Language features resources

Students read an advertisement for a website. Comprehension questions then require the student to explore the writers' use of metaphor and superlatives.

Advertising provides the context for this resource that has an assessment focus on vocabulary, repetition, tone and comprehension. SJ-4-2-1999. Text provided.

This resource has an assessment focus on comprehending the language features used in an advertisement.

Students study a recipe then answer questions showing their understanding of written instructions.

A poem about trying to fly is the basis of this resource. Students read the poem then answer questions on its illustrations, rhyme, content and vocabulary. SJ-3-1-1994.

Students read a poem 'Full Moon Tiger' to answer questions about metaphor, contrast, rhyme and alliteration. SJ-2-3-1987. Text provided.

This task assesses student ability to find the text features of an explanation of a scientific idea.

After reading a poem, students respond to questions which focus on understanding features of language used and their effects.

Students read an advertisement then identify and explain some of its language features.

This task assesses student ability to find the text features of a science report about one of our native birds. The task is essentially a literacy task in the context of scientific writing, and can also be accessed from the English Bank.

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 a poem to explore the language it uses. SJ-4-3-1995. Text provided.

Students read a poem, retrieve information, and then use this information to make inferences. The text used is shown into the resource. It can also be located in School Journal, Part 2, No. 1, 1999. SJ-2-1-1999. Text provided.

Students read a poem to answer questions that focus on the language used. Text provided.

This resource has students comparing four advertisements on holiday camps and identifying the meaning of a slogan.

The use of metaphors and similes is explored in this poem about umbrellas in a storm. Text provided.

Students are required to read three poems, identify the animal that the object in each poem is being compared with, and identify the ways in which the look or movement of the objects are described so that they seem like these animals.

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

Students read a poem about air to answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1999. Text provided.

This task assesses student ability to find the text features of a science report about moa.

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

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

Students identify types of figures of speech used in some common phrases.

This resource looks at a set of cooking instructions for making "Crispy Rounds".