English resources

Students read an article about the Moa then answer retrieval and inferential questions. SJ-2-3-1982. Text not provided.

This resource has students comparing four advertisements on holiday camps and identifying the meaning of a slogan.

Students read a one-page article on DNA testing and answer four selected response questions about the aim and purpose of the article.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find the main idea of a transactional text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, identify the main idea from three choices provided, and then justify why they think their choice is right.

Students read a story about family dynamics to answer inferential questions. SJ-3-3-1996. Text provided.

Students read an article about the development of safety glass to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students research and write a biographical recount on the life of a well-known New Zealander. Supports for this process and formative assessment points are given.

Students read a narrative about a family's encounter with a stray cat. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to evaluate the characters. SJ-1-3-2008. Text provided.

Students read a narrative about how a girl deals with her anxiety over Sports Day. They then use evidence from the text and their background knowledge to complete the task. Assessment focus: evaluating. SJ-2-3-2009. Text provided.

This resource assesses students' ability to identify and correct common spelling errors taken from the essential word lists 4, 6, and 7.

The use of metaphors and similes is explored in this poem about umbrellas in a storm. Text provided.

Students read three texts and select the statement that identifies the main idea of each text.

Students create simple then compound sentences to go with a photo, using simple conjunctions to join sentences. A peer sharing task completes the resource.

Students write an advertisement to sell a kayak on a website.

This resource assesses a student's ability to skim quickly and find the answers to eight questions about islands in the Pacific. It is a timed exercise.

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

Retelling a story, myth, or legend is the context for this assessment. Students use pictures, puppets, or other objects to enhance delivery. Oral Language Assessment Guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

Students read a short extract from a legend to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students unpack a picture, making inferences from its visual cues. SJ-1-2-1998. Text provided.

Students read a cartoon to answer retrieval and inferential questions about the story and the visual techniques used. SJ-1-1-1994.

Students interpret a series of road safety drawings with questions on visual cues, titles, emphasis and providing appropriate text.

Students study a poster about being safe in an earthquake and then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students study a poster about the benefits of exercise and make inferences from written and visual information.

Students look at a water safety poster and answer questions relating to the posters construction.