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YEAR 5 Language Conventions

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

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I need to wear my propor uniform for class photos.

Sarah invited all her girlfrends to her party.

The policeman chased a supect down the street.

We had to sit at seprate desks to do the test.

I walked onto the stage to receave my award.

The animal was frightened by its reflextion in the water.

The young campers said they were board by the peace and quiet in the country.

You should nether borrow nor lend money.

Do you relize you should be at school by now?

Workers mist the bus when it came early.


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There is a spelling mistake in each sentence.Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.

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When the weather is realy hot, the children go swimming in the local pool.

There was a huge celibration on the oval when the home team won the football finals.

The teacher said it is possible for us to pubblish our best writing in the school magazine.

Most babies quickly become desintrested in their expensive toys.

Their were many different tricks the magician performed for the audience.

A large meateorite created a huge crater in the desert.

Walking is an exellent exercise to do regularly.

The tourists used feries to travel from the mainland to the island.

Although he fell hevily, the gymnast did not need to go to the hospital.

Many people were anoyed when the traffic lights were broken by vandals.


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For questions 21 to 40, shade one bubble to show your chosen answer.Shade only one bubble for each question.

21 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

After hours of climbing, we reached the top of the mountain.

22 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

b There watching television in the living room.

b The’re watching television in the living room.

b They’re watching television in the living room.

b Theyr’e watching television in the living room.

23 Where should the missing comma go in this sentence?

24 Which word in this sentence is an action verb?

The boy kicked the soccer ball past the goalkeeper to win the match.

b kicked

b soccer

b past

b match

25 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

Tammy was trying to what happened in her science experiment.

b remember

b remembers

b remembered

b remembering

b b bb

final finely finally finished

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You need dried fruit self-raising flour and apricot juice to make the cake.

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The text below has some words missing.Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.

Camp Instructions

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You need to be at school 8 o’clock on Monday

morning.

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You need to be seated quietly you are waiting for the

buses to be loaded.

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Students who brought back their permission form will

not be allowed to go.

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At 9 o’clock the buses will depart and travel to .

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The people in our school chairs into the hall for a parade.

b brung

b brings

b brought

b bringing

b in

b by

b to

b as

b so

b and

b then

b while

b has not

b hasn’t

b have’nt

b have not

b Brumby Beach

b Brumby beach

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31 In which sentence is there a mistake?

b Playing sports keeps you healthy.

b You need 8 glasses of water each day.

b Eating plenty of vegetables and fruit helps to.

b Sunscreen, a hat and a shirt can protect you from the sun.

32 Which sentence combines the information in the table correctly?

b A motor bike has two wheels and carries one or two people, but a family sedan has four wheels and carries up to five people.

b A motor bike carries two or more people, and a family sedan has four wheels and carries up to five people.

b A family sedan has four wheels and carries five people if a motor bike has two wheels and carries one or two people.

b A family sedan has four wheels and can carry five people and a motor bike has two wheels and carries only one person.

33 Which of these words cannot be used as a plural (to mean more than one)?

b feet

b teeth

b sleep

b sheep.

34 Which pair of words completes this text correctly?

Our grandparents could come for a visit last month but grandma was sick.

They going to come when we are on holidays

b have is

b have are

b of is

b of are

Type of vehicle Number of wheels Maximum number of people

motor bike 2 2

family sedan 4 5


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35 In which type of text are you most likely to find commands?

b poem

b recipe

b report

b explanation.

36 Which answer correctly completes the sentence?

When the baby elephant was small make him stay close to the herd.

b his mother would

b his mother should

b her mother would

b his mother should

37 Which sentence is correct?

b The horse with black patches are being sold next week.

b The horse with black patches is being sold next week.

b The horse with black patches has been sold next week.

b The horse with black patches were sold next week.

Read the passage below.Choose the correct word or words to fill in the gaps.

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Butterflies part of the insect family.

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all insects, butterflies have six legs.

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They often lay eggs on leaves.


Frogs live on the land, but some live underground.

b who

b that

b rarely

b mostly


Tourists enjoy taking a camel ride the beach at sunset.

b in

b along

b above

b through

43 Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

b “What a silly thing,” to say to me giggled Tara.

b “What a silly thing to say.” to me giggled Tara.

b “What a silly thing to say to me.” giggled Tara.

b “What a silly thing to say to me,” giggled Tara.

