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2012 NAPLAN-Trials NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

PROGRAM LITERACY AND NUMERACY

LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS

YEAR 7

TRIAL TEST

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2012 NAPLAN Trial Test 1 Language Conventions Year 7


Practice Questions

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

He carried a heavy bocks.

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

Are there eny questions?

P3 Which one of the following correctly completes the sentence?

You should eat your dinner more

slow slower slowest slowly

P4 Which sentence is correct?

The cure sounds worse than the disease.

The cure sounds worser than the disease.

The cure sounds more worse than the disease.

The cure sounds more worser than the disease. P5 Shade one bubble to show where the missing full stop (.) should go.

We enjoyed eating our fish and chips



The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

1. Most acidents can be avoided if people pay attention to what they are doing.

2. I asked my teacher for advise to help me solve my problem.

3. Orson’s mother is fourty years old.

4. How do you calkalate the area of a circle?

5. My parents were originaly from Sydney before moving to Perth.

6. Dora and Dodie were twins who were identicle in every way.

7. Atheletics contests in running, jumping, and throwing are

among the oldest of sports.

8. Milk, cheese and yoghurt are all darey products.



The spelling mistakes in these labels have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

9. The opposite of right is rong.

10. Daniel was alergic to peanuts.

11. Jack rowed the bote on the river.

Each sentence has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.

12. The eucalyptus tree’s leafs are turning yellow.

13. I think all fruit is delicious, but peaches are my faverite.

14. Rabbits are exceptional at digging, running and hoping.

15. Everything Sam learnt which he thought was worth knowing came from the tellevision.




16. Australians today would not be able to survive without digital tecknology.

17. The bag was easily carried because it was as lite as a feather.

18. Rithum is essential in both music and poetry.

19. Jelousy is a negative emotion caused by imagining that other people have something better than you do.

20. The documentary on tropical bird species was very intresting.

21. Jane squeezed the oranges and lemons to make a delicious joos.




22. My dad patiently sewed a new buton on my shirt to make it look like new again.

23. Vehicles are suposed to stop when the traffic lights are red.

24. The sandwich will stay fresh for longer if it is rapped in cellophane.

25. Philip was irritated by a man who perpetually coffed during the movie.

26. Jodie was disappointed to be on the loosing side.

27. Jenny carefully returned the plates and saucers to the cubbard.

.

28. The defendent was pronounced guilty by the jury.

29. Kelly was full of energy and enjoyed runing, dancing and swimming.

30. Taylor through the ball further than she had previously thought she could.



31. Which sentence is correct?

The class are very good at mathematics.

The class is very good at mathematics.

The class were very good at mathematics.

The class am very good at mathematics.

32. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Whos going to reassure us that its safe for students to leave their possessions in the schools lockers?

Who’s going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave their possessions in the school’s lockers?

Who’s going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave they’re possessions in the school’s lockers?

Whose going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave their possessions in the schools lockers?

33. Which two of these words can be joined to make a compound word?

green country house leaves




paper good news tissue

35. Which two words correctly complete this sentence?

Both his appearance and behaviour changed the operation his face.

before in after on under at about with

36. Which sentence correctly uses capital letters?

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the Cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

37. Which word or phrase is not needed in this sentence?

The organisation which employs me expects joint cooperation from all of its members.

which employs me

expects

all of its

joint



38. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious!

Would you, agree that despite the broken bones, and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious.

39. Which word correctly completes the sentence?

We can walk on side of the street.

each

every

all

either


The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because his was better than hers.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat him in the best cake competition because his was better than hers.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because hers was better than his.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because it was better than hers.




Pravin had two litres of water before he had quenched his thirst.

drank

drink

drunk

drinked

42. Which word correctly completes this sentence?

we lost the match, we felt happy about the way we played.

