Assessing the Complexity of Literacy Tasks
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Document Literacy - Level 5

Tasks at Level 5 ask readers to identify abstract information including contrasts and patterns. Level 5 tasks require more inference and a more careful matching of information than at Level 4. Multiple responses are often required, but the task does not specify the number. Plausible distracting information exists for both the given and requested information, and it may be found in the same node as the answer.

The following question, related to the chart on the following page, had a rated difficulty of 408 on IALS.

What is the average advertised price for the basic clock radio receiving the highest overall score?

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