Which picture 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 Cold Morning
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It is cold outside this morning. Click on the picture of the boy who is getting ready to go out in the cold.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which picture should you click on?
- A boy in shorts playing in the sun
- A boy taking off his jacket
- A boy swimming in a pool
- A boy putting on his jacketCorrect answer
Why “A boy putting on his jacket” is correct
The direction never names the jacket; the student has to connect "getting ready to go out in the cold" with putting warm clothes on. Choices b and d use the same jacket, so the difference is the phrasal verb: putting on versus taking off. Phrasal verbs like these are hard for many English learners, so they are worth practicing at home.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A boy in shorts playing in the sun — Shorts and sunshine fit a hot day, not a cold one.
- A boy taking off his jacket — Taking off a jacket is what you do when you come inside or get warm, not when you go out in the cold.
- A boy swimming in a pool — Swimming in a pool is something people do when it is hot.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
This is an independent study resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Texas Education Agency or the official TELPAS program. All questions here are original practice material written to match the published test design.