Because

Although

Then

But


Our team played today.

good

awful

goodly

well



44. What does the prefix pre mean in the following words?

premeditate; prelude; preface; presume

before

after

again

pause

45. What does the prefix post mean in the following words?

postgraduate; postscript; post-mortem; posthumous; postpone

before

after

again

pause

46. Using only full-stops, how many sentences should be used to communicate the following

information:

The cinema had shown the movie for three weeks I really wanted to see it and luckily my dad took me to see it on the last night it showed I’m so glad I went.

One

Two

Three

Four



47. Which sentence has correct punctuation?

“When people used to use the word astonish,” added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

When people used to use the word astonish,” added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone?”

“When people used to use the word astonish,” Added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

“When people used to use the word astonish,” added mr pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

48. Which sentence best reports what happens in the following lines of dialogue?

Peter: “Do you play football?”

Darren: “Yes, every week for fifteen years.”

Peter asked Darren why he played football.

Peter asked Darren whether he played football.

Peter asked Darren when he played football.

Peter asked Darren how he played football.

49. Which words correctly completes this sentence?

There’s a choice to Melbourne or Sydney.

between flying

at flying

to flight

between fly



50. Which words correctly complete this sentence?

He which day it is.

have forgotten

has forget

have forget

has forgotten

51. What synonym could most accurately replace the verb ‘means’ in the following sentence:

When the traffic light is red, it means you can go.

indicates

intends

refers

says

52. The word ‘rose’ relates to ‘flowers’ in the same way that ‘car’ relates to

automobile.

vehicle.

ute.

motorbike.




The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a famous book written by c. s. lewis.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

54. Which two words have been joined to create the contraction he’d?

he is

he had

he will

he would


I can’t understand why so quiet when everyone else is shouting.

he’s being

he be

he is been

he’s been



56. What has the apostrophe (’) been used for in the following sentence?

The cat went into the dogs’ territory making them bark.

to show something was said by someone

to show part of a sentence is missing

to show one thing belongs to another

to show there is more than one

End of 2012 NAPLAN Trial Test Language Conventions Year 7

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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.

He carried a heavy bocks. box

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

Are there eny questions? any

P3 Which one of the following correctly completes the sentence?

You should eat your dinner more

slow slower slowest slowly

P4 Which sentence is correct?

The cure sounds worse than the disease.

The cure sounds worser than the disease.

The cure sounds more worse than the disease.

The cure sounds more worser than the disease. P5 Shade one bubble to show where the missing full stop (.) should go.

We enjoyed eating our fish and chips



The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

1. Most acidents can be avoided if people pay attention to what they are doing.

1. accidents: Double consonant: ‘c’ for ‘cc’ (the first ‘c’ is hard, the second soft in pronunciation).

2. I asked my teacher for advise to help me solve my problem.

2. advice: Consonant sound: ‘s’ for ‘c’ (this signifies the difference between the noun ‘advice’, and the verb ‘advise’).

3. Orson’s mother is fourty years old. 3. forty: Vowel sound ‘ou’ for ‘o’ (probably confusion with ‘four’).

4. How do you calkalate the area of a circle?

4. calculate: Consonant sound: ‘a’ for ‘u’; consonant sound: ‘k’ for ‘c’.

5. My parents were originaly from Sydney before moving to Perth.

5. originally: Single consonant where a double is required: ‘ll’ (possible confusion about the spelling rule converting adjectives ending in ‘y’ into adverbs).

6. Dora and Dodie were twins who were identicle in every way.

6. identical: Vowel and consonant: ‘cle’ for ‘cal’.

7. Atheletics contests in running, jumping, and throwing are

among the oldest of sports.

7. Athletics: An extra syllable has been added through the inclusion of an extra ‘e’ (possibly reflects contemporary pronunciation).

8. Milk, cheese and yoghurt are all darey products. 8. dairy: Vowel sound: ‘are’ for ‘air’.



The spelling mistakes in these labels have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

9. The opposite of right is rong. 9. wrong: Consonant sound: silent ‘w’.

10. Daniel was alergic to peanuts. 10. allergic: Single consonant where a double is required: double ‘ll’.

11. Jack rowed the bote on the river. 11. boat: Vowel sound: ‘o_e’ for ‘oa’.


12. The eucalyptus tree’s leafs are turning yellow. 12. leaves: Consonant sound: ‘f’ for ‘ve’ (probably from not recognising the rule for forming plurals with words ending with ‘f’).

