TELPAS Practice

Why should students write their name on their water bottle?

Analyze and Evaluate Information and Ideas · TELPAS Grade 2 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 3: make inferences, draw conclusions, and think about why the author wrote a text and how it is built.

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.

Why should students write their name on their water bottle?

  • So the water stays cold
  • So they can win a prize
  • So the teacher can fill it
  • So they know which bottle is theirsCorrect answer

Why “So they know which bottle is theirs” is correct

The poster gives the rule but not the reason. The student has to think about a whole class of bottles together outside and why a name would help. Working out a reason that is not stated is an inference.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • So the water stays cold — A name on the bottle does not change how cold the water is.
  • So they can win a prize — The poster does not mention prizes.
  • So the teacher can fill it — The poster does not say teachers will fill the bottles.

Practice more of this

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

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