Choices resources

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 are assessed on their ability to find details to identify the main idea of a text about cultural change in a Pacific context.

An extract about Sāmoan life provides the context for this assessment with its focus on retrieving information and making inferences. Text available.

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

A montage of ideas about body piercing is the stimulus for questions that require students to unpack synonyms, colloquial language, and referring words.

Students read a poem, written from the point of view of an immigrant, then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read a recount about New Zealanders travelling in Africa, then answer retrieval and inference questions. The text is provided.

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.

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.

A poem about Samoa is read and then retrieval and inference questions are answered about the author's choice of title and her key ideas. Text provided.