Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 6

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

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

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

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

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

About the author

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Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests

YEAR 6

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DeDication: To my sons, Julian and Damian

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Introduction 5

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

Grammar 9

SpellingTest S1 Short and long vowel patterns 10

Test S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 11

Test S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 12

Test S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 13

Test S5 Hard and soft c and g 14

Test S6 consonant blends 15

Test S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 16

Test S8 Silent consonants 17

Test S9 inflectional endings 18

Test S10 Prefixes and suffixes 19

Test S11 High frequency words and contractions 20

Test S12 nouns 21

Test S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 22

Test S14 adjectives 23

Test S15 Verbs and adverbs 24

Test S16 etymological knowledge (word origins) 25

Test S17 endings 26

PunctuationTest 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

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GrammarTest 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

Test G7 abstract nouns 40

Test G8 Quantifiers 41

Test G9 Pronouns 42

Test G10 noun–pronoun agreement 43

Test G11 adjectives 44

Test G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 45

Test G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 46

Test G14 Prepositions 47

Test G15 Verb tenses and participles 48

Test G16 Modal verbs 49

Test G17 Phrasal verbs 50

Test G18 Subject–verb agreement 51

Test G19 adverbs 52

Test G20 Phrases 53

Test G21 clauses 54

Test G22 conjunctions 55

Test G23 conditionals 56

Test G24 Parallelism 57

Test G25 collocation 58

Test G26 ellipsis and substitution 59

Test G27 Redundancy 60

Test G28 Homographs 61

Test G29 Prefixes and suffixes 62

Test G30 Synonyms 63

Test G31 antonyms 64

Test G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 65

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 66

Answers 78

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ACE: Australian Curriculum English

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

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

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

• Spelling

• Punctuation

• Grammar

• Vocabulary.

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

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

1. word

2. sentence

3. text.

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

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

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

The series uses the following test format:

• singlewordwrittenresponseitems(spelling)

• multiple-choiceitems(punctuationandgrammar).

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

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

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

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

• supporttheteachingandlearningoftheLanguageContentstrandofthecurriculumbyreinforcing students’ key literacy skills in Language Conventions

• provideteacherswithanassessmentresourceformeasuringstudents’progressintheLanguageContent areas specified in the curriculum

• preparestudentsfortheannualNAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For example, a score of 8/13 for a grammar test is 8 ÷ 13 × 100 = 61.5%.

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

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PuNCTuATIoN

SPELLING

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number % Comment

ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 6 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9094 38

S1 Short and long vowel patterns 20

S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 20

S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 20

S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 20

S5 Hard and soft c and g 20

S6 consonant blends 20

S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 20

S8 Silent consonants 20

S9 inflectional endings 20

S10 Prefixes and suffixes 20

S11 High frequency words and contractions 20

S12 nouns 20

S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 20

S14 adjectives 20

S15 Verbs and adverbs 20

S16 etymological knowledge (word origins) 20

S17 endings 20

P1 capital letters 10

P2 Sentence endings 10

P3 commas 8

P4 apostrophes (contractions and possession) 11

P5 Hyphens 10

P6 Parentheses 10

P7 Direct speech 11

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 75

Date ScoreSkill

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Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

GRAMMAR G1 Sentences 11

G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 10

G3 Sentence word order 8

G4 articles 15

G5 nouns 10

G6 collective nouns and diminutives 13

G7 abstract nouns 13

G8 Quantifiers 13

G9 Pronouns 13

G10 noun–pronoun agreement 13

G11 adjectives 10

G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 13

G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 12

G14 Prepositions 13

G15 Verb tenses and participles 13

G16 Modal verbs 13

G17 Phrasal verbs 10

G18 Subject–verb agreement 12

G19 adverbs 10

G20 Phrases 8

G21 clauses 9

G22 conjunctions 13

G23 conditionals 12

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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Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordontheline.

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Donna has long hair that caskades down her back. ––––––––––––––––

2

Don had the ecksact change for the bus fare. ––––––––––––––––

3

Aiden wrote the adress on the envelope. ––––––––––––––––

4

Sabina took the detoor off the main road. ––––––––––––––––

5

The march will procede through the main street. ––––––––––––––––

6

Anthea is held in high esteam by her friends. ––––––––––––––––

7

Paula was determined to conker her fears. ––––––––––––––––

8

Ahmed said the glasier in New Zealand was melting. ––––––––––––––––

9

Brooklyn celebrated her team’s tryumph . ––––––––––––––––

10

They each had a peace of cake with their milkshake. ––––––––––––––––

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingontheline.

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The champion footballer broke his forarm. ––––––––––––––––

12

There is widespred poverty in many developing countries. ––––––––––––––––

13

The remote homested was inaccessible during the flood. ––––––––––––––––

14

The traitor was hanged for treeson against the king. ––––––––––––––––

15

You must acquaent yourself with the layout of the ship. ––––––––––––––––

16

A severe ciclone warning was issued for the coastline. ––––––––––––––––

17

The criminal deliberately desieved the police. ––––––––––––––––

18

He was synicle about the politician’s motives. ––––––––––––––––

19

The document tries to potray environmentalists as reckless. ––––––––––––––––

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It has been proven that persistent loud noise can deffen you. ––––––––––––––––

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The clothes wearhouse had a sale. ––––––––––––––––

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Samna’s house has an internal spiral starecase . ––––––––––––––––

3

We had to fourfiet the match because of sickness. ––––––––––––––––

4

Jay learned to snorkle at the rock pool. ––––––––––––––––

5

Dad took the broshure out of the letterbox. ––––––––––––––––

6

Katie walked along the sandy shureline . ––––––––––––––––

7

Rose was in morning because her grandmother died. ––––––––––––––––

8

Benedict is a sinsere and serious person. ––––––––––––––––

9

Gavin has a bad earacke so he has to see a doctor. ––––––––––––––––

10

Terrance whispered horsely when he lost his voice. ––––––––––––––––


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The charkoal sellers were covered in filthy soot. ––––––––––––––––

12

The mariage of the famous actors attracted much attention. ––––––––––––––––

13

The sergeon performed an operation to save the patient’s life. ––––––––––––––––

14

The carpenter glued a thin timber vineer on the wardrobe. ––––––––––––––––

15

The jury delivered a virdict of not guilty to the defendant. ––––––––––––––––

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After his sleep was interrupted, he rubbed his bleery eyes. ––––––––––––––––

17

She persisted with the complex and tirasome assignment. ––––––––––––––––

18

The scenery was obskured by the enormous eucalyptus tree. ––––––––––––––––

19

The soldiers were engaged in a skermish with the enemy. ––––––––––––––––

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The buglar used a balaclava and crowbar in the robbery. ––––––––––––––––

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The angry coach had a skoul on her face. ––––––––––––––––

2

Our cat court a black rat. ––––––––––––––––

3

Angie vowd never to be late again. ––––––––––––––––

4

Chang was yaurning after waking up so early. ––––––––––––––––

5

Pamela prefers to drink soi milk. ––––––––––––––––

6

Tina knew the fastest root to the beach. ––––––––––––––––

7

A snake spoockt the horses and they galloped off. ––––––––––––––––

8

Vivienne has a skylite that brightens up her hallway. ––––––––––––––––

9

The cat crowched as it watched the dove. ––––––––––––––––

10

Megan rejoysed when she found her lost dog. ––––––––––––––––


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A ferocious guard dog was nawing on a massive bone. ––––––––––––––––

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The frightened chickens escaped from the overturned coup. ––––––––––––––––

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The rabbits sat back on their hornches as they chewed the grass. ––––––––––––––––

14

The bridal couple danced the walze at the wedding reception. ––––––––––––––––

15

The mechanic raised my vehicle up on the hoyst. ––––––––––––––––

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Fokelor traditionally includes stories, proverbs and customs. ––––––––––––––––

17

Wireless mous technology enables faster computer use. ––––––––––––––––

18

Try to avoyed eating too much unhealthy or artificial food. ––––––––––––––––

19

Her faulse statements were questioned by the investigators. ––––––––––––––––

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Today’s yooth have the challenge of improving the world. ––––––––––––––––

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Sergei threw a stick into the wirlpool in the river. ––––––––––––––––

2

Ada wanted her teammates to boikot the match. ––––––––––––––––

3

Bailey was asked to vousch for his friend. ––––––––––––––––

4

Julia let out a schuckel when she heard the news. ––––––––––––––––

5

Carmen had a showa before she went out. ––––––––––––––––

6

Jennifer helps orfaned children overseas. ––––––––––––––––

7

Jake put on a floorless performance. ––––––––––––––––

8

Karla saw a rainbow trowt in the stream. ––––––––––––––––

9

Boris used a padlok to secure the garage. ––––––––––––––––

10

Oliver helped to shepard the sheep into the yard. ––––––––––––––––


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A lightning strike knocked out the pouer to several suburbs. ––––––––––––––––

12

More than a thosend soldiers fought in the battle. ––––––––––––––––

13

We achieved oustanding performances with new drama techniques. ––––––––––––––––

14

Our teacher taught us about possessive apostrofies. ––––––––––––––––

15

Unusually for mammals, some species of shrew have poyson. ––––––––––––––––

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The emperor sent his fearce warriors into battle. ––––––––––––––––

17

A pocher stole one of the largest salmon in the reservoir. ––––––––––––––––

18

Many people are still trying to abolesh slavery around the world. ––––––––––––––––

19

The grafic designer produced work of excellent quality. ––––––––––––––––

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Stay focused and do not let controversy overwelm you. ––––––––––––––––

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Arjun is studying at university to be an enjineer . ––––––––––––––––

2

Jane’s acount of the incident was correct. ––––––––––––––––

3

Tracy loves to eat chocolate fudje cake. ––––––––––––––––

4

Gene is alergik to peanuts and seafood. ––––––––––––––––

5

Gary gave a bounsy ball to his little sister. ––––––––––––––––

6

George likes to recykel as much as possible. ––––––––––––––––

7

Morgan put the cup and sorser on the table. ––––––––––––––––

8

Nancy helped her mother minse the meat for the meal. ––––––––––––––––

9

Lucia had to stop joging when she hurt her knee. ––––––––––––––––

10

Justin struck a kord on his electric guitar. ––––––––––––––––


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The mekanic used the gauge to check the tyre pressure. ––––––––––––––––

12

The miners goujed the precious diamond from the rock. ––––––––––––––––

13

The authorities searched for the dangerous fugetive. ––––––––––––––––

14

Several athletes trained dilijently in the gymnasium. ––––––––––––––––

15

Muesli and porridje are types of breakfast cereal. ––––––––––––––––

16

The sitisenship ceremony was held in the town hall. ––––––––––––––––

17

The nuklear power plant enforced strict safety guidelines. ––––––––––––––––

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The selebrity caused great excitement at the conference. ––––––––––––––––

19

The builder used a sement mixer to prepare the concrete. ––––––––––––––––

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The exclusive gesthouse catered for famous actors and singers. ––––––––––––––––

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Catherine wore a lovely broch on her dress. ––––––––––––––––

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Lenny gave a speach to the class about frogs. ––––––––––––––––

3

Michael is a plesant , well-mannered boy. ––––––––––––––––

4

Ajani sings in the school quiar on Tuesdays. ––––––––––––––––

5

Rachel choped up the vegetables for dinner. ––––––––––––––––

6

Steve had to shelfe his plans to travel overseas. ––––––––––––––––

7

Antonio works in a farmacy after school. ––––––––––––––––

8

Sylvia walked her dog on a leesh . ––––––––––––––––

9

Max made a dirty smuge on his page. ––––––––––––––––

10

Artemis knoted his tie neatly. ––––––––––––––––


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The car smached into the back of the delivery truck. ––––––––––––––––

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The baby eagle let out a loud squark for food. ––––––––––––––––

13

The bull elefant trumpeted loudly before charging at us. ––––––––––––––––

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My nephew is feeling overwelmed by his work responsibilities. ––––––––––––––––

15

A woman sliped on the mossy rocks at the riverbank. ––––––––––––––––

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An old bulock grazed happily on the country property. ––––––––––––––––

