2012 - NAPLAN Test

year
LANGUAGE
CONVENTIONS
3
2012
SESSION 1
Use 2B or HB
0:40 Time available for students to

complete test: 40 minutes
pencil only
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YEAR 3 LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
The spelling mistake in this sentence has been circled.

P1
Write the correct spelling of the circled word in the box.
P1
I go to school on a buss .
There is one spelling mistake in this sentence.

P2
Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
P2
He has bloo eyes.
Shade one bubble to show your answer.
P3 Which word completes this sentence correctly?
I like going the city.
at
on
to
in
P4 Where should the missing capital letter go in this sentence?

On thursday we will make a cake.
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There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.

Shade the bubble under the spelling mistake.
1 Mum sed that I should drink more milk.
2 I started having a cupp of warm milk each day.
Shade one bubble to show your answer.
Which word completes this sentence correctly?

3
Mum is going to buy me a new of shoes.
pare
pair
pear
peer
Choose the correct letters to complete the word.

4
In hospital I was looked after by a kind n _ _ se.
ir
er
or
ur
The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.

Write the correct spelling of each circled word in the box.
The colours of my uniform are darke 5

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green and gold.
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6 The water fellt cool on her feet.
Jess sings and playes the drums in 7

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the band.
There is a parth from the gate to our 8

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front door.
9
9 The pilow on my bed is very soft.
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10 Friday is our last chanse to see the show.
On rainie days I stay inside and read 11

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a book.
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12 A whale is a larj animal.
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13 We will boyl water to make some tea.
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14 Corn is my favourite vegtable .
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There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.

Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
The family was unnable to buy enough 15

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tickets for the show.
She lookt around the yard for the missing 16

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ball.
I like to eat a piece of fruit for a snak 17

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after sport.
The bus must travel slowley along 18

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the bumpy road.
We make fresh juce from the oranges we 19

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grow in our garden.
I could see the outline of a distant 20

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building in the moonlite.
It is bad manners to choo with an open 21

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mouth.
Mum promissed us a trip to the museum

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22 after we had swept up the leaves in the
courtyard.
Good balence is necessary to ride 23

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a skateboard successfully.
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A very popular acter was the star of 24

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the video.
We paused to watch the dragonflys and 25

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other insects.
For questions 26 to 51, shade one bubble to show your answer.
26 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

I went for a ride my bike.
on
into
in
onto

When my dog Ned has a bone he tries to keep it to .
itself
himself
oneself
myself

My friend sent me a get-well card I broke my arm.
but
then
because
although
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29 Which word can be used instead of you and me in this sentence?

John will be coming with you and me.
we
ourselves
they
us
30 Which word or words complete this sentence correctly?

Yesterday I a king parrot in the garden.
see
seen
saw
will see
31 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Homework is fun.
Homework is fun
homework is fun
homework is fun.
32 Which word in this sentence is an action verb?

The girls ran up the steep hill, keen to beat their brother home.
girls
ran
steep
keen
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The text below has some words missing.

Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.
LLE
Our class
of
In our class we do not talk when we are about
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listening one another. with
to
our
We all help to keep classroom your
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clean. my
their
thanks
At the end of the day we are thanking
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our teacher. thank
thanking
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36 Which word in this sentence is used to describe the pencils?

I found a torn packet of coloured pencils at the bottom of my schoolbag.
37 Which one of these is a sentence?
Up in a tree.
I saw Pat.
I wonder what he.
Was doing up there.
38 In which sentence is there a mistake?
There is a lizard in my garden.

It likes to eat snails and worms.
It hiss at me if I come too close.
I think I will leave it alone.
“Will you come to my party?” asked Ben.

“Will you come to my party? asked Ben”.
“Will you come to my party,” asked Ben.
“Will you come to my party, asked Ben”.
Mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves?

Mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves.
mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves
mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves!
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41 Which sentence can be completed correctly by using the word were?
The girl reading a book.

When we get home, we going for a swim.
Yesterday I at the park.
They camping near a river.
42 Which of these is punctuated correctly?
Last week I made a cake it had pink icing and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. it had pink icing. and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. it had pink icing and it was very nice.
Last week I made a cake. It had pink icing and it was very nice.
43 Which sentence is correct?
Ali and I am going to the beach.

Me and Ali are going to the beach.
Ali and I are going to the beach.
Ali and me are going to the beach.
44 Which of these sentences is a command?
Tom wants a new bike.

