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To answer mainly multiple choice questions, students retrieve information and make inferences from a text about Socrates.

A newspaper story about a runaway weather balloon with a map that tracks its progress is the context for this assessment. Students read it to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read a short extract on diving and answer five comprehension questions.

Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.)

Students read a text on shoplifting to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

The assessment focus is on student ability to make inferences about character and justify these with evidence from text.

A poem is disclosed in stages to students. The task assesses their ability to make inferences using evidence from text and prior knowledge to work out what it could be describing.

Students read an advertisement and retrieve information and make inferences from it.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to identify and justify evidence used to visualise and make inferences about a character and setting.

Students read an extract from a drama script and answer questions on props, dialogue, and stage sets. (The text used is reproduced in the the Teacher information pages.) SJ-4-1-2000. Text provided.

Students read a story 'The Gift' and answer questions about comprehension, point of view and inference.

Students read a poem titled 'The Sea' and explain the meanings of some of the language used.

Students read an article on parachuting and complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions.

Students read an article on the marathon. They then answer a range of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

Students read three texts and select the statement that identifies the main idea of each text.

A joke about a parrot is the context for this resource that assesses understanding of idioms and the interpretation of humour.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details to identify the main idea of a text about conservation projects for endangered species.

Advertising provides the context for this resource that has an assessment focus on vocabulary, repetition, tone and comprehension. SJ-4-2-1999. Text provided.

This task is about using evidence to find the main idea of a text. Students read a narrative text with a Māori context, find two groups of details, then select the main idea from four choices. Note that the text deals with the hunting and slaughter of pigs, which may be a challenging concept for some of your students. SJ-4-2-2004. Text provided.

A newspaper article on working from home is the stimulus for this resource. The assessment focus is on looking at both sides of an issue, vocabulary and comprehension.

After reading a poem, students respond to questions which focus on understanding features of language used and their effects.

Students read a personal recount about family relationships in a Pacific context. Assessment focus: the author's construction of two characters and an evaluation of them.

Students read a narrative about relationships and wanting to impress others. Assessment focus: the author’s construction of a character and an evaluation of this character.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find the main idea of a transactional text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, identify the main idea from three choices provided, and then justify why they think their choice is right.

Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.)