Where does Valeria think Ethan may have left his lunchbox?
Basic Understanding of Spoken English · TELPAS Grade 2 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.
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The Missing Lunchbox
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Ethan: Valeria, have you seen my lunchbox? I had it this morning on the bus.
Valeria: I saw a blue lunchbox in the lost and found box by the office.
Ethan: Mine is green, and it has a star sticker on the top.
Valeria: Oh. Then maybe you left it on the bus. You can ask the bus driver after school.
Ethan: Good idea. But what will I eat for lunch today?
Valeria: You can have half of my sandwich.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Where does Valeria think Ethan may have left his lunchbox?
- On the busCorrect answer
- In the office
- In the lost and found box
- At his house
Why “On the bus” is correct
After she hears the lunchbox is green, Valeria says, "Then maybe you left it on the bus." The student needs to follow the conversation to the end, because the lost and found box is mentioned first but turns out to be wrong.
Why the other answers are wrong
- In the office — The office is where the lost and found box is, but Valeria does not think the lunchbox is there.
- In the lost and found box — The lunchbox in the lost and found box is blue, so it is not Ethan's.
- At his house — Ethan says he had the lunchbox on the bus this morning, so he did not leave it at home.
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