Locate information resources

Students read a short article about Black Holes to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

For this task students read the article, 'Chunky Chalks', and identify the ingredients and equipment used to write a set of 10 instructions for making chunky chalk. Students then identify the verb in each instruction. SJ-2-4-2000. Text not provided.

Students read a newspaper article and answer comprehension and vocabulary questions.

Students read acknowledgement text from a journal and answer questions about acknowledgements.

Students read an article about a cockatoo to find factual information. Junior Journal 17. Text not provided.

Students read an article about shoeing a horse and find information from it to complete a retrieval chart.

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

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 use an index page to identify the pages they should go to, in order to find specific information.

Students read a text about living in a house bus to answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-2-1995. Text provided.

Students read a poem, written from the point of view of an immigrant, then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read an article on a town hall pipe organ and answer related questions. SJ-3-2-1985. Text provided.

Students read a recount about New Zealanders travelling in Africa, then answer retrieval and inference questions. The text is provided.

Students read an article on Mother Teresa and then answer short comprehension questions.

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 use comprehension skills to answer a range of questions based on a newspaper story. Knowledge of adjectives and alliteration is also required.

Students read an article on the marathon. They then answer a range of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

Students read a short text about ladybirds to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

Students read a poem and its illustrations to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

Students read an extract from a play then answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

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.

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

Students read a newspaper article and answer questions about comprehension and vocabulary.

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

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