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

D. Filling out a chart or grid

Example 1

In order to understand the protagonists character, classify the following actions from the narrative into the categories in the table below. (Note: some actions may belong in more than one category!)

a. He bought his wife expensive presents.

b. He spent lots of time alone at his beach house.

c. He worked long hours at his job.

etc.

Actions that help others:

 

 

Actions that hurt others:

Actions helpful to himself:

 

 

Actions harmful to himself:

[Follow-up for higher level:] Explain your reasons for categorizing each action as you did.

 

Example 2

The six interviewees in this article all have different profiles. Complete descriptions of each person by filling their personal information below. Note: Not all of the information is given explicitly, but you can infer some of the details from what the interviewees say. 

Name

Age

Major

Aspirations

1.

 

 

 

2.

 

 

 

3.

 

 

 

4.

 

 

 

5.

 

 

 

6.

 

 

 

  

Example 3

Associate the adjectives from the list with the characters in the story. (Note: Make sure the form of the adjective agrees with the character you are describing!)

good

evil

handsome

beautiful

ugly

patient

rich

lonely

fearful

optimistic

pessimistic

plodding

vain

absent-minded

sympathetic

cruel

[etc.]

 

 

 

 

Cinderella

The Prince

The Step-sisters

The Step-mother

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Follow-up for higher level:] Cite one incident from the story to illustrate one characteristic of each character.