Which of these is a service?
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 talk about social studies. Then answer the questions.
Goods and Services
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Mr. Turner: Today we are learning two new words: goods and services.
Mr. Turner: Goods are things that people make or grow. You can hold them in your hands. A loaf of bread, a toy truck, and a basket of peaches are all goods.
Mr. Turner: A service is a job that one person does for another person. When a barber cuts your hair, that is a service. When a mail carrier brings letters to your house, that is a service, too.
Mr. Turner: In our town, the bakery sells goods, and the barber shop sells a service.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which of these is a service?
- A big box of crayons for drawing at school
- A dentist cleaning a child’s teethCorrect answer
- A bag of apples from the store
- A new bike with a red bell
Why “A dentist cleaning a child’s teeth” is correct
This asks the student to use the lesson on a new example the teacher did not give. A service is a job one person does for another. A dentist cleaning teeth is work done for someone, while the other choices are things you can hold.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A big box of crayons for drawing at school — A box of crayons is a thing you can hold, so it is a good.
- A bag of apples from the store — Apples are grown and can be held, so they are goods.
- A new bike with a red bell — A bike is made and can be held, so it is a good.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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