Which glass 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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Glasses on the Table
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Look at the glasses on the table. Click on the glass that has nothing in it.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which glass should you click on?
- A glass full of milk
- A glass with ice in it
- A glass with a little water at the bottom
- An empty glassCorrect answer
Why “An empty glass” is correct
The direction never says the word empty; it says "the glass that has nothing in it." The student has to know that these words mean the same thing. Choices b and c are tricky because they have only a little in them, but a little is still something.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A glass full of milk — This glass is full, which is the opposite of having nothing in it.
- A glass with ice in it — Ice is something, so this glass is not empty.
- A glass with a little water at the bottom — A little water is still something in the glass.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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