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Students read a poster on sand dunes to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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 a poster about railway crossing safety to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read an extract about selecting suitable trees to build a waka then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

To answer mainly multiple choice questions, students retrieve information and make inferences from a text about Socrates.

This task assesses close reading and making inferences about the setting, backdrop, props, costumes, and acting required in a performance of the Junior Journal play "Too Much Noise".

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

Students read a play to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

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.

Task: Make careful observations of a picture to decide what you can see and what you might know but can't see.

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

Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.)

Students categorise statements according to whether they are evidence or inferences. They make inferences about moa, supporting them with evidence. Assessment focus: thinking in scientific ways.

This comprehension task assesses a student's ability to use evidence in a text to work out what a poem could be about as it is disclosed in stages.

Task: Match birds and nests, and explain why the choice was made. Assessment focus: using environmental cues to make inferences.

Students read a poem and its illustrations to answer retrieval and inferential questions. Text provided.

Students read a narrative and make inferences about the characters' feelings based on evidence in the text. Text is provided with this resource. SJ-2-2-1999. Text provided.

Students read a recount about New Zealanders travelling in Africa, then answer retrieval and inference questions. The text is 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.

This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to infer.

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

Students read a Junior Journal article about tree cutting. From their comprehension of the story they complete a retrieval chart and explain the figurative language used.

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

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

An extract about Sāmoan life provides the context for this assessment with its focus on retrieving information and making inferences. Text available.