44 A shark won’t attack its own young.

What does won’t mean in this sentence?

b want

b was not

b will not

b were not

b it

b it’s

b they

b their


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45 Which words correctly puncutate this sentence?

The boy called for when he fell into the water.

b “help,” from his friends

b Help! from his friends

b Help from his friends

b help from his friends

YEAR 5 LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS

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

1 The three bears live in the forist.1

2 My school uniform has a white coller.2

3 That joke was hallarious.3

4 A huge grey nerse shark was circling our boat.4

5 We all jumpt into the car.5

6 My silly friend torked through the entire movie.6

7 I was fortunet enough to get a seat on the bus.7

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

8The batting order was worked out by cumparing player averages.

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9 Drink driving is both reckless and ilegal.9

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11The art teacher shared her knowlege of painting with her students.

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12 Our team played quite well against the oposition. 12

13 A fly carrys many potentially deadly diseases.13

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

14 Captian Tom was an extremely tricky pirate.14

15He fought many battels against other ships and their crews.

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16 He was always confident of finding tresure.16

17He wood often camouflage his ship to confuse his enemies.

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18 This had the desired effect on many unsupecting sailors.18

19Tom ended up loosing his freedom in strange circumstances.

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20Navy solders boarded Tom’s boat and caught him as he tried to escape.

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Read the text Baked Apple.Answer the questions below the recipe.

Baked Apple

Ingredients

1 apple2 tbs sultanas2 tsp honey

Method

Step 1. Peel and core apple.2. Place apple on baking tray.3. Stuff apple with sultanas. 4. Drizzle honey over apple.5. Bake until apple is soft.

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Recipes often leave some words out. Which word has been left out of this line?

Peel and core apple.

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In this recipe, where else would full stops be acceptable?after the titleafter tsp and tbs after each ingredient nameafter ingredients and method

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Which holds more, tbs or tsp?

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In which step in the method is there a sentence that has more than one verb? step 2.step 3.step 4.step 5.

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Why are most of the verbs in this recipe at the beginning of the sentence?They tell you

what to do.about the recipe.the ingredients.how much you need.

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Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?

“My father uses a Michael.

“hammer.” saidhammer.” saidhammer,” saidhammer, said

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Which phrase is the correct order for the group of words?the six old grey elephantsthe old six grey elephants the grey old six elephants the old grey six elephants

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An apostrophe has been left out of this sentence. Where should the missing apostrophe go?

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Inverted commas have been left out of this sentence.

Where should the missing inverted commas go?

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?The builder used long, silver, screws to attach the mirror to the wall.The builder used long, silver screws to attach the mirror to the wall.The builder, used long, silver screws to attach the mirror, to the wall.The builder used long, silver, screws to attach the mirror, to the wall.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?When you go to town, do you catch the train or the bus.When you go to town, do you catch the train, or the bus.When you go to town do you catch the train or the bus?When you go to town do you catch the train, or the bus?

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All the animals cages had to be cleaned after the storms.

Samantha asked the customer Would you like anything else?

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Which answer correctly completes this sentence?

The mayor realised the people in his town were unhappy

with the decision.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?Mammals, animals who feed their babies milk, are all warm blooded. Mammals, animals who feed their babies milk are all warm blooded.Mammals animals who feed their babies milk, are all warm blooded.Mammals animals who feed their babies milk are all warm blooded.

34Which answer correctly completes the sentence?

Late last night a driver driving too fast.

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Which word correctly completes the sentence?

he was often mean to her, the boy did love his little

sister

SoThen Although Whenever

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Which group of words correctly completes the sentence?

When the baby elephant was small make him stay

close to the herd.

his mother wouldhis mother shouldher mother wouldher mother should

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Which sentence is correct?The horse with black patches were sold next week. The horse with black patches is being sold next week.The horse with black patches has been sold next week.The horse with black patches are being sold next week.

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Read the text below.Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in each sentence.

Butterflies

Butterflies part of the insect family.

all insects, butterflies have six legs.

They often lay eggs on leaves.

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Fish live in the water, but some can survive for a

short time on the land.

whothatrarelymostly

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Tourists enjoy taking a camel ride the beach at

sunset.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?“What a silly thing,” to say to me giggled Tara.“What a silly thing to say.” to me giggled Tara.“What a silly thing to say to me.” giggled Tara.“What a silly thing to say to me,” giggled Tara.

