Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 2

Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests

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YEAR 2

A uSTRALIAN C uRRICuLum E NgLISh

56 content-based assessment tests 1 NAPLAN*-style practice test

This comprehensive resource provides teachers with the tools they need to measure student progress in the Language content strand of the Australian Curriculum: English. All answers are included, along with a helpful marking guide.

To make it easy for busy teachers to program, revise or assess Language content, the tests are grouped according to the four core aspects outlined in the curriculum: spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. Also included is a NAPLAN*-style practice test to allow students to experience the same test conditions they will encounter during the actual NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

*The acronym NAPLAN is a trademark owned by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

Greg Reid is an experienced literacy test developer for various Australian state authorities, and also provides assessment training expertise to education departments in Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. Since 2007 he has been a developer and writer for the NAPLAN* Language Conventions and NAPLAN* Reading Comprehension tests.

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DeDication: To my sons, Julian and Damian

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Introduction 5

Student Record Sheets Spelling, Punctuation and naPLan*-style Practice test 8Grammar 9

SpellingTest S1 Short vowels 10

Test S2 Long vowels 11

Test S3 Hard and soft c and g 12

Test S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 13

Test S5 consonant clusters (r, s and l blends) 14

Test S6 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 15

Test S7 Silent consonants 16

Test S8 inflectional endings 17

Test S9 Prefixes and suffixes 18

Test S10 High frequency words 19

Test S11 nouns 20

Test S12 collective nouns 21

Test S13 animal names 22

Test S14 Plurals 23

Test S15 adjectives 24

Test S16 Verbs 25

Test S17 adverbs 26

Test S18 endings 27

PunctuationTest P1 capital letters 28

Test P2 Sentence endings 29

Test P3 commas 30

Test P4 apostrophes (contractions) 31

Test P5 apostrophes (possession) 32

Test P6 Direct speech 33

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GrammarTest G1 Sentences 34Test G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 35Test G3 Sentence word order 36Test G4 articles 37Test G5 nouns 38Test G6 collective nouns and diminutives 39Test G7 abstract nouns 40Test G8 compound nouns 41Test G9 Quantifiers 42Test G10 Pronouns 43Test G11 noun–pronoun agreement 44Test G12 noun and pronoun gender 45Test G13 adjectives 46Test G14 comparing adjectives 47Test G15 Prepositions 48Test G16 Verbs 49Test G17 Verb tenses 50Test G18 Verb participles 51Test G19 adverbs 52Test G20 Phrases 53Test G21 clauses 54Test G22 Phrasal verbs 55Test G23 Subject–verb agreement 56Test G24 conjunctions 57Test G25 conditionals 58Test G26 collocation 59Test G27 Redundancy 60Test G28 Homographs 61Test G29 Prefixes and suffixes 62Test G30 Synonyms 63Test G31 antonyms 64Test G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 65

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 66

Answers 78

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ACE: Australian Curriculum English

What are the Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests?The ACE: Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests series provides teachers with a practical resource to measure students’ progress in the Language Content strand of the Australian Curriculum English. There are five books in the series, one book for each year level from Year 2 to Year 6 (as labelled in the Australian Curriculum).

The knowledge, skills and understanding of Language Conventions outlined in the curriculum underpin the teaching scope and sequence that forms the basis of these tests. This scope and sequence is outlined in the Contents (pages 3–4). Use these pages to find the appropriate test for the particular focus you want to assess or want to have students practise.

The tests cover the four core aspects of English language outlined in the curriculum:

• Spelling

• Punctuation

• Grammar

• Vocabulary.

The first three of these aspects are tested directly in the annual national NAPLAN* Language Convention tests, while the last aspect (vocabulary) is tested indirectly as part of spelling and grammar. The tests in this series are grouped in the same way.

The curriculum states that grammar is an integral component of each of the three strands of the syllabus – Language, Literature and Literacy. In the Language strand, grammar refers to the ‘language we use and the description of language as a system’. The tests cover grammatical knowledge, skills and understanding in both language structure (syntax) and the meaning of language (semantics) at three levels:

1. word

2. sentence

3. text.

Vocabulary is tested within the spelling and grammar tests to address the vocabulary expansion aspect of the Language strand. Specific spelling and grammar tests are designed to expand students’ vocabulary of individual words and phrases, and to help them understand various grammatical contexts. In the spelling section, thematic vocabulary tests cover a range of targeted orthographic features. The vocabulary spelling tests require students to apply the necessary strategies, including phonic, visual and morphemic knowledge. In the grammar tests, vocabulary is tested through homographs, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, figurative expressions and idioms.

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Test format The focus for each test is deliberately omitted from the test paper to avoid ‘test-wise’ students using the knowledge to answer questions and therefore adversely affecting the results. Instead, each test has a code number at the top of the page that refers back to the Contents page. Spelling tests are numbered S1, S2 etc; punctuation tests are numbered P1, P2 etc; and grammar tests are numbered G1, G2 etc. This numbering system is also used on the two Student Record Sheets on pages 8 and 9 and on the answers at the back of the book.

The questions in each test have been crafted to model the style and quality of the NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests. This provides an opportunity to teach strategies for answering questions in this style, and to reinforce the need for students to check their work.

The series uses the following test format:

• singlewordwrittenresponseitems(spelling)

• multiple-choiceitems(punctuationandgrammar).

Spelling is divided into two parts: those containing circled mistakes that require correcting, and those containing unidentified mistakes. The latter part tests students’ ability first to identify the misspelled word (a proofreading skill) and secondly to correct it.

Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary items require students to recognise and make sense of a variety of language content. Their ability to edit and manipulate a range of language formats is also tested.

Range of difficulty of test itemsThe tests in this series of books cover the Australian Curriculum English Language Content descriptions for years 2 to 6 as outlined in the curriculum. Although the tests in each particular book are aimed at students in one year level, the questions cover a wide range of difficulty. This is a deliberate strategy based upon the fundamental psychometric principle that students at any given year level demonstrate a distribution of abilities up to two years below and above that year level. These tests accordingly span a four-year spectrum so as to test students in the upper and lower ability groups of any class cohort. Depending on the students in your class, you may consider also using other books in the series.

How can you use this series in your classroom?These tests aim to:

• supporttheteachingandlearningoftheLanguageContentstrandofthecurriculumbyreinforcing students’ key literacy skills in Language Conventions

• provideteacherswithanassessmentresourceformeasuringstudents’progressintheLanguageContent areas specified in the curriculum

• preparestudentsfortheannualNAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

In short, the tests aim to increase students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of the English language and how it works at the level of the word, the sentence and the text, and to help students to communicate effectively through coherent, well-structured sentences and texts. They provide a valuable and flexible teaching resource that can be used in several ways to increase the literacy levels of students.

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• Diagnosticpre-topictests—to help identify student needs and refine teaching programs.

• Wholeclassdiscussiononspecificlanguagetopics—using enlarged copies or IWB images of the test pages for detailed discussion of specific language topics, test formats and individual item styles, as well as reviewing answers.

• Worksheetsforstudentclasswork,extensionworkorhomework—to consolidate and reinforce class work.

• Summativeassessmenttools—to review completed class work, to monitor progress, and to diagnose and address any individual problems. Resulting information can be used to prepare student semester reports and feedback to parents.

• PreparationfortheannualNAPLAN*LanguageConventionstests—to help students approach the NAPLAN* tests with confidence. A complete NAPLAN*-style practice test is included at the back of this book to familiarise students with its format, language and style. This should be completed within 40 minutes so students experience the same conditions as the actual test. Even if students are not sitting for the test that calendar year, they will benefit from being better prepared at a later time.

• Wholeclassdiscussiononthevarioustestitemformats—to reinforce the strategies to answer test items and prepare the students well for test conditions.

How to mark the testsThe administration and marking of the tests is designed for maximum flexibility. All written response items (spelling) and multiple-choice items (punctuation and grammar) are worth one mark each. In some NAPLAN* tests, some direct speech punctuation items require students to shade two bubbles. These items are still worth one mark (ie there is no partial credit). For spelling tests, ignore capitalisation if the word starts a sentence.The design of the tests deliberately incorporates as many items per page as possible, although it means that the score for some tests is an uneven number. Comparing odd test numbers is difficult, so it is a good idea to convert students’ raw scores into percentages. This has two main advantages:

• It assists in mapping individual student progress across the range of language convention skills.

• It facilitates comparisons between students’ performances in the class and across the school.

A student’s score can easily be converted into a percentage using the following formula:

student’s raw score × 100 = % (student’s raw score ÷ total test score × 100 = %) total test score

For example, a score of 10/18 for a spelling test is 10 ÷ 18 × 100 = 55.6%.

Two StudentRecordSheets are provided, one for the spelling tests, punctuation tests and the NAPLAN*-style practice test (page 8), and one for the grammar tests (page 9). These can be photocopied and used to record students’ progress across the various tests.

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ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 2 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9090 58

PuNCTuATIoN

SPELLING

Student name

S1 Short vowels 18

S2 Long vowels 18

S3 Hard and soft c and g 18

S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 18

S5 consonant clusters (r, s and l blends) 18

S6 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 18

S7 Silent consonants 18

S8 inflectional endings 18

S9 Prefixes and suffixes 18

S10 High frequency words 18

S11 nouns 18

S12 collective nouns 18

S13 animal names 18

S14 Plurals 18

S15 adjectives 18

S16 Verbs 18

S17 adverbs 18

S18 endings 18

P1 capital letters 8

P2 Sentence endings 8

P3 commas 8

P4 apostrophes (contractions) 8

P5 apostrophes (possession) 8

P6 Direct speech 8

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 60

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

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GRAMMAR G1 Sentences 8

G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 8

G3 Sentence word order 8

G4 articles 12

G5 nouns 10

G6 collective nouns and diminutives 11

G7 abstract nouns 11

G8 compound nouns 11

G9 Quantifiers 11

G10 Pronouns 11

G11 noun–pronoun agreement 11

G12 noun and pronoun gender 11

G13 adjectives 8

G14 comparing adjectives 11

G15 Prepositions 11

G16 Verbs 8

G17 Verb tenses 11

G18 Verb participles 11

G19 adverbs 9

G20 Phrases 8

G21 clauses 8

G22 Phrasal verbs 9

G23 Subject–verb agreement 11

G24 conjunctions 11

G25 conditionals 11

G26 collocation 11

G27 Redundancy 11

G28 Homographs 8

G29 Prefixes and suffixes 11

G30 Synonyms 11

G31 antonyms 11

G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 11

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

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Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordontheline.

