TELPAS Practice

The flyer says, "Space is limited to 12 students per class." What does limited to mean?

Understand Words and Language Structures · TELPAS Grades 6–7 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 1: work out what words and phrases mean from context, and understand how sentences and word forms work.

Read the flyer. Then answer the questions.

Fall Classes at the Rec Center

Flyer titled Eastside Recreation Center: Fall Classes, with a table of four classes. Beginning Guitar: Mondays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., ages 11 to 14, cost $20, bring your own guitar. Swim Skills: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., ages 10 to 15, free, you must pass a short swim test first. Cooking Basics: Wednesdays, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., ages 12 to 17, cost $15 for supplies. Chess Club: Saturdays, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., all ages, free. A note at the bottom says: Sign up at the front desk. Classes begin September 8. Space is limited to 12 students per class.
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Eastside Recreation Center: Fall Classes

Beginning Guitar. Mondays, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Ages 11 to 14. Cost: $20. Bring your own guitar.

Swim Skills. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ages 10 to 15. Free. You must pass a short swim test first.

Cooking Basics. Wednesdays, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Ages 12 to 17. Cost: $15 for supplies.

Chess Club. Saturdays, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. All ages. Free.

Sign up at the front desk. Classes begin September 8. Space is limited to 12 students per class.

The question

Choose the best answer.

The flyer says, "Space is limited to 12 students per class." What does limited to mean?

  • At least
  • No more thanCorrect answer
  • Exactly the same as
  • Saved for

Why “No more than” is correct

This tests a phrase common in notices and forms. "Limited to 12" sets the highest number allowed, so a class can have 12 students or fewer. English learners often confuse "limited to" with "at least" or with an exact number.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • At least — This is the opposite: "at least" sets a lowest number, not a highest.
  • Exactly the same as — A class can have fewer than 12 students; 12 is only the most allowed.
  • Saved for — The phrase is about how many students fit, not who the places are saved for.

Practice more of this

More reading practice for Grades 6–7, or see the TELPAS practice test for 6th and 7th grade.

This is an independent study resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Texas Education Agency or the official TELPAS program. All questions here are original practice material written to match the published test design.