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The glans in his neck were swollen and infected. ––––––––––––––––

18

Some compound nouns in English have a hifen between them. ––––––––––––––––

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Police assessed the thret posed by the criminal. ––––––––––––––––

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The businessman made a plege to help those in need. ––––––––––––––––

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Hanna had to sprey her plants with insecticide. ––––––––––––––––

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Jim had a big strech when he woke up. ––––––––––––––––

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The dog snached the sausage and ran away. ––––––––––––––––

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Samara’s head began to throbb . ––––––––––––––––

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Dan splashd everyone in the pool. ––––––––––––––––

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Newton did a lovely skech of the landscape. ––––––––––––––––

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Shivani’s parrot skreechs all the time. ––––––––––––––––

8

Val pushed her way through the thrrong of people. ––––––––––––––––

9

Cody shranq back in terror. ––––––––––––––––

10

Dara hit the ball with all her strenth . ––––––––––––––––


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Her tite victory was unexpected and bittersweet. ––––––––––––––––

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The simfony orchestra performed with their new conductor. ––––––––––––––––

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He used clorine to disinfect his swimming pool. ––––––––––––––––

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Thursday Island is located in Torres Streight. ––––––––––––––––

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Firetail finchs have sharp beaks to collect seeds. ––––––––––––––––

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A tiger relies on camouflage and stelth to capture its prey. ––––––––––––––––

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Be careful when ironing or you may scortch the clothes. ––––––––––––––––

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The confident captain said he would thrasch his opponents. ––––––––––––––––

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He managed to get drentshed during the sudden downpour. ––––––––––––––––

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During swimming training, her fingers schrivelled like prunes. ––––––––––––––––

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Dad used a rench to tighten the nut. ––––––––––––––––

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Karlie’s face was numm from the injection. ––––––––––––––––

3

Alan, the plummer , fixed the leaky tap. ––––––––––––––––

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Maria laid a reath on the soldiers’ memorial. ––––––––––––––––

5

The cresant moon looked like a banana. ––––––––––––––––

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The nite rode his white stallion into battle. ––––––––––––––––

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The wet footpath glisened under the street light. ––––––––––––––––

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Julian worked hard on his batting teckniqe . ––––––––––––––––

9

Gordon took the boys fishing in his dingee . ––––––––––––––––

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Jai was worried about getting rinkels in his new shirt. ––––––––––––––––


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Our ears popped during the desent of the steep mountainous road. ––––––––––––––––

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Her nowledge of Australian history was impressive. ––––––––––––––––

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The historical poem had lovely ryme and alliteration. ––––––––––––––––

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Always handle a pair of sissors carefully. ––––––––––––––––

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Dad lathers his face before shaving his wiskers. ––––––––––––––––

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He couldn’t tell which caracter in the play committed the murder. ––––––––––––––––

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The architect and engineer arrive on Wenesday. ––––––––––––––––

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Coughing and weezing are signs of a possible asthma attack. ––––––––––––––––

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Kittens always love to attack and ressle their brothers and sisters. ––––––––––––––––

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The principal condemmed the vandalism of school property. ––––––––––––––––

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Edwin was pickt for the football team. ––––––––––––––––

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Ernesto nibled on a muesli bar. ––––––––––––––––

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Charlie is dreamming about his holiday. ––––––––––––––––

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Keiko ignorred the criticism. ––––––––––––––––

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Brigida enjoyed the excitting concert. ––––––––––––––––

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Gregory mist his grandparents. ––––––––––––––––

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Natalia is wraping the birthday presents. ––––––––––––––––

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Alexis cleend her bedroom this morning. ––––––––––––––––

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Jennie easily twistd the lid off the jar. ––––––––––––––––

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Duncan is always shruging his shoulders. ––––––––––––––––


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He is fond of quoteing famous historical figures. ––––––––––––––––

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She dedicated her life to reducing sufferring and poverty. ––––––––––––––––

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My niece trickked me into believing her accusations. ––––––––––––––––

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We are definitely commited to raising public awareness. ––––––––––––––––

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The poacher never carred about the endangered jungle animal. ––––––––––––––––

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She passd the slow trucks on the steep mountain road. ––––––––––––––––

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Fireworks were whizing and exploding into the night sky. ––––––––––––––––

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An old tractor was chuging noisily in the paddock. ––––––––––––––––

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Some troops rebeled when ordered to surrender. ––––––––––––––––

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The teacher repeatted herself to emphasise her point. ––––––––––––––––

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Drew was eligable for the award. ––––––––––––––––

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Thea can be irational at times. ––––––––––––––––

3

James has an envyable sports record. ––––––––––––––––

4

Kahn felt defenseless against the mosquitoes. ––––––––––––––––

5

Janie is a kind and thoughtfull friend. ––––––––––––––––

6

The priest pronounsed them husband and wife. ––––––––––––––––

7

Pam makes the kremyest yoghurt. ––––––––––––––––

8

The kitchen window was completely trensperant . ––––––––––––––––

9

Jane’s speech was monotonus and dull. ––––––––––––––––

10

Annie hungryly ate the piece of carrot cake. ––––––––––––––––


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She found it difficult to overcome her severe missfortune. ––––––––––––––––

12

The patient was totally imobile in his hospital bed. ––––––––––––––––

13

One architect drew complicated designs using octogons. ––––––––––––––––

14

The accident victim suffered from dizzyness and headaches. ––––––––––––––––

15

They occasionaly found rare tropical flowers on their explorations. ––––––––––––––––

16

There was a noticable difference in her vision after the treatment. ––––––––––––––––

17

Matthew Flinders was the first to cirkumnavagate Australia. ––––––––––––––––

18

Fortunately, there is an antedote for most snake and spider bites. ––––––––––––––––

19

Some skills learnt in the army are transferible to everyday life. ––––––––––––––––

20

Hard assignments are usually managable with good organisation. ––––––––––––––––

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Ricky had a plesent experience at the camp. ––––––––––––––––

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“ Weave got the towels,” Tammy said. ––––––––––––––––

3

Jehu held on to the main of the horse. ––––––––––––––––

4

“ House your cat?” Julianne asked. ––––––––––––––––

5

Zarita likes to read this magazeen . ––––––––––––––––

6

There were aiteen roses in bloom. ––––––––––––––––

7

“It dosnt matter anymore,” Maurice said. ––––––––––––––––

8

“ Wheare your shoes and socks?” Natsuko said. ––––––––––––––––

9

Patrick said that pahaps we should go home. ––––––––––––––––

10

Cherie showed great flare in her dance routine. ––––––––––––––––


11

The emergency houseing was cramped, but adequate. ––––––––––––––––

12

She flew the rescue helikopta through the thick haze. ––––––––––––––––

13

“You shouldve brought your sunscreen lotion,” Dad said. ––––––––––––––––

14

The goverment spokesperson released the official statement. ––––––––––––––––

15

“You woudnt have travelled too far,” the mechanic said. ––––––––––––––––

16

The gymnast proved she deserved the representative honor. ––––––––––––––––

17

My instructer is strict and likes disciplined performances. ––––––––––––––––

18

“They werent to know they were in danger,” she said. ––––––––––––––––

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He was desparate to impress the international judges. ––––––––––––––––

20

Modern solar technology is more eficient than earlier versions. ––––––––––––––––

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Jared is good at comprahenshun exercises. ––––––––––––––––

2

Seta wears lots of gold jewelary . ––––––––––––––––

3

Brodie learned about the Australian parlament . ––––––––––––––––

4

Silvia’s father is a bisnesman in town. ––––––––––––––––

5

Phoebe showed her appresiation for the gift. ––––––––––––––––

6

Emma’s grandmother is ninty years old. ––––––––––––––––

7

Jayden visited the bazar to buy a Persian carpet. ––––––––––––––––

8

Elle wanted to find a synonim for ‘curious’. ––––––––––––––––

9

Liam served the local community with distincshun . ––––––––––––––––

10

The footballer had a tatto on his arm. ––––––––––––––––


11

Solar energy and wind cause evaparation to increase. ––––––––––––––––

12

Our class enjoyed the interesting science exparament. ––––––––––––––––

13

Swine flu is a variety of influensa virus. ––––––––––––––––

14

A human sceliten typically has two hundred and six bones. ––––––––––––––––

15

The mathematics question asked for a line of simetree. ––––––––––––––––

16

There was some urjency to his sudden and unusual request. ––––––––––––––––

17

Feral animals have been reduced to quite an akseptable level. ––––––––––––––––

18

She picked up her prescription from the overcrowded kemist. ––––––––––––––––

19

The emploier offered a bonus to the dedicated workers. ––––––––––––––––

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Some successful people have mastered the art of persuashun. ––––––––––––––––

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Martins house is very comfortable. ––––––––––––––––

2

The class looked through the atlasis in Geography. ––––––––––––––––

3

Adam sneezs very loudly. ––––––––––––––––

4

The farmer produced a large crop of tomatos . ––––––––––––––––

5

Tia likes to collect anteqs for her living room. ––––––––––––––––

6

Dad runs two businessis from home. ––––––––––––––––

7

Mum loves to wear colourful scarfs . ––––––––––––––––

8

The mens fishing boat had two motors. ––––––––––––––––

9

The twins kept diarys of their trip. ––––––––––––––––

10

The two dogs were on long leashs in the backyard. ––––––––––––––––


11

Marine and land enviromentes require protection. ––––––––––––––––

12

The Egyptian piramides are located on the outskirts of Cairo. ––––––––––––––––

13

The navy destroiers were doing ocean battle exercises. ––––––––––––––––

14

Warmth and food attract mice and cokroachs. ––––––––––––––––

15

Nitrogen and oxygen are very important gasses. ––––––––––––––––

16

Two jockies were injured in a serious fall at the racetrack. ––––––––––––––––

17

You are allowed to have multiple guesss in the competition. ––––––––––––––––

18

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a belt of volcanoes and earthquaks. ––––––––––––––––

19

On Wedsdays, we have our assembly and award presentations. ––––––––––––––––

20

“My grandmothers friends like baking cakes,” the boy said. ––––––––––––––––

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Ben is a humerus student. ––––––––––––––––

2

Tran made a cawshus descent into the cave. ––––––––––––––––

3

Hanna said it was the juicyest apple she had ever had. ––––––––––––––––

4

Simran’s cooking is sometimes inedable . ––––––––––––––––

5

Vanessa found the dessert irrasistable . ––––––––––––––––

6

Jeff has some ornimentle shrubs in large pots. ––––––––––––––––

7

Winnie’s kitten is very inquizativ . ––––––––––––––––

8

This is the thinest cardboard we have. ––––––––––––––––

9

Matt made an unsitely mess in the kitchen. ––––––––––––––––

10

The sick man had a pasistant cough. ––––––––––––––––


11

The torrential downpour and swolin rivers stopped us. ––––––––––––––––

12

The deputy principal read a delightfull story to the senior students. ––––––––––––––––

13

The invasiv animals threatened the native flora and fauna. ––––––––––––––––

14

She thought the strict dress code was ridiculus. ––––––––––––––––

15

The ceeseless roar of the ocean was audible for miles. ––––––––––––––––

16

Melbourne’s weather is notoriously variabel. ––––––––––––––––

17

The thieves hatched a secrativ plan to steal the jewels. ––––––––––––––––

18

Take extreme care with flamable liquids such as petrol. ––––––––––––––––

19

The large truck smashed into the stationery vehicle. ––––––––––––––––

20

Antarctic weather is changable in autumn. ––––––––––––––––

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Jock prefered to watch football on television. ––––––––––––––––

2

Kelly’s right arm was notiseably stronger than her left. ––––––––––––––––

3

Nathanial sies a lot when he is frustrated. ––––––––––––––––

4

Lachlan likes to absail down cliffs. ––––––––––––––––

5

When Dad paws tea he always spills it. ––––––––––––––––

6

Drew acheivs good results at school. ––––––––––––––––

7

Paula curiuoslee followed her friends. ––––––––––––––––

8

Reno scarsly had time to get ready. ––––––––––––––––

9

Matt strumed his favourite guitar. ––––––––––––––––

10

The doctor had to imoonyse the babies. ––––––––––––––––


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The athlete was extremely disapointed with his performance. ––––––––––––––––

