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ACE LanguageConventions Yr5
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tools they need to measure student progress in the Language
56 content-based content strand of the Australian Curriculum: English.
assessment tests All answers are included, along with a helpful marking guide.
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Language Conventions tests.
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Practice Tests
About the author 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
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Conventions and NAPLAN* Reading Comprehension tests.
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*The acronym NAPLAN is a trademark owned by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.
Contents
Introduction 5
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Spelling
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Short and long vowel patterns
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Test S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 11
Test S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 12
Test S4 Vowelconsonant digraphs 13
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Test S7 Consonant clusters (three letter blends) 16
Test S8 Silent consonants 17
Test S9 Inflectional endings 18
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Test S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 22
Test S14 Adjectives 23
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Test S15 Verbs and adverbs 24
Test S16 Etymological knowledge (word origins) 25
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Punctuation
Test P1 Capital letters 27
Test P2 Sentence endings 28
Test P3 Commas 29
Test P4 Apostrophes (contractions and possession) 30
Test P5 Hyphens 31
Test P6 Parentheses 32
Test P7 Direct speech 33
Grammar
Test G1 Sentences 34
Test G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 35
Test G3 Sentence word order 36
Test G4 Articles 37
Test G5 Nouns 38
Test G6 Collective nouns and diminutives 39
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Test G10 Nounpronoun agreement 43
Test G11 Adjectives 44
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Test G14 Prepositions 47
Test G15 Verb tenses and participles 48
Test G16 Modal verbs 49
Test G17 Phrasal verbs 50
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Test G27 Redundancy
Test G28 Homographs
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Test G29 Prefixes and suffixes 62
Test G30 Synonyms 63
Test G31 Antonyms 64
Test G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 65
Answers 78
ACE: Australian Curriculum English
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The ACE: Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests series provides teachers with a
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practical resource to measure students progress in the Language Content strand of the Australian
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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
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sequence is outlined in the Contents (pages 34). Use these pages to find the appropriate test
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The tests cover the four core aspects of English language outlined in the curriculum:
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Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar
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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
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the language we use and the description of language as a system. The tests cover grammatical
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knowledge, skills and understanding in both language structure (syntax) and the meaning of
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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
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Conventions tests. This provides an opportunity to teach strategies for answering questions in this
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The series uses the following test format:
single word written response items (spelling)
multiple-choice items (punctuation and grammar).
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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.
a deliberate strategy based upon the fundamental psychometric principle that students at any given
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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
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ability groups of any class cohort. Depending on the students in your class, you may consider also
using other books in the series.
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These tests aim to:
support the teaching and learning of the Language Content strand of the curriculum by
reinforcing students key literacy skills in Language Conventions
provide teachers with an assessment resource for measuring students progress in the Language
Content areas specified in the curriculum
prepare students for the annual NAPLAN* 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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Diagnostic pre-topic teststo help identify student needs and refine teaching programs.
Whole class discussion on specific language topicsusing 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.
Worksheets for student class work, extension work or homeworkto consolidate
and reinforce class work.
Summative assessment toolsto review completed class work, to monitor progress,
and to diagnose and address any individual problems. Resulting information can be used
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to prepare student semester reports and feedback to parents.
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Preparation for the annual NAPLAN* Language Conventions teststo help
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students approach the NAPLAN* tests with confidence. A complete NAPLAN*-style
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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
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calendar year, they will benefit from being better prepared at a later time.
Whole class discussion on the various test item formatsto reinforce the
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How to mark the tests
The 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
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difficult, so it is a good idea to convert students raw scores into percentages. This has two
main advantages:
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convention skills.
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students raw score 100 = % (students raw score total test score 100 = %)
total test score
Two Student Record Sheets 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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Student Record Sheet
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Test Skill Date Score % Comment
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Spelling
S1 Short and long vowel patterns 20
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S6 Consonant blends 20
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S9 Inflectional endings 20
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P1 Capital letters 10
P2 Sentence endings 10
P3 Commas 8
P5 Hyphens 10
P6 Parentheses 10
P7 Direct speech 11
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GRAMMAR
G1 Sentences 11
G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 10
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G6 Collective nouns and diminutives 13
G7 Abstract nouns 13
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G11 Adjectives 10
G12 Adjectives describing senses and emotions 13
G13 Comparative and superlative adjectives 13
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G24 Parallelism 8
G25 Collocation 13
G26 Ellipsis and substitution 10
G27 Redundancy 13
G28 Homographs 8
G29 Prefixes and suffixes 11
G30 Synonyms 12
G31 Antonyms 12
G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 12
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Aristo said goodbuy at the school gate.
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Tamara is a very brite student.
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5 Jai split the bloc of wood with his axe.
6 You should always obay your parents and teachers.
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9 She held onto the rale as she walked down the stairs.
10 My neese is only two years old.
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The Australian flagg was raised at the ceremony.
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14 Our tour gide felt the gentle breeze through the palms.
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A theem of the book was the struggle against poverty.
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A large werm crawled out of the garden.
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Jason had to higher a cement mixer.
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5 Dad is very feerful of spiders.
6 Kathryn had a snear on her face.
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A grey nurse shaark circled the wary squid.
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13 Her balloon berst as it expanded from the warmth of the fire.
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14 The authorities called off the serch and rescue operation.
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The containers were unloaded from the ships at the wharv.
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Angela held the horse by the rains .
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Cheung had to larf at the funny joke.
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5 Emily ate the hole sandwich by herself.
6 Gino is always karm in any situation.
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The ferocious guard dog had a threatening groul.
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13 Detectives investigated the caus of the suspicious fire.
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14 Our nephew has a sore throat and a hacking coff.
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My niece brort disposable cutlery to the picnic.
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The soldier had to kreep on the ground.
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Rupert wears a smart suite to work.
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5 Carmelita changed the weel on the car.
6 The Spanish horse pransed around the arena.
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Dad has decided to paent the lounge ceiling.
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13 We watched the flote bobbing wildly as the fish struck.
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14 Our black leather coush is extremely comfortable.
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He thrue the soccer ball to his nearest teammate.
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4 Gene apolijised for hurting her feelings.
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Mara ironed the kreases of her uniform.
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8 Nancy kursed her luck when she got caught in the rain.
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The mechanic checked the tyre pressure at the garaje.
13 She thought the missing peice of the puzzle had been stolen.
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14 The athletes trained diligently in the gimnasium.
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Porridge and muesli are examples of breakfast sereal.
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Akram had to break hard to avoid a crash.
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Azani cleaned the chimnees in the house.
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5 Richelle sang along to the korus of the song.
6 Stefan has some presius gemstones.
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Antarctica has enormous glayceers that flow into the ocean.
