Has unusually advanced vocabulary for age or grade level
Has quick mastery and recall of factual information
Has a rapid insight into cause-effect relationships; tries to discover the "how" and "why" of things
Is a keen and alert observer; usually sees more and gets more out of a story, film, etc., than others
Becomes absorbed and truly involved in certain topics or problems; is persistent in seeing task completion
Is comfortable working with minimal direction from teachers
Is quite concerned with right and wrong, good and bad; often evaluates and passes judgment on events, people and things
Displays a great deal of curiosity about many things; is constantly asking questions about anything and everything
Generates a large number of ideas or solutions to problems and questions; often offers unusual, unique, clever responses