Information skills resources

Students read an article on kiwi and answer multiple choice questions that focus on inference and information retrieval.

Students use an index page from a book on New Zealand to answer six questions.

Students read an article on starfish and find factual information to complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-2-1999. Text not provided.

Students research and take notes in preparation for writing a biography of a famous New Zealander. Supports for this process and formative assessment points are given.

This resource requires students to answer four selected response questions on a table of contents from the book 'Antarctica'.

This resource requires students to answer five selected response questions about an index page from a book on travel.

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.

Students read a non-fiction contents page to identify where to go for different information.

This resource assesses students' ability to select appropriate key words, from a given list, for the purpose of finding information that can be used to answer a given question. Students' ability to generate key words is also assessed.

Students are required to read an article, answer questions and complete a retrieval chart.

This task assesses whether students know the most suitable reference resource to go to for particular information.

Students research and write a biographical recount on the life of a well-known New Zealander. Supports for this process and formative assessment points are given.

This resource assesses a student's ability to skim quickly and find the answers to eight questions about islands in the Pacific. It is a timed exercise.

Students interpret a series of road safety drawings with questions on visual cues, titles, emphasis and providing appropriate text.

Students read an article about Tuatara to be able to fill in a chart with specific information. SJ-1-3-1998. Text provided.

Students select answers that demonstrate their understanding of alphabetical order.

Students use the information in an article to interpret the body language of cats in nine different pictures. This task assesses student ability to bring together written and visual texts to show their comprehension. The text is reproduced in the Teacher information pages. SJ-3-1-1990. Text not provided.