Using language, symbols, and texts resources

This comprehension task assesses a student's ability to use evidence in a text to work out what a poem could be about as it is disclosed in stages.

Students place photos in order, then use them to write a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

Students count the number of pairs thrown in a series of throws of three dice to evaluate the long-run relative frequency of getting a pair.

A model of combining two short sentences is given. Students create simple then compound sentences to go with some photos, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

A tale about a character who resolves a problem creatively provides the context for this cloze exercise. Students use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to fill in the missing words.

Students find the unknown for a range of equations that require number property knowledge and understanding of relational thinking.

Students use the commutative property to find missing numbers in equations and explain the property.

Using a picture as stimulus, students use nouns and verbs to create well-formed sentences.

Students decide which arrow on three spinners is most likely to point to white, and explain their reasons.

For this NEMP task students work out all possible combinations in a table tennis contest.

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

Students create simple then compound sentences to go with a photo, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Assessment focus: ability to de-construct and interpret messages in advertising, so that students can understand meaning-making processes in the construction of imagery.

Students read a narrative then complete three tasks that focus on one of the characters. Assessment focus: an evaluation of a character and the author's construction of that character. SJ-4-3-2004. Text provided.

Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.) Reading age 9.5-10.5. SJ-2-2006. Text provided.

Students read a poem then retrieve information to answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-1-1999. Text not provided.

Students are assessed on knowing how to use a contents page. SJ-1-1-1999. Text provided.

Students are required to identify whether a series of statements about the School Journal story 'Personal Mail' are true or false, and to support their opinion with evidence from the text. This task assesses students' retrieval and inferential comprehension skills. SJ-3-1-1991. Text provided.

Students read the poem 'Don't be Wet' and complete two tables to show their understanding of puns. SJ-3-3-1994. Text provided.

Students read the poem 'Hide-and-go-seek' to make inferences about the game. SJ-3-2-1996. Text provided.

Students read a poem then make inferences using the written and the visual texts. SJ-4-2-1994. Text provided.

Students complete a cloze passage on the antics of an escaped otter. Students use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to create well-formed sentences. SJ-2-2-2000. Text provided.

Students read a text containing instructions then answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1984. Text provided.

Students read a narrative about a girl who behaves like an overly enthusiastic parent and her father who behaves like a reluctantly involved adolescent. They use and evaluate evidence from the text, alongside their background knowledge, to complete the task. SJ-3-2-2010. Text not provided.

Students read an extract about gathering water in Sāmoa to find information to fill in a chart. SJ-3-3-1999. Text provided.