12

She definatly succeeded in improving community spirit. ––––––––––––––––

13

After the incident, he was too embarased to apologise. ––––––––––––––––

14

Weather permiting, we might see the exhibits at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

15

They chose to baathe in the thermal hot springs at sunset. ––––––––––––––––

16

The dictator supreses demonstrations for democracy. ––––––––––––––––

17

The engineer unintenshionaly closed the valve. ––––––––––––––––

18

The bowler calmly tosed the ball while staring at the batsman. ––––––––––––––––

19

“Insidentaly, did you manage to persuade them?” she asked. ––––––––––––––––

20

He often discuses endangered species with his colleagues. ––––––––––––––––

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Lauren is going in a tryathlon next week. ––––––––––––––––

2

Brendan wants to subscrieb to that magazine. ––––––––––––––––

3

Clarissa found a centipeed in the garden soil. ––––––––––––––––

4

Dad turned on his autamatik sprinkler system. ––––––––––––––––

5

Karen measured the cirkumfurance of the large plate. ––––––––––––––––

6

Merrick worked as a trenslater when he lived in Cambodia. ––––––––––––––––

7

Gretchen saw a konstallation of stars from the observatory. ––––––––––––––––

8

The judge was ready to pronounse sentence. ––––––––––––––––

9

A poligone has three or more straight sides. ––––––––––––––––

10 Lynda loves doing airobik exercises. ––––––––––––––––


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There were multipple errors in her science assignment. ––––––––––––––––

12

The foreign country was ruled by an absolute monarkie. ––––––––––––––––

13

Omnavores, such as bears, eat meat and vegetable material. ––––––––––––––––

14

The match was poostpond because of stormy weather. ––––––––––––––––

15

She knocked her forhead and it came out in an enormous bump. ––––––––––––––––

16

Multkulturel societies are made up of different ethnic groups. ––––––––––––––––

17

The battleship was attacked and forced to surender. ––––––––––––––––

18

Our librarian outlined the kronologie of the historical events. ––––––––––––––––

19

She learned to cooparate, even though it was difficult. ––––––––––––––––

20

The medium can use mental talepathie to communicate with others. ––––––––––––––––

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Uri went to the sinamar to see the new movie. ––––––––––––––––

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She made a delicious potatoe and leek soup. ––––––––––––––––

3

Florence was a pasenga on board the train. ––––––––––––––––

4

Dominique wanted revenje for her defeat. ––––––––––––––––

5

Conrad had to pay the tol to cross the bridge. ––––––––––––––––

6

Josh put his lawndre in the washing machine. ––––––––––––––––

7

Felicia has an angelik face. ––––––––––––––––

8

Krystal met the governa at the function. ––––––––––––––––

9

Alex has a wide vocabularee . ––––––––––––––––

10

Amelia is an employe in the factory. ––––––––––––––––


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The prisoner was thrown into the dark dunjin. ––––––––––––––––

12

The astronauts landed the spacecraft on a remote astaroyd. ––––––––––––––––

13

Exercise helps to improve your body’s cirkulashun. ––––––––––––––––

14

The exclushun of the younger players from the game was unfair. ––––––––––––––––

15

Safety is important in laboratry experiments. ––––––––––––––––

16

The golden wattel is the floral emblem of Australia. ––––––––––––––––

17

The operation to remove her appendicks was a success. ––––––––––––––––

18

Her comments were intended to provok a reaction. ––––––––––––––––

19

Some admisshun tickets turned out to be forgeries. ––––––––––––––––

20

The rubbish was scattered across the allee by the wild dogs. ––––––––––––––––

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Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?

1

They went to Kings park. His Aunty lives in Darwin.

Fred and Denise live in berry. Tom went to Flinders Island.

2

The little Mermaid is a movie. The little mermaid is a movie.

The Little Mermaid is a movie. The Little mermaid is a movie.

3

I went to the royal Australian mint. I went to the Royal Australian Mint.

I went to the Royal Australian mint. I went to the royal Australian Mint.

4

We drove on a Simpson desert track. We drove on a Simpson Desert track.

We drove on a Simpson desert Track. We drove on a Simpson Desert Track.

5

Kim lives in new norfolk, tasmania. Kim lives in new Norfolk, tasmania.

Kim lives in New Norfolk, Tasmania. Kim lives in New norfolk, Tasmania.

Whereisthemistakeincapitalletterpunctuation?

6

The Kimberley Plateau is north-east of Broome on the Western coast of Australia.

7

There is a population of rare white Bennett’s Wallabies near South Bruny National Park.

8

Clarence asked his nephew, Aaron, “when do you finish soccer training today, mate?”

9

Earth, Mars and other planets form part of the Milky way.

10

That winter, we travelled north to the Whitsunday islands, and returned in spring.

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1 Which sentence shows that Leo is unsure whether it is Tim?

“Tim,” Leo said. “Tim!” Leo said. “Tim?” Leo said. “Tim . . .” Leo said.

2

Which sentence shows that Mia is very excited about going?

“I’m going,” Mia said. “I’m going!” Mia said. “I’m going?” Mia said. “I’m going . . .” Mia said.

3

Which sentence shows that Faye has been interrupted?

“I am,” Faye said. “I am!” Faye said. “I am?” Faye said. “I am . . .” Faye said.

4

Which sentence shows that Ken is unsure that he agreed?

“I agreed,” Ken said. “I agreed!” Ken said. “I agreed?” Ken said. “I agreed . . .” Ken said.

5

Which sentence shows that Mary is very scared?

“There it is,” Mary said. “There it is! Mary said. “There it is? Mary said. “There it is . . .” Mary said.

Whichpunctuationmarkcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

6

When the match is finished, we will catch the train home

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

7

How many pieces of fruit do you eat each day


8

Why he asked to come, we’re not entirely sure


9

What a fantastic movie


10

When you finish drying your hair, I’ll brush it for you


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Whatisthecorrectlocationofthecomma(,)inthesentence?

1 Ross bought some milk bread and meat at the shop.

2 The mayor Patrick O’Brien, presented awards to the winners in the town hall at lunchtime.

3 Dad said, “Please eat Jason, because we are in a hurry to go.”

4 I would like to play with you, however I have promised to play with Darren in the nets.

5 Once we decided to go fishing we packed all our tackle and bought some bait.

Whichsentenceusescommas(,)correctly?

6 The librarian, told us to stack the books, magazines and newspapers and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack, the books, magazines and newspapers and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack the books, magazines and newspapers, and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack the books, magazines, and newspapers and start counting.

7 “The back, tyres are almost bald,” our mechanic, Charlie said.

“The back tyres are almost bald,” our mechanic, Charlie, said.

“The back tyres are almost bald,” our mechanic Charlie said.

“The back tyres are almost bald,” our mechanic Charlie, said.

8 After we heard the news, we bought, food bottled, water torches, and batteries.

After we heard the news we bought food, bottled water, torches, and batteries.

After we heard the news, we bought food, bottled water, torches and batteries.

After we heard the news, we bought food, bottled, water, torches and batteries.

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Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

1 “Dad said he be very long,” Carlo said.

could’ve wouldn’t doesn’t wasn’t

2 The favourite teacher is leaving at the end of the year.

boy’s children’ childs’ childrens’

3 “ you done with the keys?” Tricia asked impatiently.

What’s What What’re What’ve

4 parents are from Queensland.

Owens’ and Steves’ Owen’s and Steve’s Owen and Steve’s Owen and Steves’

5 “ going to agree, provided you help them,” Tristan said.

They’d They’re They’ll They’ve

6 The aerobics class was held in the local primary school hall.

mens’ womens’ women’s childrens’

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

7 Those CDs do not belong to my brothers and sisters; they are Nevilles.

8 “These surfboards are Richards, not ours or yours,” Daisy said.

9 My three friends bikes are white, but the bikes in the sheds are red.

10 “If all the boys and girls in the teams had turned up, they mightve won,” Dad said.

11 “There arent any wild lions, tigers or monkeys in Australia,” Kathleen said.

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Ahyphen(-)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Wheredoesthemissinghyphengo?

1 Extra time in the football match lasted thirty five minutes after injury time was added.

2 Every time she asked about the unfinished driveway next door, he gave a long winded explanation.

3 My great aunt likes to take her sailing boat out on long weekends in summer evenings.

4 Everyone in our small town knows that Winnie Smith’s middle aged parents grow the best tomatoes.

5 The Granite Belt is an important apple growing region in Queensland.

6 The good natured farmer built a fearsome scarecrow sitting on a black broomstick.

Twohyphens(-)havebeenleftoutofthesentence.Whichwordsneedhyphensbetweenthem?

7 Eleven year old Lara is a very talented player in her school sports team.

Eleven year old very talented player her school sports school sports team

8 Identical twin brothers, Mark and Ricky, were only slightly injured in a hit and run accident.

Identical twin brothers Mark and Ricky only slightly injured hit and run

9 Helena and Christina, who live beside each other in the new lakeside suburb, are sisters in law.

Helena and Christina beside each other new lakeside suburb sisters in law

10 The local amateur players put on an up to date play in the annual village arts festival.

local amateur players up to date annual village arts village arts festival

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Name: Date: Test p6 Score /10

Parentheses (brackets) have been left out of the sentence. Which word or word group should be in parentheses?

1 Mount Bartle Frere 1622 metres is the highest mountain in Queensland. Mount Bartle Frere 1622 metres highest mountain Queensland

2 Karate meaning empty fist is a traditional martial art developed in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands. meaning empty fist traditional martial art developed in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands

3 The mining company paid six million dollars $6 000 000 to buy the goldmine. six million dollars $6 000 000 the goldmine

4 The Vietnam War 1955–1975 is called the American War in Vietnam. Vietnam War 1955–1975 the American War in Vietnam

5 Trent stayed in the city hotel the same one as last time as he knew it was close to the attractions. stayed in the city hotel the same one as last time as he knew close to the attractions

Where do the words in parentheses (brackets) go in the sentence?

6 (from the Hindi word meaning ‘bracelet’)

Some women love wearing jewellery, such as rings, necklaces, earrings and bangles.

7 (part of Hyden Rock formation)

Wave Rock is an incredible, wave-like granite structure formed millions of years ago in Western Australia.

8 (see page 65)

After its general introduction, the report details several threats to native species.

9 (which is typical of him)

Daniel said he could not wash up because he had to watch his favourite television program.

10 (a multi-hulled boat)

The catamaran has a more stable design than the more traditional, single-hull boats.

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Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?

1 “Lara said, I play netball” Lara said, “I play netball”.

Lara said, “I play netball.” “Lara said I play, netball.”

2 “Does Mum know!” Jack asked “Does Mum know,” Jack asked.

“Does Mum know.” Jack asked. “Does Mum know?” Jack asked.

3 Ruth shouted “Where are you?” Ruth shouted, “Where are you?”

Ruth shouted. “Where are you?” Ruth shouted! “Where are you?”

4 “There’s my brush,” Liza said. “There’s my brush.” Liza said.

“There’s my brush. Liza said.” “There’s my brush, Liza said.”

5 “Amy shouted, Let’s go now!” Amy shouted! “Let’s go now!”

Amy shouted, “Let’s go now”! Amy shouted, “Let’s go now!”

6 “That book she said is his.” “That book” she said “is his”.

“That book,” she said, “is his.” “That book,” she said, “Is his.”

Aspeechmark(“or”)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Whereshouldthemissingspeechmarkgo?

7 “I had a personal best in athletics yesterday, Peter, Chloe said proudly.

8 Donald stopped his friend, Lloyd, and said, If you’re allowed, come over to my place.”

9 “Come on! the coach called, as Shiralee slowed down halfway up the hill.

