language conventions assessment and practice tests year 3

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

Year 2ISBN 978 1 4202 9090 5

Year 3ISBN 978 1 4202 9091 2

Year 4ISBN 978 1 4202 9092 9

Year 5ISBN 978 1 4202 9093 6

Year 6ISBN 978 1 4202 9094 3

www.macmillan.com.au

Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests

YEAR 3

A uSTRALIAN C uRRICuLum E NgLISh

Get ready for NAPLAN*!

YEAR 3

Language Conventions Assessment andPractice Tests

GreG reidSPE LL I N G • PUNC

TUA

TION • G RA M M AR


© M

acmillan Education Austra

lia

Cop

yright material

For review purposes only

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


Language Conventions Assessment

and Practice Tests

YEAR 3

GreG reid


A usTRALiAn C uRRiCuLum E ngLish

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


DeDication: To my sons, Julian and Damian

First published in 2011 by

MacMiLLan eDUcation aUStRaLia PtY LtD15–19 claremont Street, South Yarra 3141

Visit our website at www.macmillan.com.au

associated companies and representatives throughout the world.

copyright © Greg Reid/Macmillan education australia 2011 ace Language conventions assessment and Practice tests Year 3

iSBn 978 1 4202 9091 2

Publisher : Sharon DalgleishManaging editor : Bonnie Wilson

Series editors: Laura Jordan, Sarah Payne, Bonnie WilsonProofreader: Haylie Pretorius

Production controller : Sunni cooperDesigner: Lore Foyeillustrator : Lloyd Foye

Printed in australia Printed on paper from sustainable forests

Copying of this work by educational institutions or teachersYou may reproduce pages within this book in accordance with the australian Copyright Act 1968 (the act) and provided the educational institution (or body that administers it) has given a remuneration notice to the copyright agency Limited (caL) under the act.

For details of the caL licence for educational institutions, contact:

copyright agency LimitedLevel 15, 233 castlereagh StreetSydney nSW 2000telephone (02) 9394 7600Facsimile (02) 9394 7601email [email protected]

Reproduction and communication for other purposesexcept as permitted under the act (for example, any fair dealing for the purposes of study, research, criticism or review), no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, communicated or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission. all inquiries should be made to the publisher.

Acknowledgement*the acronym naPLan is a trademark owned by the australian curriculum, assessment and Reporting authority.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


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 24

Test S16 adverbs 25

Test S17 endings 26

PunctuationTest P1 capital letters 27

Test P2 Sentence endings 28

Test P3 commas 29

Test P4 apostrophes (contractions) 30

Test P5 apostrophes (possession) 31

Test P6 Parentheses 32

Test P7 Direct speech 33

Contents

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


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

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


5

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.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


6

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.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 3 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9091 28

SPELLING

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

PuNCTuATIoN

S1 Short and long vowel patterns 18

S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 18

S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 18

S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 18

S5 Hard and soft c and g 18

S6 consonant blends 18

S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 18

S8 Silent consonants 18

S9 inflectional endings 18

S10 Prefixes and suffixes 18

S11 High frequency words and contractions 18

S12 nouns 18

S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 18

S14 adjectives 18

S15 Verbs 18

S16 adverbs 18

S17 endings 18

P1 capital letters 9

P2 Sentence endings 9

P3 commas 8

P4 apostrophes (contractions) 9

P5 apostrophes (possession) 11

P6 Parentheses 8

P7 Direct speech 11

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 60

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 3 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9091 2 9

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

GRAMMAR G1 Sentences 11

G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 8

G3 Sentence word order 8

G4 articles 12

G5 nouns 8

G6 collective nouns and diminutives 12

G7 abstract nouns 12

G8 Quantifiers 12

G9 Pronouns 12

G10 noun–pronoun agreement 12

G11 adjectives 10

G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 13

G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 12

G14 Prepositions 12

G15 Verb tenses and participles 12

G16 Modal verbs 12

G17 Phrasal verbs 10

G18 Subject–verb agreement 12

G19 adverbs 10

G20 Phrases 8

G21 clauses 8

G22 conjunctions 12

G23 conditionals 12

G24 Parallelism 8

G25 collocation 12

G26 ellipsis and substitution 10

G27 Redundancy 12

G28 Homographs 8

G29 Prefixes and suffixes 11

G30 Synonyms 12

G31 antonyms 12

G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 12

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



name: Date: Test S1 Score /18

Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordontheline.

1 Melanie is my favourite arnt . ––––––––––––––––

2 Paolo is my best frend at school. ––––––––––––––––

3 A flee made our dog scratch itself. ––––––––––––––––

4 The smok alarm went off in the kitchen. ––––––––––––––––

5 I hit my thum with a hammer. ––––––––––––––––

6 He ate a ripe peech after school. ––––––––––––––––

7 Amanda put the firewood in a neat stak . ––––––––––––––––

8 Jerome has kwit his job for another one. ––––––––––––––––

9 The cloed in the sky was white and fluffy. ––––––––––––––––

10 Use the gloo to stick the picture down. ––––––––––––––––

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingontheline.

11 The children drank the grap juice quickly. ––––––––––––––––

12 I took a big breeth before the start of the event. ––––––––––––––––

13 My fatha works in a factory that makes ropes. ––––––––––––––––

14 He could not jump becoz he was injured. ––––––––––––––––

15 The youngsters enjoyed the saprise birthday party. ––––––––––––––––

16 The quik brown fox jumped over the spotted dog. ––––––––––––––––

17 The police did not have a clew about the robbery. ––––––––––––––––

18 An ombrella should protect you from the storm. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 A pear of birds was sitting on the line. ––––––––––––––––

2 Theresa herd the teacher call her name. ––––––––––––––––

3 The lion let out a huge rowr . ––––––––––––––––

4 Look at that lovely skurt she is wearing. ––––––––––––––––

5 My grandmother could not here very well. ––––––––––––––––

6 Angelo let out a loud chear for his team. ––––––––––––––––

7 Eating fish is good for your hart . ––––––––––––––––

8 Ruth began to tyre at the end of the race. ––––––––––––––––


9 They threw some speers at the deer. ––––––––––––––––

10 The waves crashed heavily upon the shoar. ––––––––––––––––

11 A sworm of wasps buzzed around their nest. ––––––––––––––––

12 The finch grasped the pirch with its feet. ––––––––––––––––

13 She washed her forck and spoon in the sink. ––––––––––––––––

14 My parents taught me never to sware. ––––––––––––––––

15 Mum used her pliars to fix the lock. ––––––––––––––––

16 His garden path has squar brick paving. ––––––––––––––––

17 I wanted to know how much the car was werth. ––––––––––––––––

18 The knife was extremely shaarp and shiny. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The boll was full of hot pumpkin soup. ––––––––––––––––

2 Mum takes the most direct root to the school. ––––––––––––––––

3 We saw steam coming from the houd of the car. ––––––––––––––––

4 It is rude to poient your finger at someone. ––––––––––––––––

5 The baby has just learned to krall . ––––––––––––––––

6 A loud nois came from inside the room. ––––––––––––––––

7 The groun here is rocky and dry. ––––––––––––––––

8 Marcia likes to laff at funny jokes. ––––––––––––––––

9 Dad said it is allmost dinnertime. ––––––––––––––––

10 The flower stork was very long. ––––––––––––––––


11 The cloun showed the children some tricks. ––––––––––––––––

12 A stripy fish swam throo the net and escaped. ––––––––––––––––

13 The police looked into the caus of the accident. ––––––––––––––––

14 Dad is proud of his laun, which has no weeds. ––––––––––––––––

15 We needed prof before we could do anything. ––––––––––––––––

16 The orange dish kloth was moist and soapy. ––––––––––––––––

17 She wanted to wach the match by herself. ––––––––––––––––

18 Our aunt and uncle bort a new house. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Tanisha put the cup back on the chelf . ––––––––––––––––

2 Mum likes to bruch her hair every day. ––––––––––––––––

3 The dog gave a yalp when its tail was caught. ––––––––––––––––

4 Thomas wanted to skan his photo. ––––––––––––––––

5 The parth in the bush was wide and smooth. ––––––––––––––––

6 The road was full of bumpts after the rain. ––––––––––––––––

7 Witch of these two dogs do you like? ––––––––––––––––

8 Tammy’s desck is too small for her. ––––––––––––––––


9 Our local dumpp is a smelly and dusty place. ––––––––––––––––

10 There were some huscks in the rice packet. ––––––––––––––––

11 He swaem at the beach yesterday morning. ––––––––––––––––

12 The juice was a blen of fruits and vegetables. ––––––––––––––––

13 The baby girl slept in a wooden kradle. ––––––––––––––––

14 They forgot to bringe the spices and sauces. ––––––––––––––––

15 A leaking pen left a large blobb on the shirt. ––––––––––––––––

16 The sack of wheat fell with a loud thumpp. ––––––––––––––––

17 The lights in the park were smeshed by vandals. ––––––––––––––––

18 He took a large chunck from the cheese platter. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The big gote had horns and a beard. ––––––––––––––––

2 Bella saw two jirafs at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

3 Large waves smashed into the koast . ––––––––––––––––

4 Vegetables such as selary are good for you. ––––––––––––––––

5 Mia put the plate back in the cupbord . ––––––––––––––––

6 Dane really does danse well. ––––––––––––––––

7 Trang likes to help her mother buy the groseries . ––––––––––––––––

8 Steve watched the kurve of the ball in the air. ––––––––––––––––

9 Ebony has a geest staying with her family. ––––––––––––––––

10 This pear is very sweet and juisy . ––––––––––––––––


11 The man offered an apolojy for his rude behaviour. ––––––––––––––––

12 Some food is too hot and spicee for me. ––––––––––––––––

13 The huge horse is really jentle with people. ––––––––––––––––

14 Lemons and oranges are examples of sitrus fruit. ––––––––––––––––

15 He lifted some heavy weights at the jym. ––––––––––––––––

16 The children wrote their names on the wet koncreet. ––––––––––––––––

17 Our garaje door can open by remote control. ––––––––––––––––

18 We watched the movie on a jiant television screen. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Kris had to winc his eye to let us know he was joking. ––––––––––––––––

