Retrieve resources

Students read an article on milking cows and then find information in it to complete a retrieval chart.

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

Students read three texts and select the statement that identifies the main idea of each text.

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 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 listen to a narrative about an unusual mouse and then respond to 6 multiple-choice questions.

Students read a short extract on diving and answer five comprehension questions.

Students read a poem then retrieve information to answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-1-1999. Text not provided.

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

In this resource students read bullet points about different cultures and answer information retrieval questions.

From a school newspaper interview about a school production, students complete a retrieval chart for a press release. The assessment focus is on identifying key information.

New Zealand's steepest street is the context for this resource. Comprehension questions require students to find information and make inferences. The text is provided with this resource. SJ-4-3-1996. Text provided.

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

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.

A brief poem about hedgehogs is read to students who then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read an article on dog grooming. They find information to complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-1-1997. Text not provided.

Students read an article about castles to complete a retrieval chart using information from the text. SJ-1-2-1995. Text provided.

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

Students read an article about a boy who loves sculpting insects to answer retrieval and inferential questions. (The text used for this resource is in the teacher information pages.) SJ-4-1-1997. Text provided.

Students read part of a play called 'No Circulars' and then answer retrieval and and inferential questions. The play is reproduced in the Teacher information pages. SJ-3-2-1993. Text provided.

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 read a poem then use information from it to make inferences. Text not provided.

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.

A newspaper story about a runaway weather balloon with a map that tracks its progress is the context for this assessment. Students read it to answer retrieval and inferential questions.