Asking and answering questions about your reading material, at all levels of thinking, is critical reading.
1. Knowledge
The knowledge level of thinking is the most literal one-the one you are operating on when you recall facts or recognize the correct answer from a list in a multiple-choice question.
Example : define, describe, label, list, match, reproduce, select, and state
2. Comprehension
At the comprehension level of thinking you are able to paraphrase, draw conclusions from, and make predictions about you reading material
Example : convert, defend, explain, infer, summarize, rewrite, distinguish and predict.
3. Application
The application level of thinking requires you to solve problems by selecting and utilizing the appropriate concepts, principles, or theories.
Example : change, compute, demonstrate, discover, manipulate, modify, prepare, show, solve, apply and use.
4.Analysis
At the analysis level of thinking, you take a difficult or complex concept.
Example : break down, differentiate, infer, outline, classify and trace the growth of.
5. Synthesis
The synthesis level of thinking requires you to arrive at an understanding of the "bigger picture" by combining the individual elements that contribute to it.
Example : categorize, write, relate, reconstruct, design, create, compose and tell.
6. Evaluation
The evaluation level of thinking involves making a value judgment based on specific criteria rather than on one's own opinions.
Example: justify, support, appraise, judge and conclude.
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