The recipe says "Makes 4 fruit cups." What does this mean?
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 recipe. Then answer the questions.
Fruit Cups
Makes 4 fruit cups
You need: 1 banana, 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of grapes, 4 small cups
1. Wash your hands.
2. Ask a grown-up to cut the banana and the strawberries.
3. Put some of each fruit in every cup.
4. Eat and enjoy!
The question
Choose the best answer.
The recipe says "Makes 4 fruit cups." What does this mean?
- You need 4 bananas.
- It takes 4 minutes to make the cups.
- There is enough fruit for 4 cups.Correct answer
- There are 4 steps.
Why “There is enough fruit for 4 cups.” is correct
In a recipe, "makes" tells how much food you will have at the end. This is a common phrase in recipes that English learners may not know. The recipe has 4 steps and 4 cups, which is why choice d is tempting, but the line is about how many fruit cups you get.
Why the other answers are wrong
- You need 4 bananas. — The recipe asks for only 1 banana.
- It takes 4 minutes to make the cups. — The recipe does not say how long it takes.
- There are 4 steps. — There are 4 steps, but that is not what "Makes 4 fruit cups" means.
Practice more of this
More reading practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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