Making sense of text: processing system resources

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.

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

This resource explores a poem written for two voices about a windy night. Text provided.

Students select answers that demonstrate their understanding of alphabetical order.

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.

The assessment focus is on students' abilities to identify the details in a text that support a given, main idea.

A newspaper article on working from home is the stimulus for this resource. The assessment focus is on looking at both sides of an issue, vocabulary and comprehension.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe personal attributes, students identify which person is being described.

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

The assessment focus is on student ability to identify details that support the main idea of a text, and to identify where the main idea is developed.

Students complete a cloze passage with 26 blanks about a boy stuck between some steps. A scoring guide with replacement words/synonyms and guidelines for interpretation are included.

Students read opinions written by four different students and make inferences to answer comprehension questions.

Students are required to identify and interpret the metaphors in two short poems.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details and identify the main idea of a narrative about a Cook Island tradition.

Students read a short story about swimming in summer and answer questions about comprehension and inference. SJ-2-1-1992. Text provided.

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

Students read through an article about a pending tidal wave. From their comprehension of the cloze passage, they fill in the gaps with their own words. SJ-2-2-1982. Text provided.

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

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

The assessment focus is on student ability to make inferences about character and justify these with evidence from text.

A story about getting rid of family junk is the context for this task. Students find evidence to make inferences about the characters. SJ-1-4-1998. Text not provided.

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

Students read a narrative about a toy glider competition, then answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-3-1-1994. Text provided.

Students are assessed on their ability to identify important information and the main idea of an article about a conservation project for an endangered species. Junior Journal 13. Text provided