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Keywords:
School Journal
cloze
comprehension
text features
vocabulary
Students complete a cloze passage about koalas using their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar to create well-formed sentences.
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SJ-3-2-1996
School Journal
comprehension
inference
poetry
Students read the poem 'Hide-and-go-seek' to make inferences about the game. SJ-3-2-1996. Text provided.
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Keywords:
analysis
comprehension
metaphor
personification
poetry
Students explore the language of personification and metaphor in the poem called 'Wash day for the clouds'. The questions require the students to think about the metaphors and personification. Text provided.
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Keywords:
comprehension
junior journal
language features
metaphor
poem
poetry
simile
The use of metaphors and similes is explored in this poem about umbrellas in a storm. Text provided.
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Keywords:
comprehension
ellipsis
inference
junior journal
poetry
retrieve
Students read a poem then use information from it to make inferences. Text not provided.
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Keywords:
alliteration
comprehension
junior journal
language features
poetry
rhyme
verbs
vocabulary
Students read a poem to answer questions that focus on the language used. Text provided.
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Keywords:
comprehension
conservation
inference
junior journal
locate information
main idea
native animals
weta
Students are assessed on their ability to retrieve details that support the main idea of an article about an endangered species.
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Keywords:
Pasifika
SJ-1-1-1996
comprehension
evidence
inference
Students read a story about a girl's first night in Samoa. Then they decide whether some statements are true or false and give evidence from the text to back up their responses. There is a link to the text used in the "Using this Resource" tab. SJ-1-1-1996. Text provided.
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Keywords:
School Journal
cloze
comprehension
text features
vocabulary
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.
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Keywords:
comprehension
inference
poem
text features
This resource explores a poem written for two voices about a windy night. Text provided.
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Keywords:
comprehension
inference
main idea
ready to read
synthesis
Students are assessed on their ability to identify the main idea in a text about bridge construction.
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Keywords:
inference
play
props
setting
This task assesses close reading and making inferences about the setting, backdrop, props, costumes, and acting required in a performance of the Junior Journal play "Too Much Noise".
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Keywords:
comprehension
inference
poetry
predict
progressive disclosure
synthesis
This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to infer.
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Keywords:
Junior Journal 21
comprehension
evaluating
junior journal
main idea
synthesis
Students are assessed on their ability to identify important information and the main idea of an article about a geologist. Junior Journal 21. Text provided.
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Keywords:
Junior Journal 13
comprehension
evaluating
junior journal
main idea
think critically
Students are assessed on their ability to identify important information and the main idea of an article about a conservation project for an endangered species. Junior Journal 13. Text provided
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Keywords:
SJ-2-4-1994
analysis
comprehension
inference
poetry
prediction
progressive disclosure
synthesis
visualising
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.
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Keywords:
SJ-1-1-1998
comprehension
inference
poetry
progressive disclosure
synthesis
visualising
This comprehension task involves progressively disclosing a poem to students. It assesses their ability to infer. SJ-1-1-1998. Text provided.
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Keywords:
Pasifika
comprehension
evaluating
inference
main idea
narrative
ready to read
Students are assessed on their ability to find details and identify the main idea of a narrative about a Cook Island tradition.
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SJ-1-1-2006
School Journal
comprehension
evaluating
main idea
recount
synthesis
Students are assessed on their ability to find details about important information in a recount about a walking school bus, then identify the main idea of this text. SJ-1-1-2006. Text provided.