2 The coin fell in the crak between the floorboards. ––––––––––––––––

3 Tai was stuung on the ear by a wasp. ––––––––––––––––

4 Maree put the water in the fridge to chil . ––––––––––––––––

5 There was a slummp in sales during winter. ––––––––––––––––

6 Our dog likes to cheomp on big bones. ––––––––––––––––

7 Danuta took her trasch to the bin. ––––––––––––––––

8 Dad has a big staamp collection in his study. ––––––––––––––––


9 The zookeeper graspt the snake behind the neck. ––––––––––––––––

10 He seng a song while he played the guitar. ––––––––––––––––

11 She slepd in and missed the start of the match. ––––––––––––––––

12 The farmer sharpened his bluont axe. ––––––––––––––––

13 There were lots of people at the train steytion. ––––––––––––––––

14 I took a wiff of the steaks to check if they were fresh. ––––––––––––––––

15 The theaft of the jewels was indeed a great mystery. ––––––––––––––––

16 The cleaner swepd the bathroom with the new broom. ––––––––––––––––

17 The trunk of the ancient tree was enormously thik. ––––––––––––––––

18 Always remember to fluch the toilet when you finish. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The strane was showing on Penelope’s face. ––––––––––––––––

2 I went throo the doors of the museum. ––––––––––––––––

3 The cat held its kitten by the skruf of the neck. ––––––––––––––––

4 Mum tort me how to mow the lawn. ––––––––––––––––

5 Kai mite come with us if he is ready. ––––––––––––––––

6 The parrot makes a shril noise. ––––––––––––––––

7 Monisha spraned her ankle at netball training. ––––––––––––––––

8 My right eyelid has started to twich . ––––––––––––––––

9 Marianna did a lovely skech of her dog. ––––––––––––––––

10 The king sat on his thron . ––––––––––––––––


11 You need great strenth to lift heavy weights. ––––––––––––––––

12 Mum guessed the right wate for the bag of potatoes. ––––––––––––––––

13 The man sqinted as he gazed into the foggy haze. ––––––––––––––––

14 The round African huts have thached walls and roofs. ––––––––––––––––

15 We watched the ice cube schrink as it melted. ––––––––––––––––

16 The famous author signed her latest book at the lanch. ––––––––––––––––

17 The old timber ship sailed swiflee across the ocean. ––––––––––––––––

18 Dad tied the package up securely with a piece of streing. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Nick rote an interesting story. ––––––––––––––––

2 Katerina waited wile her mother shopped. ––––––––––––––––

3 Police marked off the seen of the accident. ––––––––––––––––

4 The rain of the queen was a time of peace. ––––––––––––––––

5 Massimo jammed his thum in the door. ––––––––––––––––

6 Sandra can wissle very loudly. ––––––––––––––––

7 The dogs picked up the sent of the wild pig. ––––––––––––––––

8 Mum rung out the wet clothes and dried them. ––––––––––––––––

9 Brett new his mother would be upset. ––––––––––––––––

10 Clare helped to rap the present in gift paper. ––––––––––––––––


11 The spring lams played in the paddock. ––––––––––––––––

12 Modern building desine is often clever. ––––––––––––––––

13 He did not know were they were going in such a hurry. ––––––––––––––––

14 The woman bought some medicine from the kemist. ––––––––––––––––

15 Suddenly, there was a loud nock on the front door. ––––––––––––––––

16 The mecanical device helped to save energy. ––––––––––––––––

17 I have ackes in every muscle after the football match. ––––––––––––––––

18 We always like to eat spagetti and tasty tomato sauce. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Janelle likes taping her foot on the floor. ––––––––––––––––

2 Johnno watshed his dogs run around the farm. ––––––––––––––––

3 Selina is smileing a lot lately. ––––––––––––––––

4 The possum climed to the top of the tree. ––––––––––––––––

5 Damian makes lots of runs when he is bating . ––––––––––––––––

6 Chelsea struk the softball on her first attempt. ––––––––––––––––

7 We are storeing the fishing bait in the freezer. ––––––––––––––––

8 Praneeth shoutted loudly when he caught the ball. ––––––––––––––––


9 A gaggle of geese is hising at the twelve girls. ––––––––––––––––

10 They screemed when their team scored the penalty. ––––––––––––––––

11 The boy was pined to the ground beneath his bike. ––––––––––––––––

12 I am mising my family who are travelling overseas. ––––––––––––––––

13 The images on the television were deliberately blured. ––––––––––––––––

14 The girl bolled a fast bouncer in the cricket match. ––––––––––––––––

15 He was draging his tattered teddy bear behind him. ––––––––––––––––

16 The train spedd noisily down the mountain track. ––––––––––––––––

17 The doorbell chimmed loudly throughout the house. ––––––––––––––––

18 The group often goes hikeing in the mountains. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The magician made the rabbit disapear . ––––––––––––––––

2 Roxanne heard the weather fourcast on the radio. ––––––––––––––––

3 Jordan felt that he was the luckyest boy in the world. ––––––––––––––––

4 Brianna won a milyon dollars in the lottery. ––––––––––––––––

5 King Canute was powerles to stop the tide. ––––––––––––––––

6 Mum asked me to refrase my question. ––––––––––––––––

7 The teacher drew a tryangle on the page. ––––––––––––––––

8 Declan wanted to inlarge the photograph. ––––––––––––––––

9 Trisha was very swettey after her long run. ––––––––––––––––

10 Lincoln saw a special prevu of the new movie. ––––––––––––––––


11 The loudist people at the match were the referees. ––––––––––––––––

12 An unamed person was awarded the prize. ––––––––––––––––

13 The editors noticed a missprint in the storybook. ––––––––––––––––

14 My sister easilly beat the others in the competition. ––––––––––––––––

15 There are a thousand metres in a kalometer. ––––––––––––––––

16 There was openess between the former enemies. ––––––––––––––––

17 It is doutful that he found the buried treasure. ––––––––––––––––

18 It is imposible for anyone to lick their elbow. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 There are ate trees in our backyard. ––––––––––––––––

2 “ Whose coming to dinner?” Vince asked. ––––––––––––––––

3 Zena mite come with us to the game. ––––––––––––––––

4 “ Wares my hat?” Johanna asked. ––––––––––––––––

5 Jonica ate a large peice of quiche. ––––––––––––––––

6 “ Isle go to the shop for you,” James offered. ––––––––––––––––

7 Alltogether , ten girls said they would come. ––––––––––––––––

8 “ Wheel need to leave early,” Jack said. ––––––––––––––––


9 The hikers walked slowly accross the bridge. ––––––––––––––––

10 The children caught about fourtee fish at the beach. ––––––––––––––––

11 The concert finished at midnight on Wenesday. ––––––––––––––––

12 The platypus is a realy unusual Australian animal. ––––––––––––––––

13 “Extra people woodof made a difference,” Karla said. ––––––––––––––––

14 She truely believed in being positive at all times. ––––––––––––––––

15 “Wich option would you choose?” Daniel asked. ––––––––––––––––

16 Animals have a well-developed sence of smell. ––––––––––––––––

17 We have decided to wake up early tommorow morning. ––––––––––––––––

18 The result was theirfor a victory for the away team. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Sharona used her compas to find the way. ––––––––––––––––

2 Flynn put the sadel on his horse. ––––––––––––––––

3 Shaun cut the paper with the scisers . ––––––––––––––––

4 Blanca likes to talk with her naybor . ––––––––––––––––

5 I ate a peanut butter and honee sandwich. ––––––––––––––––

6 Brodie bought a dozin bread rolls from the bakery. ––––––––––––––––

7 An armee of frogs croaked all night. ––––––––––––––––

8 Huan won ate marbles in a game. ––––––––––––––––

9 My neice lives on a cattle farm. ––––––––––––––––

10 You should never smile at a crokadial . ––––––––––––––––


11 He found a way through the dense jungel. ––––––––––––––––

12 The yellow baloons flew away in the breeze. ––––––––––––––––

13 Febuary is the shortest month of the year. ––––––––––––––––

14 Snow covered the mountin peak in winter. ––––––––––––––––

15 The air in the countree is free from pollution. ––––––––––––––––

16 She rode her new byke quickly around the oval. ––––––––––––––––

17 A konvoy of trucks drove along the highway. ––––––––––––––––

18 Those monkees in the zoo are really cheeky. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Abdul likes going to his English clases . ––––––––––––––––

2 Julians feet are very large. ––––––––––––––––

3 The pebbels in the stream are smooth. ––––––––––––––––

4 A bumble bee buzzs around the flower. ––––––––––––––––

5 Two leachs were sucking his blood. ––––––––––––––––

6 The armys fought each other in the war. ––––––––––––––––

7 Lillian and Eron are paddling their kanoos . ––––––––––––––––

8 The foxs were playing in their den. ––––––––––––––––

9 Aidens sister has started school. ––––––––––––––––

10 We bought some bunchs of bananas. ––––––––––––––––


11 Cars emit several different types of gasses. ––––––––––––––––

12 The seven womens cars were parked outside. ––––––––––––––––

13 He made eight copys of the documents. ––––––––––––––––

14 Eleven dishs were stacked on the racks to dry. ––––––––––––––––

15 We wrote about the major featurs of the animals. ––––––––––––––––

16 He went from rags to richs when he won the lottery. ––––––––––––––––

17 The trains stopped at several citys on the trip. ––––––––––––––––

18 The boy ate four peeses of carrot cake. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Maya took a photo of the feirce tiger. ––––––––––––––––

