What does Hana say about bringing a parent to the animal shelter?
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 Grant and Hana. Then answer the question.
Volunteer Hours
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Grant: Hana, my counselor says I need twenty volunteer hours before June, and I only have nine.
Hana: The animal shelter on Third Street signs off on hours, and they take students on Saturday mornings from nine until noon.
Grant: Do I need a parent to come with me?
Hana: Not for the front desk. You do for anything in the kennels, because of the safety rules.
Grant: The front desk is fine. I mostly need somebody who will actually sign the form.
The question
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What does Hana say about bringing a parent to the animal shelter?
- A parent has to come along for every shift.
- A parent is needed only for work with the animals in the kennels.Correct answer
- A parent has to sign the volunteer hours form.
- A parent is required because Grant is under sixteen.
Why “A parent is needed only for work with the animals in the kennels.” is correct
This question turns on a two-part answer delivered in compressed spoken English. Hana says 'Not for the front desk. You do for anything in the kennels', where 'You do' stands in for 'you do need a parent' — an ellipsis that heard-once listeners frequently mishear as a flat no. Students benefit from practice reconstructing what a short reply like 'You do' is replacing.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A parent has to come along for every shift. — Hana rules this out in her first three words: a parent is not needed for the front desk.
- A parent has to sign the volunteer hours form. — Someone does have to sign Grant's form, but that is the shelter's job, not a parent's.
- A parent is required because Grant is under sixteen. — Hana gives safety rules in the kennels as the reason, and no one mentions Grant's age.
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