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A shark won’t attack its own young. What does “won’t” mean?

wantwontwill notwas not

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Sam needed shoes than his little sister.

bigbiggerbiggest

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Which words correctly complete this sentence?


help from his friends Help! from his friendsHelp!” from his friends“help,” from his friends

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YEAR 5 Language Conventions – SET 5

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The trainer liked to sponj down the horses after the race.

Reduse means to make something smaller.

After eating onions your breth may smell bad.

My favourite sweet is chocolate fuge.

Mum put on lipstik before going out.

Two members of our band play guitr.

Our campfire was berning well.

The racing car driver thort his car was the fastest.

A triangel is a closed shape with three sides.

People pray in different churchs.

The car in front of us stopped sudenly.

Major towns and citys often have traffic problems.

A bee is an insect that buzzez near its hive.


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Helpful people are often the happyest.

The kettle contained boyling water.

Your not allowed to write in any library books.

There conducting experiments in the science laboratory.

The begining of an essay should engage the reader.

I truely believe that swimming should be compulsory in school.

For every action there is an equal and oposite reaction.

Geografy involves the study of the earth and its features.


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Read the text for Ned Kelly. Answer the questions 22 to 31Shade only one bubble for each question.

Ned Kelly

1. Edward “Ned” Kelly (1855–1880) was a famous Australian bushranger.2. He was born at Beveridge, Victoria, in June of 1855.3. Ned was in trouble with police throughout his life.4. His final confrontation with police took place in Glenrowan on 28 June, 1880.5. It was here that he wore his famous metal armour and helmet.6. He was captured by police and Judge Redmond Barry sentenced him to death.7. Many consider Ned Kelly a folk hero, while other people believe

he was simply a thief and a killer.

22 The inverted commas in the first sentence are used to show the word “Ned” is

b someone speaking.b a common name.b an error.b emphasised.

23 In the first sentence the dash (–) between the dates in the brackets means

b to.b from.b and.b then.

24 He was born at Beveridge, Victoria, in June of 1855.

The use of the commas around Victoria indicateb Beveridge is in Victoria.b Victoria is in Beveridge.b a list of places Ned lived.b uncertainty about where Ned was born.

25 He was born at Beveridge, Victoria, in June of 1855.

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing the meaning?

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26 Ned was in trouble with police throughout his life.

Which word in this sentence is not a preposition?

27 Many consider Ned Kelly a folk hero, while other people believe he was simply a thief and a killer.

In this sentence, the word that is left out after many is

b police.b heroes.b people.b bushrangers.

28 Which of the following is not a simple sentence?

b Edward “Ned Kelly” (1855–1880) was a famous Australian bushranger.b He was in trouble with police throughout his life.b His final confrontation with police took place in Glenrowan on 28 June, 1880.b It was here that he wore his famous metal armour and helmet.

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(i) List them.

(ii) Explain why so many time references are used in this text.

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30 Which answer correctly completes this sentence?

Mum often says should be kind to everyone we meet.

b that “web that, “web that web that we,

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b In the house across the road two lively dogs.b Two dogs live in the house across the road.b Crossing the road from my house two dogs.b Across the road two lively dogs near my house.

32 Colour the bubble to show where a comma needs to be placed.

33 Colour the bubble to show where an apostrophe should be placed.

34 Colour two bubbles to show where the quotation marks should be placed.

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b Their going to play sport.b There going to play sport. b They’re going to play sport.

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After dinner you need to wash your hands and face brush your teeth and go to bed

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The joggers who were in the cyclists way suffered cuts and grazes when they were hit.

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Samantha asked Would you like anything else?

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36 Which pair of words completes this text correctly?

Our grandparents could come for a visit last month but grandma was sick.

They going to come when we are on holidays.

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37 Which words correctly complete the sentence?

When the baby elephant was small make him stay close to the herd.

b his mother wouldb his mother shouldb her mother wouldb his mother should


b The horse with black patches are being sold next week.b The horse with black patches is being sold next week.b The horse with black patches has been sold next week.b The horse with black patches were sold next week.


Frogs live on the land, but sometimes they live in trees.

b whob thatb rarelyb mostly


Tourists enjoy taking camel rides the beach at sunset.

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41 Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

b “What a silly thing,” to say to me giggled Tara.b “What a silly thing to say.” to me giggled Tara.b “What a silly thing to say to me.” giggled Tara.b “What a silly thing to say to me,” giggled Tara.

