What does the end of the story show about Hannah?
Analyze and Evaluate Information in Spoken English · TELPAS Grades 8–9 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 3: make inferences from what was said, and work out a speaker's purpose, opinion, or what will happen next.
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The Wrong Side of the Street
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On her third day in Houston, Hannah got on the wrong bus. The number was right, but she had waited on the wrong side of the street, so the bus was carrying her away from school instead of toward it. She realized it when the buildings outside the window stopped looking familiar.
Her English was still new, and her phone had no data. She pressed the stop button and got off at the next corner, her heart pounding. A woman sitting at the bus stop saw her face and asked if she was okay. Hannah held up the schedule her counselor had printed for her and pointed to the school's address.
The woman did not just point the way. She walked Hannah across the street, waited with her for the next bus going the other direction, and spoke to the driver, who nodded and promised to tell Hannah where to get off.
Hannah was twenty minutes late to first period. Her teacher only asked if she was all right. That afternoon, Hannah stood on the correct side of the street and quietly practiced a new sentence until the bus came: "Excuse me, does this bus go to my school?"
The question
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What does the end of the story show about Hannah?
- She is getting ready to ask for help herself.Correct answer
- She has decided to stop riding the bus.
- She is still upset about being late.
- She wants to find the woman again so she can thank her.
Why “She is getting ready to ask for help herself.” is correct
This question asks the student to interpret a story's ending. Hannah practices the sentence "Does this bus go to my school?" so that next time she can check before getting on. The story shows her growing more independent without saying so directly.
Why the other answers are wrong
- She has decided to stop riding the bus. — She is waiting for the bus again that afternoon.
- She is still upset about being late. — Her teacher was kind, and the story does not say she is upset.
- She wants to find the woman again so she can thank her. — The ending focuses on her practicing a question, not on the woman.
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More listening practice for Grades 8–9, or see the TELPAS practice test for 8th and 9th grade.
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