2 The mountain lake is beutifull . ––––––––––––––––

3 Caleb met a famus person in the street. ––––––––––––––––

4 Abigail is a very brite girl. ––––––––––––––––

5 Xavier is very grumpe today. ––––––––––––––––

6 A bus is heaveer than a car. ––––––––––––––––

7 Dominica drew a purrfect square in her picture. ––––––––––––––––

8 Ikam admired the goldin statues at the museum. ––––––––––––––––


9 My steak is tuff and difficult to chew. ––––––––––––––––

10 Saturn is a jigantik planet made up of gases. ––––––––––––––––

11 It is easyer to peel a banana than an orange. ––––––––––––––––

12 She gave a sensable answer to the hard question. ––––––––––––––––

13 The climbers felt the situation was hopless. ––––––––––––––––

14 His horse is one of the smalest breeds in the world. ––––––––––––––––

15 The cyclone was the worse in living memory. ––––––––––––––––

16 Their cockatoo is no ordinery bird because it can talk. ––––––––––––––––

17 They had an aweful experience while overseas. ––––––––––––––––

18 The noisey children played in the backyard. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Pauline had to lye down on the bed in her room. ––––––––––––––––

2 Yasmin ment to ask her teacher a question. ––––––––––––––––

3 Logan cryed during the sad movie. ––––––––––––––––

4 Ruolan sqeeled with delight when she won. ––––––––––––––––

5 Nabir is goin to play football this year. ––––––––––––––––

6 The cat lept into the air after the bird. ––––––––––––––––

7 Alyssa spok to the new student. ––––––––––––––––

8 Craig used a knife to slise his birthday cake. ––––––––––––––––

9 Gabriella shopd for a present for her friend. ––––––––––––––––

10 William had to leaf early to go to work. ––––––––––––––––


11 The milk spill when I knocked the bottle off the table. ––––––––––––––––

12 Some people brort sandwiches to our picnic. ––––––––––––––––

13 The bumble bee buzed around the beehive. ––––––––––––––––

14 The children were swiming under the bridge. ––––––––––––––––

15 After her bath, the fluffy dog shok herself. ––––––––––––––––

16 He understod the need to protect wild animals. ––––––––––––––––

17 The teacher carefully explaned the project to his class. ––––––––––––––––

18 She could not rememba her grandma’s street address. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Adele was jest able to win the race. ––––––––––––––––

2 Blake allways swims between the flags. ––––––––––––––––

3 Oliver finaly started school this year. ––––––––––––––––

4 Lui is realy good at mathematics. ––––––––––––––––

5 Kaylee was quiet upset at the news. ––––––––––––––––

6 Miguel fell heavyly and hurt his arm. ––––––––––––––––

7 Caden was knowere to be found. ––––––––––––––––

8 Akash carefuly put the hot mug down. ––––––––––––––––


9 The coach truely believed the team could score. ––––––––––––––––

10 He thought the adventure film was basicalee good. ––––––––––––––––

11 The nearbi reserve has swings in its playground. ––––––––––––––––

12 The plane rapidley lost height during the storm. ––––––––––––––––

13 She went to visit her friends several times yestaday. ––––––––––––––––

14 Losing your shoes will be the leest of your worries. ––––––––––––––––

15 He usually prefers to eat his steak wel done. ––––––––––––––––

16 Remember to get plenty of dayly exercise. ––––––––––––––––

17 The umpire ran off the field imediatly to get help. ––––––––––––––––

18 We could posibly come to the birthday party. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Taraneh picked up the peacis on the floor. ––––––––––––––––

2 Wyatt collects postige stamps. ––––––––––––––––

3 Audrey likes to ask queshuns in class. ––––––––––––––––

4 Diego went to the butchar to buy some meat. ––––––––––––––––

5 Brooklyn answered the telefon . ––––––––––––––––

6 Liam gave direcshuns to the tourists. ––––––––––––––––

7 Kayla is bakeing a cake for us. ––––––––––––––––

8 Bruce jumpd off his skateboard. ––––––––––––––––

9 Zara had to rince the saltwater out of her hair. ––––––––––––––––

10 Damian bort a new cricket bat. ––––––––––––––––


11 The natural yoghurt had a sweet, fruitey taste. ––––––––––––––––

12 Mum quickly put on the braks to avoid hitting the car. ––––––––––––––––

13 The advensure rollercoaster was so exciting. ––––––––––––––––

14 The children ate the delishus desserts at the festival. ––––––––––––––––

15 The farmer harvested the potatos from the soil. ––––––––––––––––

16 He bumpt his knee on the corner of the wardrobe. ––––––––––––––––

17 The local counsil collects the rubbish and recycling. ––––––––––––––––

18 The spy was given a top-secret mischon overseas. ––––––––––––––––

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



name: Date: Test P1 Score /9

Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?

1 I like Warner brothers movie world.

I like Warner Brothers movie world.

I like Warner Brothers Movie world.

I like Warner Brothers Movie World.

2 My Uncle lives in Perth.

I visited Grandma today.

Bill and i live in Darwin.

Olga is a german woman.

3 We saw the Great Barrier Reef.

We saw the Great Barrier reef.

We saw the great barrier Reef.

We saw the great barrier reef.

4 Jill said, “go away, Tom.”

Tom said, “what for, Jill?”

“Please hold this,” Sue said.

“for how long?” Chris asked.

Whereisthemistakeincapitalletterpunctuation?

5 Loretta lives north-west of london beside a new motorway.

6 In World War II, Australian troops fought in the new Guinea rainforests.

7 Only a few tasmanian devils live in Australian nature reserves.

8 Next summer, the spaceship will leave Earth to fly past the moons of saturn.

9 The Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




1 Which sentence shows that the players are very excited about winning?

“We won,” the players said. “We won!” the players said.

“We won?” the players said. “We won . . .” the players said.

2 Which sentence shows that Bree did not know whether or not Jade was going?

“Jade’s going,” Bree said. “Jade’s going!” Bree said.

“Jade’s going?” Bree said. “Jade’s going . . .” Bree said.

3 Which sentence shows that Zoe’s thoughts have been interrupted?

“There’s a snake,” Zoe said. “There’s a snake!” Zoe said.

“There’s a snake?” Zoe said. “There’s a snake . . .” Zoe said.

4 Which sentence shows that Tom is calmly stating a fact?

Tom said, “I have the key.” Tom said, “I have the key!”

Tom said, “I have the key?” Tom said, “I have the key . . .”

Whichpunctuationmarkcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

5 Do you know that person

comma ( , ) full stop ( . )

question mark ( ? ) exclamation mark ( ! )

6 When you see Gerard, tell him he has to come home



7 If Linda comes, can we watch the DVD



8 What a fantastic goal



9 The zookeepers feed the lions every afternoon at three o’clock



© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whatisthecorrectlocationofthecomma(,)inthesentence?

1 The children saw four horses six sheep and ten cows at the farm.

2 Carmen asked, “Have you taken my brush and mirror Stella?”

3 Mr Rifai, the coach spoke to the team in the car park after training today.

4 Nessa is allowed to go but she can only stay for an hour and no longer.

5 After a short break the siren went and the team ran back onto the field.

Whichsentenceusescommas(,)correctly?

6 Henry, won the prize much to the surprise of his friends.

Henry won the prize, much to the surprise of his friends.

Henry, won the prize, much to the surprise of his friends.

Henry won the prize, much to the surprise, of his friends.

7 Inga said, she will help you but not today.

Inga said she will help you, but not today.

Inga, said she will help you, but not today.

Inga said, she will help you but, not today.

8 “We can still win if we play well” Paolo the captain said.

“We can still win, if we play well” Paolo the captain said.

“We can still win if we play well,” Paolo the captain said.

“We can still win if we play well,” Paolo, the captain, said.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 “ taking Blake with me to do the shopping,” Mum said.

I’d I’ll I’m I’ve

2 “ you done now?” Anne asked her younger brother.

What’s What’d What’re What’ve

3 going to catch a taxi home after the rock concert.

They’ve They’re They’ll They’d

4 “Lee, why you doing your homework?” Dad asked.

isn’t don’t aren’t haven’t

5 If Renato doesn’t get better, he be able to play tomorrow.

isn’t can’t won’t haven’t

6 Lydia said she be able to play tennis today.

shouldn’t wouldn’t couldn’t mustn’t

Anapostrophe(’)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Wheredoesthemissingapostrophego?

7 Jeromes going with his parents to meet his brothers and sisters.

8 The parents and coaches believe that if the players play well, theyll win.

9 “We havent seen the lions, tigers and giraffes yet,” Marnie said.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



Name: Date: Test p5 Score /11

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

1 The three teams captains received medals and trophies.

2 My sisters have red bikes, but my brothers bikes are blue.

3 Jans dogs and cats are always chasing each other.

4 The workers trimmed the trees leaves and branches.

5 The womans shoes and clothes got wet when she stepped in the puddles.

6 Those toys are not ours or theirs; they are Jarrods.

Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

7 The favourite song was playing on her radio.

girl’s girls’ childs’ babys’

8 The two horses are grey.

son’s boy’s men’s brother’s

9 mother drives a green station wagon.

Tiffany’s and Toms’ Tiffany’s and Tom’s Tiffany and Toms’ Tiffany and Tom’s

10 Gino noticed that one of his was not working properly.

cars’ headlights car’s headlights cars’ headlight’s car’s headlights’

11 The car is a black station wagon.

boss boss’ boss’s bosses

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



Name: Date: Test p6 Score /8

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

1 Dad paid five thousand dollars $5000 for the boat and trailer.

five thousand dollars

$5000 the boat and trailer

2 Cane toads Bufo marinus came to Australia from Hawaii in 1935.

Cane toads Bufo marinus

came to Australia Hawaii in 1935

3 The highest mountain in mainland Australia is Mount Kosciuszko 2228 metres.

highest mountain mainland Australia

Mount Kosciuszko 2228 metres

4 Sir Edmund Barton 1849–1920 was the first Prime Minister of Australia.

Edmund Barton 1849–1920

first Prime Minister of Australia

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

5 (or Morly)

Julia Morley was an Irish settler to Australia in the nineteenth century.

6 (Attachment 1)

Please open the file I sent you and look at your photographs.

7 (not that I cared)

Gareth was the first one to jump in and gobble a piece of chocolate cake.

