Name: _______________________ Date:___________ LEVELS OF COMPREHENSION

BEED 3-2 Score: __________

1. Literal comprehension involves what the author is actually saying.

Encircle the letter of the correct answer and underline your answer.
1. _________ concerns itself with why the author says what he or she says.
- The reader needs to understand ideas and information explicitly stated in the
A. Literal Comprehension C. Evaluative Comprehension reading material.

B. Critical Comprehension D. Inferential Comprehension

 Recall Character, Setting, or Time Details

2. __________ involves what the author is actually saying.  Recall Single Action or Event Details

A. Literal Comprehension C. Evaluative Comprehension  Recall List or Sequence

B. Critical Comprehension D. Inferential Comprehension  Recall Comparisons

 Recall Cause and Effect Relationships

3. ___________ deals with what the author means by what is said.  Recall Main Idea

A. Literal Comprehension C. Evaluative Comprehension

B. Critical Comprehension D. Inferential Comprehension 2. Inferential comprehension deals with what the author means by what is said.

4. Student is asked to provide the main idea, theme, or moral of an - The reader must simply read between the lines and make inferences about
things not directly stated.
individual paragraph or entire story that is not explicitly stated in the text.
A. Infer Main Idea C. Criticize Main Idea
 Infer Supporting Character, Setting, or Time Details
B. Evaluate Main Idea D. Recall Main Idea
 Infer Single Action or Event Details
 Infer List or Sequence
5. The reader will react emotionally and intellectually with the material.
 Infer Comparisons
A. Literal Comprehension C. Evaluative Comprehension
 Infer Cause and Effect Relationships
B. Critical Comprehension D. Inferential Comprehension
 Infer Main Idea
 Summarize Story
Draw a circle on the line if the statement is true and a triangle if false.