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

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

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.

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

Students read a story 'The Gift' and answer questions about comprehension, point of view and inference.

Students read an advertisement and retrieve information and make inferences from it.

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

This comprehension task assesses student ability to identify and justify evidence used to visualise and make inferences about a character and setting.

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

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

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