10 Marilyn yelled excitedly to her friend, I won first prize!”

11 After they bought the tickets, Jason said to his brother, I hope this is a good movie.”

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Whichoftheseisacompletesentence?

1 Although injured slightly. Trained diligently all week. The team’s tallest footballer. He scored the winning goal.

2 Powerful advertising technique. More information is available.

Excellent sales performances. A practical and useful resource.

3 Opals form underground. A wide range of colours.

Rarest red against black. Australia’s national gemstone.

4 Almost circular rock pools. Filled with marine life.

Children love to explore. Crabs, starfish and anemones.

5 About 130 kilometres from Halls Creek. Ninety metre-wide Wolf Creek Crater.

Australia’s most perfect crater. American astronauts trained there.

Whichsentenceiscorrect?

6 Alec is a extraordinary bowler. Sophie is a fierce competitor. Arjun is a awesome batsman. Julian is an good all-rounder.

7 Vince came prepared. Ron made prepared.

Jake take prepared. Tran make prepared.

8 Do you know a Emily? Do you know an Amanda?

Do you know a Ingrid? Do you know an Leah?

9 An Kenyan team came first. An Polish team came second.

An Armenian team came third. An Chinese team came fourth.

10 Samuel said the discussion. Samuel led the discussion.

Samuel spoke the discussion. Samuel talked the discussion.

11 Innisfail is near Tully. Cooktown is on Endeavour River.

Bruce Highway finishes at the Cairns. Brisbane is capital of Queensland.

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1 Which sentence shows that something is certain?

He might go to the movies. She should go to the pool. We will go to the match. We ought to go to the city.

2 Which sentence shows that Con is very excited?

“Look at that bike!” Con said. “Look at that bike,” Con said. “Look at that bike . . .” Con said. “Look at that bike?” Con said.

3 Which sentence gives a command?

I have got some homework. Take the dog for a walk. Could you please help me? The sun goes down soon.

4 Which sentence gives advice?

He does not want to play. Why are you giving up? Don’t give up so soon. He is trying too hard.

5 Which sentence gives a reason?

Joe broke his tennis racket. Karan sings while he plays. Ellen runs and swims daily. Scott likes to surf for fun.

6 Which sentence gives an opinion?

The author is English. I read a book review. That book is fascinating. The characters are teenagers.

7 Which sentence states a purpose?

He ran to catch his friend. Do you always run so fast? They run after school. She ran in the park.

8 Which sentence shows that Kaye has been interrupted?

“It’s over there,” Kaye said. “It’s over there!” Kaye said. “It’s over there?” Kaye said. “It’s over there . . .” Kaye said.

9 Which sentence states that something must happen first?

Jude is going to cheer his team. Bob is going with his friends. Helen won’t go unless you do. Bella won’t go to this match.

10 Which sentence gives a special circumstance?

She went because she had a ticket. He went even though he was ill. I went after buying my ticket. We went after they told us.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 Marcus sold his enormous, miniature racing car collection.

Marcus sold his miniature, enormous racing car collection.

Marcus sold his racing, miniature, enormous car collection.

Marcus sold his enormous, racing, miniature car collection.

2 Humphrey and Clark very nervous both were.

Humphrey and Clark were very nervous both.

Humphrey and Clark were both very nervous.

Humphrey and Clark were very both nervous.

3 Which does he like the best of these football teams?

Which of these football teams does he like the best?

Which football team does like him the best of these?

Which of these football teams the best does he like?

4 Jonathan sent on his mobile phone in the shop a text message.

Jonathan in the shop sent a text message on his mobile phone.

Jonathan on his mobile phone sent a text message in the shop.

Jonathan sent a text message on his mobile phone in the shop.

5 The hungry children gobbled the delicious, large, ham and pineapple pizzas.

The hungry children gobbled the large, delicious, ham and pineapple pizzas.

The hungry children gobbled the ham and pineapple, large, delicious pizzas.

The hungry children gobbled the ham and pineapple, delicious, large pizzas.

6 Doreen finishes always her projects before they are due at least a week.

Doreen always finishes her projects at least a week before they are due.

Doreen always finishes before they are due at least a week her projects.

Doreen her projects always finishes they are due at least a week before.

7 The children frequently at the beach on hot days swim.

The children swim on at the beach hot days frequently.

The children swim on hot days at the frequently beach.

The children frequently swim at the beach on hot days.

8 Sue went at the Olympic Stadium to the closing ceremony in October 2000 in Sydney.

Sue went to the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in October 2000.

Sue went in Sydney in October 2000 to the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.

Sue went in October 2000 in Sydney at the Olympic Stadium to the closing ceremony.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 a elephant a alligator

a wombat a opossum

2 a ugly toad a easy test

a impossible task a false move

3 an orange lobster an blue penguin

an clown fish an mud crab

4 a alert puppy a crowded train

a eerie feeling a unusual scene

5 Please open a account. Please buy a ice-cream.

Please correct an error. Please wear an shirt.

6 There is a vase on the table. There is a sugar on the saucer.

There is a bread in the toaster. There is a furniture in the room.

7 Jeff is a ex-footballer. Bill went home by the taxi.

Moira comes from the Ireland. Lana goes to the United States.

8 Bathurst Island is in Timor Sea. Sturt Plain is near the Lake Woods.

Kakadu is near the Arnhem Land. Gove Peninsula is near Cape Wessel.

9 It is a electric fence. You have an oval face.

He has a unusual walk. We saw a amazing sight.

10 A friend is happy, isn’t it? The bike is fast, isn’t it?

The teacher is good, isn’t it? A train is fast, isn’t he?

11 She swam in Tasman Sea. He climbed the Mount Buller.

We drove Great Ocean Road. I lived in the Victorian capital.

12 I took the train to town. We lost the key to house.

She sold the car to friend. He took the lunch to car.

13 Lyn is a Art teacher. Rob is a English teacher.

Kelli is a Science teacher. Sue is an Maths teacher.

14 Vance has an CD player. George has an MP3 player.

Nancy has an GPS device. Erica has an DVD player.

15 Nick has a ostrich pendant. Nora has a owl pendant.

Nita has a eagle pendant. Neve has a unicorn pendant.

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Whichwordisanoun(namingword)?

1 Craig’s decision to buy a bike changed his life forever.

2 The playful kitten vigorously bit and kicked the ball of wool.

3 “Watch out for that red-bellied black snake!” Timothy warned, as he pointed at it.

4 Dangerous saltwater crocodiles silently cruise the wetlands of Kakadu National Park.

5 Traffic in most large Australian cities continues to cause congestion and pollution.

Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

6 The flicked out its tongue towards us.

lizards snakes goanna pythons

7 Children in Cape York collect discarded that may entangle marine life.

drift anchors driftwood drift ice driftnets

8 The famous released a greatest hits CD.

skywriter underwriter songwriter typewriter

9 “Could you please buy some for me at the shop?” Mum asked.

rices sugars cherries butters

10 Stephanie peered into the to see where the sparrow had gone.

underground undergrowth undermine underneath

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1 A of trucks headed up the highway.

cluster convoy herd bunch

2 The of feral donkeys outnumbered the cattle on the farm.

herd pack pride school

3 A of endangered bats lived in the coastal caves.

hive flock colony herd

4 The of emus is grazing beside the fence.

gaggle swarm pride mob

5 A large of people attended the concert.

pack crowd herd flock

6 Maria joined the of people waiting for the bus.

flock queue number company

7 The ran after the other horses in the forest.

calf foal fawn cub

8 Gerald bought his father a of spanners for his birthday.

set bundle bunch series

9 The of raspberries at the greengrocers was expensive.

series clump pocket punnet

10 I bought Mum a of roses for Mothers Day.

string clutch bouquet batch

11 Wallace has a of valuable stamps from Australia.

flock metal collection constellation

12 The of fish darted into the underwater cave.

herd flock mob school

13 The buffalo was attacked by the lions.

cub foal calf fawn

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1 Damian had great in scoring full marks on his maths test.

satisfy satisfied satisfaction satisfying

2 Spreading about someone is never a good idea.

gossip gossiper gossiping gossipingly

3 Sandra showed in her response to the criticism.

intelligent intelligence intelligible intelligently

4 “This is a for the forces of good,” the general said.

victorious victoriousness victoriously victory

5 Casey went into after her car accident.

shocking shock shockingly shocker

6 Our coach told us it was a to train such talented players.

thrillingly thrills thrilling thrill

7 The of the people was humbling.

generously generosity generous generosities

8 is sometimes called the green-eyed monster.

Jealousies Jealously Jealousy Jealous

9 The soldier showed extreme in the face of enemy fire.

brave bravery bravely bravest

10 A is a form of government where the people can vote for their leaders.

democracy democratically democratic democrat

11 The king showed on his prisoners.

merciful merciless mercy mercifully

12 has a lot to do with taking opportunities and working hard.

Successful Success Successive Successfully

13 It is good to have and respect for other people’s beliefs.

tolerate tolerance tolerantly tolerant

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Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 “I don’t have butter or cheese,” Francis said.

lot any most plenty

2 George has to take antibiotics for his throat infection.

any some much a little of

3 The athletes didn’t have energy left at the end of the triathlon.

few many a lot of some of

4 large sharks were seen swimming off the beach.

Lot Much Several None of

5 The beekeeper sold delicious honey at the market.

lots few some many

6 Friesian cows produce milk with a high butterfat content.

any many few of plenty of

7 Terri has wild birds in her native garden.

one lots once many

8 Arnie said there were a of kookaburras sitting on the fence.

lot few some much

9 “How girls are in your class?” Josephine asked.

many much more few

10 “We have only weeded some of the front; there is still to do,” Dad said.

few most many much

11 “How pieces of fruit would you like?” Mum asked.

few much many plenty

12 Jessie had teacher who inspired him to teach.

one two some several

13 The children caught massive cane toads last night.

many much a bit of none of

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1 was more disappointed at losing than Eli.

Anyone No-one Anybody Everybody

2 Melanie and were in the same basketball team this year.

I me mine myself

3 “They aren’t ,” Kendrick said, shaking his head.

I me my mine

4 Once she had finished her project, Georgia handed to the teacher.

her you it them

5 The guide showed the nugget of gold he had found.

they my we us

6 The boys kicked the football between in the park.

yourselves themselves ourselves itself

7 “ went to the festival yesterday?” Patricia asked her friends.

Whose Which Whom Who

8 Between you and , I think we will win the competition this year.

I me mine myself

9 “Look at birds on the grass stalks over there; they’re finches,” Hugh said.

those them that this

10 No matter what happens, one should always do best.

his your one’s somebody’s

11 “ should share the ice-creams among the group,” Uncle Albert suggested.

Him Mine Them You

12 The student ankle was injured was taken to hospital.

that whose who whom

13 Graham is teaching how to ride a surfboard.

itself herself himself yourself

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Name: Date: Test G10 Score /13

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

1 The dog is sleeping in kennel.

its him hers their

2 Diane met Candice, who had worked with when they were in Paris.

I we her they

3 The took her mobile phone and put it in her purse.

man lady men boy

4 Vincent, everyone likes, was voted team captain.

what which whom whose

5 “ socks are these on the floor?” Mum asked.

Who What Whom Whose

6 “ wrong with the DVD player,” Jason said.

Someone’s Somebody’s Something’s Somewhere’s

7 “We expect every to be on his best behaviour,” Mr Baxter told his class.

boy lads men children

8 Warwick has some money, but Denise has .

my him ones none

9 “Please help to the strawberries and pineapple,” Primrose told her friend.

yourself himself myself itself

10 Henry needs someone to help with his science project.

its he his him

11 “Are these shin pads, John?” Paul asked.

me you your them

12 The family asked their neighbour to mind their dog when went on holidays.

me her they them

13 The principal spoke personally with every parent at the meeting.

yourself himself myself itself

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1 the other matches except this one were close.

All None Many Several

2 “There’s a quantity of food to last through the week,” Greg said.

many several enough sufficient

3 “That house there is mine, but house here is my neighbour’s,” Christie said.

this that them those

4 Dylan enjoyed the party than Mark did.

most more much many

5 Steve nor Geoff has played water polo before.

Each Both Either Neither

Whichwordisanadjective(describingword)?

