Why does the notice ask students to put their names on their money envelopes?

Analyze and Evaluate Information and Ideas · TELPAS Grade 3 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 3: make inferences, draw conclusions, and think about why the author wrote a text and how it is built.

The question

Choose the best answer.

Why does the notice ask students to put their names on their money envelopes?

• ASo the books will cost less
• BSo each student can get a free bookmark
• CSo the money does not get mixed upCorrect answer
• DSo families know when to come

Why “So the money does not get mixed up” is correct

This asks the student to infer the reason behind a rule. Many students bring money to the same place, so a name on each envelope keeps track of whose money is whose. The notice does not say this directly, so the student has to think about what the rule is for.

Why the other answers are wrong

• So the books will cost less — Book prices are listed and do not change because of the envelope.
• So each student can get a free bookmark — Every student who visits gets a bookmark; it has nothing to do with the envelope.
• So families know when to come — Family Night times are listed separately and have nothing to do with names on envelopes.

Practice more of this

More reading practice for Grade 3, or see the TELPAS practice test for 3rd grade.