Category

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Level 2

Level 3

Recognizes most evident ideas and details

Recognizes the relationship between main point and supporting points or between the whole work and its parts

Recognizes multiple levels of supporting ideas and/or structural details; relates to main point or theme

Inferences

Draws obvious inferences

Generates inferences, generalizations, or predictions insightfully from texts, using background knowledge when appropriate and considering deeper implications and/or applications

Combines extensive background knowledge with ideas in texts to form valid, insightful inferences; makes far-reaching applications

Identifies clearly presented main points and themes

Precisely states main points and/or themes

Shows in-depth understanding of main points and/or themes