Ngā momo pātai Question types
A range of question types have been used to ensure a wide range of comprehension skills are assessed. For the new tests, the number of question types have been broadened from the original three types to five. Competent readers develop knowledge, a repertoire of strategies, and awareness that enable them to:
1) decode, that is, read individual words
2) construct meaning effectively
3) think critically as readers.
In the table below there are links with the text processing strategies from the Effective Literacy Handbook (ELP)
The five question types in the PAT Pāhui are described below. Kaiako will determine student strengths and needs against these types and then make decisions about what sort of text processing strategies need to improve, therefore identifying next steps for ākonga.
PAT Pānui - Reading Comprehension | ELP: text processing strategies links |
Retrieval (R) questions require comprehension without needing to make any inference, so that the answer within the text can be matched to the wording of the question. Very few questions are true retrieval questions |
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Local inference (LI) questions require comprehension of implied information from within relatively small sections of text. The answers are straightforward and localised but require some inference where the answer is not explicitly stated in the text.
| cross-checking and confirming – checking to ensure that the reading makes sense and fits with all the information already processed
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Make complex inferences (CI) from across relatively larger sections of text. |
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Interpret and integrate (I&I) ideas and information making sense of the intent and developing a more complete understanding of the entire text. |
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Evaluate and critique (C&E) elements of text structure and language, drawing upon knowledge of language use, presentational features, and general or genre-specific features of texts. |
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