Acquiring and using information and ideas in informational texts resources

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 advertisement then identify and explain some of its language features.

An article about a female wrestler provides the context for this assessment that combines a retrieval chart with questions on alliteration, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Students read a newspaper article about outdoor activities then answer some comprehension questions.

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

An extract about Sāmoan life provides the context for this assessment with its focus on retrieving information and making inferences. Text available.

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

This comprehension task assesses student ability to identify important information to establish the main idea of a transactional text about blushing. SJ-4-1-2006. Text provided.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to evaluate the ideas and information in a text about an environmental issue. Students are asked to read a text, then respond to four questions. SJ-4-3-2005. Text provided.

Students read a short article about Black Holes to answer retrieval and inferential questions.

From a school newspaper interview about a school production, students complete a retrieval chart for a press release. The assessment focus is on identifying key information.

Students read a newspaper article and answer comprehension and vocabulary questions.

Students read acknowledgement text from a journal and answer questions about acknowledgements.

Assessment focus: finding details to support the main idea of an informational text, and justifying why they agree or disagree with the main idea presented. The text used is about environmental issues to do with endangered native species.

This comprehension task assesses student ability to find details that relate to the main idea of a text about a Māori naturalist/scientist. Students are asked to read a text, find details about the given main idea, then justify why they think the main idea is right or wrong.

Students read an article on a town hall pipe organ and answer related questions. SJ-3-2-1985. Text provided.

This task assesses student ability to find the text features of a science report about one of our native birds. The task is essentially a literacy task in the context of scientific writing, and can also be accessed from the English Bank.

Students read an article on kiwi and answer multiple choice questions that focus on inference and information retrieval.

Students read a recount about New Zealanders travelling in Africa, then answer retrieval and inference questions. The text is provided.

This task assesses student ability to find the text features of an explanation of a scientific idea.