Reading: National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
Reading: National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
Reading: National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
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national assessment program
literacy and numeracy
READING
2008
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YEAR 5 reading
Read Why elephants and emus cannot fly on page 2
of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 6.
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YEAR 5 reading
5 At the end of the Australian story, what happened to Emu’s wings?
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They shrank. bubble.
They disappeared.
They grew stronger.
They became more colourful.
6 What is the same about the Indian folktale and the Australian story?
Both make fun of silly characters.
Both show that animals are clever.
Both tell how simple life used to be.
Both explain why something is the way it is.
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9 Some surfers said that Dale was a natural. This means that Dale
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got plenty of help. bubble.
11 According to the text, one thing that has contributed to Dale’s surfing success is that
he has been given support.
he has a background in football.
he has had to fight for his dreams.
he has surfed in different countries.
13 Which quote from the text helps to show that Dale is determined to succeed?
decided to start surfing
always got plenty of help
picked up surfing right away
can focus completely on surfing
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YEAR 5 reading
Read Amphibians on page 4 of the magazine
and answer questions 14 to 20.
17 Young frogs start to breathe with their heads above water when they
develop lungs.
start eating insects.
develop internal gills.
hatch out of their eggs.
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18 Number the boxes 1, 2, 3 and 4 to show the correct order of stages
in a frog’s development. Write one number
in each box.
forelegs grow
tail disappears
spawn hatches
gills
skin
lungs
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YEAR 5 reading
Read Lacy on page 5 of the magazine
and answer questions 21 to 26.
23 The narrator chases after Lacy goanna when she heads for the chookhouse.
This is because the narrator thinks Shade one
bubble.
the goanna might be in danger.
the chickens might be in danger.
the goanna might escape from her farm.
the tree might break under the goanna’s weight.
24 The narrator suggests that Lacy goanna climbs the wattle tree to
get away from her.
rest in the heat of the day.
get ready for a fight with her.
get a better view of the chookhouse.
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25 Near the end of the story, why is the narrator eye-to-eye with Lacy goanna?
The narrator is on the chookhouse roof. Shade one
The narrator has also climbed up the tree. bubble.
the reader
the chooks
the goanna
the narrator
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29 John suggests that having a pet dog in the classroom is
Shade one
a good way of training a dog to be calm. bubble.
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
paragraph 3
paragraph 4
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YEAR 5 reading
Read Attack and Defence on page 7 of the magazine
and answer questions 32 to 36.
Triceratops
Tuojiangosaurus
Pachycephalosaurus
35 The two dinosaurs Europlocephalus and Pachycephalosaurus have cephal in their names.
Using information in the text, what is the cephal part of their names most likely to mean?
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YEAR 5 reading
36 According to the text, which two species of dinosaurs had to defend
themselves against attacks by members of their own species? Shade two
bubbles.
END OF Test
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YEAR 5 reading practice questions
Read Tim on the back cover of the magazine
and answer questions P1 to P4.
Tuesday.
Wednesday.
Thursday.
P3 Number the boxes 1, 2, 3 and 4 to show the order in which Tim dressed.
shorts
shirt
socks
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