1 Melinda has a red aple for lunch. ––––––––––––––––

2 Ali rang the front door bel . ––––––––––––––––

3 Our pet fich swims in a bowl. ––––––––––––––––

4 The froggs live near the river. ––––––––––––––––

5 The duxs like to swim on the lake. ––––––––––––––––

6 The tiny ent is crawling on the ground. ––––––––––––––––

7 Sujata is wearing a pretty dres . ––––––––––––––––

8 Jeremy has a twinn brother. ––––––––––––––––

9 The octapus lives in the sea. ––––––––––––––––

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingontheline.

10 The green gras is soft and long. ––––––––––––––––

11 A tiny bird sat on its round nesst. ––––––––––––––––

12 I like to drinc lots of water. ––––––––––––––––

13 Those black soks in the basket are clean. ––––––––––––––––

14 The large truc had a load of sand. ––––––––––––––––

15 A mud crabb has strong nippers. ––––––––––––––––

16 There were three eliphants at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

17 The zippa on his jacket was broken. ––––––––––––––––

18 She forgot to lok her garage door. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The rein is good for our crops. ––––––––––––––––

2 There are nein chickens in the yard. ––––––––––––––––

3 The bush rode is long and dusty. ––––––––––––––––

4 Look at the bright yellow moun tonight. ––––––––––––––––

5 The herd of dear live deep in the forest. ––––––––––––––––

6 Angela has a smiel on her face. ––––––––––––––––

7 That cat has a long tale . ––––––––––––––––

8 That gum tre is very tall. ––––––––––––––––

9 We have five tows on each foot. ––––––––––––––––


10 The three seels are asleep on the beach. ––––––––––––––––

11 The man wore a smart black suet. ––––––––––––––––

12 He often blew his runny noes. ––––––––––––––––

13 She likes to eat carrots, corn and chease. ––––––––––––––––

14 Some snales ate our garden plants. ––––––––––––––––

15 Wash your hands with that sope. ––––––––––––––––

16 Honey bees live together in a hiev. ––––––––––––––––

17 I like to eat apple pye and cream. ––––––––––––––––

18 My brown shoos are too tight. ––––––––––––––––

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1 That little puppy is very kute . ––––––––––––––––

2 The majic show was very good. ––––––––––––––––

3 Belinda trains hard at the gim . ––––––––––––––––

4 Tell me agen what you just said. ––––––––––––––––

5 Mia could not wait to go to the sircus . ––––––––––––––––

6 Ruby tried to gues the answer. ––––––––––––––––

7 Tran ate a piece of oranje at half-time. ––––––––––––––––

8 Steve is drawing with a blue pensil . ––––––––––––––––

9 Sam gose to the movies on Sunday. ––––––––––––––––


10 We drove the car into the sity. ––––––––––––––––

11 Our dog is very jentel with young children. ––––––––––––––––

12 The girl next door has kurly hair. ––––––––––––––––

13 The sun is a powerful source of enerjy. ––––––––––––––––

14 The guid tells people about the building. ––––––––––––––––

15 We scored a gole near the end of the game. ––––––––––––––––

16 The kangeroo jumped across the field. ––––––––––––––––

17 They ate some cookees after school. ––––––––––––––––

18 There were hundreds of mise living in the barn. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The gorilla has a big chiest . ––––––––––––––––

2 How mucsh cake is left? ––––––––––––––––

3 Dad likes to work in his shedd . ––––––––––––––––

4 The bird with the broken win could not fly. ––––––––––––––––

5 Always remember to say thancks . ––––––––––––––––

6 The baby had nappy rasch . ––––––––––––––––

7 Witch of these books do you like? ––––––––––––––––

8 The smelly dog needs a barth . ––––––––––––––––

9 The ladder fell with a loud crasch . ––––––––––––––––


10 He knows wen the main game starts. ––––––––––––––––

11 The blades on the sckates were sharp. ––––––––––––––––

12 The shipp set sail before sunset. ––––––––––––––––

13 He is a farst runner and swimmer. ––––––––––––––––

14 The baby hit her cheen on the floor. ––––––––––––––––

15 The boy went down the parth in the forest. ––––––––––––––––

16 I thinck I know the answer to the question. ––––––––––––––––

17 They all wore marsks to the party. ––––––––––––––––

18 Mum chopped up the fresch vegetables. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Kristy found a shel on the beach. ––––––––––––––––

2 The pirates put the gold in the cheast . ––––––––––––––––

3 Ken had to haang his wet shirt on the line. ––––––––––––––––

4 We had a big drinc of water. ––––––––––––––––

5 Aristo likes to eat bread krusts . ––––––––––––––––

6 I like playing on the swiing . ––––––––––––––––

7 Dara lives in a brik house. ––––––––––––––––

8 Our cat can jumpp really high. ––––––––––––––––

9 That car over there is bran new. ––––––––––––––––


10 He split the blok of wood with an axe. ––––––––––––––––

11 The glass fell to the ground with a smach. ––––––––––––––––

12 Try not to blinc when I take your picture. ––––––––––––––––

13 The hockey player got a severe leg kramp. ––––––––––––––––

14 Your shaggy dog likes to snif the ground. ––––––––––––––––

15 The tall ship has a big wooden marst. ––––––––––––––––

16 A tiger blenz in with the trees in the forest. ––––––––––––––––

17 The school choir sang lots of soongs. ––––––––––––––––

18 She dranc quickly from the water bottle. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The sprey from the waves hit our faces. ––––––––––––––––

2 Thro the ball to me, Bill. ––––––––––––––––

3 I can draw a strait line. ––––––––––––––––

4 Dad put the paper in the schreder . ––––––––––––––––

5 Mum skueesed some fruit juice. ––––––––––––––––

6 The dog ate the skrap of meat. ––––––––––––––––

7 Tanya can skreem loudly. ––––––––––––––––

8 Damian spplit the watermelon into smaller pieces. ––––––––––––––––

9 Maria saw a stripey lizard. ––––––––––––––––


10 The kitten likes to skratch the tree. ––––––––––––––––

11 The weightlifter is very stong. ––––––––––––––––

12 She saw thre trains at the station. ––––––––––––––––

13 The large television skrean was dusty. ––––––––––––––––

14 The tiny seed began to spruot. ––––––––––––––––

15 Cats are always a thret to birds. ––––––––––––––––

16 The schrub was next to the fence. ––––––––––––––––

17 Our cockatoo skreaches really loudly. ––––––––––––––––

18 The boy let out a schreek of laughter. ––––––––––––––––

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1 We have too cats at home. ––––––––––––––––

2 Jason likes his new skool . ––––––––––––––––

3 The sine said the shop was open. ––––––––––––––––

4 The be buzzed around the flower. ––––––––––––––––

5 Terry nose how to ride a bike. ––––––––––––––––

6 Samantha can rite her name now. ––––––––––––––––

7 The huge wale jumped out of the water. ––––––––––––––––

8 Witch game would you like to play? ––––––––––––––––

9 The ball hit Suraya on the nee . ––––––––––––––––


10 She does not lissen to the radio. ––––––––––––––––

11 Dad cut the apple with a nife. ––––––––––––––––

12 The boy asked his sister wat she was doing. ––––––––––––––––

13 You need to coom your hair before we go. ––––––––––––––––

14 The singer wore a wite shirt and blue jeans. ––––––––––––––––

15 The princess lived in a large cassle. ––––––––––––––––

16 He turned off the lite in his bedroom. ––––––––––––––––

17 They took the rong turn and got lost. ––––––––––––––––

18 Wen will you finish your homework? ––––––––––––––––

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1 I am makeing a fruit salad. ––––––––––––––––

2 Selma likes runing around the park. ––––––––––––––––

3 Tony is huming a popular tune. ––––––––––––––––

4 It is rainning heavily today. ––––––––––––––––

5 Many biteing insects come out after dark. ––––––––––––––––

6 Chelsea is swiming in the pool. ––––––––––––––––

7 Dad likes bakking cakes. ––––––––––––––––

8 We are changeing our clothes. ––––––––––––––––

9 Gloria is a kind and careing person. ––––––––––––––––


10 The frog is hoping towards the pond. ––––––––––––––––

11 The boy is rideing his bike on the road. ––––––––––––––––

12 She likes shoping at the supermarket. ––––––––––––––––

13 They are liveing in Melbourne now. ––––––––––––––––

14 The little dog is waaging its tail. ––––––––––––––––

15 He likes jumpping with his skateboard. ––––––––––––––––

16 The boxer trains with a skiping rope. ––––––––––––––––

17 The boy was picked for the diveing squad. ––––––––––––––––

18 She enjoys sleepping in on weekends. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Sue is kind, but Jasmine is unnkind . ––––––––––––––––

