Which part of the bicycle do the directions describe?

Understand Spoken Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grades 4–5 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 1: follow spoken directions and understand words and phrases as they are used in speech. On the real test some of these ask the student to click on a picture.

The question

Choose the best answer.

Which part of the bicycle do the directions describe?

• Athe brake lever on the handlebarCorrect answer
• Bthe pedal under the rider’s foot
• Cthe bell that rings on the handlebar
• Dthe chain beside the back wheel

Why “the brake lever on the handlebar” is correct

This is a follow-the-directions item that tests action words and purpose. Three clues work together: the rider squeezes it, with one hand, to slow down and stop. Only the brake lever matches all three. The bell is a strong distractor because it is also on the handlebar, so a student has to listen for what the part is used for.

Why the other answers are wrong

• the pedal under the rider’s foot — A rider pushes the pedals with a foot to make the bike go, not squeezes them to stop.
• the bell that rings on the handlebar — The bell is on the handlebar too, but a rider presses it to ring, not to slow down.
• the chain beside the back wheel — The chain moves the back wheel; a rider does not squeeze it at all.

Practice more of this

More listening practice for Grades 4–5, or see the TELPAS practice test for 4th and 5th grade.