What is the main purpose of Financial Aid Night?
Basic Understanding of Spoken English · TELPAS Grades 10–12 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: understand the main points and important details of spoken stories and informational passages, about everyday life and school subjects.
Listen to the announcement. Then answer the questions.
A Morning Announcement
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Ms. Anderson: Good morning, seniors. This is Ms. Anderson from the counseling office.
Ms. Anderson: Next Tuesday at six p.m., we're holding a Financial Aid Night in the library. Representatives from two local colleges will explain how to apply for grants and scholarships, and they'll stay afterward to answer questions one-on-one.
Ms. Anderson: Please bring a parent or guardian with you. Many of the forms ask for information about your family's income, and it's much easier to fill them out when the person who has that information is sitting right next to you.
Ms. Anderson: Spanish and Vietnamese interpreters will be available. If your family needs a different language, stop by the counseling office by Friday so we can try to arrange one.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What is the main purpose of Financial Aid Night?
- To explain how to apply for money to pay for collegeCorrect answer
- To help seniors choose which college they will attend
- To give seniors time to finish their college essays
- To hire interpreters to work in the counseling office
Why “To explain how to apply for money to pay for college” is correct
This tests understanding of the main purpose of an announcement. The speaker says representatives will explain 'how to apply for grants and scholarships', which are ways to pay for college. The other choices take a small detail and treat it as the purpose.
Why the other answers are wrong
- To help seniors choose which college they will attend — College representatives will be there, but the topic is grants and scholarships.
- To give seniors time to finish their college essays — Essays are not mentioned in the announcement.
- To hire interpreters to work in the counseling office — Interpreters will help families at the event; no one is being hired.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grades 10–12, or see the TELPAS practice test for 10th–12th grade.
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