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Students read the letters written by four different people and identify the main idea of each letter.

Students are required to identify and interpret the metaphors in two short poems.

Students read three texts and select the statement that identifies the main idea of each text.

Students create simple and compound sentences to go with given photos. The focus is on combining sentences, using simple conjunctions. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Students create simple then compound sentences to go with a photo, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

A model of combining two short sentences is given. Students create simple then compound sentences to go with some photos, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

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

Students are required to read three poems, identify the animal that the object in each poem is being compared with, and identify the ways in which the look or movement of the objects are described so that they seem like these animals.

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

Students are asked to read a short story and to insert the commas and speech marks required to indicate the direct speech in the story.

The main focus of this task is punctuation. Students will read Janine's email to her new pen pal and insert eight question marks in the correct places.

Students view a television advertisement, and answer questions about advertising techniques and the effect on the audience.

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

The focus of this resource is the use of simple conjunctions. Students decide which conjunction to use to combine two ideas to make one sentence.

The focus of this resource is selecting the appropriate punctuation to end sentences. The resource ends with a shared activity where students write some sentences about themselves, share them with a partner, and give each other feedback on their punctuation.

Students listen to a folktale to recall information and make inferences.

For this NEMP task students fill out an application form for an after school job.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.

This resource assesses students' ability to identify and correct common spelling errors, taken from the essential word lists of commonly misspelt words.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.

Students listen to a narrative about an unusual mouse and then respond to 6 multiple-choice questions.

Students listen to a text about cacti and recall information from it in multiple-choice questions. SJ-2-3-1993. Text not provided.

Students read an extract from a drama script and answer questions on props, dialogue, and stage sets. (The text used is reproduced in the the Teacher information pages.) SJ-4-1-2000. Text provided.

The native bird the kakapo is the subject of this listening comprehension assessment. SJ-2-3-1992. Text not provided.

This resource provides information on students’ ability to write a string of adjectives in the correct order.