Inference resources

Students listen to a folktale to recall information and make inferences.

Students read an extract from the narrative 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and answer a combination of multiple-choice and short answer questions.

A lively narrative about a pig hunt provides the context for this listening comprehension resource. Students recall information and make inferences.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe physical attributes, students identify which animal is being described.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe personal attributes, students identify which person is being described.

Students read about a visit to the islands of Kiribati by a New Zealand flight inspection team to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

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

Students are assessed on their ability to retrieve details that support the main idea of an article about an endangered species.

Students read an article and are assessed on their ability to retrieve information and to make inferences in response to two questions about geologists.

This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to infer.

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

Students read an article about the development of safety glass to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

The assessment focus is on students' abilities to identify the details in a text that support a given, main idea.

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

Students are assessed on their ability to find details and identify the main idea of a narrative about a Cook Island tradition.

Students read a Junior Journal article about tree cutting. From their comprehension of the story they complete a retrieval chart and explain the figurative language used.

A newspaper article on the Wearable Art show is the context for this resource, with five short written response comprehension questions.

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.

Students read a poster about railway crossing safety to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

Students are assessed on their ability to identify the main idea of a text that recounts one person's experience of a Tryathlon.

Students are assessed on their ability to identify the main idea of a narrative concerning one child's experience of White Sunday in Sāmoa.

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.