EXPLORE/PLAN/ACT Reading
Score Range 28–32 applies to PLAN and the ACT only.
To enhance their skills in each reading-related strand, students who score in the 28–32 score range may benefit from activities that encourage them to do the following:
| Score Range 28–32 |
| Main Ideas and Author's Approach |
- locate and analyze ideas in a complex text and write a reasoned synopsis of the text
- determine the author’s or narrator's position toward a specific topic, issue, or idea by noting key facts, claims, and details from the text
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| Supporting Details |
- identify facts embedded in complex informational texts
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| Sequential, Comparative, and Cause-Effect Relationships |
- determine the chronological sequence of events and the spatial relationships in complex texts (e.g., Dickens, García Marquez, Morrison, Tolstoy)
- analyze subtle relationships between and among people, objects, events, and ideas in complex texts or films, forming accurate inferences
- identify implications and possible consequences of actions in complex texts
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| Meanings of Words |
- employ strategies for defining a difficult concept, such as identifying its characteristics or providing examples of what it is and is not like
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| Generalizations and Conclusions |
- examine information from multiple sources and perspectives (including the author's or narrator's) in order to make reasonable generalizations about people, objects, ideas, and situations
- evaluate the impact of literary devices (e.g., figurative language) on the meaning of a literary narrative
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