Will you wait for me?
Rain is good for the garden.
Come over here.
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I take, sunscreen, a hat, a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take sunscreen, a hat, a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take, sunscreen a hat a towel and some water when I go to the pool.
I take sunscreen, a hat, a towel and, some water when I go to the pool.
46 Which word in this sentence tells us how an action is done?

The first thing we learned at our swimming lessons was to get into
the pool safely.
first
swimming
into
safely
I go to Hilldale primary school in Fairview road.

I go to Hilldale Primary school in Fairview road.
I go to Hilldale Primary School in Fairview Road.
I go to Hilldale primary School in Fairview Road.
48 Where should the missing apostrophe (’) go in this sentence?

Lets ride our bikes down to the river to see if there are any pelicans.
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49 Which of these words cannot be used as a plural (to mean more than one)?
feet
children
woman
mice
50 Which underlined word or words can be replaced with They’re?
Every year Tim and Sue go to the school fair. There is always a

jumping castle. There are also many other rides that Tim and Sue

love. Their uncle runs the giant slide. They are looking forward to

the fair again this year.
51 In which sentence is the word of used incorrectly?
I searched through the mess at the bottom of my bag.

I am worried that I might of lost my pencil case.
It is full of my best pencils.
It is a pale shade of blue.
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NUMERACY 3
2012
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
1 Which of these is equal to 3 + 4?
4+3 4×3 4÷3 4–3
2 Each student in a class voted for their favourite fruit.
Favourite fruits
8
7
6
Number of 5
votes 4
3
2
1
0
Type of fruit
How many students voted for ?

4 5 6 7
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
3 Clare drew this picture of the main street in her town.
Which building is between the hairdresser and the butcher?
Bank
Library
Chemist
Video Shop
4 Some ink is covering the next page number in this book.
300
What is the page number under the ink?

301 310 400 3001
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
5 Bench B
Room Room Room Room Room

1 2 3 4 5
Room Room Room Room Room

10 9 8 7 6
Bench A Bench C
Bench D
Alice walks out of the door of Room 7 and goes to the nearest bench.
Which bench does she go to?
Bench A Bench B Bench C Bench D
6 Five cubes are stacked together as shown.
front
Which of these is the front view?
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
7 Jack’s football game is tomorrow.

Today is Thursday.
Which of these is certain?
Jack’s team will win.

It will rain during the game.
Tomorrow is Friday.
Jack trains on Wednesday.
8 200 + 60 + 3 = ?
200 603 20 063 2 603 263
9 How long is half an hour?
15 seconds
15 minutes
30 seconds
30 minutes
50 minutes
10 47 + 16 = ?
53 62 63 513
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
11 Mrs Chan wrote this sentence on the board.
The difference between 65 and 37 is 28.
Which one of these matches Mrs Chan’s sentence?
65 – 37 = 28
65 + 37 = 28
28 + 65 = 37
37 – 28 = 65
12 This is the button Alex presses to fast forward a DVD.
Which shape is not shown on the button?

rectangle triangle circle square
13 This is a box of numbered balls.
2 3 5
5 7
3
5
A ball is taken from the box without looking at the number.
Which number is most likely to be on the ball taken from the box?
2 3 5 7
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
14 Emma put her watch on upside down.

When she looked at it she saw this.
12
At what time did she look at her watch?

1:30 2:30 1:06 7:00
15 Lara used blocks to make a pattern.
She used 1 block in her first shape, 5 blocks in her second shape
and 9 blocks in her third shape.
How many blocks are in the next shape in Lara’s pattern?
12 13 14 16
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
16 Freya makes this tower from identical blocks.

Which of these shows how to find the total
number of blocks?
3 × 10
6 × 10
3 + 3 + 10
5×3+3
Josh went to the dentist on 8 June.

17
He has to visit the dentist again in June
exactly 2 weeks. S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
When will Josh visit the dentist again?
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10 June 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
15 June 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
21 June 26 27 28 29 30
22 June
18 Luke stuck this sign to the outside of his shop window.
What does the sign look like from the inside of the shop?
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
19 Chris has these puzzle pieces.
Piece 1 Piece 2 Piece 3 Piece 4
Which two of these pieces could fit together to make a cube?
Piece 1 and Piece 2

Piece 2 and Piece 3
Piece 2 and Piece 4
Piece 3 and Piece 4
20 Alan has 3 clips.

The sizes of the clips are
small, medium and large.
large clip
The picture shows the
lengths of the small small clip
and large clips.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
centimetres
What could the length of the medium clip be?

