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The answer can be found in the text (either directly or indirectly).
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Texts include books, lectures, or straight from the horse’s mouth.
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This type of question is very concrete and pertains only to the text; it asks for facts about what has been heard or read.
Information is recalled in the exact manner/form it was heard.

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Complete
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Define
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List
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Name
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Select

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The answer can be inferred from the text.
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The content knowledge or process involved is more complex than in level 1. Items require students to make some decisions as to how to approach the question or problem.
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Keywords that generally distinguish a Level 2 item include
“predict,” “organize,” ”estimate,” “make observations,”
“compare,”
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Level 2 activities include: asking why questions, making observations and collecting data; classifying, organizing, and comparing data; and prediction, graphs, and charts.

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Compare
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Sort
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Explain (why)
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Analyze
 predict
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Sequence
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Summarize

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Level 3 Strategic Thinking requires deep knowledge using reasoning, planning, using evidence, and a higher level of thinking than the previous two levels.
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The cognitive demands at Level 3 are complex and abstract.
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The question might have more than 1 answer or no answer at all. and using concepts to solve non-routine problems.
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The answer are almost always opinions, but they must be
EXPLAINED

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Evaluate
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Predict
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Imagine
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Hypothesize
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Argue
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Judge

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Extended Thinking requires high cognitive demand and is very complex.
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Thinkers are required to make several connections—relate ideas within the content area or among content areas—
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You should strive to be a level 4 thinker, despite the fact that you will very rarely be asked a level 4 question. The person most likely to ask you a lvl 4 question in you

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Imagine that you were in the character’s position, how would you react?
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What is the definition of a Counterfeit?
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Compare Genghis Khan’s opinion of the greatest joy a man could know and Mr. Orcutt’s view
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Is it wrong to have children if you do not know if they want to be born

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Compare and contrast Disneyland and Hazen High School.
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Distinguish one candidate’s platform from that of the other candidate.
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Do you really have free will?
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Recite the Preamble of the US Constitution.
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Can a god create a rock so heavy that even he can not lift it?

Why do civilizations rise, change, and fall?
To what extent has geography and cultural diffusion influenced the development of individuals and groups within societies?
(Guns, Germs, and Steele)
How do the arts respond to and shape society while giving voice to the human condition?
How have belief systems both unified and divided people in societies?
What is progress and how does it shape our understanding of the past?
How much control is needed to maintain order is society
How do you live a good life (Nicomachean Ethics)
Do the means need to justify the end? or are results what matters most (Kant vs Bentham)
How can you gain insight into the answer of these questions through the study of history?