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Students study a box-and-whisker graph and answer questions on median, quartile and outliers.

Task: Identify the features of three animals, name their classification group, and answer two questions comparing features of the groups. Assessment focus: classification of animals.

Students complete addition and multiplication linear equations by selecting from a range of numbers.

Students are given four pictures, and are asked to draw a circle around the picture that is not a bird, and then give a reason for their choice. Similarly, they circle animals that are not mammals, fish, and molluscs.

Students display data on a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph to show the times taken to complete two walks. The longer of the two walks is then identified.

Students construct a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph for heights of trees. They then answer a question on range and make a statement comparing the heights of akeake and kōhūhū.

Students calculate fraction division problems and show their working.

Students interpret a back stem-and-leaf graph to answer questions about a measurement investigation.

Students answer two questions about exercise times for an incrementing fitness programme. They identify an expression relating time exercised to the number of weeks on the programme, and explain why this pattern couldn't continue indefinitely.

Students answer questions involving finding fractions in story problems about marbles and write their answer in its simplest form.

Students select which graph matches a given statement.

This practical task requires students to use a plastic comb and wool to generate static electricity. Students investigate different materials to find those that are attracted to the static charge.

Students read an advertisement and retrieve information and make inferences from it.

Students use an index from a book on windsurfing to explain their understandings of an index and to find specific information.

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.

Students read an article on dog grooming. They find information to complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions. SJ-1-1-1997. Text not provided.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of practical measuring tasks including calculations involving time and selection of appropriate units of measuring.

Task: Predict, observe, and explain where a piece of wood floats in a container of water and oil. Assessment focus: flotation related to density; explaining predictions.

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 prepare and give a farewell speech. Points to be covered by students and a scoring guide for teachers are included.

Students select the measurements of a piece of paper as it is folded multiple times.

This task requires students to enlarge two patterns on a grid using centres of enlargement and scale factors.

Students identify the centre of enlargement and the scale factor for an enlargement on a grid.

In this practical task, students arrange triangles and hexagons to create tessellating patterns.

Using shapes on grids, students translate points by different vectors.