Which Book? (Y4)

	:Which Book? (Y4)	Trend Task

Approach: Station

Level: Year 4

Focus: Choosing appropriate reference books for task.

Resources: Front covers of dictionary, atlas and encyclopedia.

1.9MB

Questions / instructions:

These are covers of three books that can be used to get information. They are a dictionary, an atlas and an encyclopedia.

Tick () the best book to use:

% responses
2000 ('97)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

1. to check the spelling of measles.

82 (76)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

2. to find out what pukeko eat.

78 (82)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

3. to find the meaning of mutiny.

56 (67)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

4. to see the shape of the Lake Taupo coastline.

75 (79)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

5. to read about the Mori chief Te Rauparaha.

77 (85)

	dictionary
	atlas
	encyclopaedia

6. to find how far it is from Auckland to Napier.

82 (85)

Total score:

36 (42)

24 (25)

15 (15)

11 (8)

9 (6)

0 – 1

5 (4)

Commentary:
About 60 percent of students got no more than one choice wrong. The 2001 students performed similarly overall to the 1997 students. This task paralleled the year 8 task, Which Book? (Y8).



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