2 Rodrigo has the bigest house in the street. ––––––––––––––––

3 Hannah likes riding her bycycle . ––––––––––––––––

4 Biologie is the study of life. ––––––––––––––––

5 I hope you injoy the music. ––––––––––––––––

6 Darwin is hotta than Hobart. ––––––––––––––––

7 We saw the famus actor in town. ––––––––––––––––

8 Dan sat down in the woulden chair. ––––––––––––––––

9 Trudy made a misteak in her work. ––––––––––––––––


10 The children refiled their drink bottles. ––––––––––––––––

11 The buyor wants to buy a brick house. ––––––––––––––––

12 The selfesh boy would not share his food. ––––––––––––––––

13 The farmer drove his tracter across the field. ––––––––––––––––

14 My sister enjoys cookeing food for the family. ––––––––––––––––

15 There are three books in a tryolgy. ––––––––––––––––

16 The largist dinosaur was a plant eater. ––––––––––––––––

17 A poligon has many different sides. ––––––––––––––––

18 The driver drove an autamatic car. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Mike cood not come to the party. ––––––––––––––––

2 Our deer old cat sleeps on my bed. ––––––––––––––––

3 Please put your bike over hear . ––––––––––––––––

4 Paolo went to the shop to by some milk. ––––––––––––––––

5 Diane foun her house keys. ––––––––––––––––

6 James nose the way to the park. ––––––––––––––––

7 That is there ball, not ours. ––––––––––––––––

8 Jack wanted sum ice-cream. ––––––––––––––––

9 Mei said she wanted to come two . ––––––––––––––––


10 The sky was blak with storm clouds. ––––––––––––––––

11 We lif near the large shopping centre. ––––––––––––––––

12 There are abot nine birds in the tree. ––––––––––––––––

13 The game was called off becoz of the rain. ––––––––––––––––

14 They moved into a brand new hous. ––––––––––––––––

15 The child always said plees and thank you. ––––––––––––––––

16 Most owls hunt at nite for food. ––––––––––––––––

17 My mother werks in an office in the city. ––––––––––––––––

18 Last yeer we watched the football final on television. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Sharon sat down on the chaer . ––––––––––––––––

2 Asif read a poetry buk . ––––––––––––––––

3 Tamila ate an oranje . ––––––––––––––––

4 Damian likes to eat frut . ––––––––––––––––

5 My hous is near the park. ––––––––––––––––

6 The tabil was full of food. ––––––––––––––––

7 Our teacha is very kind. ––––––––––––––––

8 My streat is very short. ––––––––––––––––

9 His brother is in the armie . ––––––––––––––––


10 He plays the drumms in the school band. ––––––––––––––––

11 She likes to eat bread krusts first. ––––––––––––––––

12 Stick the staamp on the front of the letter. ––––––––––––––––

13 They saw several anamils at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

14 The beek on the bird was very sharp. ––––––––––––––––

15 He wants to eat the chocolate kake. ––––––––––––––––

16 The weal on the bus was broken. ––––––––––––––––

17 Nita has a fone in her bedroom. ––––––––––––––––

18 Tie up the laces on your shoos. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The fleat of ships sailed away. ––––––––––––––––

2 Our dog had a litta of puppies. ––––––––––––––––

3 We saw a heard of cattle at the farm. ––––––––––––––––

4 A pried of lions slept under the trees. ––––––––––––––––

5 The hen sat on a klutch of eggs. ––––––––––––––––

6 A troup of monkeys played in the trees. ––––––––––––––––

7 We looked at the ranje of footwear. ––––––––––––––––

8 A kolony of bats lived in the cave. ––––––––––––––––

9 A hife of bees lived in the tree. ––––––––––––––––


10 A large mobb of kangaroos jumped away. ––––––––––––––––

11 A gagool of geese arrived on the farm. ––––––––––––––––

12 A small skool of fish swam in the pool. ––––––––––––––––

13 The flok of ducks flew by quickly. ––––––––––––––––

14 The pak of dogs chased after the rabbit. ––––––––––––––––

15 We walked down a flite of steep stairs. ––––––––––––––––

16 A swarmm of flies buzzed around me. ––––––––––––––––

17 She ate the bunsch of grapes herself. ––––––––––––––––

18 The children played with the dek of cards. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The large lyon roared loudly. ––––––––––––––––

2 Our kow gives us lots of milk. ––––––––––––––––

3 Jack rode the brown hoarse . ––––––––––––––––

4 The snaak hissed at the boy. ––––––––––––––––

5 Two dux swam on the river. ––––––––––––––––

6 The billy gote has a beard. ––––––––––––––––

7 The red foks has a bushy tail. ––––––––––––––––

8 Wool comes from sheap . ––––––––––––––––

9 The tiga hid in the jungle. ––––––––––––––––


10 A baby cat is called a kiten. ––––––––––––––––

11 We were chased by a swarm of beez. ––––––––––––––––

12 A flock of parrets flew past us. ––––––––––––––––

13 We saw a herd of wild donkees. ––––––––––––––––

14 The mob of kangeroos was eating grass. ––––––––––––––––

15 A school of fisch swam past the jetty. ––––––––––––––––

16 The mother coala has a little joey. ––––––––––––––––

17 A mous is smaller than a rat. ––––––––––––––––

18 The turtil nested in the soft sand. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Those plantz have red flowers. ––––––––––––––––

2 Julian has very large feat . ––––––––––––––––

3 The girles are best friends. ––––––––––––––––

4 Sydney has many coastal clifs . ––––––––––––––––

5 Her two babys are playing. ––––––––––––––––

6 The rabitts are very cute. ––––––––––––––––

7 Eriko likes buying new cloths . ––––––––––––––––

8 The boxs are under the table. ––––––––––––––––

9 Paul likes to see animals in zous . ––––––––––––––––


10 We went to three birthday partys. ––––––––––––––––

11 The three new dreses are very pretty. ––––––––––––––––

12 She took several photoes at the games. ––––––––––––––––

13 There were seven dishs on the table. ––––––––––––––––

14 Eleven sheeps grazed in the field. ––––––––––––––––

15 We have six bushs in our garden. ––––––––––––––––

16 He spoke with the group of womans. ––––––––––––––––

17 The school team has several coachs. ––––––––––––––––

18 The rooves of the houses are made of tiles. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Jane wore a plane dress to the party. ––––––––––––––––

2 The ocean waves were very ruff . ––––––––––––––––

3 Ramish wakes up in the earlee morning. ––––––––––––––––

4 The knife was very sharrp . ––––––––––––––––

5 Tim is a quite child. ––––––––––––––––

6 The children have dirtie hands. ––––––––––––––––

7 Mirella gave the rong answer to the question. ––––––––––––––––

8 The sea was karm before the storm. ––––––––––––––––

9 The taim tiger was very friendly. ––––––––––––––––


10 The boy has a dificult project to finish. ––––––––––––––––

11 The yung girl was learning to speak. ––––––––––––––––

12 The surfer found a ded fish washed up on the beach. ––––––––––––––––

13 The shiy cat ran away from the people. ––––––––––––––––

14 The grandmother told an intresting story. ––––––––––––––––

15 The brite sun hurt our eyes. ––––––––––––––––

16 No-one liked him because he was kruel. ––––––––––––––––

17 The woman lifted the heavie weight. ––––––––––––––––

18 We walked across the narow bridge. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Paul did not feal well. ––––––––––––––––

2 Ada wanted to meat the pop star. ––––––––––––––––

3 Luke hird the birds singing. ––––––––––––––––

4 Vera foregot to buy some milk. ––––––––––––––––

5 Franco was glad his team one the game. ––––––––––––––––

6 The birds flu back to the forest. ––––––––––––––––

7 Deneche maid a lovely apple pie. ––––––––––––––––

8 Samir did not no what to do. ––––––––––––––––

9 Annabelle had to right a letter. ––––––––––––––––


10 The old woman likes to wach football. ––––––––––––––––

11 The coach keapt his team busy at practice. ––––––––––––––––

12 Some people beleive in the tooth fairy. ––––––––––––––––

13 They bort some bread rolls at the shop. ––––––––––––––––

14 The young boy stoud on one leg. ––––––––––––––––

15 She fealt close to her large family. ––––––––––––––––

16 He was so happy that he could not speek. ––––––––––––––––

17 I might chanje my mind if it rains. ––––––––––––––––

18 Lissen carefully to the first narrator. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Caroline easeely beat Tom at tennis. ––––––––––––––––

2 Abdullah swam safly between the flags. ––––––––––––––––

3 Olivia started school larst year. ––––––––––––––––

4 Bob is sew happy to be in the team. ––––––––––––––––

5 We had hardlee any rain today. ––––––––––––––––

6 Adriana sumtimes plays next door. ––––––––––––––––

7 Jeremy is quiet upset at the news. ––––––––––––––––

8 Layla walked angryly off the field. ––––––––––––––––

9 Teddy is coming neckst week. ––––––––––––––––


10 The young boy could run really farst. ––––––––––––––––

11 He thought that pahaps he might stay. ––––––––––––––––

12 She happylee fixed her small mistake. ––––––––––––––––

13 Mum was ofen the first to arrive home. ––––––––––––––––

14 They usualy eat eggs for breakfast. ––––––––––––––––

15 He asked if he could work tomorroe. ––––––––––––––––

16 He ran quickley out of the room to get help. ––––––––––––––––

17 We allways drive on the major highway. ––––––––––––––––

18 She spoke quitely in the school library. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Mum is makeing a cake. ––––––––––––––––

2 Jonah cryd at the sad story. ––––––––––––––––

3 Jennifer likes to watch televison . ––––––––––––––––

4 We waitid at the bus stop. ––––––––––––––––

5 Dad worryd that we would be late. ––––––––––––––––

6 The cattle stayshun was huge. ––––––––––––––––

7 Genevieve fixt the leaking tap. ––––––––––––––––

8 Akash is flyin to the island. ––––––––––––––––

9 Zac turnd to see who was there. ––––––––––––––––


10 We walkt along the road to the park. ––––––––––––––––

11 His vishun is terrible without his glasses. ––––––––––––––––

12 She handid her book to the teacher. ––––––––––––––––

13 The acshun movie was very exciting. ––––––––––––––––

14 The little dog jumpd up and down. ––––––––––––––––

15 Everyone in the nashion voted in the election. ––––––––––––––––

16 He pated the small pony on the head. ––––––––––––––––

17 Pay attenshun to this important lesson. ––––––––––––––––

18 The girl drest quickly for the party. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

are you feeling well? He likes reading books. an old cat sat on the mat. the pencil is on the table.

