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Students add commas to enclose words or phrases within sentences to show where extra information has been added.

A poem about trying to fly is the basis of this resource. Students read the poem then answer questions on its illustrations, rhyme, content and vocabulary. SJ-3-1-1994.

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

Students listen to instructions about where to go when visiting the mall, then draw the path to be taken on a map and recall specific information. The assessment focus is on listening, recall, and following instructions.

Students identify spelling errors in common homophones and write the identified errors correctly. Students also identify lines of text without errors.

Students formulate questions about glaciers and climate change to show awareness that informed opinions are based on inter-related aspects of evidence rather than individual instances.

After reading a narrative about a shrewd boy, 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-2-4-2000. Text provided.

Students predict how a cube will travel when flicked in different positions, and conduct an experiment to see what happens in practice.

Task: Measure 100mL of water into three different pieces of equipment. Weigh the result and calculate the precision of using that piece of equipment. Assessment focus: measuring and evaluating the accuracy of equipment.

A lively narrative about a pig hunt provides the context for this listening comprehension resource. Students recall information and make inferences.

Students show how to divide 3-digit whole numbers into equal sized groups and identify any remainder.

Students calculate the repair charges of two different garages, graph them, and explain the results.

Students are assessed on their ability to identify important information and the main idea of an article about a geologist. Junior Journal 21. Text provided.

Students conduct a statistical investigation into the sentence length of different types of books by making and comparing dot plots.

Students interpret two cartoon-style drawings of the enhanced greenhouse effect and write a short description of the artist’s message, as they see this.

Task: Order wheels according to technological development, then answer questions about advantages and disadvantages of different wheels. Assessment focus: how wheels work.

Students are provided with information and data on different makes of soccer balls. Students answer questions on fair testing, and write conclusions from the given data.

Task: Answer questions about a planned wildlife reserve. Assessment focus: interdependence of animals with their habitat.

This task requires students to order four photographs of the life cycle of the Paradise Duck. Students describe the changes that have occurred in each part of the lifecycle. NOTE: It is intended that this resource be used in colour.

This practical task requires students to order five photographs of the life cycle of a Harrier Hawk. Students describe the changes that have occurred in each part of the lifecycle. NOTE: This resource is intended to be used in colour.

Students explain the terms endangered and extinct. Students give two examples of animals that are endangered and give reasons for why these animal numbers have declined.

Using a diagram of a regular hexagon, students calculate its interior and exterior angles.

In this practical task, students estimate and then measure temperatures.

Students draw top and side views of five different 3-dimensional objects.

This practical task assesses students' ability to identify the larger group that four animals belong to and then to identify the features that those groups have using animal cards and labels.