Making sense of text: vocabulary knowledge resources

After reading a poem, students respond to questions which focus on understanding features of language used and their effects.

This resource assesses students' ability to select appropriate key words, from a given list, for the purpose of finding information that can be used to answer a given question. Students' ability to generate key words is also assessed.

Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.) Reading age 9.5-10.5. SJ-4-3-2004. Text provided.

Students complete a cloze passage and use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to create well-formed sentences.

Students read the poem 'Don't be Wet' and complete two tables to show their understanding of puns. SJ-3-3-1994. Text provided.

Students read a poem then make inferences using the written and the visual texts. SJ-4-2-1994. Text provided.

Students read a poem to explore the language it uses. SJ-4-3-1995. Text provided.

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 to answer questions that focus on the language used. Text provided.

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

Students select answers that demonstrate their understanding of alphabetical order.

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.