2 Which word has a mistake in capital letter punctuation?

We went to Sea World on the Gold coast.

Sea World Gold coast

3 Where is the mistake in punctuation?

Tina and her sister angela have a brother in the team.

4 Which sentence has the correct use of capital letters for the title of the poem?

The man from snowy river The man from snowy River The Man from Snowy River The Man From Snowy River

5 Which sentence has the correct use of capital letters for the movie title?

The Lion King The lion King The Lion king The lion king

6 Where is the mistake in punctuation?

Brett is the captain of a ship in the Australian navy.

7 Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter?

The tasmanian devil is a noisy animal.

tasmanian devil noisy animal

8 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

He lives in port Lincoln. We live on Phillip Island. She lives near capital Hill. They live near cape Byron.

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1 Bill is very happy about being picked in the team.

Which sentence shows that he is very happy?

“I made the team,” Bill said. “I made the team.” Bill said. “I made the team!” Bill said. “I made the team?” Bill said.

2 Tia was not sure if her mother had asked her to go shopping.

Which sentence shows that she is not sure?

“I’m going shopping,” Tia said. “I’m going shopping.” Tia said. “I’m going shopping!” Tia said. “I’m going shopping?” Tia said.

Whichpunctuationmarkcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

3 Sandra likes to ride her bike to school

comma ( , ) full stop ( . ) question mark ( ? ) exclamation mark ( ! )

4 Is this your book or mine


5 We have a pet canary that sings after the sun rises


6 Did you see my book


7 Watch out for the car


8 Are you allowed to come to the movie with us


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Whatisthecorrectlocationofthecomma(,)inthesentence?

1 We saw four elephants six kangaroos and two tigers at the zoo.

2 “Jasmine have you finished your homework yet?” Mum asked.

3 “Are you going to cricket training in the park this afternoon Aaron?” Chris asked.

4 “Yes Mum said I am allowed to play with you,” Janice said.

5 As soon as the school bell rang Jeanette ran outside to play.

6 “Let’s eat Mum, before it’s too late,” Tom said.

Whichsentenceusescommas(,)correctly?

7 The man, suddenly shouted “Look out!”

The man suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

The man, suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

The man, suddenly, shouted, “Look out!”

8 My teacher Mrs Jones, has ducks, chickens and horses on her farm.

My teacher, Mrs Jones has ducks, chickens and horses on her farm.

My teacher, Mrs Jones, has ducks, chickens and horses on her farm.

My teacher, Mrs Jones, has ducks, chickens and horses, on her farm.

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Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 Terry said that got no homework tonight.

she’s (she is) she’s (she has) she’d (she had) she’ll (she will)

2 “ the time?” Bronwyn asked.

What’s What’d What’re What’ve

3 Angie said like to go to the beach.

we’re you’d you’ve they’re

4 very excited about going to the rock concert.

They’d They’ll They’re They’ve

5 “Carmen, you playing netball this afternoon?” Sebastian asked.

isn’t aren’t you’re shouldn’t

Anapostrophe(’)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Wheredoesthemissingapostrophego?

6 Marcus said, “Its a great day for boys and girls to be outside.”

7 The players, parents and coaches agreed that theyd meet in the park.

8 “Why dont you feed the dogs, cats and birds?” Dad asked.

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Whichsentenceusesapostrophes(’)correctly?

1 Kims’ dogs’ are playful. Kim’s dog’s are playful. Kim’s dogs are playful. Kims’ dogs are playful.

2 The two boys’ scooters have new wheels and handles. The two boy’s scooters have new wheels and handles. The two boys scooter’s have new wheel’s and handle’s. The two boys’ scooters’ have new wheels’ and handles’.

3 The womens bag’s and coat’s are in the car’s. The womens’ bags and coats are in the cars. The womens bags and coats are in the car’s. The women’s bags and coats are in the cars.

Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

4 The blonde hair fell on the floor during her haircut. girl’s girls’ childs’ babys’

5 The two bikes are red. son’s boy’s men’s brother’s

6 bikes are in the garage. Shane and Alison’s Shane and Alisons’ Shane’s and Alison’s Shane’s and Alisons’

7 A home is always snug and warm. mices’ mice’s mouses’ mouse’s

8 The house is made of timber. Jones Jone’s Jones’ Joneses

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Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?

1 “I love eating pasta, Dale said.”

“I love eating pasta,” Dale said.

“I love eating pasta” Dale said.

“I love eating pasta Dale said.”

2 “Mario shouted Where are you going?”

Mario shouted. “Where are you going?”

Mario shouted! “Where are you going?”

Mario shouted, “Where are you going?”

3 “I am eight years old, Simone said”

“I am eight years old,” Simone said.

“I am eight years old.” Simone said.

“I am eight years old. Simone said.”

Aspeechmark(“or”)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Whereshouldthemissingspeechmarkgo?

4 “Our snowman is better than yours, Tran commented with a smile.

5 When we got home, Jaffa said, I want to go back to the zoo tomorrow.”

6 “Turn the light on, Abdul! Mohammad whispered in the dark.

7 Dominic said, I want more ice-cream please, Dad.”

8 As they drove away, Nella shouted, See you at the shop tomorrow!”

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Whichoftheseisacompletesentence?

1 The strong wind. Running away. Across the grass. I run in the park.

2 A small dog. It was noisy. In the backyard. Barking all night.

3 The birds flew away. Parrots and cockatoos. Sang in the trees in the park. Early one morning, the birds.

Whichsentenceiscorrect?

4 She is eating a apple. He is eating a apricot.

He is eating a banana. She is eating a orange.

5 Do you know a Ian? Do you know a Evan?

Do you know a Oliver? Do you know an Adam?

6 A anaconda is a snake. A owl hunts at night. A goat climbs hills. A emu is a big bird.

7 That is an ugly goldfish. Fiona has an very big dog.

Steve has a interesting job. She has a amazing memory.

8 A Italian man cooked. A Australian man won. An Iranian woman sang. An Nigerian woman ran.

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1 Which sentence gives information? Nina plays netball. When is Nina playing? Where is Nina playing? Can Nina catch the ball?

2 Which sentence asks for information? Be careful, Vince! Vince has a new bike. He rides his new bike. Is Vince a good rider?

3 Which sentence gives an order? Come here now! Are you ready? It’s time to go. It’s a boy!

4 Kurt is really surprised to find some money.Which sentence shows that he is really surprised?

“It’s a ten dollar note.” “It’s a ten dollar note!” “It’s a ten dollar note?” “It’s a ten dollar note . . .”

5 Which sentence gives an instruction? She turned right. Take the next left turn. Why didn’t you turn left? I don’t know which way to turn.

6 Which sentence gives a suggestion? Your roses are beautiful. How often do you water them? You have many different colours. You should water them in summer.

7 Mary is scared of dogs.Which sentence shows that she is really scared of dogs?

“There’s a dog over there.” “There’s a dog over there!” “There’s a dog over there?” “There’s a dog over there . . .”

8 Which sentence gives a feeling? I am eight. I am a boy. I like riding. I ride a bike.

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Which of these is correct?

1 Mona wore a new, red, cotton dress. Mona wore a red, new, cotton dress. Mona wore a cotton, new, red dress. Mona wore a red, cotton, new dress.

2 They were very both tired. They were very tired both. They were both very tired. Both they were very tired.

3 We will miss the all train. We will miss all the train. We will miss the train all. We will all miss the train.

4 Jock played a wooden, wonderful, old banjo. Jock played a wonderful, wooden, old banjo. Jock played a wonderful, old, wooden banjo. Jock played an old, wooden, wonderful banjo.

5 Did you go to the movies last night? To the movies did you go last night? Last night to the movies did you go? Go to the movies did you last night?

6 When the garden you would like to weed? When you would like the garden to weed? When you would like to weed the garden? When would you like to weed the garden?

7 The quickly crowd moved away. The crowd moved away quickly. The away crowd moved quickly. The crowd away moved quickly.

8 Lions like to zebras eat. Lions zebras like to eat. Lions to eat like zebras. Lions like to eat zebras.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 a ball a emu a umbrella a ice-cream

2 a hour a used car a money a interesting game

3 an fish an bird an owl an cow

4 an used team an useful team an unified team an unusual team

5 Bill is an policeman. Marie works on a trains. Dad works in a factories. Mum is an English teacher.

6 Sally has a dog and an cat. Vance has a guinea pig. Tom has a old parrot. Carole has a iguana.

7 He lives in the Darwin. We live in the Adelaide. They live in the country. She lives in the Canberra.

8 Brisbane is near Pacific Ocean. Albury is near Lake Hume. Palm Island is in Coral Sea. Yemen is on Gulf of Aden.

9 A dog is hairy, isn’t it? A game is close, isn’t it? A coach is good, isn’t he? A teacher is sick, isn’t she?

10 He lives in the Victoria. They live in the Tasmania. She lives in the Queensland. I live in the Northern Territory.

11 Jay has dog and a cat. Joe has fish and a turtle. Jim has a birds and mouse. Jan has snake and a lizards.

12 I go home by the taxi. He goes home by the car. We go home by bus. She goes home by the bicycle.

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Whichwordisanoun(namingword)?