42 A shark won’t attack its own young.

What does won’t mean in this sentence?

b wantb was notb will notb were not

43 Which words correctly punctuate this sentence?


b “help,” from his friendsb Help! from his friendsb Help from his friendsb help from his friends


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1 Use a sharp knife to cut tomartoes.1

2 A mysterious packij arrived the next day.2

3 The catel grazed quietly in the pasture.3

4 The hut was covered in shrubary.4

5 The boys were deep in discushun.5

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

6 The harsh dessert climate was severe.6

7By whinning and then screaming, the toddler was getting his own way.

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8 The Komodo draggon is the world’s largest lizard.8

9The solution to such a complex problem seemed plorsible.

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

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Read the text Animal paper. The text has some gaps.Choose the correct word to fill each gap.

Animal paper

There is a new fashion in making paper. It’s the

one yet. It’s paper made from animal poo.

strangestrangerstrangest

Some animals that eat a lot of grass and plants,

like kangaroos elephants, produce fibrous

manure.

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This means the fibre has been pulped in the

animal’s gut paper makers have less work

to do.

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The digestion process extracts sugars, proteins,

fats and water from the plants. remains is

the fibrous material called cellulose.

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poo paper a health risk? Not really. The

bleaching process that is part of paper-making will kill any bacteria.

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Colour the bubbles to show the right answer. Sometimes you will have to colour one bubble and sometimes you will have to colour two.

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We have been last in the competition.

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James the examination with high marks.

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Which word correctly completes the sentence?Agricultural shows take place in almost every country town.

are an important part of country life.

Colour the bubbles to show the correct punctuation.

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Which sentence has the correct punctuation?Have you been to a Greek wedding.Have you been to a Greek wedding!Have you been to a Greek weddingHave you been to a Greek wedding?

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Where should the missing commas go?

You need eggs butter flour and chocolate to make a great cake.

draw drew drawn

pass past passed

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YEAR 5 — LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS

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

1The drivers had to decide tyres to use in the wet.

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4You can increase your by reading books.

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5Each player ate a of an orange at the break.

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6Our school has an sports carnival.

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9A juicer is used to the juice from an orange.

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12 Our drama teacher showed us the beggining of a suspenseful film.

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13 The opening sceen of the movie was so thrilling that most students screamed.

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14 The scaryest part was when a shark was preparing to attack.

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15 The exitement built as the dangerous creature cruised slowly around the boat.

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16 A fishemen was leaning over the back of the vessel. 16

17 At the presise moment that the man put his hand in the water, the monster struck.

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18 The great wite shark bit with incredible force. 18

19 Every person in the classroom shrieked loudley. 19

20 Not one student was board in that particular lesson. 20

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21 The students liked to perform intresting science experiments.

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22 Gorillas and monkees are similiar in several ways. 22

23 You will receiv a medal if you complete the course in one hour.

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24 Addishun is often taught in a mathematics lesson. 24

25 Many people celebrate their wedding aniversery by exchanging gifts.

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26 “I have every confidance in your ability to succeed,” said the teacher.

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Successfully climbing the very rock wall was the goal of every climber.

heighthigherhighestmost high

28 Which word correctly completes this sentence?

Even some of the best climbers needed to complete the challenging climb.

helphelpshelperhelpest


The section looked the easiest was actually the hardest area to climb.

whatwherewhichwhatever


A short curved part of the rock wall was the trickiest it had an overhang.

and thatinsteadbecause


Experienced climbers are expected to complete the climb as fast as new team

members.

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In the past, new team members always to have an experienced climber with them.

hashadhavehaven’t

33 Which word or words correctly complete this sentence?

From now on, new team members to climb without the support of an experienced

climber during competitions.

had willare have will have

34 Which word is not needed in this sentence?

The truck driver filled his tank full with unleaded petrol.

driverfilledfullwith

35 Which word is not needed in this sentence?

A person needs to wear sunscreen and also a hat if they are going to be in the sun.

toalsoifin

36 Which words correctly complete this sentence?

The football players, were undefeated, were surprised the opposition

took the lead in the match.

who whenwho wherewhich whenwhich where

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She was wearing a shirt that has having blue spots.The shirt that she was wearing was much too big for her. The girl needed to make sure she finds a shirt that actually fits.Her clothes were to be weared at the school’s end of year function.


If you go to school, because you need to.When a car stops, if you need to get petrol.While some cars use lots of fuel, others don’t.Because you are rushing, then the car ran out of petrol.