8 (see page 12)

In his story, Ashton described how he was rescued by pirates.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Aspeechmark(“or”)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Whereshouldthemissingspeechmarkgo?

1 “Throw it to me! Joanna shouted as she ran towards the goal.

2 Areeba turned to her friend, Johara and said, I’d like you to come to my party.”

3 “My bike is faster than yours, Verity said with a grin.

4 Georgie whispered excitedly, I have four tickets to the concert.”

5 Eli said to his brother, Dane, It’s my turn to work on the computer.”

Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?

6 Fay said, “I like riding horses”. Fay said, “I like riding horses.”

“Fay said, I like riding horses” “Fay said I like riding horses.”

7 “How are you, Dale asked.” “How are you Dale asked?”

“How are you,” Dale asked. “How are you?” Dale asked.

8 Tom shouted “Where are you?” Tom shouted, “Where are you?”

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

9 “This is my car,” Sam said. “This is my car.” Sam said.

“This is my car. Sam said.” “This is my car, Sam said.”

10 “Sue exclaimed, The cats are cute!” Sue exclaimed! “The cats are cute!”

Sue exclaimed. “The cats are cute!” Sue exclaimed, “The cats are cute!”

11 “That pen he said is mine.” “That pen” he said “is mine.”

“That pen,” he said, “is mine.” “That pen,” he said, “Is mine.”

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



name: Date: Test G1 Score /11

Whichoftheseisacompletesentence?

1 The rain fell. One fine day.

Raced across the sky. The black storm clouds.

2 Built the cubby house. The brothers and sisters.

It took more than a week. In the bush near their home.

3 The local children. They went to the park.

Played football for hours. After you finish the game.

4 He arrived late. To miss the game.

The rest of the team. Scored three quick goals.

5 The koala in the tree. Sleeping all day long.

The joey held on tight. Eating fresh gum leaves.

Whichsentenceiscorrect?

6 Karin ate a orange at school. Hamish ate a apricot for lunch.

Jamie ate an grape at school. Donna ate an apple today.

7 The teacher asked a question. The teacher made a question.

The teacher said a question. The teacher did a question.

8 Is there a Olivia in your class? Is there an Amanda in your school?

Do you have a Ivan in your school? Do you have an Daniel in your class?

9 A Indian woman came second. A Irish woman won first prize.

A Ethiopian man won the race. A German man played soccer.

10 Maruk said a phone call. Maruk made a phone call.

Maruk spoke a phone call. Maruk talked a phone call.

11 I did a good job. I take a good job.

I save a good job. I make a good job.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




1 Which sentence gives a fact?

I think she is happy. My friend says she is crazy.

Our new teacher tells us jokes. We think our teacher is funny.

2 Which sentence gives a warning?

Is Eric a good angler? You’d better wear your life jacket, Eric.

Eric has a new fishing boat. Eric fishes from his new boat.

3 Which sentence deals with one idea?

Wang plays cards and boardgames. Kandita saw her friend before she left town.

Vera hurt her arm when she fell. Gary opened the can of tuna.

4 Which sentence gives an evaluation?

She wrote a review of the story. That story was very interesting.

Why don’t you read the story? I am reading the story now.

5 Which sentence gives an opinion?

His garden is the best I have seen. When do you work in the garden?

There are many flowering plants. I do some gardening every day.

6 Which sentence shows that Caitlin is really scared of spiders?

“There’s a spider,” Caitlin said. “There’s a spider!” Caitlin said.

“There’s a spider?” Caitlin said. “There’s a spider . . .” Caitlin said.

7 Which sentence gives a choice?

That movie was awful! They went to the movie.

Would you like to come? She watched the movie with us.

8 Which sentence gives a polite request?

Get out of here now! How much is that bike?

It is good manners to say thanks. Please leave the room immediately.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 Sam and Mia tired were very both. Sam and Mia were very tired both.

Sam and Mia were both very tired. Sam and Mia were very both tired.

2 Sonya cooked a ham, delicious, square pizza.

Sonya cooked a delicious, square, ham pizza.

Sonya cooked a square, delicious, ham pizza.

Sonya cooked a square pizza, delicious, ham.

3 Which do you like the best of these dresses?

Which of these dresses do you like the best?

Which like the best of these dresses do you?

Which of these dresses the best do you like?

4 Phoebe wrote on her laptop on the plane a letter.

Phoebe on the plane wrote a letter on her laptop.

Phoebe on her laptop wrote a letter on the plane.

Phoebe wrote a letter on her laptop on the plane.

5 Heidi is a tall, Swiss, clever girl.

Heidi is a clever, Swiss, tall girl.

Heidi is a tall, clever, Swiss girl.

Heidi is a Swiss, tall, clever girl.

6 Crystal sometimes a big bone gives her dog.

Crystal gives her dog sometimes a big bone.

Crystal her dog sometimes gives a big bone.

Crystal sometimes gives her dog a big bone.

7 Joel catches always the bus to school. Joel to school always catches the bus.

Joel always catches the bus to school. Joel catches always to school the bus.

8 The small, pink lady, cheaper apples are delicious.

The cheaper, small, pink lady apples are delicious.

The pink lady, cheaper, small, apples are delicious.

The cheaper, pink lady, small, apples are delicious.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 a possum a anteater a iguana a elephant

2 a bread a sugar a useful appliance a interesting score

3 an ball an park an game an outing

4 a ugly dress an useful dress

an unusual dress a uninteresting dress

5 Emma is an secretary. Jemima works on a farms.

Bob works in a warehouses. Giuseppe is an Italian baker.

6 Julia is one of a engineers. Julia is one of an engineers.

Julia is one of the engineers. Julia is one of that engineers.

7 Fritz lives in a cottage near the Lake Eyre. Elsa lives in the Flinders Ranges.

Hans lives on a farm near the Adelaide. Karin lives in the town of the Gawler.

8 Jan has a cat and a cat is black. Ned has a cat and an cat is white.

Tim has a dog and the dog is large. Di has a dog and those dog is small.

9 A knife is sharp, isn’t it? A girl is happy, isn’t she?

A pencil is yours, isn’t it? A baby is asleep, isn’t he?

10 She lives in the Spain. They live in the France.

He lives in the Germany. We live in the United Kingdom.

11 Tia has pants and a shirt. Fred has shirts and a jeans.

Abe has a coats and trousers. Kim has a trousers and shirts.

12 I go to work by the ferry. We go to work by the taxi.

He goes to work by the tram. She goes to work by the river.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordisanoun(namingword)?

1 The heavy rain fell down.

heavy rain fell down

2 We always receive lovely gifts.

always receive lovely gifts

3 They played twenty new songs.

played twenty new songs

4 She likes to go to the sandy beach.

likes go sandy beach


5 The teachers were giving out apples at lunch.

free freely freeness freedom

6 Elaine is the teacher’s .

favour favourite favourable favourably

7 Dad likes to put on his food.

salt salty salted salting

8 Peter got a lot of from his friends.

birthday card birthdays card birthday cards birthdays cards

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The kelpie rounded up the of sheep.

herd pack flock family

2 Adam saw a humpback whale and her off Fraser Island.

calf pup joey cygnet

3 John’s farm has a of geese.

hive pack school gaggle

4 Marco watched the lioness gently pick up one of her by its neck.

kids cubs kittens puppies

5 The has a great collection of books.

series cluster library anthology

6 Freda herded the goat and her into the paddock.

kids lambs calves kittens

7 Rachel has a wide of friends.

mob band circle bundle

8 The raced after the other deer in the forest.

fawn foal joey chicks

9 The elephant stayed close to its mother.

cub calf foal fawn

10 A of kittens was found in the backyard.

litter batch range group

11 The expensive ring has a of pink diamonds.

nest bunch swarm cluster

12 The rock wallaby had a in her pouch.

cub pup joey kitten

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 The boy showed great to the old lady.

kind kinder kindly kindness

2 The of the mountain is 3050 metres.

high height heighten highness

3 Wendy’s favourite is yellow.

colour coloured colourful colourfully

4 Sandro is full of that his team will win.

hopeful hopeless hope hopefulness

5 Your health is your greatest in life.

wealthily wealthier wealthy wealth

6 Daniela was given no in the matter.

choice choose choicely choiceness

7 The from the children could be heard everywhere.

laugh laughter laughable laughingly

8 The of the scenery took our breath away.

beauty beautify beautiful beautifully

9 The man was a champion runner in his .

youthfulness youthfully youthful youth

10 There should be between people in society.

equal equally equality equalise

11 Always tell your parents the .

truth truthful truthfully truthfulness

12 There was in the bushes when the rabbit ran away.

move moving moveable movement

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 There were of people at the shops.

few many much plenty

2 “How marks did you get in the test?” Steve asked.

few more many much

3 Mirabelle caught a fish last night.

lot few some many

4 Bashir cooked a of rice.

lot few some much

5 Kanisha puts milk and sugar in her coffee.

any much few of plenty of

6 people were walking their dogs in the park.

Lot Much Several None of

7 the trees in the garden were flowering.

Many Much A bit of None of

8 There isn’t news today.

few many a lot of some of

9 Russell had sandwiches for lunch.

any some much a little of

10 It rains every afternoon in Singapore, but days are sunny.

lot few most much

11 “Do you have milk, Ingrid?” Dora asked.

lot any most plenty

12 Jasmine has to tell you.

someone somebody something somewhere

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



name: Date:


1 Brett threw the ball.

I me mine myself

2 Our teacher called Amelie and Nina up and presented with an award.

her she they them

3 cat here belongs to our neighbour.

This That Them Those

4 team is through to the finals.