13. I think all fruit is delicious, but peaches are my faverite. 13. favourite: Vowel sound: ‘e’ for ‘ou’ or ‘o’ (both forms accepted).

14. Rabbits are exceptional at digging, running and hoping. 14. hopping: Single consonant where double consonant required: ‘p’ for ‘pp’.

15. Everything Sam learnt which he thought was worth knowing came from the tellevision.

15. television: Double consonant where single required: ‘ll’ for ‘l’.




16. Australians today would not be able to survive without digital tecknology.

16. technology: Consonant sound: ‘ck’ for ‘ch’.

17. The bag was easily carried because it was as lite as a feather.

17. light: Consonant cluster: ‘te’ for ‘ght’ (reflects changed pronunciation since Middle English).

18. Rithum is essential in both music and poetry.

18. Rhythm: Vowel and consonant cluster: ‘ithu’ for ‘yth’ (this word has an unusual cluster of letters and has to be learnt separately rather than through following recognised patterns).

19. Jelousy is a negative emotion caused by imagining that other people have something better than you do.

19. Jealousy: Vowel sound: ‘e’ for ‘ea’.

20. The documentary on tropical bird species was very intresting. 20. interesting: A syllable omitted: ‘e’ (possibly reflects contemporary pronunciation).

21. Jane squeezed the oranges and lemons to make a delicious joos.

21. juice: Vowel and consonant sound: ‘oos’ for ‘uice’.

22. My dad patiently sewed a new buton on my shirt to make it look like new again.

22. button: Single consonant when double consonant required: ‘t’ for ‘tt’.




23. Vehicles are suposed to stop when the traffic lights are red. 23. supposed: Single consonant when double consonant: ‘p’ for ‘pp’.

24. The sandwich will stay fresh for longer if it is rapped in cellophane.

24. wrapped: Silent consonant: ‘r’ for ‘wr’.

25. Philip was irritated by a man who perpetually coffed during the movie.

25. coughed: Consonant cluster: ‘ff’ for ‘ough’.

26. Jodie was disappointed to be on the loosing side. 26. losing: Single vowel: ‘oo’ instead of ‘o’ (possibly confused with the word ‘loose’ meaning the opposite of tight).

27. Jenny carefully returned the plates and saucers to the cubbard.

.

27. cupboard: Silent consonant ‘p’; vowel sound ‘a’ for ‘oa’. (This spelling is probably influenced by pronunciation which has fused the words cup and board).

28. The defendent was pronounced guilty by the jury.

28. defendant: Swapped vowel sound: ‘e’ for ‘a’.

29. Kelly was full of energy and enjoyed runing, dancing and swimming.

29. running: Double consonant: ‘n’ for ‘nn’.

30. Taylor through the ball further than she had previously thought she could.

30. through: Vowel sound – ‘ew’ for ‘ough’ (possible confusion with homophone ‘threw’. ‘Thru’ is accepted in American English, but not yet in Standard Australian).




The class are very good at mathematics.

The class is very good at mathematics.

The class were very good at mathematics.

The class am very good at mathematics.

‘The class is very good at mathematics’: subject-‐verb agreement. Class is a collective noun so must take the singular third person form of the verb. ‘Are’ and ‘were’ are plural; ‘am’ first person.

32. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Whos going to reassure us that its safe for students to leave their possessions in the schools lockers?

Who’s going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave their possessions in the school’s lockers?

Who’s going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave they’re possessions in the school’s lockers?

Whose going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave their possessions in the schools lockers?