2 centimetres 4 centimetres 6 centimetres 8 centimetres
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
21 Which of these shapes has one line of symmetry?
22 Some friends try to throw a ball into a hoop.

They each throw 10 times with their left hand and
10 times with their right hand.
Here are the results.
Balls thrown in hoop
10
9
8
Number 7
of balls 6
in the 5 left hand
hoop 4 right hand
3
2
1
0
Rob Jane Val Cody
Who threw the most balls into the hoop?

Rob Jane Val Cody
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
23 In Year 4 there are 13 more girls than boys.

Trent knows there are 49 girls.
How can Trent work out the number of boys in Year 4?
add 49 to 13
subtract 13 from 49
multiply 13 by 49
divide 49 by 13
24 Kate has this much money.
She buys an apple for 75 cents.

How much money does Kate have left?
25 cents 35 cents 40 cents 45 cents
25 Write a number in the box to make the number sentence correct.
32 – = 14
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
26 These shapes are the five faces of a 3D object.
What is the name of the object?
cone
square pyramid
triangular pyramid
triangular prism
27 Dean had some money in his pocket.

He spent $1.25 and then had $1.95 left.
How much money did Dean start with?
$ .
28 These clocks show two times in the afternoon.
How many minutes are there between the two times?
minutes
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
29 Fran is cutting tags from a sheet of cardboard.

Each tag looks like this.
one tag
Fran throws away any pieces that are not whole tags.
What is the greatest number of tags that Fran can cut from this sheet?
30 This cake has icing on five faces.

It is sliced through using 5 cuts, as shown.
How many pieces of cake have icing on only two faces?
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
34 8 of the same stickers cost 40 cents.

How many cents does one sticker cost?
cents
What is the greatest number of stickers that can be bought with

exactly $5?
35 Billy puts some forks and spoons end to end.

3 forks make the same length as 5 spoons.
Each fork is 15 centimetres long.
15 cm
How many centimetres long is each spoon?
centimetres
STOP – end of test
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YEAR 3 NUMERACY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
P1 How many apples are shown?
3 4 5 6
P2 Write a number in the box to make this number sentence correct.
6+4=
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Year 3 Reading Magazine
2012

Splat!
Monkey found an ice-cream.
‘I will not share this with anyone,’ she thought.
She climbed up a tree to hide the ice-cream from the
other animals.
A huge drip of ice-cream trickled down Monkey’s hand.

She tried to stop the drip, but it fell to the ground below.
SPLAT!
‘What is in the tree?’ cried Elephant.

Monkey held her breath.
There was another huge drip of ice-cream.
SPLAT!
And then another.
SPLAT!
‘I can’t see anything,’ said Tiger. ‘Let’s go!’
Monkey breathed out. But when she looked at the

ice-cream, it was all gone.
‘Oh, no!’ said Monkey.
2
Pick a banana!
Bananas are one of Australia’s favourite fruits.

You should eat a banana every day because bananas are:
• delicious
Bananas are tasty on their own, and they add flavour to
many other foods. When bananas are ripe, they are soft
and creamy.
• nutritious
Bananas are a good source of vitamin C and vitamin B6.
They are high in fibre and potassium, and they contain
hardly any fat or salt.
• Convenient
Bananas come in their own protective packaging. Their
skin is easy to peel and, unlike other fruits, bananas do
not need to be washed before they are eaten.
• Versatile
You can eat bananas raw, cooked or even frozen. They
can be used in salads, curries and desserts. You can
even use them in drinks like smoothies and milkshakes.
3
Postal cats
Leon was a postman. Every day Leon would wake up and feed
his 37 cats. Leon didn’t really want 37 cats, but one by one they
had turned up on his doorstep, and Leon had taken them in.
Every day, after feeding the cats, Leon would collect the mail
from the red postboxes in the village and take it home to sort.
‘If only I had 37 helpers instead of 37 cats, my job would be so
much easier,’ Leon thought. Just then, the cats started meowing
for their dinner. That gave Leon an idea.
That night, Leon stayed up making 37 cat-sized postal
backpacks. Each backpack fitted neatly onto a cat’s back. Then,
he went around to each postbox, putting signs up that read:
Postbox closed. Please use the Postal Cat Service.
The next day, Leon put a backpack on each cat and dropped
off the cats around the village. Leon knew that the cats would
be happy lazing around all day. He also knew that they would
always come home for dinner.
Leon spent the day relaxing, waiting for his helpers to return.
Leon was right. The cats did return, but they did not bring home
many letters. Somehow, the cats had managed to wriggle out of
their backpacks. Or lose their letters. Or get the letters wet. Or,
in one case, nibble the corners of the letters.
‘Cats are just too unreliable,’ Leon thought.
Just then, there was a scratching at Leon’s door. A scruffy dog
was waiting to be invited inside.
That gave Leon an idea.
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Honey bees
The honey bee sucks nectar

