ELPAC Speaking/ Support an opinion/ Read a Chart

An opinion is

• a fact

• what you think

Your school wants to change the schedule. They are debating between an earlier start time or a late start time. Which do you think would be better for your school?

What are the two choices?

• school or schedule

• debate or start

• early start or late start

Your school wants to change the schedule. They are debating between an earlier start time or a late start time. Which do you think would be better for your school?

Which is a correct way to answer this question?

• late start time.

• My school should choose a late start time because students enjoy sleeping in. Plus, if students are able to sleep in, they will do better in school.

• My school should choose a late start time because students enjoy sleeping in. Students want to sleep in more so they should start later.

Your school wants to change the schedule. They are debating between an earlier start time or a late start time. Which do you think would be better for your school?

Which is a correct way to answer this question?

• An early time because it gets dark late and we have things to do after school.

• School should start earlier because it gets dark late at night. Also, we have things to do after school.

• School should start earlier because it gets dark late at night. This makes it hard for students who have things do to after school like sports or chores.

Your teacher wants to celebrate everyone passing their chapter 4 test. She is thinking about watching a movie or buying donuts. Which do you think would be the best choice for your class?

Which is NOT an opinion?

• My teacher should let the class watch a movie.

• I think buying donuts would be best.

• The class passed their chapter 4 test.

• Watching a movie would be the best choice.

Your teacher wants to celebrate everyone passing their chapter 4 test. She is thinking about watching a movie or buying donuts. Which do you think would be the best choice for your class?

Which is NOT a reason why we should watch a movie?

• They would be relaxing after we've been working so hard.

• Students enjoy watching movies.

• It would be free for the teacher.

• Students would argue over what to watch.

Your teacher wants to celebrate everyone passing their chapter 4 test. She is thinking about watching a movie or buying donuts. Which do you think would be the best choice for your class?

Which is NOT a reason why the teacher should buy donuts

• Donuts are cheap and easy to pick up on her way to work.

• Students already watch lots of movie and T.V.

• It would be free for the teacher.

• Students would argue over what to watch.

The Coach wants to get more students to come to the football games. One option he is considering is giving everyone free shirts when they attend. Another option he is considering is having free pizza before the game. which do you think would be best?

I think ​ (a)   before the game would be best. Everyone knows teenagers love ​ (b)   , so they would probably be ​ (c)   about ​ (d)   food. ​ (e)   they are already at school, they would then be more likely to stay and watch the game like the coach wants.

• pizza
• food
• free
• excited
• Since
• shirts
• during
• however

The Coach wants to get more students to come to the football games. One option he is considering is giving everyone free shirts when they attend. Another option he is considering is having free pizza before the game. which do you think would be best?

I think (a)   at the game would be best. Teenagers don't have a lot of money to spend on school spirit gear, ​ (b)   if the school ​ (c)   them shirts for ​ (d)   they would probably be excited and want to go.​ ​ (e)   , shirts would be easy to handout and wouldn't make a big mess to be cleaned up after the game.

• shirts
• during
• however
• pizza
• so
• gave
• free
• also

My school should have a seven period day​ (a)   students need more classes. Students have several college required classes​ (b)   several electives that they want to take. ​ a seven period day would ​ (c)   time to take all those classes. ​ (d)   We should have seven periods is students have failed classes, ​ (e)   they need more periods in order to make those classes up.

• because
• and
• allow for
• another reason
• so
• but
• yet
• however