Us We Our Them

5 The dog was barking was very annoying.

that who whom whose

6 Veronica watched the game by .

itself herself yourself themself

7 We met the new student arrived yesterday.

who what whom whose

8 The United States President spoke to the troops.

itself myself himself yourself

9 Between you and , I think we should go home.

I me mine myself

10 Vince and Gustav went to help who was in trouble.

others nobody someone something

11 The class cheered for Lola and .

I me mine myself

12 Emilio and are in the same class.

I me mine myself

Test G9 Score /12

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



name: Date:


1 The players left gear on the sideline at training.

his her their them

2 Cairns has golden sand on beaches.

its his her them

3 The took her sister with her.

men ladies woman women

4 Hazel is happy with new teacher.

its her she you

5 “Is this , Lana?” Jason asked.

its we yours herself

6 Every enjoyed the game.

boy lads men children

7 great happened at school today.

Someone Somebody Something Somewhere

8 The tiger, fur was wet, shook itself.

who which whom whose

9 Joshua told us to make at home.

myself himself ourselves themselves

10 “ took the remote control?” Dad bellowed.

Who What Whom Whose

11 Deepak has some books, but Vishal has .

my him ones none

12 The managing director spoke to our school.

itself myself herself yourself

Test G10 Score /12

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordisanadjective(describingword)?

1 Nicola definitely has brown eyes.

2 This juice tastes extremely sweet.

3 The match was narrowly won by the Australian team.

4 We went inside because it was getting dark.

5 Jack got second place in the competition.


6 “That book over there is yours, but book here is mine,” Livia said.

this that them those

7 “ did you do that?” Tyler asked.

Who Why What Which

8 Shane is a rodeo rider.

wonderful wondering wonderfully wonderfulness

9 of the twins can talk yet.

Each Both Either Neither

10 Sahra felt when she lost her purse.

misery miserable miserably miserableness

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




1 Which word describes a smell?

juicy foul chirp rough

2 Which word describes a taste?

damp groan sweet crunch

3 Which word describes a sound?

dark tough salty groan

4 Which word describes a touch?

bent dusty rich raspy

5 Which word describes a sight?

messy savoury snarl fresh

6 Which word describes an emotion?

misty silky tangy calm


7 Tanya’s face told everyone she had had a good day.

blank cheerful glum worried

8 The mechanic’s fingernails were very .

flat hollow fancy filthy

9 The piglet let out a loud sound as it ran towards the food.

crying crackling squealing squeaking

10 The fish and chips were very .

salty spicy nutty bitter

11 A smell surrounded the orange blossoms.

salty fresh spicy sweet

12 The boy yelled out in frustration.

sad excited scared angry

13 The wild mushrooms were from the soil where they grew.

gritty slushy greasy prickly

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Keisha received the awards in the school.

most more much many

2 Laurie and Alan are the players in their team.

more taller more tall tallest tall

3 Zoe is than Zac.

short shorter more shorter more shortest

4 Cathy Freeman is one of the athletes in Australia.

most famous more famous most famously more famously

5 That kick at goal was than his last one.

worst worse more worst more worse

6 The player in the team is Melissa.

older elder oldest old

7 This rose is the of the two flowers.

best better more best more better

8 That was the holiday we have ever had.

excite exciting most exciting more exciting

9 Faith is the runner in the school.

best better more good more better

10 Raphael scored the number of goals this season.

less little least lower

11 Rick is the brother of Jayden.

old oldest elder eldest

12 The platypus is a Australian animal.

unique uniqueness most unique more unique

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 We fell asleep the late night movie.

by from since during

2 Jordan put the plates back the kitchen cupboard.

in down about through

3 The bus could not leave the tyre was fixed.

after until since during

4 Dogs are very different cats.

of like with from

5 Rodrigo is talking his holiday in Queensland.

on for about around

6 The two boys shared the fishing gear themselves.

within among around between

7 Paulina wants to know what you are talking .

along about among around

8 The Sydney Harbour Bridge was built the big harbour.

across beyond through towards

9 Steve walked the front gate.

front about among through

10 Jasmine cut the orange a sharp knife.

by with from under

11 Caitlin prefers the book the movie.

to like than before

12 The duck dived the surface of the pond looking for food.

beside behind beneath between

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 We to the national park yesterday.

go went gone is going

2 Audrey her breakfast at the moment.

ate eat eats is eating

3 The team playing in the final tomorrow.

is are was were

4 The coach me the gear.

is given will gave has given shall gave

5 The dog lifted its leg and its belly.

scratch scratches scratched will scratch

6 Bring some food or you be hungry.

are was will have

7 Martin a sandwich for himself.

is make has made has make was made

8 The men the grass in the park.

cuts are cuts is cutting are cutting

9 Jeanette over now to see her parents on the farm.

is drives is driving was drive had drove

10 Vishara her story when her computer crashed.

is just write has just wrote was just written had just written

11 Ivan and Joslyn by a dog down the street yesterday.

are chased were chased were chasing will be chasing

12 Troy and Yana out today for their overseas holiday.

are fly were flew was flying have flown

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 You to come with us to the movies.

could ought might would

2 Anya swim well when she was younger.

can will could might

3 Mum said that I finish my homework before I can play.

can must could would

4 I go to the park with Emily, please?” Abdul asked politely.

May Will Ought Would

5 “ you like to go birdwatching with us?” Sally asked.

Shall Might Would Should

6 Christian played soccer last year, so he knows he do it.

can may might ought

7 There be a koala in that tree.

can shall might would

8 Krishan be nine years old next year.

can will ought used to

9 You get in without a ticket.

can’t mustn’t didn’t shouldn’t

10 Valentina said she dream of missing the finals.

can’t mustn’t couldn’t wouldn’t

11 “ I take the dog for a walk?” Scott offered.

Used Shall Ought Would

12 When I was younger we go camping at the beach.

shall should used to ought to

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordgroup?

1 Wendy had to fill out an official form.

read enter review complete

2 Felicity got rid of her old bike.

threw in threw up threw away threw down

3 After the presentation, Joshua held up the trophy for the cheering fans.

lifted robbed delayed removed

4 Everyone says that Ron takes after his father.

obeys copies removes resembles

5 The teacher said that she had to get back to her student.

talk meet return appear


6 It was a serious when we lost our computer.

set in set-up set off setback

7 The dog only when its owner came outside.

backed in backed up backed off backed onto

8 Gavinda was really the holiday at the beach.

looking into looking after looking down on looking forward to

9 We were cleaning the garage when we the old coins.

came on came round came across came up with

10 Tabatha tried to that she was innocent.

make up make off make out make fun of

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 “Where my wallet gone?” Arif asked.

is are has have

2 The teacher at the funny story.

laugh laughed is laughs laughing

3 The girls to the playground after school.

go goes gone going

4 The eat grass all day long.

cow horse sheep donkey

5 The jump on the trampoline.

girl boy baby children

6 Dad a herd of cattle in our home paddock tomorrow.

is put will put was put will putting

7 Abbey and Leo helping their father.

is am was were

8 Jessie thinks the price of eggs too high.

is am are were

9 Kristi her homework after school today.

do did does doing

10 Neither Bikram nor Aditya going to play cricket.

is am are were

11 The herd of camels drinking at the oasis yesterday.

is are was were

12 The were pruning the trees under the power lines.

workers worker worker’s workers’

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 “We are going to be late if we don’t hurry,” Sarah said.

badly surely carelessly frequently

2 Shelley said she hit the ball into that bush over .

far near here there

3 Damian bowled very in the match today.

fast faster fastest more faster

4 Leonie rode her bike today.

well good more well more good

5 Tom said he didn’t miss his parents when he was at the school camp.

more much the most the more

6 Estelle walked through the prickles in the lawn than Jason.

careful carefully more careful more carefully

Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorwordgroup?

7 He hardly ever makes a mistake in his work.

often seldom usually carefully

8 The concert is held annually to raise money for charity.

yearly weekly monthly fortnightly

9 Zoe said the storm hit quite suddenly.

almost fast rather badly very quickly really noisily

10 Vladimir said he would definitely be going to the movies with us.

clearly certainly probably obviously

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



Name: Date: Test G20 Score /8

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

1 unique plants and animals

Many are protected in Australian national parks and marine parks.

2 in the backyard

Simon enjoyed the barbecue and went to the movies afterwards.

3 like a gazelle

Brooke heard the starting gun and took off towards the finish line.

4 very confidently

Vuong walked out of the test and told me he had done well.

Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

5 Jacinta played with her friends.

the long giggles some old games

these young girls those loud voices

6 Kasha checked her work .

after her break long and tiring

her new computer many typed pages

7 Devon surfed when no-one was watching.

a long leg rope bravely and well

what a huge wave whose short board

8 The dog, , watched the snake closely.

the large snake to the thick bush

with black scales although nervous

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

1 Simon and Felicity, , work in Melbourne.

why they are writers that is an important job

who are from the country which is the state capital

2 Caitlin has a friend .

that lives in Japan who were Japanese

which is in Japanese who speaks Japanese

3 Tai karate for two years.

has been learning had learning

was learned does learn

4 Arthur tried to remember what he .

put his special board had a new skateboard

did with his skateboard was an expensive board

5 , the soil is still dry.

If it rained Until the rain stops

Unless the rains stops Even though it rained

6 Cameron was born in Scotland .

after his parents left until his parents arrived

when his parents were living there before his parents were there

7 , Dad started cooking on the barbecue.

While I did my project Which project was due

Who gave me the project When was the project due

8 Rohinda finished watching the movie .

unless the visitors stayed what the visitors brought

before the visitors arrived if the visitors were staying

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Roberto broke his arm, he was still able to write.

while yet for so

2 That kangaroo is grey so is that koala.

yet for and because

3 Elizabeth will go either to the pool to the beach if the weather is fine.

or so yet while

4 Vince plays football, Arjun plays cricket.

if or but since

5 Richard was late, he was still able to train with the team.

Then Since Unless Although

6 Ann said she likes neither strawberry vanilla ice-cream.

or nor and also

7 Dad cannot drive he wears his glasses.

so but unless whether

8 The family always watches football, their team is playing or not.

whether though unless since

9 Training was called off the coach was ill.

yet then unless because

10 Jamie cleaned up his room it was time to go.

so until unless whether

11 Joselle patted her cat she talked on the phone with her friend.

or for while although

12 Mario kicked the winning goal he was injured.

since before because whether

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgroupscorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 If Adriana agrees, we to the zoo.

are go will go are gone will going

2 If I am running late for the game, my mother always me.

take took takes taking

3 Dad always worries if Ruby home late after school.

came comes will come would come

4 Philippa would have come if she invited.

is been is being had been has being

5 If Fernando had more money, he a new surfboard.

will buy would buy will bought would be buying

6 If I were you, a doctor.

I’d see I’ll see I’d seen I’m seeing

7 If Mervyn lived closer, he over on his bike.

will came will come could came could come

8 If Krystal was well, she in our team.

will be playing would played would play will play

9 Raul would be here if he the match was on.

knew know knows known

10 If Christopher is on time, some dinner together.

we are having we will have we will had we had

11 If I won the lottery, I it to my father.

will give will given would give would given

12 Yelena to the concert, if she was allowed.

would go would gone would going would be gone

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichsentenceiscorrect?

