ELPAC Listening Practice

Why are the girl and boy going to add more paint to the bowl?

• A) because they want the paint to change color

• B) because they do not have enough paint for their pictures

• C) because they are following the teacher’s directions

What are the students doing?

• cleaning tables

• setting up for a school event

• studying in the school library

What kind of books does the boy like?

• books about nature

• books about outer space

• books about adventure

What will the students probably do next?

• eat some snacks

• read books

• talk to a teacher

What is the teacher mainly discussing?

• how to cut an apple

• the difference between iron and other minerals

• why apples change color

What does the teacher say that apples have inside of them?

• iron

• oxygen

• citric acid

Why is the skin of the apple important?

• It keeps air inside the apple.

• It protects the inside of the apple from air.

• It holds all of the apple’s iron.

What does the teacher say about old tools?

• Oxygen and iron together make them rusty.

• Citric acid makes them rusty.

• They start getting rusty on the inside first.

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 interests

Where did the boy first learn about walkable spaces?

• in a class at school

• from a magazine article

• on the Internet