What does Shelly eat in the morning?
Basic Understanding of Spoken English · TELPAS Grade 3 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: understand the main points and important details of spoken stories and informational passages, about everyday life and school subjects.
Listen to the conversation. Then answer the questions.
Shelly Goes Home
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Naomi: Darnell, is it true that you get to take Shelly, our class turtle, home this weekend?
Darnell: Yes! I have been waiting all year for my turn. I asked my mom about ten times.
Naomi: I took her home last fall. She eats lettuce in the morning, and she likes to sit on the flat rock under her lamp.
Darnell: Does she need anything else?
Naomi: Change her water on Saturday. And keep her tank away from the window. The sun can make her water too hot.
Darnell: Thanks, Naomi. I’ll write all of that down so I don’t forget anything.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What does Shelly eat in the morning?
- LettuceCorrect answer
- Carrots
- Small fish
- Apples
Why “Lettuce” is correct
This is a detail question. Naomi says, “She eats lettuce in the morning.” The detail comes in the middle of a longer turn about the rock and the lamp, so the student has to catch it while more information keeps coming.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Carrots — Carrots are not mentioned in the conversation.
- Small fish — Fish are not mentioned in the conversation.
- Apples — Apples are not mentioned in the conversation.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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