How did Jin feel at the end?
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.
How did Jin feel at the end?
- happyCorrect answer
- sad
- angry
Why “happy” is correct
The story does not say "happy", but it says Jin "laughed and laughed", and laughing shows how he felt. Working out a feeling from an action is an early inference skill. Ask your child "what do you do when you are happy?" to connect the two.
Why the other answers are wrong
- sad — Losing a tooth could sound sad to a young child, but Jin laughs at the end.
- angry — Nothing in the story makes Jin angry, and laughing does not go with being angry.
Practice more of this
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