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Students identify which one of the four drawn animals is not an insect, and then give a reason for their choice.

Students read the humorous narrative 'The Diving Competition' to answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-4-2-1996. Text provided.

Students identify parts of algebraic equations and use the equations to calculate temperatures in the Antarctic at different times of the day.

Students explain the variables in a linear equation involving speed and distance. They then solve the equation by substitution.

On a diagram of a flowering plant, students write in the name of each of the indicated plant parts. They are then asked to name the part that makes seeds, and makes food.

Students calculate the weight of parts of a fish from given proportions.

Students use given information to solve a story problem about paper deliveries and identify the correct algebraic equation for the answer. They also write an algebraic equation for a similar story problem.

Students respond to questions about the relationship between diagonals, triangles and polygons; then write a rule to describe the pattern.

Students complete a table based on an algebraic formula for free fall velocity, plot the results, and interpret the graph.

Students read an analogue clock face and draw some times onto other clock faces.

Students interpret a calendar of the month of December.

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

Students read scales from pictures of everyday measuring equipment.

Students solve algebraic problems about people's ages using information given.

Students complete 3 x 3 addition arrays by using whole numbers and algebraic expressions.

Students use provided data on the time of day and the length of the shadow to construct a line graph. Students interpret their graph to answer three questions.

Task: Answer questions about rowing. Assessment focus: levers.

Students are asked to explain why the Southern Cross appears not to be in the same place in the night sky that it was a few months previously.

Students are provided with a geological time scale which they use to interpret and answer a number of questions.

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

Students are given some solids and liquids for this practical task. They plan how they would find out which liquids are solvents for any given solid, carry out the task, and write a conclusion.

Task: Answer questions about how a seesaw works and use an equation to calculate how to balance the seesaw.

Task: Make a sound gun and use it to investigate what happens to a candle when the end of the sound gun is tapped. Assessment focus: sound waves.

Students classify a range of animals as mammals, birds, or fish.

Task: Plan a fair test to see if adding salt water to water affects how long it takes to freeze. Assessment focus: managing variables.