Inference resources

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

The assessment focus is on student ability to identify details that support the main idea of a text, and to identify where the main idea is developed.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to identify important information and establish the main idea of a narrative text. The text describes a person's experience of war and their learnings from it. SJ-2-1-2006. Text provided.

Students read opinions written by four different students and make inferences to answer comprehension questions.

Students read the letters written by four different people and identify the main idea of each letter.

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

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

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

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 short story about swimming in summer and answer questions about comprehension and inference. SJ-2-1-1992. Text provided.

Students read an extract from Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

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

An anecdotal story about fever and the discovery of quinine provides the context for this assessment with its focus on information retrieval and making inferences. The text is provided with this resource.

A poem about fleas from a School Journal is the context for this resource. The assessment focus is on making inferences. SJ-3-1-1999. Text provided.

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

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

This comprehension task assesses student ability to use evidence in text to make inferences about characters' points of view, and to analyse and synthesise understandings of these characters.

A story about getting rid of family junk is the context for this task. Students find evidence to make inferences about the characters. SJ-1-4-1998. Text not provided.

Students read a story about family dynamics to answer inferential questions. SJ-3-3-1996. Text provided.