How tall is the tomato plant this week?
Listen to a Classroom Conversation · ELPAC Grade 2 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
A multiple-turn conversation between two speakers, followed by three questions.
Listen to Camila and her teacher, Mr. Vega, talk in class. Then answer the questions.
The Tomato Plant
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Mr. Vega: Camila, how tall is our tomato plant this week?
Camila: I measured it with the ruler. It's twelve inches tall.
Mr. Vega: Last week it was eight inches. How much did it grow?
Camila: It grew four inches! That's more than it grew the week before.
Mr. Vega: Nice work. Please write the number in our plant journal and draw a picture of the new leaves.
Camila: Okay. There are two new leaves at the top, so I'll draw those.
The question
Choose the best answer.
How tall is the tomato plant this week?
- Four inches
- Eight inches
- Two inches
- Twelve inchesCorrect answer
Why “Twelve inches” is correct
Every choice is a number said in the conversation, so the child has to match each number to what it means: twelve is this week's height, eight is last week's, four is how much it grew, and two is the number of new leaves. Write the four numbers down and have your child say what each one stands for.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Four inches — Four inches is how much the plant grew, not how tall it is.
- Eight inches — Eight inches was the height last week.
- Two inches — Two is the number of new leaves at the top of the plant.
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