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13 I knew the solution to the difficult maths problam.
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14 My sister is worried about getting rinkels in her new dress.
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Australia has produced many world squach champions.
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The dog skuirmed as it was being bathed.
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Soraya closed the lach on the gate as she left.
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5 Damians throte was red and swollen.
6 Natalia wanted simpathee from her friends.
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In the assignment, we were asked to describ our town.
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13 The committee decided to emplament the new policy.
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14 Urban spraul is taking over agricultural land around cities.
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She used the wireless mouse to skrol through the document.
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The divers found the reck of the submarine.
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Josh said he wood like to catch a marlin.
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5 There are many ancient tooms in Egypt.
6 Most orkid blooms do not have any scent.
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8 Legend says that Arthur pulled the sord from the stone.
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We sifted through the autumm leaves looking for the watch.
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13 She had no dout she would complete the marathon this weekend.
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14 Two Italian tourists gazed in awe at the scenik view.
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A baby nessled into her mothers arms while they waited in the queue.
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Keiths dog was whinning for attention.
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The fussy cat lickt her kittens over and over.
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5 Jin used scissors to cut along the doted line.
6 Dominic likes slideing along the piece of wet plastic.
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The bird waged its tail to flush out its insect prey.
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13 My uncle remembed our birthdays and anniversaries.
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14 Our teacher is markking the assignments this weekend.
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The river broke its banks and floodid the delta islands.
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Jayson prefers to read nonfickshun books.
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Billy often disobays his parents.
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5 Daniela and Peter had triplits .
6 The police inforse the law.
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Certain varieties of seaweed are edable.
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13 It will eckseed your wildest expectations and dreams.
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14 The bird watcher used a powerful pair of binokulars.
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After surfacing to breathe, the whale submerjed.
The kitchen was the dirtyest the chef had ever witnessed.
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Vishnu rote a story about his trip to India.
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Wed better get going, Fingal said.
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5 It is better to give than to recieve .
6 The tiger was hunting its pray .
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The weather last Thusday morning was dreadful.
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13 You musant tell anyone our secret, the spy said.
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14 We could hear our ecko across the wooded valley.
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You shoudnt swim outside the flags, the lifesaver said.
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Indigo played a large musical instramant .
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We need the oxigen in the air to survive.
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5 Tao changed the nossel on the garden hose.
6 Alba went on a long voiage to Antarctica.
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The audiense leapt to their feet and applauded.
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13 All adult citizens have the right to vote in a demokrasee.
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14 The orkestra practised with the famous conductor.
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Unknown sea creatures exist in the oshun depths.
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Matt likes to grow tomatos in his garden.
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Bears like to eat lots of berrys in summer.
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5 Kay ordered fresh oisters as an entree.
6 Dad cooked two deserts for our party.
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Mum stored her plates and cutlery in the cubords.
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13 The pionears cleared the forests in the wilderness.
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14 The bands newly released album was hugely successful.
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The theifs were caught in the act of stealing watches.
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Hunter is a relyable and helpful boy.
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Kasim looked at the familar surroundings.
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5 Keisha was proud of her inormus garden.
6 Giuseppe likes to fly a tryangular kite.
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Diving on the Great Barrier Reef is a majikle experience.
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13 The principal said our group was the noisyest in the school.
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14 The bandaid was only a temparary measure by the nurse.
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The sound was barely ordable against the background noise.
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Natalie was chosin to represent the school.
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Graham guesed that the weather would be fine.
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5 Genevieve ecksitedly opened her presents.
6 Trinity admitts she has trouble seeing the ball.
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He had to moistin the envelope to seal it properly.
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13 The octopus disgised itself perfectly against the background.
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14 The noise seased when the vacuum cleaner was switched off.
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An Arctic fox violantly shook the captured rabbit.
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The twelfth month of the year is Desember .
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An ocktapus has four pairs of arms.
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5 Carlos taught us to multyplie and divide.
6 Raul took over the suparvishun of the project.
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The author submitted her manuskript to the publisher.
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13 People suffering from melnutrishun often have swollen bellies.
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14 The wealthy millionair donated money towards the charity.
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The fabric consisted of poliester and cotton.
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Audrey burnt her tunge on the hot drink.
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Dom wrote in invisabel ink on the page.
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5 Katerina is an ekcepshunel singer.
6 Jai has reached his own conclushun .
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The building inspecshun revealed termites.
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13 Their recent behavyour was totally unacceptable.
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14 The couragius soldier rescued his wounded mates.
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The tigers stripes act as camaflarge in the jungle.
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Hamish asked his cousin, Angus, have you ever worn a traditional kilt?
10 There are more than eight hundred native languages in Papua new Guinea.
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1 Which sentence shows that Emma is unsure whether she is speaking to Lyn?
Lyn, Emma said. Lyn! Emma said.
Lyn? Emma said. Lyn . . . Emma said.
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This is mine? Tia said. This is mine . . . Tia said.
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Why he decided to come with us, I am not sure
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1 Mum bought a dozen oranges six apples and two peaches at the shop.
2 Mrs Lee, the new coach spoke to the team in the rooms before the game today.
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5 During our excursion to Canberra we went to the War Memorial and Parliament House.
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Look at that tree kangaroo, our wildlife guide, Alan, said.
Look at that tree kangaroo, our wildlife, guide Alan said.
Look at that tree kangaroo, our wildlife guide Alan, said.
8 Before we left, we packed our food tent, sleeping bags, and clothes.
Before we left we packed, our food, tent sleeping bags, and clothes.
Before we left we packed our food, tent, sleeping bags, and clothes.
Before we left, we packed our food, tent, sleeping bags and clothes.
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boys boys childs babys
r i at
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3 you got on tomorrow? Alyssa asked her friend.
Whats Whatd Whatre Whatve
er
p
4 father is a doctor.
Co
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ial
5 rather go to the beach than stay at home, Irina said.
Theyd Theyre Theyll Theyve
6
For review purposes only
The five
daughters
yoga class was held in the local community hall.
girls womens sisters
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7 Natalies decided to let her friends invite their brothers and sisters.
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8 Those fishing rods arent ours or theirs; theyre Seans, Rory said.
9 My sisters have white cars, but my two brothers cars are red.
10 Theyll win this weekend if all the boys and girls in the teams play well, Dad said.
11 The lions, seals and meerkats havent been fed yet, Caitlin said.
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1 The cricket match lasted for one hour and fifty five minutes before the first drink break.
t m
2
h
Every one of her many offspring and grandchildren is right handed.
r ig at
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3 My great uncle, the famous inventor, won first prize on the weekend.
