Read this line from the schedule. 2:45 Pack up and go home What does pack up 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 schedule. Then answer the questions.
Our Class Schedule
8:00 Morning meeting
8:30 Reading
10:00 Math
11:15 Lunch
12:00 Recess
12:30 Science
1:30 Music
2:45 Pack up and go home
The question
Choose the best answer.
Read this line from the schedule. 2:45 Pack up and go home What does pack up mean?
- Eat a snack
- Line up for recess
- Clean the classroom floor with a broom
- Put your things in your backpackCorrect answer
Why “Put your things in your backpack” is correct
"Pack up" means to put your things away in a bag or box so you are ready to leave. It comes at the end of the day, right before going home, which is a clue. Two-word verbs like pack up, clean up and line up are hard for English learners because their meaning is not always clear from each word.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Eat a snack — Pack up is not about eating. Lunch is the meal on this schedule.
- Line up for recess — Recess is at 12:00. Pack up happens at the end of the day.
- Clean the classroom floor with a broom — Packing up is about your own things, not cleaning the floor.
Practice more of this
More reading practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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