Why does Ms. Garza most likely want the cups on the shelf by the window?
Analyze and Evaluate Information in Spoken English · TELPAS Grade 2 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 3: make inferences from what was said, and work out a speaker's purpose, opinion, or what will happen next.
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Planting Beans
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Ms. Garza: Today each of you will plant a bean seed in a cup.
Ms. Garza: First, fill your cup with dirt almost to the top. Next, push one seed into the dirt with your finger. Then, give it a little water, just one spoonful.
Ms. Garza: Last, put your cup on the shelf by the window.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Why does Ms. Garza most likely want the cups on the shelf by the window?
- So the rain can water the seeds
- So the seeds stay cold
- So the plants can get sunlightCorrect answer
- So the students can count the cups
Why “So the plants can get sunlight” is correct
Ms. Garza says where to put the cups but not why. The student has to use what they know: plants need light to grow, and a window lets sunlight in. Working out a reason that is not said is an inference.
Why the other answers are wrong
- So the rain can water the seeds — The cups are inside on a shelf, so rain cannot reach them. The students water them with a spoon.
- So the seeds stay cold — Nothing in the directions is about keeping the seeds cold.
- So the students can count the cups — Counting the cups is not mentioned, and it would not explain why they go by the window.
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