What will happen to the books that are left over?
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.
Listen to the announcement.
The Book Swap
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Ms. Sanchez: Good morning! Next Friday, the library is holding its first book swap. Here's how it works. Bring up to three books you have already read to the library before Wednesday. For each book you bring, you'll get one ticket. On Friday, you can trade your tickets for books that other students brought.
Ms. Sanchez: Please bring only books that are in good shape, with no torn pages and no writing inside. Any books that are left over at the end of the day will be given to the children's hospital downtown. And if you don't have any books to bring, come anyway. Every student gets one free ticket just for stopping by.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What will happen to the books that are left over?
- They will go back to the students who brought them.
- They will be sold at a book fair.
- They will go to a children's hospital.Correct answer
- They will stay on the library shelves.
Why “They will go to a children's hospital.” is correct
This tests a detail that comes near the end of the announcement, after the rules about what kind of books to bring. Ms. Sanchez says the books "will be given to the children's hospital downtown." Students have to keep listening after the main instructions to catch it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- They will go back to the students who brought them. — Ms. Sanchez does not say the books will be returned.
- They will be sold at a book fair. — No book fair is mentioned.
- They will stay on the library shelves. — She says the left-over books will be given away.
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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