39 Which word in this sentence is the name of a place?

Streets and roads along the river in Ayre will be closed due to flooding.

StreetsroadsriverAyre

40 Which sentence has the apostrophe (’) in the correct place?

Many soldier’s have fought overseas.Some of them did’nt make it home again.They’d had to train very hard before they went.But war’s are part of the job for these men and women.

41 Brackets ( ) are needed in this sentence. Which part of the sentence needs brackets?

In 2011, the Gallery of Modern Art GOMA will host a display of sculptures by local schools.

In 2011Gallery of Modern ArtGOMAby local schools

42 Each of these sentences has the final punctuation missing. Which sentence needs a question mark?

Walk for at least 30 minutes a dayDid you eat with your mouth closedYour skin should be protected from the sunEating fruit and vegetables keeps you healthy

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

Our cats bowl tips over if her kittens put their paws on the edge.

44 Bob was startled by a noise.

Which punctuation shows this?

“That noise was close.”“That noise was close!”“That noise was close?”“That noise was close ...”

45 Which sentence tells the reader that the work was finished?

The work was in its final stages. The work was nearing completion.The work had been completed on time.The work was expected to be completed on time.


The Community Centre can be found at 7 Gordan Street, Quilpie.The Community Centre, can be found at 7 Gordan Street, Quilpie.The Community Centre can be found, at 7 Gordan Street, Quilpie.The Community Centre can be found at 7 Gordan Street, Quilpie?


“Welcome,” called Malcolm, “I will show you around.”“Welcome,” called Malcolm, I will show you around.”“Welcome. called Malcolm, “I will show you around.”“Welcome, called Malcolm, I will show you around.”


Humans need food water and shelter to survive.Humans need food, water and shelter to survive.Humans need food, water, and shelter to survive.Humans, need food, water and shelter to survive.


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49 Which sentence has the comma (,) in the correct place?

As if by chance, the book fell to the floor. As if, by chance the book fell to the floor. As if by chance the book, fell to the floor. As if by chance the book fell, to the floor.

50 Which word does one refer to in this sentence?

The Yearbook is available at the local newsagency or you can pick one up from the school bookshop.

one yeara Yearbookthe newsagencythe school bookshop

About the sample Language conventions testThe formats and response types in these practice items for spelling, grammar and punctuation are similar to those in the real tests. To prepare students for the test, be sure they understand the instructions.

In spelling, you may wish to hear the words for these items first, and use the errors to construct items relevant to your own students.

In grammar, students need to know that these questions are about formal, written language. In oral language, unconventional usages may “sound right” (e.g. “could of” may sound as right as “could have”, which is the conventionally correct form). When they are told to ‘correctly complete’ a sentence, students must think about conventional grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.

For teaching purposes, create additional items using examples from current class work.

Answers

ReferencesBear, DR, Invernizzi, M, Templeton, S & Johnston, F 2008, Words their way: Word Study for phonics, Vocabulary and spelling instruction (4th ed), Pearson, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

ResourcesResources on the QSA website that may be useful include:

• Spelling Yrs 1–9: scope and sequence guide — www.qsa.qld.edu.au/7284.html• A framework for describing spelling items — www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1443.html• Grammar Yrs 1–9: scope and sequence guide — www.qsa.qld.edu.au/7284.html• Teachers’ notes: Notes on grammar — www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1443.html.

Spelling — identified 1 tomatoes; 2 package

Spelling — unidentified3 cattle; 4 shrubbery; 5 discussion; 6 desert; 7 whining; 8 dragon; 9 plausible; 10 carriage; 11 tiny; 12 tail; 13 nostrils; 14 webbed; 15 poisoned

Grammar and Punctuation16C (strangest); 17B (and); 18A (so); 19D (What); 20A (Is); 21C (drawn); 22C (passed); 23D (They); 24D; 25A&B

NAPLAN — Year 5 LiteracySet 1 — Sample Language conventions test answers



In grammar, students need to know that these questions are about formal, written language. In oral language, unconventional usages may “sound right” (e.g. “could of” may sound as right as “could have”, which is the conventionally correct form). When they are told to ‘correctly complete’ a sentence, students must think about conventional grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.


Answers

ReferencesRaphael, TE, Highfield, K & Au, KH 2006, QAR Now: Question and answer relationships, Scholastic, New York.

Beck, IL, McKeown, MG & Kucan, L 2006, Improving comprehension with questioning the author:A fresh and expanded view of a powerful approach, Scholastic, New York.