Who’s going to reassure us that it’s safe for students to leave their possessions in the school’s lockers?’: who’s is a contraction of ‘who is’ and needs an apostrophe; it’s is a contraction of ‘it is’ and needs an apostrophe; their is the third person plural possessive and does not require apostrophes (they’re is a contraction of they are); the lockers belong grammatically to the noun ‘school’ so requires a possessive apostrophe.




green country house leaves

‘Green and house’: this is the only noun and verb combination which results in a recognisable compound word ‘greenhouse’. The words appear in order in this list, but the next question they do not, possibly making it a little more difficult.


paper good news tissue

‘News and paper’: This is the only noun and noun combination which results in a recognisable compound word ‘newspaper’.

35. Which two words correctly complete this sentence?

Both his appearance and behaviour changed the operation his face.

before in after on under at about with

‘after’: is the only preposition which fits semantically, and ‘on’ is the only option which fits semantically and structurally.



36. Which sentence correctly uses capital letters?

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the Cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

“I am going to the cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”

‘“I am going to the cinema tonight,” Kylie said. “Would you and Brad like to come too?”.’: capital letters have been used for proper nouns and to start a new sentence (in this situation, an utterance, which always requires a capital letter).

37. Which word or phrase is not needed in this sentence?

The organisation which employs me expects joint cooperation from all of its members.

which employs me

expects

all of its

joint

‘joint’: this word is tautologous because this idea is contained in the word ‘co-‐operation’; ‘which employs me’ conveys extra information about the organization; expects’ is the main verb of the clause; ‘all of its’ contains extra information about the nature of the co-‐operation. Omitting any of these would affect the content.



38. Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious!

Would you, agree that despite the broken bones, and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?

Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious.

‘Would you agree that, despite the broken bones and blood, his injuries are actually not too serious?’: commas are required around the complement phrase which provides more information about the subject. This extra information could be removed leaving the sentence complete. The sentence is interrogative (a question) so requires a question mark. No other punctuation is required within the subordinate clause ‘his injuries are not too serious’.


We can walk on side of the street.

each

every

all

either

‘either’: suggests that both sides of the street is an option; ‘each’ and ‘every’ suggests an option of more than two sides of the street, which does not fit semantically; ‘all’ similarly does not fit semantically, and it also does not fit structurally as the noun ‘side’ would have to be plural ‘sides’.




The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because his was better than hers.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat him in the best cake competition because his was better than hers.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because hers was better than his.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because it was better than hers.

The girl made a beautiful cake, but the boy beat her in the best cake competition because his was better than hers’: the first pronoun refers anaphorically to the girl, so ‘her’ (third person object feminine) is required; ‘his’ and ‘hers’ is third person possessive referring to the makers of the cake. ‘She’ and ‘he’ is third person subject, which does not fit semantically in any of the spaces.


Pravin had two litres of water before he had quenched his thirst.

drank

drink

drunk

drinked

‘drunk’: the presence of the auxiliary verb ‘had’ indicates the sentence is using the perfect past tense, and this requires the past participle, which is ‘drunk’; ‘drank’ is the past tense; ‘drink’ is present tense and ‘drinked’ is non-‐standard.



42. Which word correctly completes this sentence?

we lost the match, we felt happy about the way we played.

Because

Although

Then

But

The conjunction ‘although’ explains opposing information and usually heads a dependent clause (subordinating conjunction); ‘because’ suggests cause and effect and ‘then’ suggests time, neither of which fits semantically; ‘but’ explains opposing information, but would indicate an independent clause.


Our team played today.

good

awful

goodly

well

‘well’ is an adverb; ‘good’ and ‘awful’ maybe used colloquially, but in Standard Australian English are used as adjectives rather than an adverb; ‘goodly’ is non-‐standard.

44. What does the prefix pre mean in the following words?

premeditate; prelude; preface; presume

before

after

again

pause

‘before’.



45. What does the prefix post mean in the following words?

postgraduate; postscript; post-mortem; posthumous; postpone

before

after

again

pause

‘after’. 46. Using only full-stops, how many sentences should be used to communicate the following

information:

The cinema had shown the movie for three weeks I really wanted to see it and luckily my dad took me to see it on the last night it showed I’m so glad I went.

