What will Jamal most likely do the day after tomorrow?
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 Jamal and Mr. Okonkwo. Then answer the question.
The Make-Up Quiz
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Jamal: Mr. Okonkwo, I missed yesterday's quiz because I had a dentist appointment. Is there a way to make it up?
Mr. Okonkwo: There is. Make-up quizzes are given at lunch in this room, but you have to take it within a week of the original.
Jamal: I have a student council meeting at lunch tomorrow. Could I come the day after?
Mr. Okonkwo: That's still inside the week, so that works. Just bring the note from the dentist's office with you.
The question
Choose the best answer.
What will Jamal most likely do the day after tomorrow?
- Go to a student council meeting at lunch
- Go back to the dentist for another appointment
- Take the make-up quiz at lunch in Mr. Okonkwo's roomCorrect answer
- Ask Mr. Okonkwo for another week to study
Why “Take the make-up quiz at lunch in Mr. Okonkwo's room” is correct
This tests tracking time references across a short exchange, which is harder than it looks because three different days are mentioned. The quiz was yesterday, the council meeting is tomorrow, and Jamal asks to come "the day after", which Mr. Okonkwo accepts because it is "still inside the week". Make-up quizzes happen "at lunch in this room", so that is where Jamal will be.
Why the other answers are wrong
- Go to a student council meeting at lunch — The council meeting is tomorrow, which is exactly why Jamal asks to come a day later.
- Go back to the dentist for another appointment — The dentist appointment was the reason he missed the quiz; no second appointment is mentioned.
- Ask Mr. Okonkwo for another week to study — He asks to move the quiz by one day, not for more study time, and the week limit stays the same.
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