Locate information resources

Students are assessed on their ability to identify the main idea in a text about bridge construction.

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

Students read an extract about selecting suitable trees to build a waka then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

A poem about Samoa is read and then retrieval and inference questions are answered about the author's choice of title and her key ideas. 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 an article on the marathon. They then answer a range of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

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

An extract about Sāmoan life provides the context for this assessment with its focus on retrieving information and making inferences. Text available.

Students read an article about the Moa then answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-3-1982. Text not provided.

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

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

Students read a short extract from a legend to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

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

Students read a poem, 'My Other Jandal', then answer inferential questions. The poem is provided with this resource. SJ-2-4-1994. Text not provided.

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 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.

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

Students read an article on parachuting and complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions.

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

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 an extract from Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' 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.