Reading performance tasks

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A. Answering questions B. Generating questions C. Non-linguistic tasks D. Filling out a chart or grid
E. Semantic Map F. Indicating structural aspects of the text G. Metacognitive judgments H. "Product"-oriented tasks

B. Generating questions

Example 1

[lower level]

Of these 20 questions, select 5 that would best help a classmate understand the important ideas of the text you just read.

Example 2

[higher level]

Write a 10-item quiz based on this article. Be sure to include both factual and interpretive questions.