from flowers using its long,
tube-like tongue and stores the
nectar in its nectar sac. A bee’s
nectar sac is also known as a When the bee’s nectar
honey stomach. sac is full, the bee
If the bee gets hungry, some returns to the hive, where
nectar is released from its it passes on the nectar to
honey stomach and passed other worker bees.
to its real stomach to give the
bee energy.
The honey is used to feed the

larvae that have been produced
by the queen bee.
Within a few weeks the larvae will
develop into fully grown bees. Inside the hive, the bees chew the
nectar to reduce its water content.
Soon, young honey bees will be The nectar needs to thicken to
flying around looking for nectar … become honey. The bees then put
the nectar into the cells of a structure
called a honeycomb.
The bees also fan their wings to dry
the chewed-up nectar, helping it turn
into honey.
When the honey is

thick enough, the bees
cover the cells of the
honeycomb with a
layer of beeswax. The
beeswax comes from
glands on the sides of
the bees’ bodies.
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Prehistoric butterfly
When T-Rex sniffed a flower,
did he notice the small thing
that fluttered by with pollened feet
and splendid coloured wings?
Did he know that this small creature
was helping spread the seed,
growing plants, for growing beasts,
allowing them to feed?
And although all the dinosaurs
no longer walk the ground,
the winged farmer still tends the sky,
spreading life around.
by Liz Kingham
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Kandimalal
Kandimalal is a large crater in the Kimberley region of Western
Australia, 145 kilometres from the town of Halls Creek. Scientists
say that Kandimalal was formed about 300 000 years ago when a
meteorite struck the earth.
Measuring some 880 metres across and about 60 metres deep,

Kandimalal is the second largest meteorite crater in the world. The
crater used to be 150 metres deeper, but it has since been filled
with wind-blown sand from the Great Sandy Desert. Although
the area is arid, rainfall collects in the centre of the crater, and this
allows trees to grow there.
Kandimalal has long been a part of the Dreaming of the local

Djaru people. One of the stories says that a rainbow serpent
slithered through the earth and came to the surface in the centre of
the crater.
The first time Kandimalal was seen from above was in 1947 during
an aerial survey of the region. The area around the crater became a
national park in 1969 and has since become popular with tourists
who have four-wheel drive vehicles.
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Sara’s early morning
On Saturday morning, Sara got up early to play football.
She put on her football shirt and black shorts. Then,
she pulled on some long socks. Next, she carried her
football boots to the door and put them on.
‘I thought you played football on Sunday, not Saturday!’
said Sara’s Dad.
‘Oh, yeah!’ said Sara, and she went back to bed.
Acknowledgement
Kandimalal
Photograph by Dainis Dravins, Lund Observatory, Sweden.
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READING 3
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YEAR 3 READING
Read Splat! on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 6.
1 How does Monkey get the ice-cream?

She finds it.
She buys it.
Tiger gives it to her.
She takes it from Elephant.
2 Monkey gets the ice-cream and then she

eats it.
shares it.
plays with it.
tries to hide it.
3 What happens after Monkey climbs the tree?

Monkey falls out of the tree.
The ice-cream starts to melt.
Monkey drops the ice-cream.
The ice-cream makes Monkey cold.
4 What does the word SPLAT! tell you about the drip?
the place where the drip lands
the colour of the drip
the shape of the drip
the sound the drip makes
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5 Why does Monkey breathe out?

The ice-cream has stopped dripping.
The other animals have gone away.
She has eaten all the ice-cream.
She has started to feel ill.
6 How does Monkey feel at the end of the text?

upset
happy
bored
excited
Read Pick a banana! on page 3 of the magazine and answer

questions 7 to 12.
7 Bananas are creamy when they are

washed.
frozen.
green.
ripe.
8 … they contain hardly any fat or salt.

The text says this to show that bananas
stop you feeling hungry.
are a healthy food.
can make you ill.
give you energy.
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YEAR 3 READING
9 What does the text tell you about banana skin?