1 Van likes to cook cakes and biscuits and eating them.

Van likes cooking cakes and biscuits and to eat them.

Van likes cooking cakes and biscuits and eating them.

Van likes to cooking cakes and biscuits and to eat them.

2 Karl ate a banana and an apple and washed his plate.

Karl ate a banana and an apple, and washed his plate.

Karl ate a banana, an apple and then washed his plate.

Karl ate a banana, an apple, and then washed his plate.

3 Louis likes to swim in the pool, and to run and play in the park.

Louis likes to swim in the pool, running and to play in the park.

Louis likes swimming in the pool, and to run and playing in the park.

Louis likes swimming in the pool, to running and to playing in the park.

4 Three Australian animals are kangaroo, emu and the koala.

Three Australian animals are the kangaroo, emu and the koala.

Three Australian animals are the kangaroo, the emu and koala.

Three Australian animals are the kangaroo, the emu and the koala.

5 Please write your name, age, class and school on the front page.

Please write your name, your age, class and school on the front page.

Please write your name, your age, class and school on the front page.

Please write your name, age, your class and your school on the front page.

6 My bike is smaller than my brother.

My bike is smaller than my brothers.

My bike is smaller than my brother’s.

My bike is smaller than my brothers bike.

7 Jason will go to swim, to shop or fishing.

Jason will go to swim, to shopping or fish.

Jason will go to swimming, to shop or fish.

Jason will go swimming, shopping or fishing.

8 Keiko doesn’t like to watch movies or housework.

Keiko doesn’t like watching movies or housework.

Keiko doesn’t like to watch movies or do housework.

Keiko doesn’t like watching movies or to do housework.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material





1 Amber is afraid heights.

at of for about

2 Terence has to a parking fine.

pay take keep make

3 The baby is awake in her cot.

full real wide long

4 Stelios has a computer.

stout strong forceful powerful

5 Anesha will a holiday at the end of the year.

do have make break

6 Anil said he would the secret to himself.

get pay keep catch

7 Natalia would never a promise.

do save have break

8 The children always early to school.

do get come make

9 Winnie a bus to the shops.

has does makes catches

10 Ebony into tears when she saw her mother.

got leapt burst made

11 Michael was fully aware his choices.

to of by on

12 Grandfather always tells me to my best.

do take have make

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Which word correctly replaces the underlined word group in the sentence?

1 Debbie ate an apple, but Frances didn’t want an apple.

it one those them

2 Julian likes cricket and Damian likes cricket too.

do did does done

3 Look at my new CDs over there. I bought the new CDs yesterday.

this that these those

4 It looks like it will rain, but I hope it doesn’t rain.

so not that some

5 Carolyn has some money, but James has no money.

any few none some

Which word or word group is not needed?

6 I do not like eating lollies and neither does Rafael like eating lollies.

7 “How are you going to town, Carlo?” Jane asked. “I’m going by bus,” Carlo replied.

8 “When does the program start?” Scott asked. “It starts at eight thirty,” Rosie answered.

9 “Have you been to New Zealand?” Tamana asked. “Yes, I have been to New Zealand,” Benji said.

10 Betty likes to eat peanut butter, but Peta can’t eat peanut butter and neither can Ivan.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneededinthesentence?

1 The swimming pool was oval in shape.

swimming pool oval in shape

2 The reporter was only interested in the true facts.

reporter only true facts

3 Nathan replied back quickly to the email.

replied back quickly email

4 Frances counted three cows in number altogether.

counted three in number altogether

5 Xanthi drives a new car that is green in colour.

new car green in colour

6 The container ship was visible to the eye on the horizon.

container visible to the eye on the horizon

7 Dad heated up the soup before he served it to us.

up before it to us

8 At the ceremony, the knight had to kneel down before the king.

At the ceremony kneel down before the king

9 Teneale fell off from the slippery rock into the pool.

fell off slippery into the pool

10 Suzie always mixes the ingredients together in her favourite bowl.

mixes ingredients together favourite

11 Jeff cut the palm of his hand pulling out the tough weeds.

the palm of pulling tough weeds

12 The kitten is soft to the touch, cheeky and playful.

soft to the touch cheeky and playful

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


61

name: Date:


Test G28 Score /8

Whichsentencecontainsawordwiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword?

1 The old lady had to object to the girls’ noisy behaviour on the bus.

The object was small. Dad will object to that.

Mum put the object down. It is the object of attention.

2 Lisette has an interesting rock collection.

She likes rock and roll. The rock singer spoke to us.

That rock looks like granite. Loud rock played on the radio.

3 He will not desert his mates in troubled times.

She had to desert her post. Antarctica is a cold desert.

He drove across the desert. The desert dunes were red.

4 Zane can project his voice strongly.

The project was enormous. Nikki projects confidence.

Harry enjoyed the project. Our history project is due.

5 Be careful not to trip on the cord.

You might trip. We took a trip to Fiji.

Our trip took months. The car trip was long.

6 The farmer will sow his crop after the winter rain.

The sow wallows in mud. He has a sow and a boar.

We sow the seeds today. The sow has ten piglets.

7 Sandra put the lid on the paint tin to seal it properly.

A seal catches fish. The baby seal was cute.

We saw a performing seal. The window seal is broken.

8 The bark on the tree was very smooth.

The bark was grey. The bark woke us up.

We could hear a bark. The dog barked loudly.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




1 Which of these is a job?

waiter tannery freedom reflector

2 Which of these is a place?

jury ivory aviary celery

3 Which of these is a science?

kingdom biology permission community

4 Which of these is a collection of things?

cutlery painter capable woollen

5 Which of these is a quality?

figure revision gentleness neighbourhood

Aprefixgoesatthefrontofaword.Whichprefixgivestheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

6 Kayla is very social.

in un dis anti

7 Thomas is extremely logical.

il un dis non

8 Sophie is often friendly.

il un dis non

9 Liu gave an accurate answer.

in un dis non

10 Marlene always obeys her parents.

in un dis non

11 Mike never understands the maths problem.

in un dis mis

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorwordgroupinthesentence?

1 Nella made sure she locked the door before she left home.

shut held joined fastened

2 The peaceful scene was interrupted by a loud explosion.

calm exotic colourful fashionable

3 Dad was angry when we were robbed.

excited furious energetic surprised

4 There are tiny differences between the twins.

small obvious important enormous

5 The bushwalkers walked along the rough track.

land path space street

6 If the paper tears, it will jam the photocopier.

rips cries opens emotions

7 Marcello nearly broke the window with the ball.

almost clearly closely narrowly

8 The edge of the cliff was unmarked.

advantage steepness keenness border

9 Suddenly the rain began pelting.

throwing hard falling heavily blowing rapidly striking quickly

10 We had to move with haste when the flood came.

care luckily anxiety urgency

11 Karla makes out that she speaks Greek.

discerns pretends progresses understands

12 The comedian did a good send up of the politician.

request ordering imitation returning

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




Whichwordorwordgrouphastheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 The submarine descended to the ocean depths.

sunk dived ascended accelerated

2 The sky is very overcast after the storm.

dark clear cloudy gloomy

3 Our teacher told us to subtract the numbers.

add divide multiply take away

4 The girl smiled as she cuddled her cat.

grinned laughed frowned snickered

5 There was a giant in the fairytale.

dwarf monster large person strong person

6 Orlando is a neat writer.

tidy bright lovely messy

7 We always hire a movie over the weekend.

often never usually occasionally

8 Fiona’s clothes were too tight for her.

old full loose difficult

9 The wildlife documentary was very interesting.

boring amazing gripping fascinating

10 Lia booked the meeting with the workers.

invited opened attended cancelled

11 There is a lot of poverty in East Timor.

wealth misery distress neediness

12 Gustav rode his new bike cautiously.

eagerly carefully recklessly thoughtfully

© M


lia

Cop

yright material




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

1 Anthena said the argument was a storm in a teacup.

unusual event important situation seriously dangerous big fuss over nothing

2 Boris broke the ice by speaking to the girls.

was brave began first was out of place smashed through

3 Danni wanted to clear the air with her mother.

freshen the air add confusion celebrate in style remove difficulties

4 Alec had a bad experience and now has a chip on his shoulder.

is angry is worried has a splinter feels weighed down

5 Janita was on edge when her daughter forgot to call her.

relaxed nervous balanced confident

6 Eli is a salt of the earth type of person.

earthy working suspicious dependable

7 Audrey said winning the game would be a piece of cake.

easy delicious enjoyable expensive

8 Mum said not to cry over spilt milk when I broke my favourite toy.

be so clumsy regret the past fear the future be so emotional

9 I am crossing my fingers for a new bike on my birthday.

exercising working wishing flexible

10 That result is a feather in your cap.

big honour obvious issue fashion statement a useless decoration

11 Robyn was totally in the dark about the plan.

uncomfortable unsettled unaware unsure

12 The boy spilt the beans to his sister.

spoke his mind revealed a secret changed the rules dropped the beans

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


66

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

LANgUAge CoNveNTioNs


© M


lia

Cop

yright material


67

PRACTICE QUESTIONS


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

The kat sat on the mat.