6 The goldmine near the sheep station is very productive.

7 Australia exports huge quantities of wheat, sugar, beef and lamb.

8 Mick asked his closest mate, Peter, to play in his football team on the weekend.

9 The cat could not catch the bird because it was too fast.

10 Maurice tried hard to hide his growing excitement as he walked towards the concert.

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1 Which word describes a smell?

bristly croon succulent aromatic

2 Which word describes a taste?

gleaming flavourful whimpering stinky

3 Which word describes a sound?

feathery syrupy muffled rancid

4 Which word describes a touch?

leathery acrid jingle gamey

5 Which word describes a sight?

lapping abrasive radiant biting

6 Which word describes an emotion?

square soapy burbling enraged


7 Pamela wore a look on her face because she was sure she had won.

jealous smug frightened distressed

8 The taillight on Zane’s bike on and off in the dark.

flickered rippled swooped bulged

9 The emerald dove gently and bowed to its mate.

cooed chirped screeched squawked

10 Chestnut mushrooms have brown skin and a strong flavour.

frilly lumpy nutty fluffy

11 The smoky smell of meat and onions came from the barbecue next door.

salty burning sweet noxious

12 When the referee missed the foul, the supporters showed their by booing.

fright sadness excitement displeasure

13 Randolph pruned the shrub carefully to avoid being scratched.

ragged waxy thorny tough

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1 Keith is the brother of Thomas.

old elder oldest eldest

2 “That was the mistake I made,” Li said.

bad worst badly worse

3 Karla and Jacinta are the students in the school.

smarter smartest more smart more smarter

4 Connie ate fruit salad than anyone else at the party.

most more much many

5 Rodrigo has shoes than his sister, Susanna.

less few lesser fewer

6 “Jackson has paper than me,” Richard said.

less little least lesser

7 Angie thinks English is than Maths.

interest interesting more interesting much interesting

8 “That was my score ever!” Andrew exclaimed.

best better more best more better

9 “Which team is the of the two?” Charles asked.

best better more best more better

10 Anthony is a runner than Lance.

slower slowest more slower more slowest

11 Chris is the student in the class.

short shorter shortest most shortest

12 “Which of these two shirts is the ?” Finnegan asked.

cleaner cleanest more cleaner most cleanest

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1 The crimson sunset was framed two tall coconut trees.

away beyond through between

2 The garden tools were leaning the wall of the shed.

about among around against

3 Amina was lonely her frequent trips across Australia.

for from during around

4 The players waited the referee blew the whistle.

until from since during

5 Dingoes are very different domestic dogs because they do not bark.

like than from unlike

6 Bilbies burrow the desert surface to escape the heat.

beside behind beneath between

7 The bats flew the street light snatching insects.

among around through between

8 The rock star stood her adoring fans after the concert.

around through towards among

9 Gerry went to the toilet the half-time break.

from about during without

10 The fans got their team and cheered them to victory.

behind against beneath between

11 Desiree lives to the sports stadium on the outskirts of the city.

near beside adjacent opposite

12 The fish escaped the large tear in the net.

against from through behind

13 The frilled-necked lizard crept the tree trunk to hide from us.

behind outside through between

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1 The campers their tent near the waterfall.

pitching is pitching has pitched are pitching

2 We have the latest GPS device so we don’t get lost.

chose to buy chosen to buy choosing to bought choose to buying

3 Maria told us that last night’s wind almost her tarpaulin away.

blows blew blown blowing

4 “Look how much you since I last saw you!” Grandma said.

had grew have grow have grown had growing

5 Our bus driver for more than thirty years.

had drove had drive has driving has driven

6 Yvonne’s shirt in the wash and no longer fits her.

is shrink did shrank has shrunk was shrinking

7 Akram was an ice-cream when he saw the shark.

ate eats eaten eating

8 My father always comes and me in cricket.

coach coaches coached coaching

9 The girls to the shops if they are allowed.

will go are gone had gone have goes

10 Seth’s mother said he would this weekend if he feels better.

be plays be playing have played have been playing

11 Ebony beside the river when she saw the platypus.

runs is running will be running had been running

12 Next year, Corinna and Luke in Sydney for three years.

are living will had lived will have lived have being living

13 Martin a tennis racket about once a year.

break breaks broken breaking

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1 “My sister reach the light switch because she isn’t tall enough,” Derek said.

can’t shan’t couldn’t wouldn’t

2 Grant play badminton when he lived in Malaysia.

shall should used to ought to

3 Giuseppe do backstroke really well when he was younger.

can will could might

4 Marcia said she dream of supporting any other team.

can’t mustn’t couldn’t wouldn’t

5 “ I have a turn, please?” Xavier asked his friend politely.

Will May Ought Would

6 The lifesavers told us we always swim between the flags.

can must could would

7 “If it’s 7 am, then Barry be at the beach fishing by now,” Robyn said.

can will ought used to

8 “You keep the baby in the sun for too long,” Mum warned.

couldn’t won’t wouldn’t shouldn’t

9 “Tom has a broken arm. He go to the hospital now!” Ella said.

can may might must

10 “You to drink more water on hot days,” Tran warned.

could ought might would

11 “You stop here,” the police officer said pointing at the sign.

can’t couldn’t mightn’t oughtn’t

12 “ I make you a cup of tea?” Adriana offered kindly.

Used Shall Ought Would

13 “ you please turn your light off, Marvin?” Mum said.

Shall Must Would Should

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

1 “How did that come about so quickly?” Jaclyn asked.

reply change recall happen

2 The criminals tried to find ways to get around the law.

evade access manage circulate

3 The company announced it would take over its rival as soon as possible.

retrieve reduce in size gain control of contend against an opponent

4 Sally-Anne’s critical attitude turned away many potential friends.

reverted repelled refused returned

5 The pilot had to bail out before the damaged plane crashed.

stop supporting rescue delay an action jump out

Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

6 Jane could not the dog’s bad behaviour.

put up with put through put off put out

7 Zahra the opportunity so she could stay at home with her baby.

passed up passed out passed off passed through

8 When Harry was ill, he had to struggle to his food.

keep back keep off keep out keep down

9 Dad saved some money so he has something to .

fall apart fall behind fall back on fall through

10 The volleyball team a point to their opponents.

gave off gave away gave out gave back

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1 The mob of feral pigs grazing on the sorghum crop last night.

is are was were

2 Neither my brother nor yours playing basketball this season.

is am are were

3 Rupesh his cricket training at school yesterday.

do did does doing

4 The boys to look for turtles in the creek.

have go are goes has gone are going

5 The were catching tadpoles in the puddles last week.

girl boy children youngster

6 Everyone is saying that the price of tickets to football games too high.

is am are were

7 My uncle us to the beach tomorrow morning.

will want to taken wants to take

will want to taking was wanting to took

8 Dane and Mia in a ballet at the Sydney Opera House next week.

is perform are performing was performed were performing

9 The are in the paddock eating grass.

camel horse sheep cow

10 The teacher about the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.

speak spoke is speaks speaking

11 The took the groceries and placed them in their car.

man boy woman women

12 “Where my pair of jeans?” Alistair asked.

is are has have

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Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 Leon ordinarily rides his bike to school.

always usually sometimes occasionally

2 Carmen nearly scored a brilliant goal.

partly almost hardly sort of

3 Omar frequently plays computer games all weekend.

almost quietly always often

4 Jacinta said she would certainly be interested in going to the movies.

maybe possibly definitely probably

5 The family anxiously waited for news of their friends.

enthusiastically worriedly eagerly disappointingly


6 “Eric spoke in the debate,” the teacher said.

well good most best more better

7 “The wildflowers have bloomed the storms,” Mason said.

because consequently therefore since

8 Xavier played in the game because he was injured.

poor poorer poorly more poor

9 Karun has been playing cricket he was six.

ever since almost during

10 It was only that we realised we had left the stove on at home.

before whenever afterwards therefore

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

1 weeks afterwards

By the time the floodwaters arrived, huge flocks of waterbirds were already nesting.

2 as fast as a whippet

In order to help her sprinting, Tracey imagined herself running around the track.

3 through difficult circumstances

The survivor spoke about finding the courage to go on, even though he felt like giving up.

4 quietly and confidently

After he was introduced, the old man spoke to the class about his life as a drover.

Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

5 The children played .

without any hassles whose ball they kicked

which fun-filled afternoon when a game of football

6 Although outnumbered, the crept towards the enemy.

automatic weapons brave and heroic act

unarmed commando dreadfully cold and wet

7 Shark nets off popular beaches kill sharks .

several harmless species extremely effective killers

a wall of death for marine life as well as dugongs and turtles

8 , the football team won in the final seconds of the game.

Their proud coach In a dramatic finish

His long-range kick Fifteen long seconds

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Whichwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 Bill and Lynette, , have an unusual accent.

why they talk like that who have lived in many countries

that is their normal speech which is sometimes unusual

2 “ tonight, Bethany?” Liza asked.

When is your performance Why did you performed

Where you are performing Who you performing against

3 The principal presented the award to the students .

that working during the term why they worked so well

whose work was outstanding which gained full marks

4 , I still found the final exam fairly difficult.

Since I had worked for hours Unless I have worked for hours

Although I had studied hard Because I have been studying hard

5 , Siobhan sat down to eat it.

Unless she was eating ice-cream If she wants to eat an ice-cream

Where she likes to eat ice-cream After she paid for her ice-cream

6 The cuckoos begin their migration .

which lays eggs in other nests why the birds are parasites

when temperatures decrease where the other birds nest

7 Each year, tiger sharks gather in large numbers off Raine Island .

when do the turtles arrive which preys upon turtles

where female turtles nest why much is still unknown

8 Alana was training for the gymnastics championships .

until she strained her leg muscle after she strained her leg muscle once her leg muscle was strained since her leg muscle was strained

9 seems to make any difference.

Something they do Everything she does

Nothing we are doing Anything he is doing

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1 Diego said he wants strawberries nor blueberries.

neither either only also

2 Sahra was the only one working in the shop her boss.

also further besides likewise

3 Tigers love water; , lions detest it.

by contrast likewise indeed also

4 Dave batted poorly all season; , he scored a century in the grand final.

besides however furthermore consequently

5 Michelle will have to dress quickly; , we will be late for school.

unless finally besides otherwise

6 Dad said I had to wear shoes I liked it or not.

only until because whether

7 it rains today, we will have to water the garden this afternoon.

Whether Though Unless Since

8 Marco had the flu; , he missed the last two weeks of school.

therefore although because unless

9 the match was a draw, we really enjoyed ourselves.

Although Unless Until Then

10 Daily exercise is healthy; , it could help you live longer.

instead however otherwise in addition

11 Lucia is a good rider; , she has been riding horses for a long time.

finally namely similarly undoubtedly

12 Bianca didn’t win the championship; , she enjoyed herself.

indeed further accordingly nevertheless

13 The team scored a late goal, they could not win the match.

as well as as soon as even though in order that

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1 “If Jim is going to the park, he to take water with him,” Mum said.

need needs needed needing

2 If Nita lived near the beach, she more often.

could go swimming will gone swimming will going to swim could gone swim

3 If Gerald had been at school, he to the teacher.

will be speaking will have spoken

would be speaking would have spoken

4 If Michael Hussey is playing, we the game.

are winning will win have won will be winning

5 If Anton lived near a bus stop, he the bus more often.

will catch will caught would catch would be catching

6 “If I were you, this movie,” Kirsten suggested.

I’d watch I’ll watch I’d watched I’m watching

7 Erin would have won the competition if she ill.

hadn’t being wasn’t being hadn’t been wasn’t been

8 If Neil isn’t allowed to come, they to the pool by themselves.

are driven will drive will driving are drive

9 Ruth’s mum always worries that she off her bike.

will fall would fall will fell would fell

10 Nico would not the start of the race if he had been concentrating.

have missed have missing had missing had missed

11 Denise , if her cast has been taken off.

would be able to walking might be able to walks

should be able to walked ought to be able to walk

12 If I won first prize in the raffle, I it to my father.

would have given would give

will given will give

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Whichsentenceiscorrect?

