What must students turn in with their revised paper?
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 teacher. Then answer the questions.
A Teacher's Reminder
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Mr. Wilson: Before you leave, a quick note about your research papers. I've returned your first drafts with comments. You'll have until next Thursday to revise.
Mr. Wilson: A lot of you wrote strong introductions but then summarized your sources instead of using them to support your own argument. That's the main thing to work on. Every paragraph should start with your idea, and then the source should back it up.
Mr. Wilson: If you want to talk through your draft, I'm in this room every day after school this week except Wednesday. And remember: turn in the first draft with the comments stapled behind your revision, so I can see what you changed.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What must students turn in with their revised paper?
- A new list of research sources
- A summary of each source they used
- The first draft with his commentsCorrect answer
- A note explaining when they met with him
Why “The first draft with his comments” is correct
This is a detail question. Mr. Wilson says to 'turn in the first draft with the comments stapled behind your revision'. Students need to listen to the end of the announcement, where this instruction appears.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A new list of research sources — The teacher does not ask for new sources.
- A summary of each source they used — Summarizing sources is the problem he wants them to fix.
- A note explaining when they met with him — Meeting with him is optional, and no note is required.
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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