Gold through the ages

Gold through the ages

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This task is about knowing how to find information in an article.

Gold Through the Ages text

 
 
 
Different parts of the article on "Gold Through the Ages" have been numbered. The questions below are about the parts of the passage, not about the passage itself. You do not need to read the whole passage to be able to answer the questions.
 
a)
Where should you look first to get a very general idea of what this passage is likely to be about?
 

(A) 1     (B) 2     (C) 3     (D) 4     (E) 5

 

b)
What part of the page should you read to get an explanation of what is included in the illustration?
 

(A) 1     (B) 2     (C) 3     (D) 4     (E) 5

 

c)
What part of the page should you read to find out how the author has summarised the story?
 

(A) 1     (B) 5     (C) 7     (D) 9     (E) 11

 

d)
What should you look at on the page to get a quick idea of the main parts of the passage?
 

(A) 1 only     (B) 1 and 5     (C) 5 and 11     (D) 1, 2, and 3     (E) 4, 6, 8, and 10

 

e)
Which of the passages sets the scene for the article?
 

(A) 3(B) 5     (C) 7     (D) 9     (E) 11

Task administration: 
This task can be completed using pen and paper.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
This resource has the parts of an article (on gold) numbered and assesses student knowledge about where to locate different sorts of information in the article.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • use comprehension strategies
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Reading at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Reading Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Common Error

c) 23% selected B