1 A bird flew quickly past. bird flew quickly past

2 They joyfully opened the Christmas presents. joyfully opened the presents

3 She lives in Canberra. She lives in Canberra

4 He always walks slowly in the bush. always walks slowly bush


5 The children had many at school. friend friends friendly friendship

6 The always play together. girls child baby student

7 We ate lots of at the beach. sandwich chip fish roll

8 Mum said to put your on.

jean shoes clothe trouser

9 The spilt on the floor. milk milky milked milking

10 Yvette says that is her favourite sport. swim swimmer swimming swimmingly

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1 What is the name for a young kangaroo?

colt foal joey fawn

2 What is the name for a group of kittens?

hive pack litter flock

3 What is the name for a young bear?

fry cub calf kitten

4 What is the name for a group of elephants?

mob herd troop family

5 What is the name for a young dog?

kid cub kitten puppy

6 What is the name for a group of birds?

mob host school flock

7 What is the name for a young goat?

kid calf foal joey

8 What is the name for a group of singers?

choir group bunch collection

9 What is the name for a young deer?

colt calf foal fawn

10 What is the name for a group of apartments?

flee chest block patch

11 What is the name for a young butterfly?

moth mayfly tadpole caterpillar

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1 The mother had a lot of for her baby. love loved lovely loving

2 We are full of after winning the game. joyous joyless joyful joy

3 Julian has a great . imagine imaginative imagination imaginatively

4 Tourists come to see the of the mountains. beauty beautify beautiful beautician

5 The people have lots of in their leader. trustworthy trustful trusty trust

6 She could not bear the of saying goodbye. think thought thoughtful thoughtfulness

7 The people are very to their queen. loyalist loyally loyalty loyal

8 The people treat the president with great . respect respectful respectable respectfully

9 The students showed with their work. create creation creatively creativity

10 The food we eat is full of . good goodly goodness goodliness

11 It is always best to tell the . truth truthful truthfully truthfulness

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Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthecompoundnoun?

1 Rachel took a black hand__________ to the shops. bag socks hat scarf

2 Daniel put the book on a book__________ . window door stair shelf

3 The head__________ of the car were very dim. eyes horns lights rails

4 Adele has a bed__________ upstairs. cave tunnel rock room

5 Donald Bradman is a famous Australian sports__________ . boy man girl child

6 We use tooth__________ to clean our teeth. gum paste sand liquid

7 Our teacher wrote on the __________board. white shelf table paper

8 Dimitri likes to eat __________-cream cones. rock plastic ice wax

9 Grandpa likes to read in his old __________chair. arm foot head leg

10 The __________paper has a pretty rose pattern. roof window chair wall

11 The __________mats are made of rubber. log ruler door handle

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1 We invited a lot of people to the party, but came. lots few any some

2 children were selected for the prize. Lot Much Several None of

3 “Do you have money, Trish?” Belle asked. lot any most plenty

4 Toby went to buy sugar from the shop. lot few some much

5 The children wanted to stay up, but fell asleep. lot few most much

6 Chelsea bought fruit and vegetables. any much few of plenty of

7 Roberto didn’t buy sausages. few many much plenty

8 Sydney has traffic on the roads. few many a lot of some of

9 “May I have of your lovely cake?” Dimitri asked. none many much a little

10 Vera said her friends were at the picnic. many much none of a bit of

11 “How runs did you get in the cricket game?” John asked. few more many much

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1 Richard and are good friends. I me mine myself

2 Mum gave the cake to . I me mine myself

3 are not my toys. This That Them Those

4 This is my brother likes to play cricket. who what whom whose

5 Those pens are . they their them theirs

6 both like fishing. Us We Our Them

7 Matthew cut on the glass. itself himself yourself themselves

8 That dog belongs to Jenny, not to . us our mine yours

9 Maria and Toni said will help to clean up. he she they them

10 Akram is smart and always does well. he his they them

11 Between you and , I think we will win the game. I me mine myself

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1 The children ride bikes down the street. his her their them

2 The tree had beautiful leaves on branches. its his her their

3 The left her umbrella at home. girls ladies woman women

4 Jake and Angie have a dog. They always walk dog. its his her their

5 The students are doing best work. its his your their

6 Every one of the passed his test. boy man boys child

7 Justin and Brianna have a project. They are doing project now. its his your their

8 The coach thanked the team for effort. its his her your

9 Harley looks at in the mirror. myself himself yourself themselves

10 They asked what had happened. herself himself ourselves themselves

11 has left his bag behind. Sue John Alice Jenny

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1 The queen spoke to subjects. its his her their

2 The husband phoned wife. its his her their

3 The mother hens stayed close to chickens. its his her their

4 Our loves fishing in his boat. sister father mother daughter

5 My is walking her dog. son boy sister brother

6 Laura asked friend for help. its his her their

7 Mario enjoyed lunch. its his her their

8 The brother and sister went with mother. its his her their

9 The cow was looking for calf. his her their your

10 The book has lovely pictures on some of pages. its his her their

11 My plays golf with his friends every weekend. aunt wife niece uncle

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1 book do you like?

Who Why When Which

2 This book here is mine, but book over there is yours.

this that them those

3 Sharon has a new bike. She rides new bike every day.

its my her your

Whichwordisanadjective(describingword)?

4 A hungry dog ate the bone. hungry dog ate bone

5 The bird in the tree is pretty. bird tree is pretty

6 The Australian swimmer won the race. Australian swimmer won race

7 Wombats dig tunnels that are very long. Wombats dig tunnels long

8 Paul Jennings is a well-known writer. Paul Jennings well-known writer

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1 Oliver is a writer than Daphne. best better more good more better

2 Loretta and Dane are the in their class. more shorter more short shortest short

3 Brian is than Lucy. tall taller more taller more tallest

4 This is the book I have ever read. interest interesting most interesting more interesting

5 This movie is than the other one. worst worse more worst more worse

6 This song is the of the two. best better more best more better

7 Frank is the brother of Tom. old oldest elder eldest

8 Jasmine is the player in the team. older elder oldest old

9 Our television is than yours. large larger largest more larger

10 Geoffrey scored goals than Michael. less few lesser fewer

11 Of all these maps, this one is the . useful usefulness most useful more useful

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1 Andrea went bus to her school. in to by on

2 Suzanne is scared the dark. of after from because

3 Robert fell his skateboard. at by off from

4 Apples are very different oranges. of like with from

5 Wendy jumped from the diving board the pool. in into down under

6 The two friends shared the food themselves. within among around between

7 Nigel prefers the mangoes the bananas. to like than before

8 Angus agrees the teacher about the answer. on with after between

9 The train did not leave time. at on after behind

10 The team ran the road and the park. within among beneath between

11 The lady sleeps the afternoon. in at on about

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1 Which word is a verb (action word)?

My younger brother won the race.

younger brother won race

2 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

“ you finished your homework?” Dad asked.

Is Am Are Have

3 Which word in the sentence is an action word (verb)?

Mum drives us to school.

Mum drives us school


The boy to go fishing.

like likes is likes is liking

5 Which word in the sentence tells how something is spoken?

“Come here now!” she yelled.

Come here now yelled


The girls with their dolls at home.

play plays are play are plays

7 Which word in the sentence tells how something is spoken?

George whispered, “Where are you?”

George whispered Where you

8 Which word in the sentence tells how Ingrid is feeling?

Ingrid said, “I dislike eating cabbage.”

said dislike eating cabbage

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1 The children at the beach yesterday. am are was were

2 Mum our dog to the vet yesterday. take took takes is taking

3 Teresa a cartoon at the moment. watch watches watched is watching

4 Our cousins to visit us. are going are gone going go

5 When I arrive at the cinema, I inside. goes gone going will go

6 The train left the station. is has will shall

7 Take warm clothes or you cold. are have will be would be

8 The lion lifted its head and the air. sniff sniffs sniffed will sniff

9 Once I finish working, I to sleep. will gone will going will be gone will go

10 Last week, Mr Foster us a story. read reads reading is reading

11 Tonight, the chef a wonderful meal. cook cooks will cook will cooks

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1 Bianca a green apple. is eating am eating are eating have eating

2 Mario with his friends today. did played has played was played have played

3 Omar and Ahmed a new computer today. did buying had buying have buying were buying

4 You overseas today. is flying am flying are flying have flying

5 The team basketball. is playing am playing are playing have playing

6 Brendan told his father that he sick today. is feels was felt was feeling have feeling

7 Tran is going to dive this term. learn to learn learning to learning

8 Voula said her sisters in the river before. was swimming has swimming have swum was swum

9 In a few minutes, Gina is the light off. going turn going to turn gone turning gone to turning

10 John and Colin from the bridge. are fishing had fishing was fishing have fishing

11 Cara bananas a few years ago. is growing are growing was growing were growing

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Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

1 Josh was full after the meal.

well badly really poorly

2 Maddie said she left her bike in that park over .

far near here there

3 Greg is the runner in the school.

fast faster fastest more faster

4 Leo played in the football final.

well good more well more good

5 Glen said to hang on as he went around the corner.

tight tightly most tighter more tighter

6 Clare is the organised girl in the class.

most more much mostly

Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word or word group in the sentence?

7 Pauline frequently goes shopping in the city.

often never rarely seldom

8 Lara went to see her mother straightaway.

later soon often quickly

9 Mrs Branson said she will see us in a while.

now then later once

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Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

1 The bird sat happily on the branch.

that old parrot whose feathers those screeches with no feathers

2 Rhonda sings all day long.

the girl that song whose voice what a noise

3 Dane always dances .

the dancer with passion what a dance whose muscles

4 , the mother woke and fed her baby.

Their baby What sleep Although tired No-one around

Which is the correct place to insert the word group in the sentence?

5 proudly and happily

Henrietta walked onto the stage to receive her award.