It protects the banana.
It can be used in salads.
It is a good source of fibre.
It should always be washed.
10 In the text, what does Versatile mean?

easy to peel
cooked in an oven
used in different ways
shared by many people
11 Bananas do not need to be stored in the refrigerator.

This piece of information belongs under the heading
Delicious.
Nutritious.
Convenient.
Versatile.
12 The main purpose of the text is to tell you

where bananas grow.
why you should eat bananas.
how to make a banana smoothie.
when is the best time to buy bananas.
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YEAR 3 READING
Read Postal cats on page 4 of the magazine and answer

questions 13 to 18.
13 This story is about a man who

loses his cats.
is helped by cats.
does not like cats.
wants his cats to help him.
14 Why does Leon make the backpacks?

to put his lunch in
for the cats to sit in
for people to put letters in
to give to the children in the village
15 Why does Leon think his plan will work?

People will chase the cats away.
The cats like meeting new people.
People hate using the red postboxes.
The cats will return home for dinner.
16 What is one thing Leon finds out about his cats?

They cannot be trained.
They like to stay together.
They can walk a long way.
They do not like being outside.
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YEAR 3 READING
17 What idea does Leon have at the end of the story?

to leave his job
to use the dog as his helper
to collect the mail himself
to make the dog scare away the cats
18 Which words best describe Leon?

lazy but creative
greedy but funny
selfish but intelligent
careless but kind-hearted
Read Honey bees on page 5 of the magazine and answer

questions 19 to 25.
19 The purpose of the text is to show

how honey bees fly.
where honey bees live.
how honey bees make food.
how honey bees talk to each other.
20 What do the arrows show in the text?

which picture belongs with each box
the order to read the information
which piece of information is the most important
the direction that honey bees move around the hive
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YEAR 3 READING
21 A honey bee uses its tongue like

a fine comb.
a long spoon.
a sharp needle.
a drinking straw.
22 How do honey bees turn nectar into honey?

by adding beeswax to the nectar
by storing the nectar in their nectar sacs
by reducing the amount of water in the nectar
by passing nectar between the honey stomach and real stomach
23 Soon, young honey bees will be flying around looking for nectar …
The way this sentence finishes ( … ) suggests that
the honey will stay fresh for a long time.
the honey is not good enough to eat.
the life cycle of honey bees continues.
the honey bees have a happy life.
24 What does the text suggest about honey bees?

They are hard-working.
They make a lot of noise.
They are dangerous to humans.
They get along with other insects.
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YEAR 3 READING
25 Write the numbers 1 to 5 in the boxes to show the order of events in

the text. The first one ( 1 ) has been done for you.
A honey bee chews the nectar.
1 A honey bee collects the nectar.
A honey bee uses its wings to dry the nectar.
A honey bee adds beeswax to the honeycomb.
A honey bee passes the nectar to another honey bee.
Read Prehistoric butterfly on page 6 of the magazine and answer

questions 26 to 31.
26 T-Rex is included in the poem to show that butterflies

might become extinct.
are not very important.
live in dangerous places.
have lived for a long time.
27 did he notice the small thing

In this poem the small thing is
a seed.
a flower.
a butterfly.
a bit of pollen.
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YEAR 3 READING
28 The poet admires the butterfly because it

can fly.
looks beautiful.
helps to create food for others.
was not destroyed by dinosaurs.
29 Which word gives the main idea of this poem?

life
love
beauty
danger
30 Why are the two questions asked in this poem?

to teach the reader the facts
to make the reader give answers
to encourage the reader to wonder
to check the reader understands what is happening
31 The time in this poem changes from

past to future.
future to past.
present to past.
past to present.
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YEAR 3 READING
Read Kandimalal on page 7 of the magazine and answer

questions 32 to 37.
32 Scientists believe that Kandimalal was formed by

a volcano.
a meteorite.
heavy rainfall.
wind-blown sand.
33 Why is the size of the crater likely to change in the future?
34 According to the text, how do the trees in the crater get

enough water?
The Djaru people look after the area.
There is an underground river system.
The tourists bring water into the crater.
Rain gathers in the middle of the crater.
35 According to the text, what did the rainbow serpent do?

