What will happen to things left on the lost and found table after Friday?
Basic Understanding of Spoken English · TELPAS Grades 8–9 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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The Lost and Found Table
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Naomi: Good afternoon, Eagles. This is Naomi with your end of the day announcements. First, the lost and found table outside the cafeteria is completely full. Right now it has eleven jackets, a trumpet case and, somehow, three left shoes.
Naomi: Everything still on the table at four o'clock this Friday will be donated to the clothing drive at the community center. Last year, a sixth grader came looking for his grandfather's old watch the Monday after the donation, and it was already gone. Please don't let that happen to you. Check the table at lunch this week.
Naomi: Second, the eighth grade trip to the science museum is next Thursday. Permission slips are due in the science office by Tuesday.
The question
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What will happen to things left on the lost and found table after Friday?
- They will be thrown away.
- They will go to the science office.
- They will be given to a clothing drive.Correct answer
- They will be moved inside the cafeteria.
Why “They will be given to a clothing drive.” is correct
This is a detail question from an announcement. Naomi says that everything still on the table Friday afternoon "will be donated to the clothing drive." Students need to know that "donated" means given away to help others.
Why the other answers are wrong
- They will be thrown away. — Naomi says the items will be donated, not thrown out.
- They will go to the science office. — The science office is where permission slips go.
- They will be moved inside the cafeteria. — The table is already outside the cafeteria.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Grades 8–9, or see the TELPAS practice test for 8th and 9th grade.
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