. Host: Keepers argue the opposite. They say a permitted hive on a corner lot actually reduces swarming in the alley, and that the August sting was a wasp, not a honeybee. Host: A third group sits in between: allow hives, but only with a permit, a 3-metre setback from the property line, and notice to adjacent units. Host: Planning has not chosen a draft yet. The open house is Thursday at the library. Question: Residents who want a permit argue that hives ______. Answer: should be allowed with a setback and notice to neighbours.
Why it works
Merging two views because they both mention the same fence or the same date.
Answering from the host’s closing process line instead of a stated viewpoint.
Picking a too-extreme completion (a total ban) when the stem asked for the middle view.