In this passage, what does the word ring mean?
Understand Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grade 3 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 1: work out what words and phrases mean from context, and understand how sentences and word forms work.
Read the passage. Then answer the question.
Grandma’s Ring
Grandma lost her ring while she was working in the garden. It was gold, with a small blue stone in the middle. Mia and her brother looked under every bush. At last, Mia saw something shiny in the dirt next to the tomato plants. Grandma slipped the ring back on her finger and smiled.
The question
Choose the best answer.
In this passage, what does the word ring mean?
- The sound that a bell makes
- A piece of jewelry worn on a fingerCorrect answer
- A circle drawn on paper
- A group of people standing in a circle
Why “A piece of jewelry worn on a finger” is correct
This tests choosing the right meaning of a word with more than one meaning. The ring is gold with a blue stone, and Grandma slips it “back on her finger.” Those clues show it is jewelry, not a sound or a circle.
Why the other answers are wrong
- The sound that a bell makes — Ring can mean a bell’s sound, but Grandma puts this ring on her finger.
- A circle drawn on paper — Nothing is drawn in the passage.
- A group of people standing in a circle — The ring is something small found in the dirt.
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