Prompt-Sorting Assessment (Table/Bag Activity)

In this hands-on, no-writing assessment, students read each prompt card and physically sort it onto the correct section of the Prompt Sorting Mat: WHY, Procedural HOW, or Relational HOW. Students focus on what the prompt is asking them to think about, not how to answer it. Once sorted, students explain their reasoning orally or in one brief sentence, demonstrating their understanding of prompt types, cognitive demand, and analysis expectations before moving into written responses.