Excel Test Zone Get the Results You Want! NAPLAN*-style YEAR 3 SAMPLE TEST LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS FIRST NAME LAST NAME CLASS 0 :40 Time available for students to complete the Language Conventions: 40 minutes Use 2B or HB pencil only. * This is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program and is produced by Pascal Press independently of Australian governments. www.exceltestzone.com.au www.exceltestzone.com.au www.exceltestzone.com.au
Read the sentences with some gaps. Colour in the circle with the correct answer. Colour in one circle for each answer. 1 2 3 4 Everyone there was a ghost in the story. knew knowed known They liked the game of cricket. once first house was the most decorated house in the street at Christmas time. Gerry s Gerrys Gerries There were many from the ground floor to level three. stars stairs stares 5 6 7 In the play she was wearing a cap that looked exactly like a hat. witch s witches was a dangerous place to swim. It it This shopping centre is you would expect to see many people that you know. were where wear 2
Read the sentences. The spelling and punctuation mistakes have been circled. Write the correct word or punctuation mark in the box. 8 Our backyard is a miniature jungel. 9 Little creatures hide among the plants and lurk unda leaves. 10 Insects and plants deepend on each other for survival. 11 Plants provid animals with oxygen, food and shelter. 12 Animals help plants by spreding their pollen or seeds. 13 There are many inhabitents in your garden. 14 A few are very Tiny. 15 These can only be sawed using a magnifying glass. 16 There are many insects and mos can be seen with the naked eye. 17 You need to know where and when to look for them? Adapted from Your backyard jungle by Kerri Bingle, David Bowden & Jenny Dibley, HBJ, 1992. 3
The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Colour in the circle with the correct answer. 18 miss good is our neighbour. Miss good Miss Good Miss good 19 There are six horses in Mr Teds Teds Ted s stables. 20 He always comes two our house. that to it 21 she was tall. They She Her 22 Both his hands where strong. was am were 23 He undastandes everything under stands about cars. undastands understands 24 She torked to the children in a taked talked nice way. 4
25 He woodd like to win the prize. wood wuold would 26 swanston street is in the centre Swanston street of the city. swanston Street Swanston Street Read the passage. It has some gaps. Choose the correct word to fill the gaps. Colour in the circle with the correct answer. 27 Mary and Anthony stepped the boat. into under through 28 We took the lifejackets put them on. and for so 29 Mary used an oar push away from the wharf. to for as 30 She gave a signal to her dad and the boat took. off on in 5
31 YEAR 3 LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS Shade three circles to show which words should start with a capital letter. Fill in one circle. The early australian sports were a mixture of those from england and ireland. 32 Where does the missing full stop (. ) go? Australia plays all sports Australia is a world leader in swimming. 33 Colour in one circle to show where the missing full stop (. ) should go. Sport is something to be enjoyed by everyone It is fun and enjoyable. 34 Colour in two circles to show where the speech marks ( and ) should go. Is it true that Australia has taken part in every Olympics? asked Jim. 35 Where should the missing speech marks ( and ) go? He said, Sport helps keep you fit and relaxed. It provides enjoyment. Adapted from Sport in the making: a history of popular sport in Australia by Shane Power, HBJ, 1990 6
Read A Good Samaritan. The text has some gaps. Circle the correct word to fill each gap. 36 Anyone who helps others is traveling travelling travling sometimes called A Good Samaritan. This name comes from a story told a long time ago. The story says that once upon a time there was a man between two cities. He was attacked by robbers. They beat him up and stole his money. They left him to die. 37 Many people from his own country passed past parsed by but did not help. 38 Some were. Others did fritend frightend frightened not want to help. 39 Only one person to help. stoped stopped stopt He was from another land. He gave the man something to drink. 40 He washed his. He took woonds woundes wounds him to a hotel and paid for him to rest. The man who helped is known today as a Good Samaritan. Read the sentences and choose the correct word or words to complete them. Colour in one circle for each answer. 41 Nick and Leo for lunch. fish is eating are eating will eating 7
42 Jim is father. Anthonys Anthony s Anthonys 43 Max, who is a teacher,.?! used to live in Maroubra. 44 John said that his sore leg better gooder bestest is. 45 Peter is the 46 My mother and in the family. tallest most tallest more tallest went to me I we the doctor. 47 Both 48 It is play football. of us of we of our to read a book when more easy he wears glasses. easier more easiest 49 50 The sign said, walked to school. He and his sister Him and his sister Him and her, they cars, buses No No None or trams. END OF TEST 8
Excel Test Zone Year 3 NAPLAN*-style Sample Test LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS ANSWERS 1. knew 2. first 3. Gerry s 4. stairs 5. witch s 6. It 7. where 8. jungle 9. under 10. depend 11. provide 12. spreading 13. inhabitants 14. tiny 15. seen 16. most 17.. (full stop) 18. Miss Good 19. Ted s 20. to 21. She 22. were 23. understands 24. talked 25. would 26. Swanston Street 27. into 28. and 29. to 30. off 31. The early Australian sports were a mixture of those from England and Ireland. 32. Australia plays all sports. Australia is a world leader in swimming. 33. Sport is something to be enjoyed by everyone. It is fun and enjoyable. 34. Is it true that Australia has taken part in every Olympics? asked Jim. 35. He said, Sport helps keep you fit and relaxed. It provides enjoyment. 36. travelling 37. passed 38. frightened 39. stopped 40. wounds 41. are eating 42. Anthony s 43., (comma) 44. better 45. tallest 46. I 47. of us 48. easier 49. He and his sister 50. No 9 * This is not an officially endorsed publication of the NAPLAN program and is produced by Pascal Press independently of Australian governments.