Spelling1 forest; 2 collar; 3 hilarious; 4 nurse; 5 jumped; 6 talked; 7 fortunate; 8 comparing; 9 illegal; 10 toppings; 11knowledge; 12 opposition; 13 carries; 14 Captain; 15 battles; 16 treasure;17 would; 18 unsuspecting; 19 losing; 20 soldiers

Grammar and Punctuation

21 C; 22 B; 23 A; 24 D; 25 A; 26 C; 27 A; 28 B; 29 C&D; 30 B; 31 C; 32 C; 33 A; 34 C; 35 C; 36 A; 37 B; 38 C; 39 B; 40 A; 41 D; 42 B; 43 D; 44 C; 45 B; 46 A


About the sample Language conventions testThe formats and response types in these practice items for spelling, grammar and punctuation are similar to those used in the real tests. To prepare students for the test, be sure they understand that:

• spelling questions are in two proofreading formats and in both cases the target word is presented with a misspelling • the grammar and punctuation questions are about formal, written Australian English, not oral speech habits. When

they are told to “correctly complete” a sentence, students must think about conventional grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.

Teachers in all subject areas should note the types of spelling skill that are involved in the spelling questions and use standard teaching and assessing practices to target these. In particular, they should use dictation exercises rather than NAPLAN format involving correction of intentionally misspelled words and they should use writing tasks in which the vocabulary and spelling demands are highlighted and assessed. Similarly for grammar and punctuation, teachers should take note of the skills involved in this sample text then derive more holistic lessons in which grammar and punctuation are taught and assessed as part of authentic tasks of written communication and formal oral expression.

Answers

ReferencesBear, DR, Invernizzi, M, Templeton, S & Johnston, F 2008, Words their way: Word Study for phonics, Vocabulary and spelling instruction (4th ed), Pearson, Upper Saddle River.

Ganske, K, 2008, Mindful of words: Spelling and vocabulary explorations 4-8, The Guilford Press, New York.

Alvermann, DE & Phelps, SF 1998, Content reading and literacy, 2nd ed, Allyn and Bacon, Boston.



AcknowledgmentsJohn Walsh and the Oxford University Press, London, for the text of the poem “The bully asleep”, published in The roundabout by the sea and other verses for children, 1960.

Spelling

1 which; 2 voice; 3 swimming; 4 knowledge; 5 quarter; 6 annual; 7 totally; 8 communicate; 9 squeeze; 10 pleasure; 11 damage; 12 beginning; 13 scene; 14 scariest; 15 excitement; 16 fisherman; 17 precise; 18 white; 19 loudly; 20 bored; 21 interesting; 22 monkeys; 23 receive; 24 addition; 25 anniversary; 26 confidence

Grammar and Punctuation27 C; 28 A; 29 C; 30 D; 31 B; 32 B; 33 D; 34 C; 35 B; 36 A; 37 B; 38 C; 39 D; 40 C; 41 C; 42 B; 43 A; 44 B; 45 C; 46 A; 47 A; 48 B; 49 A; 50 B


About the sample Language conventions testThe formats and response types in these practice items for spelling, grammar and punctuation are similar to those used in the real tests. To prepare students for the test, be sure they understand that:

• spelling questions are in two proofreading formats and in both cases the target word is presented with a misspelling • the grammar and punctuation questions are about formal, written Australian English, not oral speech habits. When

they are told to “correctly complete” a sentence, students must think about conventional grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.

Teachers in all subject areas should note the types of spelling skills that are involved in the spelling questions and use standard teaching and assessing practices to target these. In particular, they should use dictation exercises rather than NAPLAN format involving correction of intentionally misspelled words and they should use writing tasks in which the vocabulary and spelling demands are highlighted and assessed. Similarly for grammar and punctuation, teachers should take note of the skills involved in this sample test then derive more holistic lessons in which grammar and punctuation are taught and assessed as part of authentic tasks of written communication and formal oral expression.

Teachers can administer the words on the spelling component of this test as dictation. The common errors students make in the dictated format can be compared with errors students make when the words are administered in the test format. The error patterns can guide the teaching of relevant spelling strategies including:

• identifying the meaning components in compound words as in item 2 girlfriend/ girl+friend• identify homonyms in the context of use as in item 10 mist/ missed, item 7 board/ bored or item 15 their/there.• identify patterns of use of vowel patterns in multi-syllable words, e.g. item 19 hevily/ heavily• adding a tense and plural ending to a base word, e.g.

