Why does Jamal ask Dana to write the title?
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 Jamal and Dana talk in class. Then answer the questions.
The Water Poster
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Jamal: Dana, our poster is about ways to save water. What should we draw first?
Dana: Let's draw someone turning off the water while they brush their teeth.
Jamal: Good idea. I can draw a short shower too, with a timer next to it.
Dana: What about the title? It has to be big so people can read it from the door.
Jamal: Your letters are neater than mine. Can you write it?
Dana: Sure. I'll use the blue marker, and you can color in the drawings.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Why does Jamal ask Dana to write the title?
- She has the blue marker.
- She wants to color the drawings.
- Her letters are neater than his.Correct answer
- She is standing by the door.
Why “Her letters are neater than his.” is correct
Jamal gives his reason just before he asks: 'Your letters are neater than mine.' The blue marker comes after, when Dana agrees, which makes it a tempting wrong answer. Ask your child what Jamal says right before 'Can you write it?'
Why the other answers are wrong
- She has the blue marker. — Dana mentions the blue marker after she agrees to write the title. It is not why Jamal asked.
- She wants to color the drawings. — Dana says Jamal can color the drawings, so coloring is his job, not hers.
- She is standing by the door. — The door is where people will read the poster from. Nobody is standing there.
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