Locate information resources

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

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

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

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

An article about a female wrestler provides the context for this assessment that combines a retrieval chart with questions on alliteration, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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.

Students read a newspaper article about outdoor activities then answer some comprehension questions.

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

This resource has the parts of an article (on gold) numbered and assesses student knowledge about where to locate different sorts of information in the article.

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.

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

This resource requires students to answer questions about an index page.

Students read an article on cold water survival and retrieve information from this text.

To answer mainly multiple choice questions, students retrieve information and make inferences from a text about Socrates.

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

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

Students read an extract from a drama script and answer questions on props, dialogue, and stage sets. (The text used is reproduced in the the Teacher information pages.) SJ-4-1-2000. Text provided.

A school journal article on living in a Japanese home is the context for this assessment that focuses on locating information and general comprehension. SJ-1-3-1994. Text provided.

Students read a text containing instructions then answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1984. Text provided.

Students read an extract about gathering water in Sāmoa to find information to fill in a chart. SJ-3-3-1999. Text provided.

Students view an illustration and read a poem entitled 'The Dinosaur Climber's Kit' and then answer retrieval and inferential questions. An awareness of rhyme is explored. SJ-2-3-1994. Text provided.

Students read a report on a fisheries officer's work and make mainly short written responses. The assessment focus is on comprehension and vocabulary. SJ-3-3-1990. Text provided.

A poem and brief article about Japanese dolls is the context for this comprehension resource that has focus on comparisons and purpose. SJ-2-2-1983. Text provided.