Below are levels of word knowledge, but they are listed in random order. Drag each level to its correct position on a continuum from lowest to highest. When you have finished, click “Check answers” to see if you have them in the correct order.

1. No knowledge
2. General sense such as knowing if the word has a positive or negative connotation
3. Narrow, context-bound knowledge
4. Having knowledge of a word but not being able to recall it readily enough to use in appropriate situation
5. Rich, decontextualized knowledge of a word’s meaning, its relationship to other words and its metaphorical uses