1 Dad’s car is smaller than my uncle.

Dad’s car is smaller than my uncles.

Dad’s car is smaller than my uncle’s.

Dad’s car is smaller than my uncles car.

2 Avi was impressed by kindness, generosity and their humility. Avi was impressed by kindness, their generosity and their humility.

Avi was impressed by their kindness, their generosity and humility.

Avi was impressed by their kindness, generosity and humility.

3 Harry doesn’t like making his bed or to clean his room. Harry doesn’t like to make his bed or to cleaning his room.

Harry doesn’t like making his bed or cleaning his room.

Harry doesn’t like to make his bed or to clean his room.

4 Mandy likes neither to swim, nor playing softball. Mandy likes neither swimming, nor to play softball.

Mandy likes neither swimming nor playing softball.

Mandy likes neither to swim nor to playing softball.

5 Mustafa likes to eat apples, to talk with his friends and to tell jokes. Mustafa likes eating apples, talking with his friends and to tell jokes.

Mustafa likes eating apples, to talk with his friends and telling jokes.

Mustafa likes to eat apples, talking with his friends and telling jokes.

6 He said we need to improving our skills and performing better to start winning games. He said we need to improve our skills and perform better to start winning games.

He said we need improving our skills and performing better to start winning games.

He said we need to improve our skills and perform better to start to winning games.

7 She likes to dream of success, yet she never puts any plans into action. She likes dreaming of success, yet never is she putting any plans into action.

She likes to dream of success, yet never is to put any plans into action.

She likes dreaming of success, yet she never putting any plans into action.

8 Three crab species are blue swimmer, spanner and the mud crab. Three crab species are the blue swimmer, spanner crab and mud crab.

Three crab species are the blue swimmer crab, the spanner and mud crab.

Three crab species are the blue swimmer crab, the spanner crab and the mud crab.

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1 “It’s time to the bullet and decide,” David said to his friend.

kick bite fire make

2 Bruce the ice at the party when he decided to ask Maria to dance.

cast took threw broke

3 Caitlin was determined to her teacher’s eye.

find make catch keep

4 Freddie tried to control of the situation.

pay keep catch make

5 It is always important in life to one’s best.

do get take make

6 “You will nowhere if you do that,” Mum said.

do get pay keep

7 They arrived early so they did not the wonderful opportunity.

do miss take make

8 “Look after your money,” Mum advised.

hard-earned easily-lost deep-pocket very dirty

9 It was obvious that Marcus had some thinking to .

do get keep make

10 Mei didn’t know how to the news to her friend.

make deal raise break

11 The family had to arrangements to pick up their relatives.

take save get make

12 “Please turn off unnecessary lights so we can electricity,” Dad said.

have save find take

13 Our teacher told us to attention in class.

keep pay have make

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Whichwordcorrectlyreplacestheunderlinedwordgroupinthesentence?

1 Julia has a sister at school, but Donna doesn’t have a sister at school.

it one them those

2 Rosemary has freckles, but Suzanne has no freckles.

any few none some

3 “Look at those flowers over there. I really like those flowers,” Geoff said.

it this that them

4 Trudy ate some apples after school and Rebecca ate some apples too.

do did does done

5 It might get cold enough to snow tonight, but I hope it doesn’t get cold enough.

so not that some

Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneeded?

6 Leonie does not like socialising and neither does Randolph like socialising.

7 “How are you going home, Irene?” Sam asked. “I’m going home by taxi,” Irene answered.

8 “When is our science project due?” Georgette asked “Our science project is due tomorrow after school,” Vanessa replied.

9 “Do you know where my cricket kit is?” Simran asked. “No, I don’t know where your cricket kit is,” Krishna said.

10 Mario likes to cook, but Roberto can’t cook and neither can Philippe.

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Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneededinthesentence?

1 Jessica Watson wrote an interesting autobiography of her life.

Watson wrote interesting of her life

2 Ben raked the burning embers in the fireplace before putting on the firewood.

burning in the fireplace before on the

3 The class had to classify into groups the sea creatures they found.

had to into groups creatures found

4 During the course of the evening, thousands of insects were calling.

the course of thousands of were calling

5 Our friend, Jeremy, also completed the difficult task too.

our friend also completed difficult task

6 Tom said, “We must remember and not forget to be well behaved.”

must and not forget be well behaved

7 Under the microscope, the scientist watched the virus grow in size and multiply.

Under the the virus in size and multiply microscope

8 Our teacher told us to be careful and avoid any harmful injuries.

us be careful and harmful injuries

9 The number one leader in the world of computers is an American company.

number one in the world of computers company

10 It was great to see the animal’s natural instinct kick in as it struggled to survive.

animal’s natural kick in to survive

11 Remember not to use overused clichés in your writing.

Remember to use overused in your writing

12 Jacques is looking forward to getting back to his regular routine.

forward getting his regular

13 Always place the sharp point of a knife down when handing it to someone.

sharp of a knife down to someone

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Whichsentencecontainsawordwiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword?

1 A small tear formed in the corner of his eye.

A small tear formed in the sail. She never once shed a tear. The tear in the dress was tiny. Tear this paper up, please.

2 Golfers must be good at putting the ball across the green into the hole.

She is putting on an act. He is putting up with a lot. Avoid the hazards when putting. They are putting on their shoes.

3 Grandma makes wonderful apricot preserve in summer.

We must preserve our resources. She has to preserve her voice. He wanted to preserve the fossil. They had some preserve on toast.

4 Sian knew she must knuckle down and start studying.

She hurt her knuckle. His knuckle is bleeding. We had to knuckle under at work. He drew over his knuckle.

5 The learned professor taught his students to question everything.

She has learned Spanish. We learned a lot this year. The young woman is very learned. He learned to tie shoelaces.

6 “You have to concentrate to do your best,” the teacher told us.

He mixed the concentrate with water. She uses a concentrate on her trees. The concentrate was on special. I couldn’t concentrate very well.

7 Ernesto fumes when he can’t get his way.

The fumes from cars are poisonous. Our cities have lots of vehicle fumes. She fumes when she is frustrated. His car lets off lots of black fumes.

8 She enjoyed doing work experience at the medical centre.

Kim has secretarial experience. Tom will experience freefall today. Lyn will experience life as a volunteer. Ken is going to experience difficulties.

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1 Which of these is a job? library lecturer restaurant character

2 Which of these is a place? ecology conservation reserve survival

3 Which of these is a quality? cooking honourable astronomy discussion

4 Which of these is a particular direction? distance geography forward compass

5 Which of these is an adjective (describing word)? wood leafy tangle fish

Aprefixgoesatthefrontofaword.Whichprefixgivestheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

6 The scientific report was filled with relevant details. ir un dis non

7 A tiny scratch can lead to a serious bacterial infection.

in un dis anti

8 The legitimate government was overthrown by the military coup.

il un dis non

9 She felt ashamed of her bad behaviour towards her father.

il un dis non

10 There was a clear match of ability and skills between the two teams.

in un dis mis

11 The attention to detail in the wood carving was amazing.

in un dis non

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Whichwordhasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 Leo was attentive to the possibilities of his plan.

generous fortunate satisfied alert

2 The ball deflected sharply off the bat and raced away for four runs.

detached deviated descended deferred

3 She taught herself to ignore unimportant details and focus on the main issue.

incorrect insignificant incompetent incomplete

4 Shane had to convince his mother to allow him to go camping with his friends.

argue dispute manage persuade

5 The state of the building deteriorated with time.

degraded destroyed devastated defaulted

6 Wendy had been irresponsible when she forgot to lock her bike up.

insecure irritable careless cunning

7 Margot was unable to pierce the skin of the apple.

avoid sharpen repulse penetrate

8 The dog looked pathetic as it begged for food.

laughable pitiful clueless damaging

9 “Her recent behaviour has been weird,” Mum said.

reckless peculiar common arrogant

10 The team had an unbeatable lead in the final stages of the match.

invincible unachievable inspirational unavoidable

11 Karl demonstrated a strength he hadn’t realised he possessed.

protested prevented returned revealed

12 The family were upset by her sudden departure.

sad abrupt delayed prolonged

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Whichwordhastheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 George is a very lazy student.

idle slow slack diligent

2 The scuba divers peered through the clear water.

transparent murky bright crystal

3 Luigi wanted to change his amateur status in tennis.

novice beginner professional experienced

4 Keiko enjoys Shakespeare’s comedies the best.

tragedies histories miracles mysteries

5 Stefan has an extraverted personality.

coveted diverted introverted converted

6 Donna is a very generous person.

rough stingy helpful unselfish

7 Howard Carter found some ancient tombs in Egypt.

old modern hidden buried

8 Angeleigh is a very agile gymnast.

flexible talented clumsy average

9 The rapid extinction of plant and animal species is a serious concern.

annihilation destruction introduction creation

10 The captured army was enslaved by the Roman general.

imprisoned liberated executed punished

11 She thought the food was presented in an attractive way.

lovely beautiful repulsive gorgeous

12 The captain ordered the army to defend the city.

attack protect secure assist

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

1 Lauren was sure there was something fishy about her new neighbour.

something smelly something sporty something suspicious something hard to handle

2 Regina has been working against the clock to meet the deadlines. working like a machine working hard to finish on time working with a clock on her desk working while watching the time

3 Adrian is threatening to leave the team; however, he is all bark and no bite. acts like a playful dog at times acts tough but doesn’t follow through likes to seek attention likes to complain

4 Kenneth knew his rival had an axe to grind because of their recent history.

a grudge a weapon a blunt axe a sharp mind

5 Trish said she is starting to find her feet at her new school. find her location walk more easily be more coordinated feel more confident

6 The new coach is like a breath of fresh air for the team. a change for the better clean, pure air an exercise opportunity breathing deeply

7 Don didn’t tell anyone he could play, but his sister let the cat out of the bag.

became noisy revealed the secret made a mistake became aggressive

8 Stuart wanted to help, but he wasn’t willing to go out on a limb. entertain himself climb up high be unnoticed put himself at risk

9 Everyone says that Nate is the spitting image of his father. an approximate image the exact likeness thinking the same the opposite to

10 Giovanna is always blowing her own horn. giving herself credit playing an instrument blowing her nose making up music

11 Ingrid is applying for several courses. She doesn’t want to put all her eggs in one basket. carry separate items be emotionally involved risk everything on one chance replace any fragile things

12 Bernice was pulling my leg when she said that there were homing cockatoos.

tricking me stretching one of my legs putting me off balance adjusting my perception

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Use capital letters to complete this information.

Firstname:

Lastname:

Class:

School:

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

Use a 2B or HB pencil only.

Check your answers when you

have finished!

Read all the instructions

carefully.

Shade in one bubble only for multiple-choice

questions.

If you make a mistake, use an eraser

to rub out your old answer.

No dictionaries, books or notes

allowed.

NAPLAN*-style PracticeTest

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PRACTICE QuESTIoNS

P1

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

The kat sat on the mat.

P2

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

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

P3

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Where is the dog

Where is the dog,

Where is the dog.

Where is the dog?

P4

Which word correctly completes this sentence?

The play on the swings.

children

baby

boy

girl

P5

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

Moriah has a large gum tree in her yard.

tiny

big

pretty

flowering

P6

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

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

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ReadOur creek.Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

Our creek

1

Our creek is a special enviroment .

2

There are lots of yabbys and fish.

3

My favorit animal is a reptile.

4

It is the long-necked turtil .

Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

5

Mason wrote my adress on the envelope.

6

Kathy court her finger in the door.

7

John locked the shed with a large padlok .

8

Anton bought medicine from the farmasy .

9

Sharon’s parrot skreachs loudly.

10

Karli’s arm was numm from the injection.

11

Ernie’s rabbit nibled on a carrot.

12

Jayson had a plesent experience at school.

13

Vanessa finds strawberries irrasistable .

