--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What does Maria mean with this question?

--answers--

She is proposing a different course of action that might improve the situation.

She is rejecting the idea of prioritizing tasks.

--feedback--

Maria is not rejecting prioritization.

She wants to stop discussing task management.

--feedback--

Maria is actually asking a question to propose an idea.

She believes the current plan is perfect as it is.

--feedback--

Maria suggests making a change, meaning she does not think the current approach is perfect.

--video-solution--

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--explanation--

Using a negative in a question like Wouldn't it be better... suggests that the speaker feels their proposal is a good one and expects the other person sees things the same way. For example:

Wouldn't it be easier to split the work between two teams? - This question implies the user thinks that splitting the work is probably a better approach.

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