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This resource is for the assessment of team debating. Topics on the themes of school and teenage life are provided. Oral Language Assessment Guides E and F are suitable for this task.

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

Students read a narrative about how a character copes with changes in her family dynamics. Students then complete three tasks focusing on that character. Assessment focus: an evaluation of a character and the author's construction of her. (The text used for this resource is reproduced under the "Working with Students" tab.) Reading age 10-12. SJ-4-2-2000. Text not provided.

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

Students read statements from a debate then provide nine short written answers to demonstrate their understanding of common debating techniques.

This oral language resource has students matching debating terms and their definitions with extracts from a debate.

An account of a fishing adventure in a lagoon provides the content for this cloze exercise. Students use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to create well-formed sentences.

Students complete a cloze passage on how forests prevent erosion. They add words to create well-formed sentences.

Students study a short transcript of part of a debate and answer six short questions on debating techniques and procedures.

A tale about a character who resolves a problem creatively provides the context for this cloze exercise. Students use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to fill in the missing words.

Students complete a cloze passage with 20 blanks on polio to create well-formed sentences.

Students identify and describe a local place they like to visit within a written report.

After reading a narrative that is about sibling rivalry, students identify evidence in the text that supports their thinking. Assessment focus: analysis and evaluation of 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. SJ-1-5-2004. Text provided.

Students read a report on a fisheries officer's work and make mainly short written responses. The assessment focus is on comprehension and vocabulary. SJ-3-3-1990. Text provided.

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.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details to identify the main idea of a text about cultural change in a Pacific context.

Students are assessed on their ability to find and synthesise details to explain the main idea of a text. The text is focused on adjusting to life as a separated family. SJ-3-2-2006. Text provided.

Students are assessed on their ability to retrieve details that support the main idea of an article about an endangered species.

Students create well-formed sentences as they complete a cloze exercise on Inuit carving.

A newspaper article on the Wearable Art show is the context for this resource, with five short written response comprehension questions.

Students are assessed on their comprehension of text by completing a cloze exercise about albatross.

Students create well-formed sentences as they complete a cloze exercise on the ruins of Ko Bakong.

Students complete a cloze passage and use their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to create well-formed sentences.

Students complete a cloze passage with 25 blanks on octopuses. A scoring guide with replacement words/synonyms and guidelines for interpretation are included.

Students complete a cloze passage with 24 blanks on insects. A scoring guide with replacement words/synonyms and guidelines for interpretation are included.