– no change to base word as in item 10 miss/ missed – /y/ to /i/ as in the distracter for item 14 baby/ babies and in the target word ferry/ferries– doubling final consonant as in the distracter for item 11 swim/swimming

• building on understandings of adding tense and plural endings to form generalisations for adding affixes, e.g.– no change to the base word as in item 16 meteor/ meteorite – consonant alternation patterns as in item 6 reflect/ reflection; drop e and add ion as in item 12 celibration/

celebration– /e/-drop as in the distracter for item 20 broke/ broken– /y/ to /i/ as in item 19 heavy/ heavily– doubling of final consonant as in item 11 real/ really– adding a prefix as in item 14 desintrested/disinterested.

• forming generalisations about syllable patterns – closed syllable patterns as in item 3 sus/pect; item18 ferry/ ferries and item 20 an/noyed (vc/cv) or item 13 pu/

blish (v(c)/cv)• forming generalisations about spelling patterns of vowels in unstressed syllables, e.g.

– /r/ controlled vowels as in item 1 propor/ proper and item 4 seprate/ separate


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Answers

ReferencesBear, DR, Invernizzi, M, Templeton, S & Johnston, F 2008, Words their way: Word Study for phonics, Vocabulary and spelling instruction (4th ed), Pearson, Upper Saddle River.

Ganske, K, 2008, Mindful of words: Spelling and vocabulary explorations 4-8, The Guilford Press, New York.



Spelling

1 proper; 2 girlfriends; 3 suspect; 4 separate; 5 receive; 6 reflection; 7 bored; 8 neither; 9 realise; 10 missed; 11 really; 12 celebration; 13 publish; 14 disinterested; 15 There; 16 meteorite; 17 excellent; 18 ferries; 19 heavily; 20 annoyed

Grammar and Punctuation21 C; 22 C; 23 C; 24 A; 25 A; 26 B; 27 D; 28 D; 29 A; 30 C; 31 C; 32 A; 33 C; 34 B; 35 B; 36 A; 37 B; 38 C; 39 B; 40 D; 41 D; 42 B; 43 D; 44 C; 45 D

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In grammar, students need to know that these questions are about formal, written language. In oral language, unconventional usages may �sound right� (e.g. �could of� may sound as right as �could have�, which is the conventionally correct form). When they are told to �correctly complete� a sentence, students must think about conventional grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.


Answers

* Question 29

Correct answers:

(i)� (1855�1880); June of 1855; final confrontation, 28 June, 1880

(ii)� This is an historical information text so the dates that things happened are important.� Dates are important in biographies.� Biographies tell you when things happened to a person. Time references give you this information.

Incorrect answers could include:

(i)� Words from the text that are not related to time reference, e.g. names of people or places� A list of time referencing words that are not in the text, e.g. when, the, after.

(ii)� incomplete explanation e.g.

� This is a historical information text.� This is a biography.� Time references tell you when things happen.� This is a biography. Biographies tell you about a person.

� inaccurate information for this text, e.g.� This is an information text. Information texts tell you how, when, where and why things happen.� Factual texts use lots of time reference words.

Spelling � identified1 sponge; 2 reduce; 3 breath; 4 fudge; 5 lipstick; 6 guitar; 7 burning; 8 thought; 9 triangle; 10 churches; 11 suddenly; 12 cities; 13 buzzes

Spelling � unidentified14 happiest; 15 boiling; 16 You�re; 17 They�re; 18 beginning; 19 truly; 20 opposite; 21 Geography

Grammar and Punctuation22 B; 23 A; 24 A; 25 D; 26 D; 27 C; 28 C; 29 *; 30 C; 31 B; 32 C; 33 B; 34 C and D; 35 C; 36 B; 37 A; 38 B; 39 D; 40 B; 41 D; 42 C; 43 D

NAPLAN � Year 5 LiteracySet 5 � Sample Language conventions test answers

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ResourcesResources on the QSA website that may be useful include:� Spelling Yrs 1�9: scope and sequence guide � www.qsa.qld.edu.au/7284.html� A framework for describing spelling items � www.qsa.qld.edu.au/1443.html� Grammar Yrs 1�9: scope and sequence guide � www.qsa.qld.edu.au/7284.html� Teachers� notes: Notes on grammar � www.qsa.qld.edu.au/naplan-writing-advice.html

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