4 My eldest son goes to the lookout in the high rise tower whenever hes in the city.
er
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5 The Barossa Valley is an important grape growing region in South Australia.
6 The earthquake and the huge tsunami that hit afterwards were hair raising experiences.
7
Ten year old Eliza is a very talented player in the school sports team.
Ten year old very talented player
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the school sports school sports team
m
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8 Lucas and Roberto have spent many long hours following the step by step instructions.
i l la A
Lucas and Roberto spent many long
9
long hours following
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Ben and Keith, who live near each other in new brick houses, are brothers in law.
step by step
Ben and Keith near each other
new brick houses brothers in law
10 Our neighbour across the road is a down to earth person who is responsible and reliable.
Our neighbour across across the road
down to earth responsible and reliable
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g
paper folding folding originated
i a
traditional Japanese folk art
3
two hundred thousand
$200 000
y r t
The company paid two hundred thousand dollars $200 000 to buy its competitor.
dollars
its competitor
er
p
4 The First World War 19141918 is also known as the Great War.
First World War 19141918
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5 Yvonne finally replied after taking a minute to think that she would happily accept.
finally replied after taking a minute to think
that she would happily accept
6 (desert plants)
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The deserts of North America contain many deep canyons and tall cacti. l ia
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7 (in the Kimberly Region)
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8 (see page 88)
Morgan said she would like to help before she swept the classroom.
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t
Do you know. Zoe asked. Do you know? Zoe asked.
ig h ma
r
Jade yelled Why did you go? Jade yelled, Why did you go?
t
Jade yelled. Why did you go? Jade yelled! Why did you go?
4
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Theres my bag, Louella said.
Theres my bag. Louella said.
Theres my bag. Louella said.
Theres my bag, Louella said.
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Tran shouted, Theyre here! Tran shouted, Theyre here!
7
I scored more than you, Priya, Chad said with a smirk. l ia
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8 Lee called his mate, Gavin, and said, Im not allowed to come over.
i l la
A
9
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Catch it! Ryan yelled, as Damian sprinted towards the ball.
10 Merilee shouted excitedly to her friend, Ive got our concert tickets, Coral!
11 At sunset, Tim said to his brother, Bryan, Its about time we went home.
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More graphics are available. A useful and compact laptop.
ig h a
r t
3 Pearls come from oysters. The expensive black pearls.
y
Many natural imperfections. Variable colour, shape and size.
er
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In north-western Queensland. At Lark Quarry near Winton.
Many dinosaur fossil footprints. Dinosaurs ran over soft mud.
6
For review purposes only
Alexis is a extraordinary singer. Brad has a interesting hobby.
Kyle has an amazing skateboard. Eleanor is an talented player.
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7
Vera asked us a suggestion. Rita gave us a suggestion. l ia
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Tom said us a suggestion. Trin did us a suggestion.
m
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Is there a Imelda in your team? Is there an Marcela in your team?
9
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An Vietnamese temple was saved.
An French city was selected.
An Greek festival was planned.
An Egyptian tomb was found.
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I want to play for Australia! Dora said. I want to play for Australia? Dora said.
ig h a
r t
3 Which sentence gives a command?
y
I have to do some shopping. Wait here until I get back.
Why are you doing that? The shops open at 9 oclock.
er
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5 Which sentence deals with one idea?
Hestia met a friend at the shop. Jasper plays tennis and soccer.
Kurush sings while he works. Leleh runs and swims daily.
6
For review purposes only
Which sentence gives an opinion?
The author is an Australian. I wrote a review of the book.
That book was very boring. The characters are teenagers.
M
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I like to chew my food well. She ate for a half an hour.
ac
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Which sentence shows that Jamie is very pleased?
n Education
Thats great, Jamie said. Thats great! Jamie said.
Thats great? Jamie said. Thats great . . . Jamie said.
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h t m
2 Archie and Zane very confident both were.
g a
i
Archie and Zane were very confident both.
r t
Archie and Zane were both very confident.
y
Archie and Zane were very both confident.
er
p
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4 Delilah received on her mobile phone a text message.
Delilah received a text message on her mobile phone.
Delilah on her mobile phone received a text message.
5
For review purposes only
Delilah received her a message on mobile phone text.
m
ac
i l la A
Mei looks at least twice before crossing always a road.
Mei looks before crossing a road at least always twice.
7
n Education
The children often after school computer games play.
The children after computer games play school often.
The children after school play often computer games.
The children often play computer games after school.
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1 a alligator a leopard
a otter a eel
3
an angelfish
ig h t ma
an tortoise
r t
an baboon an whale
y
4 an stormy night an curious kitten
an misty morning an unsightly mess
er
5
p
ial
6 There is a fork on the table. There is a news on the radio.
There is a bread on the plate. There is a parking in the street.
8
For review purposes only
Hobart is near the Bruny Island.
Cairns is near the Great Barrier Reef.
Wodonga is near the Lake Hume.
Brisbane is near the Moreton Island.
l ia
He has a university degree. We saw a animal footprint.
10 A friend is very loyal, isnt it? The surfboard is good, isnt it?
tra
The teacher is fair, isnt it? A boat is fast, isnt he?
m
ac
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We visited Great Pyramid.
A
I live in United Arab Emirates.
12
I ate a meal in town.
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She sold the car to dealer.
We lost the key to door.
He took the book from library.
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1 By the time the clock struck midnight, the children were asleep.
h t m
2 The clever scientist wore a colourful tie.
r i at
y
3 Did you see the whale leap out of the water? Louise asked joyfully.
er
p
4 An iceberg the size of Belgium recently broke off the Antarctic ice shelf.
Co
ial
5 The backpackers stayed in hostels while they travelled around Australia.
l ia
6 The often walk their dogs around the park.
girl man student women
tra
7 Eskimos used to live in made from blocks of ice.
m
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8
The
mice n Education
eats the grass on the side of the road.
cattle geese moose
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h t m
herd pack pride school
3
The farmer stored the
r ig at
of hay in the shed.
y
bale batch block bunch
er
p
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pack flock flight plague
7
For review purposes only
The police caught the
band gang
of thieves.
circle school
M
l ia
8 The fisherman netted a of fish.
bunting bundle school batch
tra
9 I bought a of strawberries at the greengrocers.
m
ac
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suit steel chest bunch
13 The deer left its hidden amongst the leaves on the forest floor.
cub foal calf fawn
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h t m
feeler feeling feelings feelingly
r ig at
to your mates is a wonderful character trait.
y
Loyal Loyalty Loyally Loyalist
er
p
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peace peaceful peaceable peacefully
7
For review purposes only
Successfully
is ninety-nine per cent perspiration and one per cent inspiration.
