What will Diego do tomorrow?
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 conversation. Then answer the questions.
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Diego: For the history fair, I think we should do World War Two. There's so much information about it online.
Elena: That's kind of the problem, though. Everybody does World War Two, and the judges have seen it a hundred times. What if we did something local, like the history of the old Mill Street School? It's the oldest school building in town, and it closed before we were born.
Diego: But where would we even find information about that?
Elena: That's the best part. My grandmother went there, and so did a lot of the people at the senior center. We could interview them. Our teacher said the judges love projects that use primary sources, and you can't get more primary than people who were actually there.
Diego: Okay, that's a good point. I'll call the senior center tomorrow and ask if we can visit. Can you talk to your grandmother this weekend?
Elena: Definitely. She's going to be so excited.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What will Diego do tomorrow?
- Interview Elena's grandmother at home
- Search online for World War Two facts
- Visit the old Mill Street School building
- Call the senior center to ask about a visitCorrect answer
Why “Call the senior center to ask about a visit” is correct
This is a detail question about who will do what and when. Diego says, "I'll call the senior center tomorrow." Elena's task is for "this weekend," so students have to match each plan to the right person and time.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Interview Elena's grandmother at home — Elena will talk to her grandmother this weekend.
- Search online for World War Two facts — They are no longer doing World War Two.
- Visit the old Mill Street School building — Visiting the school is never mentioned.
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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