Who is the food for?
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.
Listen to the announcement.
The Food Drive
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Ms. Castillo: Good morning, everyone. Next week, our school will collect food for families in our town who need help.
Ms. Castillo: Please bring cans of soup, beans or vegetables to your classroom. Do not bring food in glass jars, because glass can break.
Ms. Castillo: The class that brings the most cans will get an extra recess on Friday. Thank you for helping our neighbors!
The question
Choose the best answer.
Who is the food for?
- Families who need helpCorrect answer
- The cooks in the school cafeteria
- The teachers
- The class that brings the most cans
Why “Families who need help” is correct
The first part of the announcement says the school will collect food for families in town who need help. The last line, "helping our neighbors," says the same thing in other words.
Why the other answers are wrong
- The cooks in the school cafeteria — The food goes to families, not to the cafeteria or the people who work there.
- The teachers — The teachers are not mentioned in the announcement.
- The class that brings the most cans — The class that brings the most cans gets an extra recess, not the food.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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