Successful Success Succeed
M
l ia
8 Darian always tells the , even if it gets him into trouble.
truthfulness truthfully truthful truth
tra
9 Angeleigh has excellent on the gymnastics beam.
m
ac
10
i l la
Lucretia struggled to control her
A .
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annoyingly annoyance annoying annoyed
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one lots once many
3
The runners didnt have
r ig at
energy at the end of the marathon.
y
few many a lot of some of
er
p
ial
many much more few
7
For review purposes only
The boys caught
many much
fish at the beach last night.
a bit of none of
M
l ia
8 Stephanie said there were a of children at the school disco.
lot few some much
tra
9 We have helped many people, but there is still to do, the charity worker said.
m
ac
10
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hours passed before the police came to investigate.
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Lot Much Several None of
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2 should share the cake among the group, Aunt Isobel suggested.
h t m
You Him Mine Them
3
These arent
r ig at
, Michael said pointing to the toys.
y
I me my mine
er
p
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itself herself himself yourself
7
For review purposes only
Look at
those them
birds in the tree over there. Theyre cuckoos, Nathan said.
that this
M
l ia
8 was more happy about winning than Julian.
No-one Anyone Anybody Everybody
tra
9 Between you and , I think Australia is the best country in the world.
m
ac
I me mine myself
us
10 Barbara and
i l la A were in the same netball team this year.
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I me mine myself
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g
I we him they
r i at
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The took the car keys with her.
man lady men boy
er
4 lunch is this on the table? Mum asked.
p
Who What Whom Whose
Co
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5 is wrong with the hot water system, Keith said.
Someone Somebody Something Somewhere
6 I want every to be on his best behaviour, the teacher told her class.
m
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its he his him
11 The family left their car in their garage when went on holidays.
me her they them
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Name: Date: Test g11 Score /10
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2
h
We have a quantity of food for the party, Mark said.
ig a
whole several enough sufficient
3
this
y r
That white dog over there is mine, but
that t them
dog here is Veras, Carole said.
those
er
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5 Jeff nor Liam has played cricket before.
Each Much Either Neither
6
The cattle station near the mining town was very large. l ia
tra
m
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7 Australia exports huge quantities of iron ore, coal, natural gas and nickel.
us
i l la A
8
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Nick asked his good friend, Terry, to help wash his dog.
9 The team could not train on the oval because it was muddy.
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h t m
g
peppery lumpy musty tinkling
r i at
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roar sticky acidic fragrant
er
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rustle elegant savoury lukewarm
Co
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6 Which word describes an emotion?
upset pungent sodden salty
7
For review purposes only
When Dana was upset, she put on a face.
blissful gloomy carefree peaceful
M
8
Mum needed to iron her dress because it was
little expensive skinny
.
crinkled
l ia
tra
9 The bath water made a sound as it went down the sink.
m
ac
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10 Dads lemon drink was because he forgot to add sugar.
sour salty nutty creamy
12 When the rock star arrived, the fans screamed for his autograph.
frightened terrified excited upset
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Name: Date: Test g13 Score /13
h t m
bad worst badly worse
3
John was the
r ig at
player at the basketball championships.
y
success successfully most successful more successful
er
p
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most more much many
7
For review purposes only
Janelle ate
less few
eggs than her brother, Jack.
lesser fewer
M
l ia
8 Jason has milk in his tea than me, Rhonda said.
less little least lesser
tra
9 Kylie thinks netball is than softball.
m
ac
n Education
best better more best more better
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about among around against
r i
Lance was able to read lots of books
g at
his time in hospital.
y
for from during around
er
p
5 Whale sharks are very different tiger sharks because they are harmless.
ial
like than from unlike
7
For review purposes only
The dog ran
among around
the outside of the house at increasing speed.
through between
M
l ia
8 King Arthur stood the Knights of the Round Table.
around through towards among
tra
9 Mabel went to a country school the war years.
m
ac
10
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The storm waves crashed fiercely
A the base of the cliffs.
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behind against on top of between
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Name: Date: Test g15 Score /13
h t m
chose to use chosen to used choosing to use choose to using
r ig
Gabriel saw that the glass of milk had
at
onto the floor.
y
fell falls fallen falling
er
p
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had bit had bite have bitten have biting
7
For review purposes only
Timothy has
ate eats
the ice-cream and is now eating the berries.
eaten eating
M
l ia
8 My father always comes and me play sport.
watch watches watched watching
tra
9 The girls to the beach if they are allowed.
m
ac
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be plays be playing have played have been playing
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h t m
shall should used to ought to
3
Grandma
r ig at
play basketball really well when she was younger.
y
can will could might
er
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Will May Should Would
7
Col
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can
be at the beach fishing by now, Janita said.
will ought used to
M
l ia
8 You go out late at night by yourself, Mum warned.
couldnt wouldnt shouldnt shallnt
tra
9 There is a possibility that it rain next week, Theodora said.
m
ac
10 You
i l la A
to put on sunscreen when you go out in the sun, Jackson warned.
n Education
could ought might would
11 You park here, the traffic warden said pointing at the sign.
cant couldnt mightnt wont
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Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?
h m
expect include
ig a
decide depend upon
3
visit
investigate
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Fiona decided to call on her school friend from her childhood.
improve
quickly examine
er
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4 Simon got off work early and met Felicity in the city.
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got permission to leave succeeded in managing
6
The rain in Tully
kept in kept up
all day and night.
kept off
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kept down
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puts in puts out puts away puts forward
8
passed up
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One of the soldiers standing in the hot sun
passed off passed out
.
passed over
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h t m
is am are were
3 Gomez
r ig at
his piano practice after school yesterday.
y
do did does doing
er
p
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5 The catch yabbies in the small creek.
girl boy children youngster
8
will plans on taking was planning to took
l ia
tra
Conroy and Debbie a movie last night at home.
is watching am watches was watched were watching
m
ac
us
i l la
9
A
The are in the paddock eating grass.
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camel horse deer cow
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Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
h t m
partly nearly hardly scarcely
r i
Oscar often practises his goalkeeping.
g at
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almost quietly always frequently
er
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5 She writes exceptionally well.
6
Everyone played in our final game, the coach said. l ia
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best well good more better
m
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i l la Now
A Then There
8
Aziz played
poor
n Education
poorer
in the game because he felt sick.
poorly more poor
10 Tristan had seen of the preview to know he would like the movie.
more much almost enough
52 ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 5 Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9093 6
Name: Date: Test g20 Score /8
Which is the correct place to insert the word group in the sentence?
When the train arrived, the children were exhausted and most had fallen asleep.
t
2
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like a polar bear
r ig at
Drawing on all her strength, Peppi plunged into the icy water and began swimming.
