Which thing is the teacher talking about? (How Hot Is It?)
Understand Spoken Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grade 3 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 1: follow spoken directions and understand words and phrases as they are used in speech. On the real test some of these ask the student to click on a picture.
Listen to the teacher. Then answer the question.
How Hot Is It?
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Ms. Garza: Find the thing you use to tell how hot or cold it is. It has numbers on the side, and a red line inside it goes up when it gets warmer.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which thing is the teacher talking about?
- A clock
- A ruler
- A calendar
- A thermometerCorrect answer
Why “A thermometer” is correct
This tests understanding a spoken description of an object. The teacher says the thing tells how hot or cold it is and has a red line that goes up when it gets warmer, which describes a thermometer. On the real test the student would click a picture; here the pictures are named in words.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A clock — A clock has numbers, but it tells time, not how hot it is.
- A ruler — A ruler has numbers on the side, but it measures length and has no red line.
- A calendar — A calendar has numbers, but it shows days, not temperature.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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