TELPAS Practice

Marco has swim practice every morning until noon. Which workshop could he go to?

Analyze and Evaluate Information and Ideas · TELPAS Grades 8–9 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

Reporting category 3: make inferences, draw conclusions, and think about why the author wrote a text and how it is built.

Read the schedule. Then answer the questions.

Teen Summer Workshops

Library schedule titled Teen Summer Workshops at Mesquite Hills Library, for ages 12 to 17, all workshops free. Monday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Build a Simple Website, Computer Lab, sign-up needed. Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Comic Drawing, Meeting Room A. Wednesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Babysitting Basics, Meeting Room B, sign-up needed. Thursday, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., Teen Book Club, Reading Garden. A note at the bottom says: To sign up, visit the front desk at least one week before the workshop. Each workshop has room for 15 teens.
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Teen Summer Workshops at Mesquite Hills Library For ages 12 to 17. All workshops are free.

Monday, 10:00–11:30 a.m. — Build a Simple Website — Computer Lab — Sign-up needed

Tuesday, 10:00–11:30 a.m. — Comic Drawing — Meeting Room A

Wednesday, 9:30–11:30 a.m. — Babysitting Basics — Meeting Room B — Sign-up needed

Thursday, 2:00–3:30 p.m. — Teen Book Club — Reading Garden

To sign up, visit the front desk at least one week before the workshop. Each workshop has room for 15 teens.

The question

Choose the best answer.

Marco has swim practice every morning until noon. Which workshop could he go to?

  • Teen Book ClubCorrect answer
  • Comic Drawing
  • Babysitting Basics
  • Build a Simple Website

Why “Teen Book Club” is correct

This item asks the student to apply information from a schedule to a new situation. Only one workshop is in the afternoon: Teen Book Club, Thursday from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Students need to know that a.m. means morning and p.m. means afternoon.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • Comic Drawing — Comic Drawing meets Tuesday morning, during swim practice.
  • Babysitting Basics — Babysitting Basics meets Wednesday morning, during swim practice.
  • Build a Simple Website — Build a Simple Website meets Monday morning, during swim practice.

Practice more of this

More reading practice for Grades 8–9, or see the TELPAS practice test for 8th and 9th grade.

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