It fell into the crater.
It filled the crater with sand.
It came up through the crater.
It slithered around outside the crater.
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YEAR 3 READING
36 In 1947, people saw a new view of Kandimalal by

flying over it.
climbing into it.
walking around it.
driving through it.
37 What is the main purpose of the text?

to explain how to get to Kandimalal
to provide information about Kandimalal
to encourage tourists to visit Kandimalal
to help protect the environment around Kandimalal
STOP – end of test
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YEAR 3 READING
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Read Sara’s early morning on page 8 of the magazine and answer

questions P1 to P3.
P1 What did Sara plan to do on Saturday morning?

homework
play football
go horseriding
make breakfast
P2 According to the text, what was Sara’s mistake?
P3 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order of events in

the text. The first one ( 1 ) has been done for you.
Sara put on football boots.
Sara went back to bed.
1 Sara got up early.
Sara put on her shirt.
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Everyone should learn to cook.
Do you agree?
Do you disagree?
Perhaps you can think of ideas for both sides.
Write to convince a reader of your opinion.

• Start with an introduction.
An introduction lets a reader know
what you are going to write about.
• Write your opinion on the topic.
Give reasons for your opinion.
Explain your reasons.
• Finish with a conclusion.
A conclusion sums up your reasons so that
a reader is convinced of your opinion.
Remember to:
• plan your writing
• use paragraphs to organise your ideas
• write in sentences
• choose your words carefully to convince
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a reader of your opinion

• pay attention to your spelling and punctuation
• check and edit your writing so it is clear for a reader.
year
writing 3
2012
SESSION 2
Use 2B or HB

pencil only
2
Writing
DO NOT WRITE OUTSIDE THE BORDER

3
Writing
4
Writing
END OF TEST
NAPLAN 2012 paper test answers
Year 3 Reading Numeracy Language
Conventions
1 a a a
2 d b b
3 b b b
4 d a d
5 b c dark
6 a a felt
7 d c plays
8 b d path
9 a d pillow
10 c c chance
11 c a rainy
12 b d large
13 d c boil
14 c a vegetable
15 d b unable
16 a a looked
17 b d snack
18 a c slowly
19 c d juice
20 b b moonlight
21 d a chew
22 c b promised
23 c b balance
24 a b actor
25 3,1,4,5,2 18 dragonflies
26 d d a
27 c 3.2 b
28 c 15 c
29 a 10 d
30 c 6 c
31 d 107 a
32 b 6 b
*see note
33 below 7 d
34 d (i) 5 (ii) 100 a

35 c 9 c
36 a b
37 b b
38 c
NAPLAN 2012 paper test answers
Year 3 Reading Numeracy Language
Conventions
39 a
40 b
41 d
42 d
43 c
44 d
45 b
46 d
47 c
48 a
49 c
50 d
51 b
*33 Response refers to the cause of change established in the text:

it will keep filling with sand/dust.

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naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 1 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

The spelling mistake in this sentence has been circled.

There is one spelling mistake in this sentence.

Shade one bubble to show your answer.

P3 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

I like going the city.

P4 Where should the missing capital letter go in this sentence?

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 2 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.

1 Mum sed that I should drink more milk.

2 I started having a cupp of warm milk each day.

Shade one bubble to show your answer.

Which word completes this sentence correctly?

Choose the correct letters to complete the word.

The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled.

The colours of my uniform are darke 5

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 3 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

Jess sings and playes the drums in 7

There is a parth from the gate to our 8

On rainie days I stay inside and read 11

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 4 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

There is one spelling mistake in each sentence.

The family was unnable to buy enough 15

She lookt around the yard for the missing 16

I like to eat a piece of fruit for a snak 17

The bus must travel slowley along 18

We make fresh juce from the oranges we 19

I could see the outline of a distant 20

It is bad manners to choo with an open 21

Mum promissed us a trip to the museum

Good balence is necessary to ride 23

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 5 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

A very popular acter was the star of 24

We paused to watch the dragonflys and 25

For questions 26 to 51, shade one bubble to show your answer.

26 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

27 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

28 Which word completes this sentence correctly?

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 6 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

29 Which word can be used instead of you and me in this sentence?

30 Which word or words complete this sentence correctly?

31 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

32 Which word in this sentence is an action verb?

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 7 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

The text below has some words missing.

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 8 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

36 Which word in this sentence is used to describe the pencils?

37 Which one of these is a sentence?

38 In which sentence is there a mistake?

There is a lizard in my garden.

39 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

“Will you come to my party?” asked Ben.

40 Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Mike asked me if I knew when the train leaves?

naplan11_lang_conv_3.indd 9 9/12/2011 11:52:09 AM

41 Which sentence can be completed correctly by using the word were?

The girl reading a book.

42 Which of these is punctuated correctly?

43 Which sentence is correct?

Ali and I am going to the beach.