Which animal should you click on?
Understand Spoken Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grade 2 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 1: follow spoken directions and understand words and phrases as they are used in speech. On the real test some of these ask the student to click on a picture.
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A Slow Animal
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Click on the animal that has a hard shell on its back and moves very slowly.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which animal should you click on?
- TurtleCorrect answer
- Rabbit
- Frog
- Bird
Why “Turtle” is correct
The student has to hold two clues in mind: a hard shell on its back, and slow movement. Only a turtle fits both. If the student hesitates, replay the direction and ask which animals have a shell.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Rabbit — A rabbit has soft fur and is fast, not slow.
- Frog — A frog has smooth, wet skin and no shell. It jumps quickly.
- Bird — A bird has feathers and can fly. It has no shell.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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