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This is a grammar knowledge resource where students match nine parts of speech and their definitions.

Students interpret a graph of a child's feelings for different times and activities during a day.

Students demonstrate their understanding of a linear algebraic equation to calculate the amount of money in a savings account.

For this NEMP task students solve practical problems using linear number patterns and use a relationship graph to identify trees by height and width.

Students draw in the reflected images of two sketches along a given mirror line.

Students use tens frames to show how to add and take away numbers to 20.

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.

Students identify the topic sentence, supporting sentences and summary sentence in a given paragraph. They then write their own paragraph, working to include these elements.

Students draw a line graph from information about room tidiness over the course of a day.

Students complete a table showing times to boil different quantities of water. They identify the rule that relates the amount of water to boiling time and use it to answer questions.

Students interpret a line graph showing the running speed of different animals.

Students calculate the perimeter and area of a composite shape.

Students interpret bi-variate data on a bar graph to answer questions about social media and age of users.

For this NEMP task students listened to a set of directions, then followed instructions to show this information on a map.

Students study a recipe then answer questions showing their understanding of written instructions.

Students read a comic strip and answer questions about comprehension and inference. SJ-2-1-1991.

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 read a poem and explore how the poem expresses the storyteller's mood. SJ-2-1-1990. Text provided.

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

After reading a narrative that explores family dynamics, students identify evidence in the text that supports their thinking. Assessment focus: analysing and evaluating a character and the author's construction of him. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Task administration section of the Teacher information pages.) Reading age 8-9. SJ-3-3-2003.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find the main idea of a transactional text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, identify the main idea from three choices provided, and then justify why they think their choice is right.

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

Students read about cooking food in hot pools to answer inference questions. SJ-1-5-1992. Text provided.

Students explore the language of personification and metaphor in the poem called 'Wash day for the clouds'. The questions require the students to think about the metaphors and personification. Text provided.