6 at ten o’clock

Graham started his swimming training.

7 in the grandstand

Everyone cheered for the team as they scored the winning goal.

8 for an hour

The train was delayed at the station.

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1 The people are from Ireland. that is far away which is very far who are over there why they are visiting

2 Mr Madison taught at the school . for ten years until ten years from ten years since ten years

3 Carmella doesn’t know anyone . that lives in Spanish which is in Spanish who speaks Spanish while she was in Spain

4 Paolo could not remember what he . that was the teacher learnt at primary school who was in the classroom when the lesson was finished

5 Sean lived in Brisbane . until he got work in Cairns why he moved to Cairns that he moved to Cairns when he was in Cairns

6 Freda called Antonio . why it delayed the train which caused a delay where the train stops when she arrived

7 The water levels of our dams are low . while the rain came late because it has not rained so the rain falls out to sea why the rain is decreasing

8 , Praneeth bought the watch. Even though it was expensive Unless it was very expensive If the expense was too great Until it was very expensive

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1 Adam his new shirt so he could go out.

put on put up put off put away

2 Please the light before you go to bed. turn in turn up turn off turn over

3 Bullies should not anyone at school. pick on pick up pick into pick after

4 They had to the game because of the rain. call in call on call up call off

5 Have a that new car over there. look at look out look after look forward

Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?

6 Jason took away the dishes and washed up. left broke replaced removed

7 Trent had to pick out a winner from the entries. agree select return consider

8 The robbers got away in a fast car. drove chased escaped reached

9 Our friends dropped in for a chat and a cup of tea. left visited invited answered

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1 The hungry eats lots of food. pig birds goats caterpillars

2 Cameron to the pool after school. go goes gone going

3 The girls to the movies on the weekend. go goes gone going

4 The play in the backyard. girl boy baby children

5 The cost of tickets too high. is am are were

6 Lisa and Leonard at the shops. is am was were

7 The flock of birds in the trees. is am are were

8 A mob of kangaroos seen on the hill yesterday. is are was were

9 Neither Garth nor Bethany going to the party. is am are were

10 “Where my pens gone?” Stuart asked. is are has have

11 The are walking around the streets. police policeman policewoman police officer

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1 Jackie is tall so is her sister. yet for and because

2 Beth plays netball, Tracey plays tennis. if or but since

3 Would you like to wash up wipe up? or so yet while

4 Fred never trained, he was still picked for the team. while yet for so

5 Jason went to school he had a broken leg. then since unless although

6 You cannot go you have a ticket. so but unless whether

7 Tiffany is having a party it is her birthday. yet then unless because

8 We are leaving now you are ready or not. whether though unless since

9 Jessica talked on the phone it was time for dinner. so until unless whether

10 Katerina listened to the radio she did her homework. or for until while

11 Mum rushed to the shops they closed. since before because although

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1 If I am running late for school, my father me. take took takes taking

2 If Bart comes soon, we to the aquarium. are go will go are gone will going

3 Yasmin would have played she had been selected. if for only except

4 Mum always worries if Rick home late after soccer training. came comes will come would come

5 If I were you, a dentist. I’d see I’ll see I’d seen I’m seeing

6 If Sanjay is on time, some lunch together. we had we will had we will have we are having

7 Dolores would help us if she how. knew know knows known

8 If Georgia had more money, she a new bike. will buy would buy will bought would be buying

9 If Reece lived closer, he over on the bus. will came will come could come could came

10 If Roberto was fit, he in the final. will play would play would played will be playing

11 Ashleigh to the concert, if she was allowed. would go would gone would going would be gone

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Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentences?

1 Juan is afraid spiders and snakes. at of for about

2 Rory needs to attention in class. pay take have make

3 Bernadette had a cup of tea and a piece of cake. stout strong forceful powerful

4 Graeme is asleep on the sofa. fall full fast deep

5 Rosie needs to a haircut. take have make break

6 Arnold will a cold if he plays in the rain. take keep make catch

7 Our teacher told us to calm when the fire brigade came. get pay keep catch

8 The children always a mess with their toys. do get have make

9 Ian is very but his sister is short. top tall high long

10 Esperanza is progress with her painting. doing taking having making

11 Manuel arrived early so he did not his flight. do get miss make

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Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneededinthesentence?

1 The old elephant was large in size. old elephant large in size

2 The shop offered a free gift with every purchase. shop free gift purchase

3 Freda saw a small speck of dust on the window. small speck dust window

4 The people on the beach also saw the shark too. people beach shark too

5 “Would you mind repeating that again please?” mind repeating again please

6 Julian liked the new car that was blue in colour. new car red in colour

7 The end result was a win to the home team. end result home team

8 Trish put two frozen iceblocks into her glass. two frozen iceblocks glass

9 The baby girl was born in the hospital. baby girl born hospital

10 Marcia said she was feeling the cold temperature. she feeling cold temperature

11 Damian’s cricket final started at 12 noon. cricket final started noon

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1 Jessica stayed in bed with a cold. My cup of tea is cold. She had a cold shower. It is cold in the mountains. He caught a cold last week.

2 Grandma is a dear, old lady. How dear is that CD? The lady serving me was such a dear. That book is very dear. Petrol is now very dear.

3 Stephanie put her money in the bank. The plane banked to the left. Pedro works in the local bank. We fished from the river bank. The bank on the field is grassy.

4 The bat lives in a cave. He likes to bat first. The cricket bat is new. The bat catches insects. She likes to bat second.

5 Rosemary left for her holiday. Take the next turn on the left. He writes with his left hand. There isn’t much food left. Elvis has left the building.

6 Justin came second in his race. He lost by one second. This is the second time. She was ten seconds late. Wait just a second, please.

7 We must be close to home by now. Close the window please. Danny will close the case. Pieta lives close to Rebecca. Alfred had to close the door.

8 David will lead his team onto the field. The lead mine is closed. The bands lead the parade. He fishes with lead sinkers. The pipes are made of lead.

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1 Which of these is a job? kingdom pottery painter tractor

2 Which of these is a place? diary library glossary dictionary

3 Which of these is a collection of things? edible waiter fishery wooden

4 Which of these is a quality? kindness decision furniture childhood

5 Which of these is a group of people? fruity reality ability community

Aprefixgoesatthefrontofaword.Whichprefixgivestheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

6 The police say the march is legal. il un dis non

7 Jill likes to write fiction. in un dis non

8 Sophie is feeling well today. il un dis non

9 Marcus gave the correct answer. in un dis non

10 The man is very honest.

in un dis non

11 Francesco always understands the question. in un dis mis

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Whichwordhasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 Nina lost a piece of the jigsaw puzzle. part join patch peace

2 The kookaburra sat on a thin branch. lean bony skinny underfed

3 The concert starts soon. going begins moves advances

4 The glass was full of water. lens glaze mirror container

5 There is a lot of room in here. place space lodge apartment

6 The food did not have much taste. enjoy choice sample flavour

7 The garden soil was very moist. rain damp watered flooded

8 Donna said she would try to win. score prove attempt examine

9 We climbed to the top of the mountain. toy peak head snow

10 The annual school concert was a success. yearly weekly monthly fortnightly

11 The interior of the building was flooded. onside upside beside inside

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1 We left early for school. late before slowly on time

2 The bus arrived after the game. came drove stayed departed

3 The teacher told us to add the numbers. sum divide subtract multiply

4 I will not forget your name. lose find locate remember

5 The children are very noisy in class. loud busy quiet excited

6 Vanessa did a colourful painting. dull bright lovely unusual

7 The mountain road was crooked. ugly tight windy straight

8 Magpies are common birds. rare noisy small regular

9 Xavier often comes here. always usually seldom frequently

10 Adam and Wang are very different. alike unlike dislike unusual

11 Marina wanted to ask a question. put invite speak answer

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Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word or word group in the sentence?

1 Jane said the test was a piece of cake. soft easy tasty filling

2 Jack dared his friend not to be a chicken. bird bully singer coward

3 Lenny worked at a snail’s pace on his homework. well hard slowly cleverly

4 Kerri went to the party on the wrong day. She got her wires crossed. sad angry scared confused

5 It rained cats and dogs all night long. lightly noisily heavily steadily

6 Keep your chin up, Erica. Things will get better. Don’t worry Stay standing Don’t go to sleep Close your

mouth

7 The talk on computer programs was over my head. easy too hard a little hard at the right level

8 Olivia was walking on air when she won the race. light fussy scared delighted

9 Robert was like a fish out of water at the girls’ birthday party. at ease out of place jumping around unable to

breathe

10 It was on the cards that the game would be played in the rain. rare likely playful impossible

11 Our dog moves very slowly now because it is long in the tooth.

cunning friendly hungry old

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Firstname:

Lastname:

Class:

School:

0:40 Time available to complete this test: 40 minutes.

Use a 2B or HB pencil only.

Check your answers when you

have finished!

Read all the instructions

carefully.

Shade in one bubble only for multiple-choice

questions.

If you make a mistake, use an eraser

to rub out your old answer.

No dictionaries, books or notes

allowed.

NAPLAN*-style PracticeTest

LANgUAge CoNveNTioNs

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PRACTICE QuESTIoNS

P1 The spelling mistake in this sentence has been circled. Write the correct spelling for the circled word in the box.

The kat sat on the mat.

P2 This sentence has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling in the box.

They saw a smal shell in the sand at the beach.

P3 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Where is the dog

Where is the dog,

Where is the dog.

Where is the dog?

P4 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

The play on the swings.

children

baby

boy

girl

P5 Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

Moriah has a large gum tree in her yard.

tiny

big

pretty

flowering

P6 What is the correct location of the full stop ( . )?

Lachlan has finished his homework He is outside playing with the dog.

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Each sentence has a spelling mistake that has been circled. Write the correct spelling of the circled word in the box.

