Where did Jin put his tooth?
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 Wiggly Tooth
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Jin had a wiggly tooth. It moved when he touched it.
At lunch, Jin ate a crunchy apple. Crunch! His tooth came out.
Jin put the tooth in his pocket. At home, he showed it to his mom.
Mom said, "Look at your big smile with a little hole in it!" Jin laughed and laughed.
The question
Read the question and the three answers aloud to your child.
Where did Jin put his tooth?
- in his lunch box
- under his pillow
- in his pocketCorrect answer
Why “in his pocket” is correct
The story says "Jin put the tooth in his pocket." "Under his pillow" is the tempting choice because of the tooth fairy, so this checks whether your child answers from the story or from what they already know. If they pick the pillow, agree that lots of children do that, and then ask what Jin did in this story.
Why the other answers are wrong
- in his lunch box — The lunch box fits the lunch setting, but the story does not say the tooth went there.
- under his pillow — Many families put a lost tooth under a pillow, so this is the strongest guess from experience. The story says pocket.
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.
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