3
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through unmanned scientific probes
er
p
The Voyager space missions were designed to study Jupiter and Saturn and the outer solar system.
Co
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The agitated man shouted at the referee, saying he should get his eyes tested.
m
6 Caleb strode onto the field, determined to succeed.
ac
us
hardly happily
probably
i l la A reasonably
7
Isnt Miguel,
n Education , going to the movies? Dad asked.
as well as Jose extremely excited
an adventure in 3D his favourite actors
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Name: Date: Test g21 Score /9
h t m
2 this afternoon? Stephanie asked.
i a
When is your game Why did you played
3
Where you are playing
y
Our coach talked with the parentr
that he broke during the game
t
Who you playing against
.
why his son had broken his arm
er
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whose child had broken his arm who were originally from China
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4 , I found the test extremely difficult.
Since I work hard Unless I worked hard
Although I studied hard Because I studied for hours
6
The cricketers were disappointed
which caused a delay in play
.
why the match was postponed l ia
tra
when heavy rain started falling where the umpires were standing
m
ac
7
us
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which is off Fraser Island
A what they usually feed on
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where the females give birth why they are still endangered
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therefore although because unless
3
It rained all week;
r ig at
, it cleared up for our bushwalk on the weekend.
y
besides however furthermore consequently
er
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Whether Though Unless Since
7
For review purposes only
Mum said we have to go
only until
we are tired or not.
because whether
M
l ia
8 we were thirsty, we waited until the water had been boiled.
Although Unless Until Then
tra
9 Julie was the only one living in the house her mother.
m
ac
10
i l la
Drinking water every day is healthy
A it helps to keep us hydrated.
n Education
instead however otherwise because
13 They are a good team; , they will be hard to beat in the final.
finally namely similarly undoubtedly
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h t m
could go will gone will going could gone
3
If Max was at the meeting, he
r ig at
to the organisers.
y
will be speaking would spoke would speak will spoken
er
p
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will catch will caught would catch would be catching
7
For review purposes only
Stella would have entered the competition if she
had known was known had knowing
about it.
was knowing
M
8
If Carolyn is not able to come, they
will go will gone
to the beach by themselves.
will going gone l ia
tra
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ac
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9
i l la
Reeses mum always worries if he
A out late.
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stay stays had stayed would stay
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g h t m
2 Claire admires their strength, skill, determination and their spirit.
i a
r
Claire admires their strength, their skill, determination and spirit.
t
Claire admires their strength, skill, their determination and spirit.
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Claire admires their strength, skill, determination and spirit.
er
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4 Alex likes neither to run, nor playing baseball.
Alex likes neither running, nor to play baseball.
Alex likes neither running nor playing baseball.
5
For review purposes only
Alex likes neither to run nor to playing baseball.
Aaliyah likes to drink coffee, to talk with her friends and to laugh.
Aaliyah likes drinking coffee, talking with her friends and to laugh.
M
Aaliyah likes drinking coffee, to talk with her friends and laughing.
Aaliyah likes to drink coffee, talking with her friends and laughing. l ia
tra
6 The Prime Minister promised improving health, reforming education and maintaining jobs.
m
ac
The Prime Minister promised to improve health, reform education and to maintain jobs.
us
The Prime Minister promised to improve health, to reform education and maintain jobs.
i l la A
The Prime Minister promised to improve health, reform education and maintain jobs.
7
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What matters most isnt what you say, but your actions.
What matters most isnt what you say, but what you do.
What matters most isnt what you said, but your actions.
What matters most isnt what you said, but what you do.
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cast kept threw looked
3
The burst water pipe
r ig at
major damage to the road.
y
got made caused presented
er
p
ial
do get take make
7
For review purposes only
Charice wanted to
do pay
a question with the judge.
take raise
M
l ia
8 I am very upset, Simone said as she into tears.
blew burst opened reduced
tra
9 It is very important that you your word.
m
ac
10
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Michelle tried to work out the best way to
A the problem.
n Education
take deal have tackle
58 ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 5 Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9093 6
Name: Date: Test g26 Score /10
Which word correctly replaces the underlined word group in the sentence?
1 Fred played basketball last week and Robert played basketball too.
do did does done
h t m
any few none some
r ig at
Julia has a cat, but Donna doesnt have a cat.
y
it one them those
4 Look at my new pants. Mum bought my new pants yesterday, Geoff said.
er
p
5 Our teacher might give us extra homework, but I hope she doesnt give us extra homework.
ial
so not that some
6
For review purposes only
Charles does not like watching football and neither does Richie like watching football.
M
7
How are you going home, Crystal? Sarah asked.
Im going by bus, Crystal answered.
l ia
tra
m
ac
us
8
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When is our meeting tomorrow? Frances asked.
n Education
Its on tomorrow at midday,Vanessa replied.
10 Alejandro likes to fish, but Hector cant fish and neither can Manuel.
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1 The refugees were looking for a safe haven from the war.
refugees were looking safe
t m
discuss about my plans
ig h a
The people were given advance warning of the approaching storm.
r t
y
advance warning approaching storm
er
p
5 We agreed to meet together outside the main gate after the game.
Co
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meet together the main gate after the game
6 Martha said she could possibly come with us if her Mum agrees.
possibly come with us her
7
For review purposes only
The glass dropped down to the floor and smashed.
dropped down to the floor and smashed
l ia
reporter interviewed live witness
tra
9 The students integrated with each other on the first day at the new school.
integrated with each other first the new
m
ac
us
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10 The people had never before seen a whale so far up the harbour.
n Education
had never before far up
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Name: Date: Test g28 Score /8
Which sentence contains a word with the same meaning as the underlined word in the sentence?
g h t m
In China, a chirping cricket in a house is considered good luck.
i a
r t
Some cricket matches are exciting. Only male crickets produce sounds.
y
Cricket is popular around the world. The cricket players shouted loudly.
er
p
Local produce is usually fresh. Why did the factory produce cars?
Co
He wanted to produce a new song. Hard work will produce good results.
ial
4 Shane had to tip the sour milk down the sink.
She gave me a tip on the game. The waiter received a large tip.
5 The mountain range appears blue because of the vapour from the gum trees.
An elephant has a large range. We drove across the steep range.
M
Their ages range from ten to twelve. This shop has a wide range of shoes.
l ia
tra
6 The doctor said I would contract malaria unless I took the medicine.
m
ac
i l la A
The official contract was released. Be careful not to contract a disease.
7
n Education
Ahmed decided to address the issue of the noisy dog.
He wanted to address the class. She gave her friend her address.
We could not find their address. Our address is in the new suburb.
