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Task: Describe on a chart how a duck's features help it to survive, then infer what might happen if these features were changed in some way. Assessment focus: how adaptations aid survival.

This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem. It assesses a student's ability to use evidence to predict what it could be describing. SJ-2-4-1994. Text provided.

For this NEMP task students solve practical problems using linear number patterns and use a relationship graph to identify trees by height and width.

In this practical task, students use models of 3-dimensional shapes to complete a chart showing the number of faces, corners, and edges for each object.

In this NEMP task students discuss observations of six unknown common household powders. They design a chart for results, find properties for each, and identify what each powder is. Assessment focus: identifying substances; teamwork.

Students view a table of children's votes for their favourite All Black and answer questions interpreting the data.

Students enlarge shapes by whole number scale factors.

Students complete a pictograph for the number of marbles student have from data in a table. The pictograph has a key.

Students write the bearing and distance of a number of objects on a radar screen.

Students use the information in an article to interpret the body language of cats in nine different pictures. This task assesses student ability to bring together written and visual texts to show their comprehension. The text is reproduced in the Teacher information pages. SJ-3-1-1990. Text not provided.

Students plan how to do a statistical investigation about a question that has been posed, and think about how they will collect their data.

Students recognise equal and different likelihoods when playing a game of chance and explain their reasoning.

In this practical task students predict what the widthwise and lengthwise cross-sections of a selection of fruit and vegetables would look like.

This is a resource on sentence types. Students use four definitions of sentence types to classify six sentences.

Students complete a chart showing the possible combinations of numbers from two dice throws. They then list all combinations that add up to seven and nine.

This is a grammar knowledge resource where students match nine parts of speech and their definitions.

Task: Using statements from four people decide and justify whether or not each person supports wind farms. Identify which person has a misconception about wind farms, giving a reason. Assessment focus: identifying different perspectives.

Students are assessed on their ability to find details and identify the main idea of a narrative about a Cook Island tradition.

Assessment focus: student ability to use contextual clues in order to infer the meaning of a word. (There is a link to the text used for this resource in the Using this Resource section.)

Pictures are given of the life cycles of three different animals (hawk, turtle and deer). Students identify which stage the animal's survival is most in danger and give explanation of why it is not safe. Students also give one special feature that helps this animal survive at this time.

Students are provided with a map showing wind speed and direction over some landforms. Students explain two ways that mountains affect the wind.

Students use a table of information to answer questions about descriptions of different substances.

Task: Fill in a chart to identify the damage caused by various animal pests. Assessment focus: specific contextual knowledge about animal pests.

Students solve probelms about a reflection and time.

Students are provided with two star maps as seen from Wellington at two different times of the year. Students are asked to explain why the stars on the map appear in different parts of the sky depending on the time of the year.