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This task requires students to show how to calculate multiplication problems with multi-digit numbers.

From given examples, students define four root words then complete a chart of root words and their meanings.

Students read about cooking food in hot pools to answer inference questions. SJ-1-5-1992. Text provided.

Students study a range of signs to identify their similarities of meaning, layout, and purpose.

For this practical task students record their observations as an egg is poached in water.

Students interpret a back-to-back bar graph comparing and identifying a pattern in the data.

Students complete a bar graph from details about paua diving and answer questions interpreting the data, including finding an average.

Students solve mathematical problems involving weight. They also identify parts of the related linear equations.

Students draw a strange sea creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

This resource assesses the student's ability to interpret the visual elements of a Water Safety Poster. There are questions on font, logos, and language features.

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

Students estimate an addition problem, share their methods, discuss the averaging method, and then do more problems using averaging.

Students estimate a multiplication problem, share their methods, discuss the front-end method, and then do more problems using front-end.

Students are assessed on the ability to identify important information in order to establish the main idea of a narrative text about being judgemental. Reading age 10-12. SJ-4-3-1994. Text provided.

Task: Select the correct reason why a bird on a power line does not get electrocuted and select pictures of danger of electrocution, justifying choice. Assessment focus: understanding of the route taken by electricity/electrocution.

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

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

A newspaper story about a runaway weather balloon with a map that tracks its progress is the context for this assessment. Students read it to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Task: complete 2 diagrams. Assessment focus: centre of gravity.

Task: Read a table to answer questions about when birds are likely to visit a native garden for food. Assessment focus: interpreting a table.

Task: Complete a drawing of things found in an area of native bush and describe relationships between them. Assessment focus: interdependence in a native bush environment.

In this NEMP task students look at photos to describe similar and different environmental features of the moon, the Earth, Mars and the sun. Assessment focus: The solar system. In the original NEMP task the assessor gave oral instructions, read the questions and wrote the answers for each student.

Task: use features to group small animals, identify differences between 3 animals, and identify the insects. Assessment focus: using features to group small animals.

Students read a short extract on diving and answer five comprehension questions.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details that relate to the main idea of a text about a flood. SJ-2-2-2004. Text provided.