Why does Isabel suggest watering the yard early in the morning?
Basic Understanding of Spoken English · TELPAS Grades 6–7 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.
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Isabel: Tyler, our presentation on saving water is on Friday, and we still haven't decided who's doing what.
Tyler: I was thinking I'd make the slides. I already found a chart that shows how much water a family uses in one day.
Isabel: Good. Where does most of it go?
Tyler: Showers and toilets, mostly. Watering the lawn is a big one in the summer, too.
Isabel: Then I'll write the part about things people can actually do at home, like taking shorter showers, and watering the yard early in the morning, when it's cooler, so less of the water dries up before it soaks in.
Tyler: What about the interview? Ms. Delgado said we need one real person as a source, not just websites.
Isabel: My aunt works for the city water department. I can call her tonight.
Tyler: Perfect. But she might be busy, and we need the interview done by Wednesday. I'll talk to Coach Bryant tomorrow, just in case. He takes care of the football field, so he must know a lot about watering grass.
Isabel: That's true. Let's meet in the library on Thursday at lunch and practice the whole thing once.
The question
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Why does Isabel suggest watering the yard early in the morning?
- The city allows watering only in the morning.
- Water costs less early in the morning.
- Grass grows faster in the morning.
- Less water is lost before it can soak in.Correct answer
Why “Less water is lost before it can soak in.” is correct
This tests understanding a reason given in passing, inside a longer sentence. Isabel says to water "when it's cooler, so less of the water dries up before it soaks in." The correct answer restates that reason in different words.
Why the other answers are wrong
- The city allows watering only in the morning. — No city rule is mentioned.
- Water costs less early in the morning. — Cost is never mentioned in the conversation.
- Grass grows faster in the morning. — Isabel gives a reason about water drying up, not about how fast grass grows.
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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