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

C. Non-linguistic tasks

Readers demonstrate comprehension without producing language in L1 or L2

Example 1

Trace Little Red Riding Hood's path through the forest on this map, indicating with numbers the chronological order of her stops on the way to her grandmother's house.

Example 2

Draw a family tree to show how the characters in this story are related.

Example 3

Choose the picture that most accurately illustrates the scene described in chapter 1. In the other two drawings, indicate which details are incorrect.