NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM YEAR

5
LITERACY AND NUMERACY

LANGUAGE
CONVENTIONS 2010

SESSION 1
Use 2B or HB

0:40 Time available for students to

complete test: 40 minutes
pencil only

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The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.

Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

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1 The arroe hit the target.

Our class watched the launtch of the 2

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rocket on TV.

Bill’s granfather lives next door to 3

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my school.

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4 Some people like to eat froot .

The children remberd to look carefully before 5

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crossing the road.

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6 Rebecca cort a cold last week.

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7 I herd the new song on the radio today.

The bricklayers helped to build an extenshun 8

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to the house.

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The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.

Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.

Jason’s father and uncel watched him 9

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play football.

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10 We walked to the top of the mounten .

The student had ekselent results in the 11

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Maths test.

Read Our holiday.

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

Our holiday

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12 We travel across the oshan in a sailing boat.

It transports us far away to a warm, 13

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tropicle place.

We drop anchor beside an iland with dense 14

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palm trees.

What extraordinary experiences we have on 15

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our jurney.

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Each sentence has one word that is incorrect.

Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.

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16 The lady said she woud like a cup of tea.

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17 The boy fell over and hurt his nee.

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18 The buffalo carf stayed close to its mother.

If the correct adress is not on the envelope, it will 19

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not be delivered.

She was suprized when her name was drawn in 20

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the raffle at the school fete.

We had a great discussion about the official 21

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biografee of the famous actor.

The bushes grew together into a thick, 22

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high hedje.

The athlete breeths deeply in preparation for 23

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the race.

The young boy rode his new bisicle around 24

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the suburb.

The farmer drove his shiny new tracter 25

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home from the auction.

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Shade one
26 Which word correctly completes this sentence? bubble.

The greedy boy always gives the largest piece of the cake.

he
him
himself
themselves

27 Which words correctly complete this sentence?

The people, who lived in the old house at the end of the street, .

owned a noisy dog

and had an old car
was falling to pieces
who were very friendly

28 A comma ( , ) has been left out of this sentence.

Where should the missing comma go?

The farmer has lots of dogs sheep, cattle and goats on his farm.

29 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Dad said to me, It’s time for bed.”

Dad said to me. It’s time for bed.”
Dad said to me. “It’s time for bed.”
Dad said to me, “It’s time for bed.”

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Shade one
30 What is ’cos short for in this sentence? bubble.

“I’m late ’cos I missed the bus,” John told his teacher.

cause
due to
because
as a result of

31 Which word correctly completes this sentence?

The farmer worked out how milk he had to sell.

most
more
much
many

32 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

My favourite park is red lake national park.

My favourite park is Red Lake National Park.
My favourite park is Red lake National park.
My favourite park is Red Lake national park.

33 Two commas ( , ) have been left out of this sentence. Shade two
Where should the missing commas go? bubbles.

“Let’s eat Katherine before it gets cold.”

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Shade one
34 Which word correctly completes this sentence? bubble.

The baby all the time.

cry
cry’s
cries
crying

35 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

The (little penguin) Eudyptula minor is also called the fairy penguin and
the blue penguin.
The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is also called the fairy penguin and
the blue penguin.
The little penguin Eudyptula minor is also called the (fairy penguin) and
the blue penguin.
The little penguin Eudyptula minor is also called the fairy penguin and
the (blue penguin).

36 Which words correctly complete this sentence?

A lady sat in front of me at the movies.

wore a red jacket

wears a red jacket
wearing a red jacket
was wearing a red jacket

37 Which words and punctuation correctly complete this sentence?

“I collect model cars and do you collect, Jasper?” Felicity asked.

shells what
shells. What
shells, what
shells? What

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Shade one
38 Which letters or words from this sentence should be in brackets ( )? bubble.

The United Nations UN headquarters is in New York, USA.

United Nations
UN
New York
USA

39 Which sentence uses the apostrophe ( ’ ) correctly?

These are not my sock’s.

James’ needs to go home.
Look at the cute puppies’!
He’s going to be late again.

40 Which word or words correctly complete this sentence?

He won if he had tried harder.

could
could of
could had
could have

41 Which word or words correctly complete this sentence?

It is requested that all phones turned off during the show.

be
being
are being
have been

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Shade one
bubble.
42 Which words correctly complete this sentence?
I have lost my bag but my keys are in my pocket .

luckily I can still drive home

it is lucky I can still drive home
so luckily I can still drive home
because it is lucky I can still drive home

43 An apostrophe ( ’ ) has been left out of this sentence.

Where should the missing apostrophe go?

It was nobodys fault that the officials took their passports instead of ours.

44 Which word or words correctly complete this sentence?

Brett felt the loss of the computer than his sister,
because he used it every day.

deeper
deeply
more deeply
most deeply

45 Which sentence is correct?

Neither sheep and cattle were found on the farm.

Neither a letter but a fax was able to get through.
Neither the students or the teachers were at the school.
Neither the team nor the fans were happy with the result.

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Shade one
46 Which word correctly completes this sentence? bubble.

This is the girl laughter is very loud.

that’s
who’s
whose
which

47 Which group of words can all be conjunctions (words that join parts
of a sentence)?

his, hers, its, theirs

after, before, while, then
plays, speaks, drinks, eats
may, must, should, might

48 Which words correctly complete this sentence?

As it was a sunny day, .

if it was going to rain

we rode our new bikes
when we first woke up
which was a lovely change

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NAPLAN 2010 paper test answers

Language
Year 5 Reading Numeracy
Conventions
1 b d arrow
2 a c launch
3 c b grandfather
4 c d fruit
5 d d remembered
6 b d caught
7 c a heard
8 a b extension
9 a b uncle
10 c d mountain
11 b c excellent
12 b c ocean
13 d a tropical
14 c c island
15 d b journey
16 a c would
17 d b knee
18 d a calf
19 a c address
20 b 108 surprised
21 a d biography
22 a a hedge
*see note
23 a breathes
below
24 c b bicycle
25 d c tractor
26 d c c
27 c a a
*see note
28 16 b
below
Any number
29 d d
less than 7.8
30 b 30 c
31 c c c
32 b b b
33 b d b and c
34 b 402 x 5 c
35 d 6 b
36 3 c
37 d b
38 45 b
39 20 d
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Language
Year 5 Reading Numeracy
Conventions
40 3,1,1,1 d
41 a
42 c
43 a
44 c
45 d
46 c
47 b
48 b

*Q23 Response refers to Sam providing a solution that connects

vegetable gardening to athletics OR that gardening and sport are
mutually beneficial OR that the (rhetorical) question is a way to
link gardening to sport.

Must do more than copy all/part of last paragraph.

*Q28 Response includes both then and finally.