Reading resources

Students identify statements of fact from a range of statements.

Students read an article on parachuting and complete a retrieval chart and answer comprehension questions.

Students complete a cloze passage with 26 blanks about a boy stuck between some steps. A scoring guide with replacement words/synonyms and guidelines for interpretation are included.

Students study a recipe then answer questions showing their understanding of written instructions.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe physical features, students identify which animal is being described.

Students read a personal recount about family relationships in a Pacific context. Assessment focus: the author's construction of two characters and an evaluation of them. (The narrative is reproduced under the "Working with Students" section.)

Students read an extract from a play then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read about a flu immunisation program and answer five questions to show their understanding of the text.

This resource requires students to match ten ideas about the different parts to books with the correct term.

Students read an extract from the narrative 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' and answer a combination of multiple-choice and short answer questions.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe physical attributes, students identify which animal is being described.

From visual stimuli and a series of simple statements that describe personal attributes, students identify which person is being described.

This resource assesses students' ability to select appropriate key words, from a given list, for the purpose of finding information that can be used to answer a given question. Students' ability to generate key words is also assessed.

Students read about a visit to the islands of Kiribati by a New Zealand flight inspection team to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read an article on Mother Teresa and then answer short comprehension questions.

This resource has an assessment focus on comprehending the language features used in an advertisement.

Students read an article on the marathon. They then answer a range of comprehension and vocabulary questions.

This resource is based on a job application that needs editing. Students identify six different errors and suggest corrections.

Students read a poem and its illustrations to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

This resource looks at a set of cooking instructions for making "Crispy Rounds".

Students read an advertisement and retrieve information and make inferences from it.

Students read a poem, written from the point of view of an immigrant, then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

A student's text about the effects of their spending habits is read to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students read an advertisement then identify and explain some of its language features.

Students read a text on shoplifting to answer retrieval and inferential questions.