What did Ben and Grandma make?
Listen to a Story · ELPAC Kindergarten listening. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
A multiple-turn conversation or narrative, followed by three questions.
Sit with your child. Play the story while your child listens. Then read each question and its three answers aloud. If your child looks lost, play the story again before you ask.
The Apple Tree
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Ben went to his grandma's house. She had an apple tree in the yard. The apples were up high. Ben could not reach them. Grandma gave him a long stick. Ben shook a branch. Three apples fell on the grass. Ben and Grandma made apple cake.
The question
Read the question and the three answers aloud to your child.
What did Ben and Grandma make?
- apple juice
- a bird house
- apple cakeCorrect answer
Why “apple cake” is correct
This detail sits in the very last sentence, which is the part children miss most often because they relax once a story sounds finished. Before asking, have your child retell the whole story back to you in their own words — retelling is itself an ELPAC speaking task, so the practice counts twice. If the ending has slipped away, replay only the final sentence rather than the whole story.
Why the other answers are wrong
- apple juice — Juice is a sensible guess from a story full of apples, but it is not what the words said. Ask which food word they actually heard.
- a bird house — Nothing is built in this story. The stick may pull a child toward this answer, so point out what the stick was for.
Practice more of this
More listening practice for Kindergarten, or see the ELPAC practice test for kindergarten. For other grades, see free ELPAC practice tests by grade.
This is an independent study resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the California Department of Education or the official ELPAC program. All questions here are original practice material written to match the published task formats.