General Knowledge Test
Subtest 3: Reading (827)

Test Competencies and Skills Worksheet

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Competency 1—Knowledge of key ideas and details based on text selections

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 40%
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1. Identify textual evidence to support conclusions drawn from text.
2. Identify explicit meaning and details within text.
3. Determine and distinguish between inferences and conclusions based on textual evidence.
4. Determine and analyze the development of central ideas from one or more texts.
5. Summarize one or more texts using key supporting ideas and details.
6. Analyze how relationships between individuals, events, and ideas develop based on textual evidence.
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Competency 2—Knowledge of text structure and meaning based on text selections

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 25%
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1. Interpret the meaning of words and phrases as used in text (e.g., figurative language, connotative language, academic vocabulary).
2. Analyze how specific word choices contribute to meaning or tone.
3. Analyze how authors use text structures and features to convey meaning.
4. Analyze how perspective and purpose influence the content and structure of texts.
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Competency 3—Knowledge of the integration of information and ideas based on text selections

  • Approximate Percentage of Total Subtest Questions: 35%
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1. Evaluate the relationship of content presented in diverse formats.
2. Evaluate specific claims in texts based on relevancy, sufficiency, and validity of reasoning.
3. Synthesize information from a range of texts to develop a coherent explanation of a process, phenomenon, or concept.
4. Analyze and contrast the perspectives and approaches one or more authors use to explore similar topics or themes.
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