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Students read a comic strip and answer questions about comprehension and inference. SJ-2-1-1991.

Students read a poem and identify how the visual and written texts work together to build comprehension.

Students use visual clues in a comic strip to answer inferential questions.

An extract from a long cartoon strip has students unpacking each frame for meaning and the visual language techniques of; speech bubbles, layout angles, and gestures. SJ-4-1-1997.

A brief picture story is presented about missed opportunities. Students interpret the actions of the figures in the story, and infer the subsequent consequences.

Students read a collage of students' statements about the battle at Gallipoli and respond to questions on fonts, symbols, visual background, and issues. SJ-4-2-1997.

Students study a range of signs to identify their similarities of meaning, layout, and purpose.

For this NEMP task students interpret a promotional map of the Coromandel Peninsula.

Students view a set of images to answer questions about the camera angles used and the effects these create. Students also suggest sound effects and dialogue for the images.

In Part 1, students interpret how the visual techniques used in the presentation of a Māori legend support the meaning of the written text. In Part 2, students are assessed on their ability to communicate and explain their use of visual techniques. Annotated student work samples using Part 2 are provided.

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

Students read a poem and make links between its written and visual information. SJ-2-4-1993.

Students make inferences from visual cues and make links between visual and written text. SJ-2-3-1997.

For this NEMP task students look at a cornflakes package, and answer questions about the information shown.

Students interpret seven business logos that are each presented with a single short written response question about a design feature.

Students read a recipe and its visual text to make inferences. SJ 1-2-1998.

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

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

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