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Name: Date: Test g29 Score /11
g h t m
3 Which of these is a physical state of a person?
i a
r t
news healthy geology furniture
4
distance y
Which word shows a certain direction?
compass geography homeward
er
p
Co
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wool fruity angler colour
6
For review purposes only
Dominics behaviour was legal.
il un dis non
M
7
The government introduced strict pollution laws. l ia
tra
in un dis anti-
m
ac
8
us
i l la
il un
A dis non
9
il
n Education
It was an extremely exciting match.
un dis non
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Name: Date: Test g30 Score /12
Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
t m
study recall resolve understand
ig h a
r
Henriettas parents taught her to speak properly.
y
correctly forcefully stutteringly considerably
er
p
Co
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tell speak conceal disclose
6 The police told the protestors that their activity was unlawful.
illegal irregular accidental dangerous
7
For review purposes only
Margaret wasted no time in getting ready.
had took consumed squandered
8
M
m
ac
us
i l la A
9 Please stop whingeing or well go home, Mum said.
n Education
complaining commenting questioning discussing
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Name: Date: Test g31 Score /12
Which word has the opposite meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
h t m
praise insults flattery admiration
r ig
Benji has learned to trust his friend.
at
y
detrust untrust distrust maltrust
er
p
ial
5 Thomas wanted to criticise his brother, but decided it would not help.
fault judge praise condemn
7
For review purposes only
nearer
ugly wrong insincere sincere
M
m
ac
us
i l la A
chocolate sugary tasty sour
10
flexible
n Education
The outer protective layer was rigid.
normal strong stiff
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Name: Date: Test g32 Score /12
Which word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?
1 Dora was in trouble with her parents, but she only received a slap on the wrist.
hit to her hand light punishment
shocking punishment something that was hard to handle
2 The police almost believed the robber until he made a slip of the tongue.
h t m
g
big fuss rude noise serious argument careless comment
r i at
Fiona eventually got a taste of her own medicine.
y
to give her own advice bitter taste in her mouth
to receive the treatment she gave others some medicine that she made
er
p
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5 Graham did an about face on the proposal.
refused to look at was very difficult changed his mind put on an angry face
6 When Dina offered to help, she only added fuel to the fire.
7 We were sure Yuri was barking up the wrong tree with his questions.
M
l ia
being noisy keeping busy being aggressive making a mistake
tra
8 Ben didnt like what he was asked to do because it went against the grain.
inconvenienced him was the opposite of what he would have done
m
ac
9
i l la A
Nigel told Kathy to stop beating around the bush and start working.
n Education
wasting time bushwalking making excuses promoting herself
10 Gina had to bite her tongue when she heard what Vera said about her.
speak properly respond quickly choose her words stop herself talking
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NAPLAN*-style PracticeTest
Language Conventions
Shade in one
bubble only for
No dictionaries, multiple-choice
h t m
books or notes questions.
ig a
allowed. Read all the
r t
instructions
y
carefully.
er
p
Check your
Co
ial
have finished!
If you make a
mistake, use an eraser
to rub out your old
answer.
First name: l ia
tra
m
ac
Last name:
us
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Class:
School:
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Name: PRACTICE Date:
QUESTIONS Test p1 Score /10
t m
Write the correct spelling in the box.
ig h a
r t
They saw a smal shell in the sand at the beach.
P3
y
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
Where is the dog
er
p
ial
Where is the dog?
baby
M
boy
girl l ia
tra
P5
m
Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
ac
us
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Read The pet parrot. Each sentence has a spelling mistake that has been circled.
Write the correct spelling of each circled word in the box.
h t m
1 My pet parrot is very intellagant .
r i
It likes to purch on my shoulder.
at
y
er
p
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Each sentence has a spelling mistake that has been circled.
Write the correct spelling of each circled word in the box.
7
l ia
The two classes had to merje into one.
m
Dad grows beautiful orkids in huge pots.
ac
us
10
i l la
The dog was whinning for its food.
A
11
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Animals should never be kruily treated.
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Read My teacher. Each sentence has one spelling mistake.
Write the correct spelling in the box.
My teacher
16
g h t m
My teacher, Ms Smith, is friendly, helpful and really pateint.
i a
17
18
y r t
She is never grouchie and always gives everyone assistance.
The assistant principal says her class has the noisyiest students.
er
p
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Each sentence has one spelling mistake.
Write the correct spelling in the box.
22
23
Spies disgise themselves quickly to avoid attention.
m
24
ac
25
i l la A
The young children broke their scatebords at the park.
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Read Whale watching. Some words and punctuation have been left out.
Which words and punctuation correctly complete each sentence?
Whale watching
ig h t ma
31
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went whale watching.
er
p
ial
Mum, Dad, Jim Zoe, and John
m
ac
us
i l la
travel sickness, tablets kids?
A
n Education
travel, sickness tablets, kids?
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35 Which words correctly complete the sentence?
We went to see movie. movie was fantastic.
the A
a The
the An
an The
36
Which sentence is correct?
ig h t ma
r t
We need any sugar.
y
They need any bread.
We dont need any coffee.
They dont need some milk.
er
p
Co
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37 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?
Kahlil doesnt like dancing and I dont like it .
as well
either
38
Which words correctly complete the sentence?
m
ac
us
besides finally
whether besides
i l la A
because therefore
certainly however n Education
39 Which sentence shows that Trish is very surprised?
It is you, Trish said.
It is you? Trish said.
It is you . . . Trish said.
It is you! Trish said.
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40 Which sentence gives an opinion?
The director is an American.
I wrote a review of the film.
That film was very boring.
The characters are adults.
h t m
g a
Steve caught a slender, beautiful, non-venomous, green tree snake.
r i t
Steve caught a non-venomous, green, beautiful, slender tree snake.
y
Steve caught a beautiful, slender, green, non-venomous tree snake.
Steve caught a green, non-venomous, slender, beautiful tree snake.
er
p
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By the time the plane landed, the fire engines were waiting on the tarmac.
44
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
l ia
tra
Jack, please go to the shop and buy two kilos of , Mum said.
breads
m
ac
us
sugars
apples
i l la A
n Education
coffees
mature
maturity
maturely
maturing
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46 Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The children played by in the park all day.
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves
47
g h t m
Which word correctly completes the sentence?
i a
r t
mother is a dentist.
er
p
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48 Which word correctly completes the sentence?
lunch is this on the table? Mum asked.
Whose
l ia
tra
49 Which of these is correct?
Canberra is near the Lake George.
m
ac
us
i l la
Birdsville is near the Simpson Desert.
A
n Education
Gold Coast is near the South Stradbroke Island.
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51 A hyphen ( - ) has been left out of the sentence. Where does the missing hyphen go?
