This resource assesses students' ability to identify and correct common spelling errors, taken from the essential word lists of commonly misspelt words.
This resource assesses a student's ability to skim quickly and find the answers to eight questions about islands in the Pacific. It is a timed exercise.
Students write about aspects of a lesson that they have just had. A list of possible starters is used to provide topics for the students to write about.
The context for this listening comprehension assessment is an extract on violins. Students listen to the extract and answer 6 multiple-choice questions. SJ-2-1-1994. Text not provided.
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".
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 text that is read to students is about a household task in Greece. Students listen and then respond to 8 multiple-choice questions. SJ-2-1-1995. Text not provided.
A recount about a whale watch is the context for comprehension questions that require making inferences. The recount is reproduced in the resource. SJ-1-1-1998. Text provided.
This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to use evidence from the poem to work out what it could be describing. SJ-4-1-2002. Text provided.
This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to use evidence from the poem to work out what it could be describing. SJ-3-1-2004. Text provided.
Students write a set of instructions after reading a poem about cooking. Students self-assess their writing before conferencing with the teacher to set their next learning steps.
Students identify common spelling errors, taken from the essential word lists, and write the identified errors correctly. Students also identify lines of text without errors.
Students write a set of instructions after reading a science article about growing crystals. Students assess their own writing using the supports provided.
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 research and take notes in preparation for writing a biography of a famous New Zealander. Supports for this process and formative assessment points are given.