How you can practise before the exams
How you can practise before the exams
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Answer the starter / hei mahi questions in your classes and talk about your answers.
Practise questions using the workbooks in the library and check your answers with your teachers.
Use the questions on Literacy and Numeracy pages to practice answer the "about" questions.
New for September 2025
New for September 2025
Weekly choice boards for Numeracy, Literacy (Reading) and Literacy (Writing) can be found on this link.
Weekly choice boards for Numeracy, Literacy (Reading) and Literacy (Writing) can be found on this link.
These Slides give you instructions to help you prepare for your CAA examinations.
What is POLLY?
What is POLLY?
POLLY converts text into audio so students can listen to text in the assessment being read aloud. POLLY also reads students' responses back to them.
POLLY converts text into audio so students can listen to text in the assessment being read aloud. POLLY also reads students' responses back to them.
Who can use it?
Who can use it?
All students sitting the Literacy (Writing) and Numeracy digital assessments.
All students sitting the Literacy (Writing) and Numeracy digital assessments.
POLLY is not available for the Literacy (Reading) standard.
POLLY is not available for the Literacy (Reading) standard.
Where can I practice?
Where can I practice?
What else can we use?
What else can we use?
You may be able to use the text-to-speech application that you usually use in the classroom in these assessments (for example, Google Read & Write). If you want to do this, please click here for more info.
You may be able to use the text-to-speech application that you usually use in the classroom in these assessments (for example, Google Read & Write). If you want to do this, please click here for more info.
What else do I need to know?
What else do I need to know?
Please remember to bring your own headphones if you wish to use POLLY. These headphones should be able to connect to the laptop you will be using for the assessment.
Please remember to bring your own headphones if you wish to use POLLY. These headphones should be able to connect to the laptop you will be using for the assessment.
More information here:
More information here:
What to expect and what to do
What to expect and what to do
These exams are official NZQA exams, which mean there are guidelines for expected behaviour and consequences if the expectations aren't met.
These exams are official NZQA exams, which mean there are guidelines for expected behaviour and consequences if the expectations aren't met.
BEFORE THE EXAM
Arrive to the location of your exam at least 20 minutes early.
You will be called into your exam room in a specific order, so listen for your name.
IN THE ASSESSMENT ROOM
At all times, listen to and follow the instructions of the supervisor.
Bring in only permitted equipment (see link for details).
Sit at the desk allocated.
If you have a problem, you should put your hand up.
Students cannot leave in the first 45 minutes or the last 15 minutes of the examination, even to use the toilet.
DURING THE ASSESSMENT
Students should:
not borrow equipment from someone else.
not talk to, communicate with, or do anything to disturb other students.
not read or copy another student's work.
raise their hand and ask the supervisor if they have any questions or issues.
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