1 The be stung the boy on the foot.

2 The krab crawled around the rock pool.

3 Witch ball is yours?

4 There are too dogs in the park.

5 Tobias has sum new football cards.

6 There are five books over heer .

7 The animal babees are very cute.

8 Jason throo the ball to his friend.

9 Shauna likes swiming in the river.

10 Tammy’s desck is too small for her.

11 Danny could hear the lion raw at night.

12 The two dux were looking for food.

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ReadBike accident.Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

Bike accident

13 Kathryn rode her new bycicle around the oval.

14 She decided to jumpp over a branch on the ground.

15 She fell off and hurt several toees on her right foot.

16 The docter said she was lucky she wore a helmet.

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

17 The lite in her bedroom was always broken.

18 My brother fell off his bike and gashed his nee.

19 Training was called off becoz of the large storms.

20 He dropped the ball evry time he tried to catch it.

21 The girls skreemed loudly when they got a fright.

22 The children slepped soundly in the tents.

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23 The skin on the ripe peach was covered in fuz.

24 The sisters enjoyed the majic show in the theatre.

25 Several mise were running around the barnyard.

26 The runner breathed deeply into his cheast.

27 We went shopping at the mall yestaday morning.

28 Mum found a buya for her big frog collection.

29 The family loved natshure and often bushwalked.

30 The fierce tiga prowled through the jungle.

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31 Which of these is a complete sentence?

A small door.

It is dark here.

In the old house.

Talking all night long.

32 Which of these is correct?

The children both were very happy.

The children were very happy both.

The children were very both happy.

The children were both very happy.

33 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

“Violet said, “I like doing crosswords”

Violet said, “I like doing crosswords”.

Violet said, “I like doing crosswords.”

“Violet said I like doing crosswords.”

34 Which sentence gives an order?

Are you playing?

Get back here!

We’ll go now.

It’s a snake!

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35 Which of these is correct?

an hawk

an koala

an octopus

an kangaroo


The often plays cricket.

girl

boys

children

students

37 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

Darien bought bread and milk.

any

much

few of

plenty of

38 Which punctuation mark correctly completes the second sentence?

Rebecca scored a goal. Did you see it

comma ( , )

full stop ( . )

question mark ( ? )

exclamation mark ( ! )

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Phillip and are best mates.

I me mine myself


You cannot buy the book you have ordered it.

so but unless whether


The boy went with mother.

its his her their

42 Where is the mistake in capital letter punctuation?

Bradley is a major in a company in the Australian army.


This is the game I’ve played.

more interesting most interesting interesting interest

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Sharks are very different dolphins.

of

like

with

from


Our relatives to visit us.

are going

are gone

going

go

46 Brenda is very happy about being in the netball team. Which sentence shows that she is very happy?

“I’m in the netball team,” Brenda said.

“I’m in the netball team.” Brenda said.

“I’m in the netball team!” Brenda said.

“I’m in the netball team?” Brenda said.

47 Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

The team football on the oval.

is playing

am playing

are playing

have playing

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48 Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

Terry frequently goes on holidays to the beach.

seldom

rarely

never

often


Harry is the runner in the class.

fast

faster

fastest

more faster

50 What is the correct location of the comma ( , ) in the sentence?

“Kandy have you finished your chores yet?” Dad asked.

51 Which is the correct place to insert the following words in the sentence?

on the hill

All the supporters cheered the team as they scored the winning goal .


Charles called Donna .

why the bus was delayed

which was causing a delay

when he arrived at the stop

where the bus always stops

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The organisers had to the outdoor concert because of the rain.

call in

call on

call up

call off

54 An apostrophe ( ’ ) has been left out of the sentence. Where should the missing apostrophe go?

The medals and trophies were given to the two teams players.


The play with the dog in the park.

girl

boy

baby

children


Brett cannot come he is away on holidays.

then

since

unless

although

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57 An apostrophe ( ’ ) has been left out of the sentence. Where does the missing apostrophe go?

“Why dont you feed your pet dogs, cats and birds?” Mum asked.


If Fiona lived closer, she over on her bike.

will came

will come

could came

could come

59 Which sentence contains a word with the same meaning as the underlined word?

John came second in his event.

Sixty seconds make up one minute.

It was the second time he had lost.

Seconds count in world records.

He lost the race by one second.

60 Which sentence uses commas ( , ) correctly?

From the back of the room, the man, suddenly shouted “Look out!”

From the back of the room, the man suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

From the back of the room the man, suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

From the back, of the room the man, suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

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AnswersPAGE10–TESTS1 1 apple 2 bell 3 fish 4 frogs 5 ducks6 ant 7 dress 8 twin 9 octopus 10 grass 11 nest 12 drink 13 socks 14 truck 15 crab 16 elephants 17 zipper 18 lockPAGE11–TESTS21 rain2 nine3 road4 moon5 deer6 smile7 tail8 tree9 toes10 seals11 suit12 nose13 cheese14 snails15 soap16 hive17 pie18 shoesPAGE12–TESTS3 1 cute 2 magic 3 gym 4 again 5 circus 6 guess 7 orange 8 pencil 9 goes 10 city11 gentle 12 curly 13 energy 14 guide15 goal16 kangaroo 17 cookies18 micePAGE13–TESTS4 1 chest 2 much 3 shed 4 wing 5 thanks 6 rash 7 Which / which 8 bath 9 crash 10 when 11 skates 12 ship

13 fast 14 chin 15 path 16 think 17 masks 18 freshPAGE14–TESTS5 1 shell 2 chest 3 hang 4 drink 5 crusts 6 swing 7 brick 8 jump 9 brand 10 block 11 smash 12 blink 13 cramp 14 sniff 15 mast 16 blends 17 songs 18 drankPAGE15–TESTS6 1 spray 2 Throw / throw 3 straight 4 shredder 5 squeezed 6 scrap 7 scream 8 split 9 stripy 10 scratch 11 strong 12 three 13 screen 14 sprout 15 threat 16 shrub 17 screeches 18 shriekPAGE16–TESTS7 1 two 2 school 3 sign 4 bee 5 knows 6 write 7 whale 8 Which/which 9 knee 10 listen 11 knife 12 what 13 comb 14 white 15 castle 16 light 17 wrong 18 When/whenPAGE17–TESTS8 1 making 2 running 3 humming 4 raining 5 biting

6 swimming7 baking8 changing9 caring10 hopping11 riding12 shopping13living14wagging 15 jumping16 skipping 17 diving 18 sleepingPAGE18–TESTS9 1 unkind 2 biggest 3 bicycle 4 Biology / biology 5 enjoy6 hotter 7 famous 8 wooden 9 mistake 10 refilled 11 buyer 12 selfish 13 tractor 14 cooking 15 trilogy 16 largest 17polygon 18 automaticPAGE19–TESTS10 1 could 2 dear 3 here 4 buy 5 found 6 knows 7 their 8 some 9 too 10 black 11 live12 about 13 because 14 house 15 please 16 night 17 works 18 yearPAGE20–TESTS11 1 chair 2 book 3 orange 4 fruit 5 house 6 table 7 teacher 8 street 9 army 10 drums 11 crusts 12 stamp 13 animals 14 beak 15 cake 16 wheel 17 phone 18 shoes

PAGE21–TESTS12 1 fleet 2 litter 3 herd 4 pride 5 clutch 6 troop 7 range 8 colony 9 hive 10 mob 11 gaggle 12 school 13 flock 14 pack 15 flight 16 swarm 17 bunch 18 deckPAGE22–TESTS13 1 lion2 cow 3 horse 4 snake 5 ducks 6 goat 7 fox 8 sheep 9 tiger 10 kitten 11 bees 12 parrots 13 donkeys 14 kangaroos 15 fish 16 koala 17 mouse 18 turtlePAGE23–TESTS14 1 plants 2 feet 3 girls 4 cliffs 5 babies 6 rabbits 7 clothes 8 boxes 9 zoos 10 parties 11 dresses 12 photos 13 dishes 14 sheep 15 bushes 16 women 17 coaches 18 roofsPAGE24–TESTS15 1 plain 2 rough 3 early 4 sharp 5 quiet 6 dirty 7 wrong 8 calm 9 tame 10 difficult 11 young

12 dead 13 shy 14 interesting 15 bright 16 cruel 17 heavy 18 narrow

PAGE25–TESTS16 1 feel 2 meet 3 heard 4 forgot 5 won 6 flew 7 made 8 know 9 write 10 watch 11 kept 12 believe 13 bought 14 stood 15 felt 16 speak 17 change 18 Listen/listen

PAGE26–TESTS17 1 easily 2 safely 3 last 4 so 5 hardly 6 sometimes 7 quite 8 angrily 9 next 10 fast 11 perhaps 12 happily 13 often 14 usually 15 tomorrow 16 quickly 17 always 18 quietly

PAGE27–TESTS18 1 making 2 cried 3 television 4 waited 5 worried 6 station 7 fixed 8 flying 9 turned 10 walked 11 vision 12 handed 13 action 14 jumped 15 nation 16 patted 17 attention18 dressed

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PAGE 28 – TEST P1 1 He likes reading

books. 2 coast 3 Angela 4 The Man from

Snowy River 5 The Lion King 6 Navy 7 tasmanian 8 We live on Phillip

Island.PAGE 29 – TEST P2 1 “I made the team!”

Bill said. 2 “I’m going

shopping?” Tia said. 3 full stop ( . ) 4 question mark ( ? ) 5 full stop ( . ) 6 question mark ( ? ) 7 exclamation mark ( ! ) 8 question mark ( ? )PAGE 30 – TEST P3 1 We saw four

elephants, six kangaroos and two tigers at the zoo.

2 “Jasmine, have you finished your homework yet?” Mum asked.

