ELPAC Listening Practice High School

What is the girl trying to decide?

• Whether she should go back to her locker

• whether she should buy a new notebook

• whether she should finish her notes at home

Answer explanation

You could be distracted by what you're looking at. Close your eyes, that way all your attention is on what you're listening to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the girl ask the boy to do?

• save her a seat

• help her find her assigned seat

• help her get her costume for the show

Answer explanation

You could be distracted by what you're looking at. Close your eyes, that way all your attention is on what you're listening to.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why is the girl going to be late?

• She will be helping audience members with their tickets

• she will be performing in the talent show

• she will be helping backstage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Why is the girl pleased that the boy will try to sit at the end of the aisle?

• Because she will be able to see him easily from the front of the auditorium

• because she will be able to find him quickly after the show ends

• because she will not need to bother audience members

Answer explanation

You could be distracted by what you're looking at. Sometimes it helps to close your eyes when you are listening. That way all your attention is on what you're listening to.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How was Andrew Carnegie different from the other industrialists the teacher mentions?

• He came from a wealthy family.

• He was well-educated as a child.

• He was born outside of the United States.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the teacher mention a bobbin boy?

• to explain who inspired Carnegie to become a businessman

• to describe how hard Carnegie worked in his first job

• to explain how difficult it was or Carnegie to find a job.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

According to the teacher, what was Carnegie's main contribution to the steel industry?

• He built the largest steel mill in the world

• He created a new process for producing steel.

• He persuaded other industrialist to create more products made from steel.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What point does the teacher make about libraries?

• Carnegie built more libraries than other kinds of institutions.

• Carnegie made visits to libraries all over the world

• Carnegie made sure that the schools he build also had libraries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the boy mention walking his dog?

• to give an example of a common daily activity

• to introduce a problem he has faced

• to suggest that he and the girl have similar interest

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Where did the boy first learn about walkable spaces?

• in a class at school

• from a magazine article

• on the internet

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1