What will the class do next Friday?
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 teacher. Then answer the questions.
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Ms. Garza: Class, you read so many books this month that we earned a party!
Ms. Garza: Yesterday we voted. You could choose a pajama day or a picnic lunch outside. Fourteen of you chose the pajama day, and ten of you chose the picnic.
Ms. Garza: So next Friday will be pajama day. You may bring a pillow and a stuffed animal, too.
Ms. Garza: Please make sure your pajamas are not too long. We will walk up and down the stairs to the library that day.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What will the class do next Friday?
- Have a picnic lunch outside
- Vote for a kind of party
- Have a pajama dayCorrect answer
- Eat lunch in the library
Why “Have a pajama day” is correct
This tests following the result of a vote. Both choices are named, but Ms. Garza then says, “So next Friday will be pajama day.” Students who only remember that a picnic was mentioned may choose it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Have a picnic lunch outside — The picnic got fewer votes, so the class will not have it.
- Vote for a kind of party — The vote already happened yesterday.
- Eat lunch in the library — The class will walk to the library, but nothing says they will eat there.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.
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