Refine Current Search

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

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. Text is provided with this resource.

This resource has an assessment focus on comprehension. Students study the poem 'Learning to Read' and respond to four short written response style questions.

Students read an extract about selecting suitable trees to build a waka then 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 an article on kiwi and answer multiple choice questions that focus on inference and information retrieval.

Students read a short story about swimming in summer and answer questions about comprehension and inference.

A poem about Samoa is read and then retrieval and inference questions are answered about the author's choice of title and her key ideas.

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 on a town hall pipe organ and answer related questions.

Students read the humorous narrative 'The Diving Competition' to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read a short article about Black Holes to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read a short extract from a legend to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

Students read a poem and make inferences about the setting and mood.

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

Students read about a visit to the islands of Kiribati by a New Zealand flight inspection team to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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

Students read a newspaper article and answer comprehension and vocabulary questions.

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.

Assessment focus: ability to use contextual clues to infer 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.

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

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

Students read a narrative about a toy glider competition, then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

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