Why does Ms. Garza ask students to wear old clothes?
Analyze and Evaluate Information in Spoken English · TELPAS Grade 3 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 3: make inferences from what was said, and work out a speaker's purpose, opinion, or what will happen next.
Listen to the teacher. Then answer the questions.
Art Day Tomorrow
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Ms. Garza: Class, tomorrow we will paint pictures for the art show.
Ms. Garza: Please wear old clothes, like a T-shirt you don’t mind getting messy.
Ms. Garza: Also, if you have an empty plastic cup at home, please bring one. We will use the cups to hold water for our brushes.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Why does Ms. Garza ask students to wear old clothes?
- The art show will be outside on the playground.
- Paint might get on their clothes.Correct answer
- It will be a cold day.
- Old clothes are the school rule.
Why “Paint might get on their clothes.” is correct
This asks for a reason the speaker suggests but does not say outright. She says to wear a T-shirt “you don’t mind getting messy” on a day the class will paint. Putting those together, the student can tell paint may get on clothes.
Why the other answers are wrong
- The art show will be outside on the playground. — The teacher never says where the art show is.
- It will be a cold day. — The weather is not mentioned.
- Old clothes are the school rule. — Nothing suggests it is a school rule; it is only for painting day.
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More listening practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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