Paul has never been to the makerspace. What must he do before he can use the equipment?
Basic Understanding of a Variety of Texts · TELPAS Grades 6–7 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: find the main idea and key details, and follow what happens in stories and informational texts.
Read the notice. Then answer the questions.
Teen Makerspace
Pecan Grove Branch Library: Teen Makerspace
Open to students ages 11 to 17. The makerspace has a 3D printer, two sewing machines, a button maker, and laptops with design software.
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Closed Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Before your first visit: Every student must complete a 20-minute safety training. Trainings are held on the first Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. A parent or guardian must also sign a permission form, which you can pick up at the front desk.
3D printing: Bring your design on a USB drive or email it to the front desk. Each student may print one project per week. A print must take less than 2 hours to finish. Prints are free, but you must pick up your print within 7 days.
Questions? Ask for Ms. Carter at the front desk.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Paul has never been to the makerspace. What must he do before he can use the equipment?
- Pay for his first 3D print at the front desk
- Email a 3D design to Ms. Carter at the front desk before his first visit
- Attend a safety training and turn in a signed permission formCorrect answer
- Visit on a Wednesday afternoon with a parent
Why “Attend a safety training and turn in a signed permission form” is correct
This tests reading a functional text for a specific requirement. The section labeled "Before your first visit" lists two things: a 20-minute safety training and a permission form signed by a parent or guardian. The student needs to find that section and match both parts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Pay for his first 3D print at the front desk — The notice says prints are free.
- Email a 3D design to Ms. Carter at the front desk before his first visit — Sending a design is how to print, not a requirement before a first visit.
- Visit on a Wednesday afternoon with a parent — The makerspace is closed on Wednesdays, and a parent signs a form rather than coming along.
Practice more of this
More reading practice for Grades 6–7, or see the TELPAS practice test for 6th and 7th grade.
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