What does Marisol warn Devin about?
Listen to a Short Exchange · ELPAC Grades 6–8 listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
A two-turn exchange between two speakers, followed by a question about it.
Listen to the conversation between Devin and Marisol. Then answer the question.
The Lab Write-Up
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Devin: Marisol, did Ms. Barrera say the lab write-up is due Thursday or Friday?
Marisol: She split it. The data table is still due Thursday, but the conclusion is not due until Monday.
Devin: That helps. I have a game Thursday night, so I was worried about finishing all of it.
Marisol: Just do not wait on the data table. She told us she will not take it late, even from people with games. Turn it in Wednesday if you can.
The question
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What does Marisol warn Devin about?
- The data table will not be accepted late, whatever his reason is.Correct answer
- Ms. Barrera may move the deadline a second time.
- The conclusion is harder to write than the data table.
- His game on Thursday night may be canceled.
Why “The data table will not be accepted late, whatever his reason is.” is correct
This tests listening past the good news to the warning attached to it. Marisol's first turn gives Devin relief — part of the assignment moved to Monday — and her last turn takes some of it back: the data table will not be accepted late 'even from people with games'. The phrase 'even from' is the signal that an exception is being ruled out, and it is the part students most often miss.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Ms. Barrera may move the deadline a second time. — Marisol says the teacher already split the assignment; nothing suggests another change is coming.
- The conclusion is harder to write than the data table. — The two parts have different due dates, but neither speaker compares how difficult they are.
- His game on Thursday night may be canceled. — The game is Devin's own scheduling problem, and no one says anything about it being canceled.
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