ELPAC Practice

A student is still at school at 4:50 and plans to take the late bus. According to the notice, where should he wait?

Read a Short Informational Passage · ELPAC Grades 6–8 reading. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.

A brief factual text — a notice, a label, a set of instructions — followed by questions.

Read the notice. Then answer the questions.

Notice: Changes to After-School Tutoring

Beginning February 2, the after-school tutoring center will move from Room 12 to the library annex. Tutoring runs from 3:15 until 4:45, Monday through Thursday. Students who want help with math or science no longer need to reserve a place; they may simply come in. Writing conferences are the exception and must still be booked through the online form at least one day in advance. The late bus leaves the north lot at 5:00. Any student still on campus after 4:45 without a supervising teacher should wait in the front office until the bus arrives.

The question

Choose the best answer.

A student is still at school at 4:50 and plans to take the late bus. According to the notice, where should he wait?

  • In the library annex
  • In Room 12
  • At the north lot
  • In the front officeCorrect answer

Why “In the front office” is correct

This is an applied question: no sentence in the notice answers it directly, so the student has to combine two rules. Tutoring ends at 4:45, and the notice says any student still on campus after that time without a supervising teacher should wait in the front office until the bus arrives. The north lot is where the bus departs at 5:00, which is a different fact about a different moment.

Why the other answers are wrong

  • In the library annex — The library annex is where tutoring happens, and tutoring is over at 4:45.
  • In Room 12 — Room 12 is the location the tutoring center is leaving, so nothing is scheduled there.
  • At the north lot — The north lot is where the bus leaves from at 5:00, not where the notice tells a student to wait beforehand.

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