My great uncle, the famous writer, won first prize on the weekend.
ig h t ma
r t
few
y
lesser
fewer
er
p
53
Co
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Sandra live in Canberra when she was a teenager.
shall
should
l ia
54 Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Selma likes reading and I like it .
tra
too
also
m
ac
us
either
neither
i l la A
55
n Education
Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?
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56 Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Neither my mother nor yours able to work in the school canteen.
is
am
are
were
57
ig h t ma
Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
r t
Geoff usually does swimming training before school.
y
always
ordinarily
er
sometimes
p
occasionally
Co
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58 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?
Everyone played in our final game, the coach said.
best
59 Parentheses (brackets) have been left out of the sentence. Which word group should be in parentheses?
l ia
tra
Jason eventually replied after taking a while to think that he would be unable to come.
m
ac
eventually replied
us
i l la
after taking a while to think
A
n Education
that he would
unable to come
60 Which is the correct place to insert the word group in the sentence?
just before midday
By the time the storm came, the game was over and the children had gone home.
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61 Which word group correctly completes the sentence?
, I found the exam extremely difficult.
Since I work hard
Unless I worked hard
Although I studied hard
Because I studied for hours
t m
62
h
Which sentence is correct?
ig a
Jonathon doesnt like cleaning the house or to do washing.
r t
Jonathon doesnt like to clean the house or doing the washing.
y
Jonathon doesnt like cleaning the house or doing the washing.
Jonathon doesnt like to clean the house or washing.
er
p
ial
Our seas have several types of game fish but I prefer catching marlin and tuna.
64 Which word correctly replaces the underlined word group in the sentence?
Fiona has patience, but Chris has no patience.
m
advance
ac
us
warning
approaching
i l la A
66
storm
n Education
A prefix goes at the front of a word.
Which prefix gives the opposite meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
The children who had never been to school were literate.
il
un
dis
non
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Read The camping trip. Some words have been left out.
Which word group correctly completes the sentence?
ig h t ma
67
The boys
were decides
have decided
y r t
to go on a camping trip.
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p
deciding
Co
decides
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68 They carefully packed everything; , they forgot the insect repellent.
Otherwise
69
Ouch! Im , Danny said slapping his arm. l ia
tra
been bite
being biting
m
ac
been bitten
us
being bitten
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Did we pack
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the insect spray? Josh asked.
Have we packs
Did we packing
Where we packed
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2 choked 14 couch 2 aisle 12 juice 2 adequately
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4 bright 16 crime 4 would 14 echo 4 guessed
5 block 17 thrust 5 tombs 15 shouldnt 5 excitedly
6 obey 18 width 6 orchid 16 quiz 6 admits
7 waste 19 though 7 islands 17 surprise 7 obediently
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9 rail Page 14 Test S5 9 knuckles 19 its 9 occasionally
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10 urge 1 fuzz 10 boiled 20 biscuit 10 hydrogen
11 shark 2 platform 11 wagged Page 22 Test S13 11 manuscript
12 whirled 3 brake 12 Quitting / quitting 1 Maries 12 intermission
13 burst 4 chimneys 13 remembered 2 drawers 13 malnutrition
14 search 5 chorus 14 marking 3 tomatoes 14 millionaire
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1 bough 13 problem 1 misbehave 11 cupboards 1 laughter
2 paws 14 wrinkles 2 preschool 12 wolves 2 expression
3 reins 15 squash 3 nonfiction 13 pioneers 3 tongue
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6 calm 18 blast 6 enforce 16 boys 6 conclusion
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14 cough 5 throat 14 binoculars 3 reliable 14 courageous
15 brought 6 sympathy 15 submerged 4 familiar 15 camouflage
16 palm 7 stitches 16 dirtiest 5 enormous 16 assistance
17 drown 8 threw 17 laziness 6 triangular 17 dissolve
18 roost 9 castle 18 merciless 7 weird 18 carnivorous
19 dawn 10 spread 19 inflexible 8 unforeseen 19 nuisance
20 height 11 describe 20 unique 9 disappointing 20 tragic
Page 13 Test S4 12 earthquake Page 20 Test S11 10 noticeable
1 breeze 13 implement 1 business 11 magical
2 gloves 14 sprawl 2 Youre / youre 12 smoky
3 creep 15 scroll 3 wrote 13 noisiest
4 suit 16 spree 4 Wed / wed 14 temporary
5 wheel 17 chronic 5 receive 15 audible
6 pranced 18 shrivel 6 prey 16 bizarre
7 choose 19 attempt 7 distance 17 glamorous
8 pear 20 physician 8 shell 18 mysterious
9 squid 9 beautiful 19 independent
10 August 20 environmental
11 paint
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1 Tammy went to Fraser 1 fifty-five 1 We will go to the barbecue. 1 belief 11 putrid
Island. 2 right-handed 2 I want to play for 2 feelings 12 excited
2 Prince of Persia is a movie. 3 great-uncle Australia! Dora said. 3 Loyalty 13 spicy
3 I saw the Royal Exhibition 4 high-rise 3 Wait here until I get back. 4 maturity Page 46 Test G13
Building. 5 grape-growing 4 Keep your eye on the ball. 5 peace 1 cheaper
4 We drove to Cape York 6 hair-raising 5 Hestia met a friend at the 6 skill 2 worst
Peninsula. shop.
7 Ten-year-old 7 Success 3 most successful
5 Jim lives in Port Arthur, 6 That book was very boring.
8 step-by-step 8 truth 4 faster
Tasmania. 7 He took weeks to finish
9 brothers-in-law 9 balance 5 more
6 eastern eating.
10 down-to-earth 10 annoyance 6 best
7 wombats 8 Thats great! Jamie said.
Page 32 Test P6 11 justice 7 fewer
8 Have 9 Ben is somewhat pleased.
1 1253 metres 12 impression 8 less
9 Mars 10 The horse has a chestnut
2 paper folding 13 friendship 9 more interesting
10 New coat.
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4 19141918 1 one 11 tallest
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1 Lyn? Emma said. 1 Dad bought a large, old 12 smartest
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2 Im playing! Jett said. watercolour painting.
think 3 a lot of 13 elder
2 Archie and Zane were both
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3 This is mine . . . Tia said.
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6 The deserts of North very confident. 4 some Page 47 Test G14
4 I said that? Kay said. America contain many
3 Which of these surfboards 5 many 1 on
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5 It is you! Hank said. deep canyons and tall cacti
do you like the best? 6 plenty of 2 against
6 full stop ( . ) (desert plants).
