(1) The benchmark for reading content standard 4 for a student at the end of grade 4 is the ability to:

(a) identify a variety of purposes for reading (e.g., personal satisfaction, lifelong reading habits) ;

(b) solve a problem or answer a question through reading (e.g., signs, labels, instruction) ;

(c) perform tasks for a variety of purposes by reading (e.g., recipes, directions, schedules, maps, tables, charts) ;

(d) read and provide oral, written, and/or artistic responses to diverse perspectives, cultures, and issues in traditional and contemporary literature;

(e) read a variety of sources to demonstrate an understanding of current events (e.g., newspapers, magazines) ; and

(f) read and interpret information from a variety of documents and sources (e.g., memos, directories, maps, tables, schedules, other technological material) .