14

Leonard likes to absail down steep cliffs.

15

Claire saw a centipeed in the garden.

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ReadOur Canberra trip.Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingofthewordinthebox.

Our Canberra trip

16

Last week, we went on an exkurshun to Canberra.

17

We visited Parliment House and the Australian War Memorial.

18

The school prinsiple enjoyed supervising the students.

19

In autum, Canberra has many beautiful trees with bright leaves.

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingofthewordinthebox.

20

The man deliberately desieved the authorities.

21

A fierce dog was nawing on an enormous bone.

22

The mekanic used a gauge to check our tyre pressure.

23

Tigers rely on camouflage and stalth to stalk their prey.

24

We are definitely comited to raising public awareness.

25

A noticable difference occurred after the treatment.

26

“You shouldve brought your video camera,” Mum said.

27

Our class enjoyed the interesting science exparament.

28

A severe downpour caused the swolin rivers.

29

The librarian listed the kronologie of the events.

30

Many admisshun tickets turned out to be fakes.

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Read Kangaroo Island. Some words and punctuation have been left out. Which words and punctuation correctly complete each sentence?

Kangaroo Island

31

Kangaroo Island is a wildlife paradise.

or ‘KI’ (as the locals) call it (or ‘KI’ as the locals call it) or KI as the (‘locals’ call it) (or KI as the locals) call it

32

Australian sea lions are found at .

Seal Bay and Nobby island seal bay and nobby island Seal Bay and Nobby Island Seal bay and Nobby island

33

“Did you know there are no the wildlife ranger asked.

dingoes rabbits or foxes on KI?” dingoes rabbits, or foxes on KI?” dingoes, rabbits or foxes, on KI?” dingoes, rabbits or foxes on KI?”

34

“If you look over there,” the ranger said pointing,

“you’ll see a KI kangaroo”. “You’ll see a KI kangaroo.” “you’ll see a KI kangaroo.” “You’ll see a KI kangaroo”.

35

Which words correctly complete the sentence?

Our class went to see play. play was very funny. the A a The the An an The

36

Which word does the slash ( / ) replace in the sentence?The letter began with ‘Dear Sir/Madam’.

or but and is

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37 Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

Stephanie Rice is one of the swimmers in Australia.

most success

more success

most successful

more successfully

38 Which words correctly complete the sentence?

The girls are going to the beach it is hot or not;

, they will come back if it rains.

besides finally

whether however

because therefore

certainly besides

39 Which word shows a particular direction?

distance

geography

forward

compass

40 Which sentence gives a special circumstance?

She went because she had a ticket.

He went even though he was ill.

I went after buying my ticket.

We went after they told us.

41 Which sentence is correct?

Sue went at the Olympic Stadium to the closing ceremony in October 2000 in Sydney.

Sue went to the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in October 2000.

Sue went in Sydney in October 2000 to the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.

Sue went in October 2000 in Sydney at the Olympic Stadium to the closing ceremony.

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42 Which sentence shows that Mary is very excited?

“It was,” Mary replied.

“It was?” Mary replied.

“It was . . .” Mary replied.

“It was!” Mary replied.

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

The learned professor taught his students to question everything.

She has learned Spanish.

We learned a lot this year.

The young woman is very learned.

He learned to tie shoelaces.


Lance has an CD player.

Gino has an MP3 player.

Nan has an GPS device.

Fran has an DVD player.

45 Which word is a noun (naming word)?

Deadly box jellyfish are regularly found in tropical waters during warmer months.

46 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

Sandra showed in her response to the criticism.

intelligent

intelligence

intelligible

intelligently


The beekeeper sold delicious honey at the market.

lots

few

some

many

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Stuart and were in the same class this year.

I

me mine myself

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

Dad said, “Please eat Ruby, because we are in a hurry to go.”


The dog is sleeping in kennel.

its him hers their


Brenda nor Jeanette has water-skied before.

Each Both Either Neither

52 Which word is an adjective (describing word)?

The goldmine near the sheep station is very productive.


The emerald dove gently and bowed to its mate.

cooed barked screeched squawked

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54 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

Angelo thinks car racing is than football.

interest

interesting

more interesting

much interesting

55 Which sentence uses commas ( , ) correctly?

The librarian, told us to stack the books, magazines and newspapers and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack, the books, magazines and newspapers and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack the books, magazines and newspapers, and start counting.

The librarian told us to stack the books, magazines, and newspapers and start counting.


Dingoes are very different domestic dogs because they do not bark.

like

than

from

unlike

57 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

“You keep the baby in the sun for too long,” Mum warned.

couldn’t

will too

wouldn’t

shouldn’t

58 A prefix goes at the front of a word. Which prefix gives the opposite meaning to the underlined word in this sentence?

The scientific report was filled with relevant details.

ir

un

dis

non

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Haylie the opportunity so she could stay at home with her baby.

passed up

passed out

passed off

passed through


parents are from Queensland.

Owens’ and Steves’

Owen’s and Steve’s

Owen and Steve’s

Owen and Steves’

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

The quality of the fruit quickly deteriorated in the tropical heat.

degraded

destroyed

devastated

defaulted


Dane and Mia in a ballet at the Sydney Opera House next week.

is perform

are performing

was performed

were performing

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

Christian nearly scored a brilliant goal.

partly

almost

hardly

sort of

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

quietly and confidently

After he arrived, the old man spoke to the class about his life during the war.


Each year, great white sharks gather in large numbers off Kangaroo Island, .

when do the seals and sea lion pups arrive

which preys upon seals and sea lions

where female seals and sea lions give birth

why much of their life cycle is still unknown

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

“These CDs are Harrys, not yours or hers,” Donald said.


She likes to dream of success, yet she never puts any plans into action.

She likes dreaming of success, yet never is she putting any plans into action.

She likes to dream of success, yet never is to put any plans into action.

She likes dreaming of success, yet she never putting any plans into action.


Frederick tried to control of the situation.

pay

keep

catch

make

69 Two hyphens ( - ) have been left out of the sentence. Which words need hyphens between them?

The local amateur players put on an up to date play in the annual village arts festival.

local amateur players

up to date

annual village arts

village arts festival

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70 Which word or word group is not needed in the sentence?

During the course of the evening, thousands of insects were calling.

the course of thousands of were calling

71 Which word has the opposite meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

The scuba divers peered through the clear water.

transparent murky bright crystal

Read School games. Some words have been left out. Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

School games

72 At our school, we handball and football every morning before class.

often plays always playing usually play frequently playing

73 However, some students those games.

doesn’t like aren’t liking don’t like aren’t liked

74 exception, the teachers to encourage sport.

None like Without like Some liking Much likes

75 “Do you think students enjoy doing athletics?” Jade asked.

ought would must once did

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AnswersPAGE10–TESTS11 cascades2 exact3 address4 detour5 proceed6 esteem7 conquer8 glacier9 triumph10 piece11 forearm12 widespread13 homestead14 treason15 acquaint16 cyclone17 deceived18 cynical19 portray20 deafen

PAGE11–TESTS21 warehouse2 staircase3 forfeit4 snorkel5 brochure6 shoreline7 mourning8 sincere9 earache10 hoarsely11 charcoal12 marriage13 surgeon14 veneer15 verdict16 bleary17 tiresome18 obscured19 skirmish20 burglar

PAGE12–TESTS31 scowl2 caught3 vowed4 yawning5 soy6 route7 spooked8 skylight9 crouched10 rejoiced11 gnawing12 coop13 haunches14 waltz15 hoist16 Folklore / folklore17 mouse18 avoid19 false20 youth

PAGE13–TESTS41 whirlpool2 boycott3 vouch4 chuckle5 shower6 orphaned7 flawless8 trout9 padlock10 shepherd11 power

12 thousand13 outstanding14 apostrophes15 poison16 fierce17 poacher18 abolish19 graphic20 overwhelm

PAGE14–TESTS51 engineer2 account3 fudge4 allergic5 bouncy6 recycle7 saucer8 mince9 jogging10 chord11 mechanic12 gouged13 fugitive14 diligently15 porridge16 citizenship17 nuclear18 celebrity19 cement20 guesthouse

PAGE15–TESTS61 brooch2 speech3 pleasant4 choir5 chopped6 shelve7 pharmacy8 leash9 smudge10 knotted11 smashed12 squawk13 elephant14 overwhelmed15 slipped16 bullock17 glands18 hyphen19 threat20 pledge

PAGE16–TESTS71 spray2 stretch3 snatched4 throb5 splashed6 sketch7 screeches8 throng9 shrank10 strength11 tight12 symphony13 chlorine14 Strait15 finches16 stealth17 scorch18 thrash19 drenched20 shrivelled

PAGE17–TESTS81 wrench2 numb3 plumber4 wreath5 crescent6 knight7 glistened8 technique9 dinghy10 wrinkles11 descent12 knowledge13 rhyme14 scissors15whiskers16 character17 Wednesday18wheezing19wrestle20 condemned

PAGE18–TESTS91 picked2 nibbled3 dreaming4 ignored5 exciting6 missed7 wrapping8 cleaned9 twisted10 shrugging11 quoting12 suffering13 tricked14 committed15 cared16 passed17 whizzing18 chugging19 rebelled20 repeated

PAGE19–TESTS101 eligible2 irrational3 enviable4 defenceless5 thoughtful6 pronounced7 creamiest8 transparent9 monotonous10 hungrily11 misfortune12 immobile13 octagons14 dizziness15 occasionally16 noticeable17 circumnavigate18 antidote19 transferable20 manageable

PAGE20–TESTS111 pleasant2 We’ve / we’ve3 mane4 How’s5 magazine6 eighteen7 doesn’t8 Where’re9 perhaps10 flair11 housing

12 helicopter13 should’ve14 government15 wouldn’t16 honour17 instructor18 weren’t19 desperate20 efficient

PAGE21–TESTS121 comprehension2 jewellery3 parliament4 businessman5 appreciation6 ninety7 bazaar8 synonym9 distinction10 tattoo11 evaporation12 experiment13 influenza14 skeleton15 symmetry16 urgency17 acceptable18 chemist19 employer20 persuasion

PAGE22–TESTS131 Martin’s2 atlases3 sneezes4 tomatoes5 antiques6 businesses7 scarves8 men’s9 diaries10 leashes11 environments12 pyramids13 destroyers14 cockroaches15 gases16 jockeys17 guesses18 earthquakes19 Wednesdays20 grandmother’s

PAGE23–TESTS141 humorous2 cautious3 juiciest4 inedible5 irresistible6 ornamental7 inquisitive8 thinnest9 unsightly10 persistent11 swollen12 delightful13 invasive14 ridiculous15 ceaseless16 variable17 secretive18 flammable19 stationary20 changeable

PAGE24–TESTS151 preferred2 noticeably3 sighs4 abseil5 pours6 achieves7 curiously8 scarcely9 strummed10 immunise11 disappointed12 definitely13 embarrassed14 permitting15 bathe16 suppresses17 unintentionally18 tossed19 Incidentally / incidentally20 discusses

PAGE25–TESTS161 triathlon2 subscribe3 centipede4 automatic5 circumference6 translator7 constellation8 pronounce9 polygon10 aerobic11 multiple12 monarchy13 Omnivores / omnivores14 postponed15 forehead16 Multicultural /

multicultural17 surrender18 chronology19 cooperate / co-operate20 telepathy

PAGE26–TESTS171 cinema2 potato3 passenger4 revenge5 toll6 laundry7 angelic8 governor9 vocabulary10 employee11 dungeon12 asteroid13 circulation14 exclusion15 laboratory16 wattle17 appendix18 provoke19 admission20 alley

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PAGE27–TESTP11 Tom went to Flinders

Island.2 The Little Mermaid is a

movie.3 I went to the Royal

Australian Mint.4 We drove on a Simpson

Desert track.5 Kim lives in New Norfolk,

Tasmania.6 The Kimberley Plateau

is north-east of Broome on the western coast of Australia.

