Year

Reading
3
Example Test

40 Minutes Assessment

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NAPLAN Style Year 3 Reading Example Test

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Read Dolphins and answer questions 1 to 6.

1. Dolphins are ______________ .

marsupials 1 mark

fish
reptiles
mammals

2. A dolphin can live for up to _______ years.

20 1 mark

30
40
10

3. How do dolphins breathe?

1 mark
their nose
gills
mouth
a hole in their head

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4. What is a group of dolphins called?

1 mark
school
pod
mob
swarm

5. How do dolphins know where they are going?

1 mark
They are clever.
They use their eyes.
They listen to echoes.
They move their tail.

6. What does it mean if a dolphin slaps its tail on water?

It’s hungry and thirsty. 1 mark

It’s lost and confused.

It’s annoyed or warning other dolphins.
It’s afraid of humans.

Read ANZAC Biscuits and answer questions 7 to 11.

7. How much caster sugar do you need for this recipe?

100g 1 mark

200g
1 cup
½ cup

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8. Which is a summary of the first step?

Pour the mixture into a pan. 1 mark

Grease the cake tin.

Mix the dry ingredients.
Mix the wet ingredients.

9. What do you put the mixture on to?

1 mark
a baking tray
a bowl
a cake tin
a cooling rack

10. How long do the biscuits take to cook?

9-11 minutes 1 mark

7-8 minutes
10-12 minutes
8-10 minutes

11. How many biscuits does this recipe make?

12 1 mark

20
25
15

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Read Letter to the Principal and answer questions 12 to 17.

12. What is the principal’s name?

1 mark
Mrs Allens
Miss Jaymon
Mr Allens
Mr Jaymon

13. Who wrote this letter?

1 mark
Mrs Allens
Mr Jaymon
Allen
Jaymon

14. Why did they write this letter?

1 mark
to open a new canteen
to close the canteen
to make the canteen food healthy
to sell ice cream at the canteen

15. What is their first reason?

Many children don’t eat a healthy breakfast. 1 mark

Childhood obesity is becoming more common.

Cupcakes are yummy.
It will save time.

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16. What is their third reason?

1 mark
childhood obesity
save money
raise money for the school
dental health

17. Jaymon tells Mrs Allen to ____________.

1 mark
Change the menu now!
Don’t change the menu!
Make the change today!
Sell more cupcakes!

Read Famous Australians and answer questions 18 to 22.

18. When was Steve Irwin born?

1 mark
22nd February 1962
29th February 1962
22nd February 1961
29th February 1961

19. How old was Steve when he caught his first venomous snake?

15 years old 1 mark

4 years old
6 years old
11 years old
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20. What was the name of Steve’s dog?

1 mark
Susie
Sally
Sue
Sui

21. Where did Steve meet his future wife?

1 mark
at the park
in the forest
scuba diving
at his parents’ wildlife park

22. How did Steve die?

1 mark
He was eaten by a crocodile.
A redback spider bit him.
He drowned.
A stingray stung him.

Read To Uniform or Not? and answer questions 23 to 29.

23. What are Ava, Sienna, Amber and Mr Jones discussing? 1 mark

whether or not to wear school uniforms

the length of recess
how much homework they receive
longer holidays

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24. Who does Mr Jones agree with?

Ava
Sienna 1 mark

Amber
Ava and Amber

25. Why does Mr Jones think school uniforms are important?

They keep you safe on excursions.

They look nice. 1 mark

They are cheap.

They look the same.

26. Who does Sienna agree with?

Ava
Mr Jones 1 mark

everyone
nobody

27. What is Sienna’s final reason for not wearing school uniforms?

They are expensive.

They are ugly. 1 mark

They are uncomfortable.

They all look the same.

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28. What is Sienna’s solution to expensive school uniforms?

1 mark
Buy second-hand uniforms.
Buy everyday clothes.
Wear hand-me-down uniforms.
Buy a cheaper brand of uniform.

29. What does Mr Jones suggest they do next?

1 mark
Have a free dress day.
Make posters for the school.
Ask the class for their opinion.
Write a letter to the principal.

Read Golden Torture and answer questions 30 to 36.

30. What is the bright, burning ball? 1 mark

the sand
the sun
a yellow beach ball
the sun’s rays

31. What emotion do they feel when they hear the waves?

ecstatic delight 1 mark

happiness
surprise
nervousness

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32. What does the ground feel like?

1 mark
hot fire
hot tar
hot coals
hot lava

33. What does their blood feel like?

1 mark
cool silk
ice
warm lava
warm oil

34. Who or what is the rescuer?

1 mark
a lifeguard
the ocean
their mum
a lifeboat

35. What does the water do?

1 mark
splash
spray
crash on the sand
splash and spray

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36. Who or what does the vast, blue embrace belong to?
1 mark

the fish
the water
the dolphin
their mum

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NAPLAN Style Year 3 Reading Example Test Answers

Dolphins Famous Australians

1 marsupials 1 mark 18 22nd February 1962 1 mark

2 40 1 mark 19 6 years old 1 mark

3 a hole in their head 1 mark 20 Sui 1 mark

4 pod 1 mark 21 at his parent’s wildlife park 1 mark

5 They listen to echoes. 1 mark 22 A stingray stung him. 1 mark

6 It’s annoyed or warning other dolphins. 1 mark

To Uniform or Not?

ANZAC Biscuits Recipe 23 whether or not to wear school uniforms 1 mark

7 100g 1 mark 24 Ava and Amber 1 mark

8 Mix the dry ingredients. 1 mark 25 They keep you safe on excursions. 1 mark

9 a baking tray 1 mark 26 nobody 1 mark

10 8-10 minutes 1 mark 27 They are expensive. 1 mark

11 20 1 mark 28 Buy everyday clothes. 1 mark

29 Ask the class for their opinion. 1 mark

Letter to the Principal

12 Mrs Allens 1 mark Golden Torture

13 Jaymon 1 mark 30 the sun 1 mark

14 to make the canteen food healthy 1 mark 31 ecstatic delight 1 mark

Many children don’t eat a healthy 32 hot coals 1 mark

15 1 mark
breakfast.
33 warm oil 1 mark
16 childhood obesity 1 mark
34 the ocean 1 mark
17 Make the change TODAY! 1 mark
35 splash and spray 1 mark

36 the water

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