One

Two

Three

Four

‘three’. The sentences should read: “The cinema showed the movie for three weeks. I really wanted to see it and luckily my dad took me to see it on the last night it showed. I’m so glad I went.” Without adding or subtracting words three sentences are required. It is possible to begin a sentence with ‘and’, but this would be unusual in this particular construction.



47. Which sentence has correct punctuation?

“When people used to use the word astonish,” added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

When people used to use the word astonish,” added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone?”

“When people used to use the word astonish,” Added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

“When people used to use the word astonish,” added mr pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”

‘“When people used to use the word astonish,” added Mr Pettifer, “they meant that something had been turned into stone.”’: speech marks are required to frame the utterances, and the punctuation is contained within these marks. The comma after ‘astonish’ indicates the interruption of the utterance which is resumed after the speaker of the utterance is referenced. ‘Added’ is part of the sentence, so does not require a capital letter; Mr Pettifer is a proper noun so does require a capital letter. There is no question, so no question mark is required.

48. Which sentence best reports what happens in the following lines of dialogue?

Peter: “Do you play football?”

Darren: “Yes, every week for fifteen years.”

Peter asked Darren why he played football.

Peter asked Darren whether he played football.

Peter asked Darren when he played football.

Peter asked Darren how he played football.

‘Peter asked Darren whether he played football’: is the correct answer. Peter’s question and Darren’s answer does not imply ‘why’ or ‘how’, and even though ‘when’ might be inferred from Darren’s answer, this is not directly asked by Peter.




There’s a choice to Melbourne or Sydney.

between flying

at flying

to flight

between fly

‘between flying’: is the only preposition which fits semantically and structurally and it must go with the present participle ‘flying’.


He which day it is.

have forgotten

has forget

have forget

has forgotten

‘has forgotten’: the sentence requires the past perfect. This means that the auxiliary verb has to be in third person singular, and the dynamic verb requires the past participle. ‘Have’ is third person plural; ‘forget’ is present tense, ‘forgot’ is past tense.

51. What synonym could most accurately replace the verb ‘means’ in the following sentence:

When the traffic light is red, it means you can go

indicates

intends

Refers

says ‘When the traffic light is red, it means you can go.’: The verb ‘mean’ can in different contexts mean all the options provided. However, the only option which accurately fits the semantics of the sentence is ‘indicates’.



52. The word ‘rose’ relates to ‘flowers’ in the same way that ‘car’ relates to

automobile.

vehicle.

ute.

motorbike.

‘vehicle’: this question is asking students to identify particular types of sense relation. ‘Rose is a hyponym’ of flower, and ‘car’ is a hyponym of ‘vehicle’. ‘automobile’ is a synonym; ‘ute’ is a hyponym of car.


The lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a famous book written by c. s. lewis.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.

‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a famous book written by C. S. Lewis.’. Capital letters are required for all the nouns in the title, but not conjunctions and articles, except for the first in the title. Proper nouns require capital letters, so the initials C. S and the L of Lewis are also capitalised. Titles of books tend to be placed in italics (other conventions include underlying, or placing within single inverted commas).

54. Which two words have been joined to create the contraction he’d?

he is

he had

he will

he would

‘‘he had’. ‘He is’ is he’s; ‘he will’ is he’ll; ‘he would’ does not have a contraction.




I can’t understand why so quiet when everyone else is shouting.

he’s being

he be

he is been

he’s been

‘he’s being’: the sentence requires the present participle with third person singular of the auxiliary verb ‘to be’. ‘he be’ does not have an auxiliary verb; ‘he is been’ and ‘he’s been’ uses a past participle rather than the required present participle.

56. What has the apostrophe (’) been used for in the following sentence?

The cat went into the dogs’ territory making them bark.

to show something was said by someone

to show part of a sentence is missing

to show one thing belongs to another

to show there is more than one

‘to show one thing belongs to another’. (Where the apostrophe is placed is used with plurals, but the plurality is indicated by the morpheme ‘s’ rather than the apostrophe)

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