Why did Daniel's mom write this note?
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 note. Then answer the question.
A Note for Ms. Ramos
Dear Ms. Ramos,
Daniel has a visit with the dentist today. I will come to get him at 1:00. He will be back at school tomorrow.
Thank you, Mrs. Ortega (Daniel's mom)
The question
Choose the best answer.
Why did Daniel's mom write this note?
- To say Daniel is sick and will miss school today
- To tell the teacher Daniel will leave earlyCorrect answer
- To ask for Daniel's homework
- To thank Ms. Ramos for a party
Why “To tell the teacher Daniel will leave early” is correct
The note says Mrs. Ortega will come to get Daniel at 1:00 for a dentist visit. School does not end at 1:00, so the purpose is to tell the teacher he will leave early. Working out why someone wrote a text is an author's purpose question.
Why the other answers are wrong
- To say Daniel is sick and will miss school today — The note says Daniel has a dentist visit, not that he is sick.
- To ask for Daniel's homework — The note does not ask for homework.
- To thank Ms. Ramos for a party — "Thank you" is only how the note ends. There is no party.
Practice more of this
More reading practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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