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

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

P3 Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Where is the dog

Where is the dog,

Where is the dog.

Where is the dog?

P4 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

The play on the swings.

children

baby

boy

girl

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

Moriah has a large gum tree in her yard.

tiny

big

pretty

flowering

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

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

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



ReadThe butterfly.Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

The butterfly

1 Jenna likes to kolect butterflies.

2 One day, she was saprized to see a blue one.

3 The blue butterfly was on the bow of a tree.

4 She got her net and quickly cort it.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

5 Tom did not know wen the game started.

6 Leanne herd the dog barking.

7 Tran ate a boll full of hot noodles.

8 James has kwit the basketball team.

9 Kendall mite not be able to come with us.

10 Dad buys the grosseries every week.

11 The lion gripped its cub by the skruf of the neck.

12 Cleo helped to rap the Christmas presents.

13 Julian scores lots of runs when he is bating .

14 Our cat is the luckyest cat in the world.

15 Fred always helps his next door naybor .

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

16 The dragon protected the gold and jewels in its lare.

17 The police had no clew about the identity of the victim.

18 A slippery eel swam throo the trap and escaped.

19 The parth in the bush reserve was narrow and rough.

20 Some children wrote their initials on the wet koncreet.

21 The janitor swapt the classroom with the new broom.

22 She guessed the correct wate for the bag of potatoes.

23 The boy always enjoyed eating spagetti and meatballs.

24 The group often goes hikeing in the remote wilderness.

25 The teacher drew a perfect tryangel on the whiteboard.

26 The captain bought a dozin sandwiches from the cafe.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



ReadThe cake.Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

The cake

27 On Wenesday afternoon, Mum and I decided to bake a cake.

28 We were bakeing it for my brother’s party on Saturday.

29 He will be pleesed because chocolate cake is his favourite.

30 Mum roht ‘Happy Birthday’ in large letters on the white icing.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



ReadThe football game.Somewordsandpunctuationhavebeenleftout.Whichwordsandpunctuationcorrectlycompletethesentence?

The football game

31 George and his two went to the park.

brothers charlie and ben

brothers Charlie and Ben

brothers, Charlie and ben

brothers, Charlie and Ben,

32 they had a drink break.

after an hour

after an Hour

After an hour,

After an Hour,

33 “Why don’t we play on the Charlie asked.

swings”

swings,”

swings.”

swings?”

34 “After we finish our football George answered.

game”

game,”

game.”

game?”

35 Which sentence gives an evaluation?

The game was very exciting.

He wrote a report on the game.

Why don’t you come to the game?

The team won the game by one point.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



36 Which sentence shows that Cassandra is really scared of the mouse?

“There’s a mouse,” Cassandra said.

“There’s a mouse!” Cassandra said.

“There’s a mouse?” Cassandra said.

“There’s a mouse ...” Cassandra said.

37 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

The of the happy children filled the playground.

laugh

laughter

laughable

laughingly

38 Which word is a noun (naming word)?

Under the plough, the heavy soil broke into large lumps.

heavy

into

large

lumps


Gino is an boy.

happy

unusual

sad

hungry


Callum cooked a of pasta for the feast.

lot

few

some

much

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



41 Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes ( ’ )?

Our cat isnt cleaning it’s legs.

Our cat isnt cleaning its ear’s.

Our cat isn’t cleaning its paws.

Our cat isn’t cleaning its arms’.

42 Which of these is correct?

Heidi is a tall, Swiss, clever girl.

Heidi is a clever, Swiss, tall girl.

Heidi is a tall, clever, Swiss girl.

Heidi is a Swiss, tall, clever girl.


The team cheered for Ned and .

I

me

mine

myself


Every enjoyed playing with the animals on the farm.

girl

ladies

women

children

45 Which of these is correct?

Lindsay lives in a stone house in the Blue Mountains.

Violet lives on a cattle farm near the Lake George.

Lucas lives on a small farm near the Twofold Bay.

Kirsten lives in the coastal town of the Kiama.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



46 Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

The Tasmanian devil is a Australian animal. unique uniqueness most unique more unique


Lydia said she be able to play tennis today.

mustn’t couldn’t wouldn’t shouldn’t

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

Tyson hardly ever smiles if he is talking in front of the class.

once often never seldom

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

very nervously

Harry walked towards the horse and told me that he had ridden it before.

50 Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

If Isabelle won the raffle, she the prize to her mother.

will gave will given would give would given

51 Which sentence is correct?

Zahrah likes cooking cakes and biscuits and to eating them. Zahrah likes to cook cakes and biscuits and eating them. Zahrah likes cooking cakes and biscuits and to eat them. Zahrah likes to cook cakes and biscuits and eat them.

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



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

My sisters shoes are new, but my brothers have old shoes.


Adam will a holiday at the end of the month.

do

have

make

break

54 Which word or word group is not needed in the sentence?

Akira likes to eat fish, but Rohit can’t eat fish and neither can Sarita.

likes to

but

eat fish

neither

55 Which word or word group is not needed in the sentence?

The eagle was visible to the eye high in the sky.

eagle

visible

to the eye

in the sky

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

The red fox Vulpes vulpes was introduced to Australia from Europe in 1843.

red fox

Vulpes vulpes

introduced to Australia

Europe in 1843

© M


lia

Cop

yright material



ReadSwimmingtraining.Somewordshavebeenleftout.Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

Swimming training

57 Justin up at five every morning.

get

gets

gotten

getting

58 a light breakfast, he goes to the pool.

Since

Then

After

Now

59 Justin two hours before going home.

swam in

swims at

swam on

swims for

60 If he trains hard, he a gold medal.

must won

ought win

might win

would won

ENDOFTEST

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


AnswersPAGE10–TESTS1 1 aunt 2 friend 3 flea 4 smoke 5 thumb 6 peach 7 stack 8 quit 9 cloud 10 glue 11 grape 12 breath 13 father 14 because 15 surprise 16 quick 17 clue 18 umbrella

PAGE11–TESTS2 1 pair 2 heard 3 roar 4 skirt 5 hear 6 cheer 7 heart 8 tire 9 spears10 shore11 swarm12 perch13 fork14 swear15 pliers16 square 17 worth 18 sharp

PAGE12–TESTS3 1bowl 2route 3hood 4point 5crawl 6noise 7ground 8laugh 8almost10stalk11clown12through13cause14lawn15proof16cloth17watch18bought

PAGE13–TESTS4 1shelf 2brush 3yelp 4scan 5path 6bumps 7Which 8desk 9dump

10husks 11swam12blend 13cradle 14bring 15blob 16thump 17smashed 18chunk

PAGE14–TESTS5 1goat 2giraffes 3coast 4celery 5cupboard 6dance 7groceries 8curve 9guest10juicy11apology12spicy13gentle14citrus15gym16concrete17garage18giant

PAGE15–TESTS6 1wink 2crack 3stung 4chill 5slump 6chomp 7trash 8stamp 9grasped10sang11slept12blunt13station14whiff15theft16swept17thick18flush

PAGE16–TESTS7 1strain 2through 3scruff 4taught 5might 6shrill 7sprained 8twitch 9sketch10throne11strength12weight13squints14thatched15shrink 16launch 17swiftly 18string

PAGE17–TESTS8 1wrote 2while 3scene 4reign 5thumb 6whistle 7scent 8wrung 9knew10wrap11lambs12design13where14chemist15knock16mechanical17aches18spaghetti

PAGE18–TESTS9 1tapping 2watched 3smiling 4climbed 5batting 6struck 7storing 8shouted 9hissing10screamed11pinned12missing13blurred14bowled15dragging16sped17chimed18hiking

PAGE19–TESTS10 1disappear 2forecast 3luckiest 4million 5powerless 6rephrase 7triangle 8enlarge 9sweaty10preview11loudest12unnamed13misprint14easily15kilometre16openness17doubtful18impossible

PAGE20–TESTS11 1eight 2Who’s 3might 4Where’s 5piece 6I’ll 7Altogether 8We’ll 9across

10forty11Wednesday 12really 13would’ve14truly15Which / which16sense17tomorrow18therefore

PAGE21–TESTS12 1compass 2saddle 3scissors 4neighbour 5honey 6dozen 7army 8eight 9niece10crocodile11jungle 12balloons13February14mountain15country16bike17convoy18monkeys

PAGE22–TESTS13 1classes 2Julian’s 3pebbles 4buzzes 5leeches 6armies 7canoes 8foxes 9Aiden’s10bunches11gases12women’s13copies14dishes15features16riches17cities18pieces

PAGE23–TESTS14 1fierce 2beautiful 3famous 4bright 5grumpy 6heavier 7 perfect 8golden 9tough10gigantic11easier12sensible13hopeless14smallest15worst16ordinary17awful18noisy

PAGE24–TESTS15 1lie 2meant 3cried 4squealed 5going 6leapt 7spoke 8slice 9shopped 10leave11spilt12brought13buzzed14swimming15shook16understood17explained18remember

PAGE25–TESTS16 1just 2always 3finally 4really 5quite 6heavily 7nowhere 8carefully 9truly 10basically 11nearby 12rapidly 13yesterday 14least 15well 16daily 17immediately 18possibly

PAGE26–TESTS17 1pieces 2postage 3questions 4butcher 5telephone 6directions 7baking 8jumped 9rinse 10bought 11fruity 12brakes 13adventure14delicious 15potatoes 16bumped 17council 18mission

PAGE27–TESTP1 1I like Warner Brothers

Movie World. 2I visited Grandma

today. 3We saw the Great

Barrier Reef. 4“Please hold this,”

Sue said.

78

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


5London 6New 7Tasmanian 8Saturn 9River

PAGE28–TESTP2 1“We won!” the

players said. 2“Jade’s going?” Bree

said. 3“There’s a snake . . .”

Zoe said. 4Tom said, “I have

the key.” 5question mark ( ? ) 6full stop ( . ) 7question mark ( ? ) 8exclamation mark ( ! ) 9full stop ( . )

PAGE29–TESTP3 1The children saw

four horses, six sheep and ten cows at the farm.