3 “Are you going to cricket training in the park this afternoon, Aaron?” Chris asked.

4 “Yes, Mum said I am allowed to play with you,” Janice said.

5 As soon as the school bell rang, Jeanette ran outside to play.

6 “Let’s eat, Mum, before it’s too late,” Tom said.

7 The man suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

8 My teacher, Mrs Jones, has ducks, chickens and horses on her farm.

PAGE 31 – TEST P4 1 she’s (she has) 2 What’s 3 you’d 4 They’re 5 aren’t 6 Marcus said, “It’s a

great day for boys and girls to be outside.”

7 The players, parents and coaches agreed that they’d meet in the park.

8 Why don’t you feed the dogs, cats and birds?” Dad asked.

PAGE 32 – TEST P5 1 Kim’s dogs are

playful. 2 The two boys’

scooters have new wheels and handles.

3 The women’s bags and coats are in the cars.

4 girl’s 5 men’s 6 Shane and Alison’s 7 mouse’s 8 Jones’PAGE 33 – TEST P6 1 “I love eating pasta,”

Dale said. 2 Mario shouted,

“Where are you going?”

3 “I am eight years old,” Simone said.

4 “Our snowman is better than yours,” Tran commented with a smile.

5 When we got home, Jaffa said, “I want to go back to the zoo tomorrow.”

6 “Turn the light on, Abdul!” Mohammad whispered in the dark.

7 Dominic said, “I want more ice-cream please, Dad.”

8 As they drove away, Nella shouted, “See you at the shop tomorrow!”

PAGE 34 – TEST G1 1 I run in the park. 2 It was noisy. 3 The birds flew away. 4 He is eating a banana. 5 Do you know an

Adam? 6 A goat climbs hills. 7 That is an ugly

goldfish. 8 An Iranian woman

sang.PAGE 35 – TEST G2 1 Nina plays netball. 2 Is Vince a good rider? 3 Come here now! 4 “It’s a ten dollar

note!” 5 Take the next left

turn. 6 You should water

them in summer. 7 “There’s a dog over

there!” 8 I like riding.

PAGE 36 – TEST G3 1 Mona wore a new,

red, cotton dress. 2 They were both very

tired. 3 We will all miss the

train. 4 Jock played a

wonderful, old, wooden banjo.

5 Did you go to the movies last night?

6 When would you like to weed the garden?

7 The crowd moved away quickly.

8 Lions like to eat zebras.

PAGE 37 – TEST G4 1 a ball 2 a used car 3 an owl 4 an unusual team 5 Mum is an English

teacher. 6 Vance has a guinea

pig. 7 They live in the

country. 8 Albury is near Lake

Hume. 9 A dog is hairy, isn’t it? 10 I live in the Northern

Territory. 11 Joe has fish and a

turtle. 12 We go home by bus. PAGE 38 – TEST G5 1 bird 2 presents 3 Canberra 4 bush 5 friends 6 girls 7 fish 8 shoes 9 milk 10 swimmingPAGE 39 – TEST G6 1 joey 2 litter 3 cub 4 herd 5 puppy 6 flock 7 kid 8 choir 9 fawn 10 block 11 caterpillar

PAGE 40 – TEST G7 1 love 2 joy 3 imagination 4 beauty 5 trust 6 thought 7 loyal 8 respect 9 creativity 10 goodness 11 truthPAGE 41 – TEST G8 1 bag 2 shelf 3 lights 4 room 5 man 6 paste 7 white 8 ice 9 arm 10 wall 11 doorPAGE 42 – TEST G9 1 few 2 Several 3 any 4 some 5 most 6 plenty of 7 many 8 a lot of 9 a little 10 none of 11 manyPAGE 43 – TEST G10 1 I 2 me 3 Those 4 who 5 theirs 6 We 7 himself 8 us 9 they 10 he 11 mePAGE 44 – TEST G11 1 their 2 its 3 woman 4 their 5 their 6 boys 7 their 8 its 9 himself 10 themselves 11 John

PAGE 45 – TEST G12 1 her 2 his 3 their 4 father 5 sister 6 her 7 his 8 their 9 her 10 its 11 unclePAGE 46 – TEST G13 1 Which 2 that 3 her 4 hungry 5 pretty 6 Australian 7 long 8 well-knownPAGE 47 – TEST G14 1 better 2 shortest 3 taller 4 most interesting 5 worse 6 better 7 elder 8 oldest 9 larger 10 fewer 11 most usefulPAGE 48 – TEST G15 1 by 2 of 3 off 4 from 5 into 6 between 7 to 8 with 9 on 10 between 11 inPAGE 49 – TEST G16 1 won 2 Have 3 drives 4 likes 5 yelled 6 play 7 whispered 8 dislikePAGE 50 – TEST G17 1 were 2 took 3 is watching 4 are going 5 will go 6 has 7 will be 8 sniffed 9 will go 10 read 11 will cook

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PAGE51–TESTG18 1 is eating 2 has played 3 were buying 4 are flying 5 is playing 6 was feeling 7 to learn 8 have swum 9 going to turn 10 are fishing 11 was growingPAGE52–TESTG191 really 2 there 3 fastest 4 well 5 tightly 6 most 7 often 8 quickly 9 laterPAGE53–TESTG20 1 with no feathers 2 that song 3 with passion 4 Although tired 5 Henrietta walked

proudly and happily onto the stage to receive her award.

6 Graham started his swimming training at ten o’clock.

7 Everyone in the grandstand cheered for the team as they scored the winning goal.

8 The train was delayed for an hour at the station.

PAGE54–TESTG21 1 who are over there 2 for ten years 3 who speaks Spanish 4 learnt at primary

school 5 until he got work in

Cairns 6 when she arrived 7 because it has not

rained 8 Even though it was

expensivePAGE55–TESTG22 1 put on 2 turn off 3 pick on 4 call off 5 look at 6 removed 7 select 8 escaped 9 visited

PAGE56–TESTG23 1 pig 2 goes 3 go 4 children 5 is 6 were 7 is 8 was 9 is 10 have 11 policePAGE57–TESTG24 1 and 2 but 3 or 4 yet 5 although 6 unless 7 because 8 whether 9 until 10 while 11 beforePAGE58–TESTG25 1 takes 2 will go 3 if 4 comes 5 I’d see 6 we will have 7 knew 8 would buy 9 could come 10 would play 11 would goPAGE59–TESTG26 1 of 2 pay 3 strong 4 fast 5 have 6 catch 7 keep 8 make 9 tall 10 making 11 missPAGE60–TESTG27 1 in size 2 free 3 small 4 too 5 again 6 in colour 7 end 8 frozen 9 baby 10 temperature 11 noon

PAGE61–TESTG28 1 He caught a cold last

week. 2 The lady serving me

was such a dear. 3 Pedro works in the

local bank. 4 The bat catches

insects. 5 Elvis has left the

building. 6 This is the second

time. 7 Pieta lives close to

Rebecca. 8 The bands lead the

parade.PAGE62–TESTG29 1 painter 2 library 3 fishery 4 kindness 5 community 6 il 7 non 8 un 9 in 10 dis 11 misPAGE63–TESTG30 1 part 2 skinny 3 begins 4 container5space 6 flavour 7 damp8 attempt 9 peak 10 yearly 11 insidePAGE64–TESTG31 1 late 2 departed 3 subtract 4 remember 5 quiet 6 dull 7 straight 8 rare 9 seldom 10 alike 11 answerPAGE65–TESTG32 1 easy 2 coward 3 slowly 4 confused 5 heavily 6 Don’t worry 7 too hard 8 delighted 9 out of place 10 likely 11 old

PAGE67–NAPLAN*-StylePracticeTest P1 cat P2 small P3 Where is the dog? P4 children P5 big P6 Lachlan has finished

his homework. He is outside paying with the dog.

PAGE681 bee2 crab3 Which/which4 two 5 some 6 here 7 babies 8 threw 9 swimming 10 desk 11 roar 12 ducks13 bicycle 14 jump 15 toes 16 doctor 17 light 18 knee 19 because 20 every 21 screamed 22 slept 23 fuzz 24 magic 25 mice 26 chest 27 yesterday 28 buyer 29 nature 30 tiger 31 It is dark here. 32 The children were

both very happy. 33 Violet said, “I like

doing crosswords.” 34 Get back here! 35 an octopus 36 girl 37 plenty of 38 question mark (?) 39 I 40 unless 41 his 42 Bradley is a major

in a company in the Australian Army.

43 most interesting 44 from 45 are going 46 “I’m in the netball

team!” Brenda said. 47 is playing

48 often 49 fastest 50 “Kandy, have you

finished your chores yet?” Dad asked.

51 All the supporters on the hill cheered the team as they scored the winning goal.

52 when he arrived at the stop

53 call off 54 The medals and

trophies were given to the two team’s players.

55 children 56 since 57 “Why don’t you feed

your pet dogs, cats and birds?” Mum asked.

58 could come 59 It was the second

time he had lost. 60 From the back of

the room, the man suddenly shouted, “Look out!”

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56 content-based assessment tests 1 NAPLAN*-style practice test

This comprehensive resource provides teachers with the tools they need to measure student progress in the Language content strand of the Australian Curriculum: English. All answers are included, along with a helpful marking guide.

To make it easy for busy teachers to program, revise or assess Language content, the tests are grouped according to the four core aspects outlined in the curriculum: spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. Also included is a NAPLAN*-style practice test to allow students to experience the same test conditions they will encounter during the actual NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

*The acronym NAPLAN is a trademark owned by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

Greg Reid is an experienced literacy test developer for various Australian state authorities, and also provides assessment training expertise to education departments in Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. Since 2007 he has been a developer and writer for the NAPLAN* Language Conventions and NAPLAN* Reading Comprehension tests.

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