Which goggles should the students use?
Understand Spoken Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grades 6–7 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.
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Lab Goggles
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Ms. Martinez: Before we start the lab, everyone needs goggles. Take a pair from the box on the back counter, not the ones in the plastic bags by the sink. Those still need to be cleaned.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Which goggles should the students use?
- A pair from the plastic bags by the sink
- A pair from the box on the back counterCorrect answer
- A pair they bring from home
- A pair from the box beside the sink
Why “A pair from the box on the back counter” is correct
This tests following a spoken direction that includes a "not" part. The teacher names two places and rules one out: use the box on the back counter, "not the ones in the plastic bags by the sink." Students who catch only the last place named may choose the wrong pair.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A pair from the plastic bags by the sink — Ms. Martinez says not to use these because they still need to be cleaned.
- A pair they bring from home — Nothing is said about goggles from home.
- A pair from the box beside the sink — The box is on the back counter; the plastic bags are the ones by the sink.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grades 6–7, or see the TELPAS practice test for 6th and 7th grade.
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