7 There is a population of rare white Bennett’s wallabies near South Bruny National Park.

8 Clarence asked his nephew, Aaron, “When do you finish soccer training today, mate?”

9 Earth, Mars and other planets form part of the Milky Way.

10 That winter, we travelled north to the Whitsunday Islands, and returned in spring.

PAGE28–TESTP21 “Tim?” Leo said.2 “I’m going!” Mia said.3 “I am . . .” Faye said.4 “I agreed?” Ken said.5 “There it is!” Mary said.6 full stop ( . )7 question mark ( ? )8 full stop ( . )9 exclamation mark ( ! )10 full stop ( . )

PAGE29–TESTP31 Ross bought some milk,

bread and meat at the shop.2 The mayor, Patrick

O’Brien, presented awards to the winners in the town hall at lunchtime.

3 Dad said, “Please eat, Jason, because we are in a hurry to go.”

4 I would like to play with you, however, I have promised to play with Darren in the nets.

5 Once we decided to go fishing, we packed all our tackle and bought some bait.

6 The librarian told us to stack the books, magazines and newspapers, and start counting.

7 “The back tyres are almost bald,” our mechanic, Charlie, said.

8 After we heard the news, we bought food, bottled water, torches and batteries.

PAGE30–TESTP41 wouldn’t 2 boy’s 3 What’ve 4 Owen and Steve’s 5 They’re6 women’s 7 Those CDs do not belong

to my brothers and sisters; they are Neville’s.

8 “These surfboards are Richard’s, not ours or yours,” Daisy said.

9 My three friends’ bikes are white, but the bikes in the sheds are red.

10 “If all the boys and girls in the teams had turned up, they might’ve won,” Dad said.

11 “There aren’t any wild lions, tigers or monkeys in Australia,” Kathleen said.

PAGE31–TESTP51 thirty-five2 long-winded3 great-aunt4 middle-aged5 apple-growing6 good-natured7 Eleven-year-old8 hit-and-run9 sisters-in-law10 up-to-date

PAGE32–TESTP61 1622 metres2 meaning empty fist3 $6 000 0004 1955–19755 the same one as last time6 Some women love wearing

jewellery, such as rings, necklaces, earrings and bangles (from a Hindi word meaning ‘bracelet’).

7 Wave Rock (part of Hyden Rock formation) is an incredible, wave-like granite structure formed millions of years ago in Western Australia.

8 After its general introduction, the report details several threats to native species (see page 65).

9 Daniel said he could not wash up (which is typical of him) because he had to watch his favourite TV program.

10 The catamaran (a multi-hulled boat) has a more stable design than the more traditional, single-hull boats.

PAGE33–TESTP71 Lara said, “I play netball.”2 “Does Mum know?” Jack

asked.3 Ruth shouted, “Where are

you?”4 “There’s my brush,” Liza

said.5 Amy shouted, “Let’s go

now!”6 “That book,” she said, “is

his.”7 “I had a personal best in

athletics yesterday, Peter,” Chloe said proudly.

8 Donald stopped his friend, Lloyd, and said, “If you’re allowed, come over to my place.”

9 “Come on!” the coach called, as Shiralee slowed down halfway up the hill.

10 Marilyn yelled excitedly to her friend, “I won first prize!”

11 After they bought the tickets, Jason said to his brother, “I hope this is a good movie.”

PAGE34–TESTG11 He scored the winning

goal.2 More information is

available.3 Opals form underground.4 Children love to explore.5 American astronauts

trained there.6 Sophie is a fierce

competitor.7 Vince came prepared.8 Do you know an Amanda?9 An Armenian team came

third.10 Samuel led the discussion.11 Innisfail is near Tully.

PAGE35–TESTG21 We will go to the match.2 “Look at that bike!” Con

said.3 Take the dog for a walk.4 Don’t give up so soon.5 Scott likes to surf for fun.6 That book is fascinating.7 He ran to catch his friend.8 “It’s over there . . .” Kaye

said.9 Helen won’t go unless you

do.10 He went even though he

was ill.

PAGE36–TESTG31 Marcus sold his enormous,

miniature racing car collection.

2 Humphrey and Clark were both very nervous.

3 Which of these football teams does he like the best?

4 Jonathan sent a text message on his mobile phone in the shop.

5 The hungry children gobbled the delicious, large, ham and pineapple pizzas.

6 Doreen always finishes her projects at least a week before they are due.

7 The children frequently swim at the beach on hot days.

8 Sue went to the closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in October 2000.

PAGE37–TESTG41 a wombat2 a false move3 an orange lobster4 a crowded train5 Please correct an error.6 There is a vase on the

table.7 Lana goes to the United

States.8 Gove Peninsula is near

Cape Wessel.9 You have an oval face.10 The bike is fast, isn’t it?11 I lived in the Victorian

capital.12 I took the train to town.13 Kelli is a Science teacher.14 George has an MP3 player.15 Neve has a unicorn

pendant.

PAGE38–TESTG51 life2 ball3 Timothy4 crocodiles5 Traffic6 goanna7 driftnets8 songwriter9 cherries10 undergrowth

PAGE39–TESTG61 convoy2 herd3 colony4 mob5 crowd6 queue7 foal8 set9 punnet10 bouquet11 collection12 school13 calf

PAGE40–TESTG71 satisfaction2 gossip3 intelligence4 victory5 shock6 thrill7 generosity8 Jealousy9 bravery10 democracy11 mercy12 Success13 tolerance

PAGE41–TESTG81 any2 some3 a lot of4 Several5 some6 plenty of7 many8 lot9 many10 much11 many12 one13 many

PAGE42–TESTG91 No-one2 I3 mine4 it5 us6 themselves7 Who8 me9 those10 one’s11 You12 whose13 himself

PAGE43–TESTG101 its2 her3 lady4 whom5 Whose6 Something’s7 boy8 none

9 yourself10 him11 your12 they13 himself

PAGE44–TESTG111 All2 sufficient3 this4 more5 Neither6 productive7 huge8 closest9 fast10 growing

PAGE45–TESTG121 aromatic2 flavourful3 muffled4 leathery5 radiant6 enraged7 smug8 flickered9 cooed10 nutty11 burning12 displeasure13 thorny

PAGE46–TESTG131 elder2 worst3 smartest4 more5 fewer6 less7 more interesting8 best9 better10 slower11 shortest12 cleanest

PAGE47–TESTG141 between2 against3 during4 until5 from6 beneath7 around8 among9 during10 behind11 adjacent12 through13 behind

PAGE48–TESTG151 are pitching2 chosen to buy3 blew4 have grown5 has driven6 has shrunk7 eating8 coaches9 will go10 be playing11 had been running12 will have lived13 breaks

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PAGE49–TESTG161 can’t2 used to3 could4 wouldn’t5 May6 must7 will8 shouldn’t9 must10 ought11 can’t12 Shall13 Would

PAGE50–TESTG171 happen2 evade3 gain control of4 repelled5 jump out6 put up with7 passed up8 keep down9 fall back on10 gave away

PAGE51–TESTG181 was2 is3 did4 are going5 children6 is7 wants to take8 are performing9 sheep10 spoke11 women12 is

PAGE52–TESTG191 usually2 almost3 often4 definitely5 worriedly6 well7 since8 poorly9 since10 afterwards

PAGE53–TESTG201 By the time the

floodwaters arrived weeks afterwards, huge flocks of waterbirds were already nesting.

2 In order to help her sprinting, Tracey imagined herself running around the track as fast as a whippet.

3 The survivor spoke about finding the courage to go on through difficult circumstances, even though he felt like giving up.

4 After he was introduced, the old man spoke quietly and confidently to the class about his life as a drover.

5 without any hassles6 unarmed commando7 as well as dugongs and

turtles8 In a dramatic finish

PAGE54–TESTG211 who have lived in many

countries2 When is your performance3 whose work was outstanding4 Although I had studied hard5 After she paid for her

ice-cream6 when temperatures decrease7 where females turtles nest8 until she strained her leg

muscle9 Nothing we are doing

PAGE55–TESTG221 neither2 besides3 by contrast4 however5 otherwise6 whether7 Unless8 therefore9 Although10 in addition11 undoubtedly12 nevertheless13 even though

PAGE56–TESTG231 needs2 could go swimming3 would have spoken4 will win5 would catch6 I’d watch7 hadn’t been8 will drive9 will fall10 have missed11 ought to be able to walk12 would give

PAGE57–TESTG241 Dad’s car is smaller than

my uncle’s.2 Avi was impressed by their

kindness, generosity and humility.

3 Harry doesn’t like making his bed or cleaning his room.

4 Mandy likes neither swimming nor playing softball.

5 Mustafa likes to eat apples, to talk with his friends and to tell jokes.

6 He said we need to improve our skills and perform better to start winning games.

7 She likes to dream of success, yet she never puts any plans into action.

8 Three crab species are the blue swimmer crab, the spanner crab and the mud crab.

PAGE58–TESTG251 bite2 broke3 catch4 keep5 do6 get7 miss8 hard-earned9 do10 break11 make12 save13 pay

PAGE59–TESTG261 one2 none3 them4 did5 not6 like socialising7 I’m going home8 Our science project is due9 know where your cricket

kit is10 cookPAGE60–TESTG271 of her life2 burning3 into groups4 the course of5 also6and not forget7 in size8 harmful9 number one10 natural11 overused12 regular13 sharpPAGE61–TESTG281 She never once shed a tear.2 Avoid the hazards when

putting.3 They had some preserve

on toast.4 We had to knuckle under

at work.5 The young woman is very

learned.6 I couldn’t concentrate very

well.7 She fumes when she is

frustrated.8 Kim has secretarial

experience.PAGE62–TESTG291 lecturer2 reserve3 honourable4 forward5 leafy6 ir7 anti8 il9 un10 mis11 inPAGE63–TESTG301 alert2 deviated3 insignificant4 persuade5 degraded6 careless7 penetrate8 pitiful9 peculiar10 invincible11 revealed12 abrupt

PAGE64–TESTG311 diligent2 murky3 professional4 tragedies5 introverted6 stingy7 modern8 clumsy9 creation10 liberated11 repulsive12 attack

PAGE65–TESTG321 something suspicious2 working hard to finish on

time3 acts tough but does not

follow through4 a grudge5 feel more confident6 a change for the better7 revealed the secret8 put himself at risk9 the exact likeness10 giving herself credit11 risk everything on one

chance12 tricking me

PAGE67–NAPLAN*-STyLETEST P1 catP2 smallP3 Where is the dog?P4 childrenP5 big P6 Lachlan has finished his

homework. He is outside playing with the dog.

PAGE681 environment2 yabbies3 favourite4 turtle5 address6 caught7 padlock8 pharmacy9 screeches10 numb11 nibbled12 pleasant13 irresistible14 abseil15 centipede16 excursion17 Parliament18 principal19 autumn20 deceived21 gnawing22 mechanic23 stealth24 committed25 noticeable26 should’ve27 experiment28 swollen29 chronology30 admission31 (or ‘KI’ as the locals call it)32 Seal Bay and Nobby Island33 dingoes, rabbits or foxes on

KI?”34 “you’ll see a KI kangaroo.”35 a The36 or37 most successful

38 whether however39 forward40 He went even though he

was ill.41 Sue went to the closing

ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney in October 2000.

42 “It was!” Mary replied.43 The young woman is very

learned.44 Gino has an MP3 player.45 jellyfish46 intelligence47 some48 I49 Dad said, “Please eat, Ruby,

because we are in a hurry to go.”

50 its51 Neither52 productive53 cooed54 more interesting55 The librarian told us to

stack the books, magazines and newspapers, and start counting.

56 from57 shouldn’t58 ir59 passed up60 Owen and Steve’s61 degraded62 are performing63 almost64 After he arrived, the old

man spoke quietly and confidently to the class about his life during the war.

65 where female seals and sea lions give birth

66 “These CDs are Harry’s, not yours or hers,” Donald said.

67 She likes to dream of success, yet she never puts any plans into action.

68 keep69 up to date70 the course of71 transparent72 usually play73 don’t like74 Without like75 would

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

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

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

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

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

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