Making meaning resources

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

A brief poem about hedgehogs is read to students who then answer retrieval and inferential questions.

Students study two graphs on some rocks and lake features of Saharan North Africa and answer a mix of questions to show this ability to interpret these graphs.

Students listen to a folktale to recall information and make inferences.

Students listen to a folktale then recall information from it by answering multiple-choice questions.

Assessment focus: ability to critically analyse and interpret a visual text, based on individual perception and the use of descriptors (visual/verbal/sound etc) to illustrate interpretation.

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 identify statements of fact from a range of statements.

Students listen to instructions about where to go when visiting the mall, then draw the path to be taken on a map and recall specific information. The assessment focus is on listening, recall, and following instructions.

For this NEMP task students listened to a set of directions, then followed instructions to show this information on a map.

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 match the best font to illustrate a range of different signs.

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 is a listening task with an assessment focus on identifying information from a weekly weather and snow report.

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

Students draw a strange space creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

Students draw a strange sea creature from an oral description. The assessment focus is on listening to descriptions, recalling details, and following instructions.

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.

Assessment focus: ability of students to use both knowledge acquired from the text and their own backgrounds. This task assesses student ability to critically engage with media texts.