2Carmen asked, “Have you taken my brush and mirror, Stella?”

3Mr Rifai, the coach, spoke to the team in the car park after training today.

4Nessa is allowed to go, however, she can only stay for an hour and no longer.

5After a short break, the siren went and the team ran back onto the field.

6Henry won the prize, much to the surprise of his friends.

7Inga said she will help you, but not today.

8“We can still win if we play well,” Paolo, the captain, said.

PAGE30–TESTP4 1I’m 2What’ve 3They’re 4aren’t 5won’t 6wouldn’t 7Jerome’s 8they’ll 8haven’t

PAGE31–TESTP5 1teams’ 2brothers’ 3Jan’s 4tree’s 5woman’s 6Jarrod’s 7girl’s 8men’s 9Tiffany and Tom’s 10car’s headlights 11boss’s

PAGE32–TESTP6 1$5000 2Bufo marinus 32228metres 41849–1920 5Julia Morley (or

Morly) was an Irish settler to Australia in the nineteenth century.

6Please open the file I sent you (Attachment 1) and look at your photographs.

7Gareth was the first one to jump in and gobble a piece of chocolate cake (not that I cared).

8In his story (see page 12), Ashton described how he was rescued by pirates.

PAGE33–TESTP7 1“Throw it to me!”

Joanna shouted as she ran towards the goal.

2Areeba turned to her friend, Johara and said, “I’d like you to come to my party.”

3“My bike is faster than yours,” Verity said with a grin.

4Georgie whispered excitedly, “I have four tickets to the concert.”

5Eli said to his brother, Dane, “It’s my turn to work on the computer.”

6Fay said, “I like riding horses.”

7“How are you?” Dale asked.

8Tom shouted, “Where are you?”

9“This is my car,” Sam said.

10Sue exclaimed, “The cats are cute!”

11“That pen,” he said, “is mine.”

PAGE34–TESTG1 1The rain fell. 2It took more than a

week. 3They went to the park. 4He arrived late. 5The joey held on

tight. 6Donna ate an apple

today. 7The teacher asked a

question. 8Is there an Amanda in

your school? 9A German man

played soccer.10Maruk made a phone

call.11I did a good job.

PAGE35–TESTG2 1Our new teacher tells

us jokes. 2You’d better wear

your life jacket, Eric. 3Gary opened the can

of tuna. 4That story was very

interesting. 5His garden is the best

I have seen. 6“There’s a spider!”

Caitlin said. 7Would you like to

come? 8Please leave the room

immediately.

PAGE36–TESTG3 1Sam and Mia were

both very tired. 2Sonya cooked a

delicious, square, ham pizza.

3Which of these dresses do you like the best?

4Phoebe wrote a letter on her laptop in the plane.

5 Heidi is a tall, clever, Swiss girl.

6Crystal sometimes gives her dog a big bone.

7Joel always catches the bus to school.

8The cheaper, small, pink lady apples are delicious.

PAGE37–TESTG4 1a possum 2a useful appliance 3an outing 4an unusual dress 5Giuseppe is an Italian

baker. 6Julia is one of the

engineers. 7Elsa lives in the

Flinders Ranges. 8Tim has a dog and

the dog is large. 9A knife is sharp, isn’t it?10We live in the United

Kingdom.11Tia has pants and a

shirt.12She goes to work by

the river.

PAGE38–TESTG5 1rain 2gifts 3songs 4beach 5free 6favourite 7salt 8birthday cards

PAGE39–TESTG6 1flock 2calf 3gaggle 4cubs 5library 6kids 7circle 8fawn 9calf 10litter 11cluster12joey

PAGE40–TESTG7 1kindness 2height 3colour 4hope 5wealth 6choice 7laughter 8beauty 9youth 10equality 11truth 12movement

PAGE41–TESTG8 1plenty 2many 3few 4lot 5plenty of 6several 7None of 8a lot of 9some10most11any12something

PAGE42–TESTG9 1me 2them 3This 4Our 5that 6herself 7who 8himself 9me10someone11me12I

PAGE43–TESTG10 1their 2its 3woman 4her 5yours 6boy 7Something 8whose 9ourselves10Who11none12herself

PAGE44–TESTG11 1brown 2sweet 3Australian 4dark 5second 6this 7Why 8wonderful 9Neither10miserable

PAGE45–TESTG12 1foul 2sweet 3groan 4dusty 5messy 6calm 7cheerful 8filthy 9squealing10salty11sweet12angry13gritty

PAGE46–TESTG13 1most 2tallest 3shorter 4most famous 5worse 6oldest 7better 8most exciting 9best10least11elder12unique

PAGE47–TESTG14 1during 2in 3until 4from 5about 6between 7about 8across 9through 10with11to 12beneath

PAGE48–TESTG15 1went 2is eating 3is 4has given 5scratched 6will 7has made 8are cutting 9is driving10had just written11were chased12have flown

79

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


TESTG16 1ought 2could 3must 4May 5Would 6can 7might 8will 9can’t10wouldn’t 11Shall 12used toPAGE50–TESTG17 1complete 2threw away 3lifted 4resembles 5return 6setback 7backed off 8looking forward to 9came across 10make out

PAGE51–TESTG18 1has 2laughed 3go 4sheep 5children 6will put 7were 8is 9did10is11was12workers

PAGE52–TESTG19 1surely 2there 3fast 4well 5much 6more carefully 7seldom 8yearly 9very suddenly10certainly

PAGE53–TESTG20 1Many unique plants

and animals are protected in Australian national parks and marine parks.

2Simon enjoyed the barbecue in the backyard and went to the movies afterwards.

3Brooke heard the starting gun and took off like a gazelle towards the finish line.

4Vuong walked very confidently out of the test and told me he had done well.

5some old games 6after her break 7bravely and well 8although nervous

PAGE54–TESTG21 1who are from the

country 2who speaks Japanese 3has been learning 4did with his

skateboard 5Even though it rained 6when his parents

were living there 7While I did my

project 8before the visitors

arrivedPAGE55–TESTG22 1yet 2and 3or 4but 5Although 6nor 7unless 8whether 9because10until11while12before

PAGE56–TESTG23 1will go 2takes 3comes 4had been 5would buy 6I’d see 7could come 8would play 9knew10we will have11would give12would go

PAGE57–TESTG24 1Van likes cooking

cakes and biscuits and eating them.

2Karl ate a banana and an apple, and washed his plate.

3Louis likes to swim in the pool, and to run and play in the park.

4Three Australian animals are the kangaroo, the emu and the koala.

5Please write your name, age, class and school on the front page.

6My bike is smaller than my brother’s.

7Jason will go swimming, shopping or fishing.

8Keiko doesn’t like to watch movies or do housework.

PAGE58–TESTG25 1of 2pay 3wide 4powerful 5have 6keep 7break 8come 9catches10burst11of12do

PAGE59–TESTG26 1one 2does 3those 4not 5none 6like eating lollies 7I’m going 8It starts at 9been to New Zealand10eat peanut butter

PAGE60–TESTG27 1in shape 2true 3back 4in number 5in colour 6to the eye 7up 8down 9from10together11the palm of12to the touch

PAGE61–TESTG28 1Dad will object to

that. 2That rock looks like

granite. 3She had to desert her

post. 4Nikki projects

confidence. 5You might trip. 6We sow the seeds

today. 7The window seal is

broken. 8The bark is grey.

PAGE62–TESTG29 1waiter 2aviary 3biology 4cutlery 5gentleness 6anti 7il 8un 9in10dis11mis

PAGE63–TESTG30 1fastened 2calm 3furious 4small 5path 6rips 7almost 8border 9falling heavily10urgency11pretends12imitation

PAGE64–TESTG31 1ascended 2clear 3add 4frowned 5dwarf 6messy 7never 8loose 9boring10cancelled11wealth12recklessly

PAGE65–TESTG32 1big fuss over nothing 2began first 3remove difficulties 4is angry 5nervous 6dependable 7easy 8regret the past 9wishing10a big honour11unaware12revealed secret

PAGE67–NAPLAN*-STyLEPRACTiCETESTP1cat P2smallP3Where is the dog? P4childrenP5bigP6Lachlan has finished

his homework. He is outside playing with the dog.

PAGE68 1collect 2surprised 3bough 4caught 5when 6heard 7bowl 8quit 9might10groceries11scruff12wrap13batting14luckiest15neighbour

16lair17clue18through19path20concrete21swept22weight23spaghetti24hiking25triangle26dozen27Wednesday28baking29pleased 30wrote31brothers, Charlie and

Ben,32After an hour,33swings?”34game,”35The game was very

exciting.36“There’s a mouse!”

Cassandra said.37laughter38lumps39unusual40lot41Our cat isn’t cleaning

its paws.42Heidi is a tall, clever,

Swiss girl.43me44girl45Lindsay lives in a

stone house in the Blue Mountains.

46unique47wouldn’t48seldom 49Harry walked very

nervously towards the horse and told me that he had ridden it before.

50would give51Zahrah likes to cook

cakes and biscuits and eat them.

52My sisters’ shoes are new, but my brothers have old shoes.

53have54eat fish55to the eye56Vulpes vulpes57gets58After59swims for60might win

80

© M


lia

Cop

yright material


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

Year 2ISBN 978 1 4202 9090 5

Year 3ISBN 978 1 4202 9091 2

Year 4ISBN 978 1 4202 9092 9

Year 5ISBN 978 1 4202 9093 6

Year 6ISBN 978 1 4202 9094 3

www.macmillan.com.au

Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests

YEAR 3A uSTRALIAN C uRRICuLum E NgLISh


YEAR 3

Language Conventions Assessment andPractice Tests

GreG reidSPE LL I N G • PUNC

TUA

TION • G RA M M AR


© M


lia

Cop

yright material


language conventions assessment and practice tests year 3

Documents

language conventions

practice tests year

contentbased assessment

actual naplan

acronym naplan

language content strand

australian copyright

education departments