TELPAS Practice

In a water balloon toss, what do you do with the balloon?

Understand Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grade 2 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 1: work out what words and phrases mean from context, and understand how sentences and word forms work.

Read the poster. Then answer the questions.

Field Day

Poster titled Second Grade Field Day — Friday with a schedule: 9:00 Sack race, 9:30 Tug-of-war, 10:00 Water balloon toss, 10:30 Snack under the big oak tree. A note at the bottom says: Wear sneakers and a hat. Bring a water bottle with your name on it.
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Second Grade Field Day — Friday

9:00 Sack race

9:30 Tug-of-war

10:00 Water balloon toss

10:30 Snack under the big oak tree

Wear sneakers and a hat. Bring a water bottle with your name on it.

The question

Choose the best answer.

In a water balloon toss, what do you do with the balloon?

  • Throw it gentlyCorrect answer
  • Fill it with air
  • Hide it in the grass
  • Pop it with a pin

Why “Throw it gently” is correct

This checks whether the student knows the word toss, which means to throw something lightly. The poster gives no other clue, so this is a vocabulary question. If the student does not know the word, gently toss a soft object and say it.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • Fill it with air — The poster says water balloons, so they are filled with water, not air.
  • Hide it in the grass — Toss does not mean hide.
  • Pop it with a pin — Toss does not mean pop.

Practice more of this

More reading practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.

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