4 Delilah received a text 7 many 3 during
7 question mark ( ? ) 7 The Bungle Bungle Range
message on her mobile 8 lot 4 until
8 full stop ( . ) (in the Kimberly Region)
phone. 9 much 5 from
9 exclamation mark ( ! ) is an amazing geological
formations in Australia. 5 The family nibbled the 10 Several 6 beneath
10 full stop ( . ) delicious, freshly roasted,
8 The scientific report 11 many
er
7 around
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peaches at the shop. 7 The children often play Page 42 Test G9 10 against
like to help (which is like
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spoke to the team in the classroom. 8 Damian held the beautiful, 2 You 12 between
rooms before the game 10 The sitar (a plucked massive, brown, non- 3 mine 13 behind
today. stringed instrument) is venomous python. Page 48 Test G15
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3 John said, Please drink, mainly used in Hindustani Page 37 Test G4 5 himself 1 are herding
Mum, because we have to classical music. 1 a leopard 6 themselves 2 chose to use
go now. Page 33 Test P7 2 a brilliant film 7 those 3 fallen
4 I would like to take you,
1 Will said, I love baseball. 3 an angelfish 8 No-one 4 forgive
however, I have promised
2 Do you know? Zoe 4 an unsightly mess
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kangaroo, our wildlife hers. 3 lady 13 broke
11 He climbed Mount Buller.
guide, Alan, said. 7 I scored more than you, 4 Whose Page 49 Test G16
12 I ate a meal in town.
8 Before we left, we packed Priya, Chad said with a 5 Something 1 cant
smirk. 13 She is a Geography teacher.
our food, tent, sleeping 6 boy 2 used to
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bags and clothes. 8 Lee called his mate, Gavin, 1
4 Tran has an MP3.
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concert tickets, Coral! 5 hostels
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6 women 1 All
7 Natalies decided to let her 11 At sunset, Tim said to his 11 cant
brother, Bryan, Its about 7 igloos 2 sufficient
friends invite their brothers 12 Shall
and sisters. time we went home. 8 moose 3 this
4 more 13 Would
8 Those fishing rods arent Page 34 Test G1 9 apples
ours or theirs; theyre 1
0 mainland 5 Neither Page 50 Test G17
1 A bird chirped.
Seans, Rory said. 6 large 1 paid a visit
2 More graphics are available. Page 39 Test G6
9 My sisters have white cars, 7 huge 2 decide
3 Pearls come from oysters. 1 cloud
but my two brothers cars 8 good 3 visit
are red. 4 The locksmith came. 2 pride
9 muddy 4 got permission to leave
10 Theyll win this weekend 5 Dinosaurs ran over soft 3 bale
mud. 10 nearby 5 encountered
if all the boys and girls in 4 queue
the teams play well, Dad 6 Kyle has an amazing Page 45 Test G12 6 kept up
5 plague
said. skateboard. 1 foul 7 puts out
6 foal
11 The lions, seals and 7 Rita gave us a suggestion. 2 bitter 8 passed out
7 gang
meerkats havent been fed 8 Is there an Alonso in your 3 tinkling 9 got through
8 school
yet, Caitlin said. team? 4 sticky 10 gave back
9 punnet
9 An Egyptian tomb was 5 elegant
found. 1
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10 Marcus made the
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1 was 1 sniff 1 His mother taught him to style Practice Test (after taking a while to
be a good sewer. 1 cat
P think) that he would be
2 is 2 could go unable to come.
3 did 3 would speak 2 Only male crickets P2 small
produce sounds. 60 By the time the storm
4 are going 4 will go P3 Where is the dog? came, just before midday,
5 children 5 would catch 3 Local produce is usually P4 children the game was over and the
fresh. P5 big children had gone home.
6 is 6 Id ask
4 Tip that soup into those P6 Lachlan has finished his 61 Although I studied hard
7 is planning to take 7 had known
bowls. homework. He is outside
8 were watching 8 will go 62 Jonathon doesnt like
5 We drove across the steep playing with the dog. cleaning the house or
9 deer 9 stays range.
10 spoke 10 known Page 68 doing the washing.
6 Be careful not to contract 63 Our seas have several
11 man 11 would go a disease. 1 intelligent
2 perch types of game fish, however
12 is 12 would give 7 He wanted to address the I prefer catching marlin
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8 Grants conduct is in 4 treasure 64 none
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dust the furniture or do 10 whining
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washing. 11 cruelly
8 poorly 5 fruity
4 Alex likes neither running 12 Youre
9 since nor playing baseball. 6 il
7 anti- 13 nozzle
10 enough 5 Aaliyah likes to drink
8 il 14 blueberries
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friends and to laugh. 9 un 15 reliable
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bear into the icy water and what you say, but what you 21 autobiography
began swimming. do. 3 correctly
22 disguise
3 The Voyager space missions 8 Three whale species are 4 conquered
23 undoubtedly
were designed to study the blue, the southern 5 conceal
right and the humpback. 24 environmental
Jupiter and Saturn and the 6 illegal
25 skateboards
outer solar system through Page 58 Test G25 7 squandered
unmanned scientific probes. 1 give 26 biscuit
8 plentiful
4 The agitated man shouted 27 surprise
2 cast 9 complaining
28 occurred
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11 taking 5 praise 34 huge whale!
1 who are identical twins
12 played 6 nearer 35 a The
2 When is your game
13 fully 7 sincere 36 We dont need any coffee.
3 whose child had broken
37 either
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his arm Page 59 Test G26 8 restore
4 Although I studied hard 1 did 9 sour 38 because therefore
5 After she paid for her 2 none 10 flexible 39 It is you! Trish said.
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7 Im going 2 careless comment
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8 until he strained his calf 43 Dad said, Please eat, Jess,
8 Its on tomorrow 3 to receive the treatment because we must go now.
muscle
9 seen your school bag she gave others 44 apples
9 Nothing she is doing
10 fish 4 be close 45 maturity
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Page 60 Test G27 5 changed his mind 46 themselves
1 nevertheless
1 safe 6 made matters worse 47 Skye and Giselles
2 therefore
2 about 7 making a mistake 48 Whose
3 however
3 advance 8 was the opposite of what 49 Birdsville is near the
4 otherwise he would have done
4 in number Simpson Desert.
5 Unless 9 wasting time
5 together 50 over
6 by contrast 10 stop herself talking
6 possibly 51 My great-uncle, the
7 whether 11 a lot of money famous writer, won first
7 down
8 Although 12 raises false alarms prize on the weekend.
8 live
9 besides 52 fewer
9 with each other
10 because 53 used to
10 before
11 neither 54 too
11 secret
12 even though 55 visit
12 unexpected
13 undoubtedly 56 is
13 oral
57 ordinarily
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About the author 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
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