language conventions assessment and practice tests year 4

Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests This comprehensive resource provides teachers with the tools they need to measure student progress in the Language content strand of the Australian Curriculum: English. All answers are included, along with a helpful marking guide.

To make it easy for busy teachers to program, revise or assess Language content, the tests are grouped according to the four core aspects outlined in the curriculum: spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. Also included is a NAPLAN*-style practice test to allow students to experience the same test conditions they will encounter during the actual NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

*The acronym NAPLAN is a trademark owned by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

Greg Reid is an experienced literacy test developer for various Australian state authorities, and also provides assessment training expertise to education departments in Brunei, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Hong Kong. Since 2007 he has been a developer and writer for the NAPLAN* Language Conventions and NAPLAN* Reading Comprehension tests.

56 content-based assessment tests 1 NAPLAN*-style practice test

About the author

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Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests

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DeDication: To my sons, Julian and Damian

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Introduction 5

Student Record Sheets

Spelling, Punctuation and naPLan*-style Practice test 8

Grammar 9

SpellingTest S1 Short and long vowel patterns 10

Test S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 11

Test S3 Diphthongs and other ambiguous vowels 12

Test S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 13

Test S5 Hard and soft c and g 14

Test S6 consonant blends 15

Test S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 16

Test S8 Silent consonants 17

Test S9 inflectional endings 18

Test S10 Prefixes and suffixes 19

Test S11 High frequency words and contractions 20

Test S12 nouns 21

Test S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 22

Test S14 adjectives 23

Test S15 Verbs and adverbs 24

Test S16 etymological knowledge (word origins) 25

Test S17 endings 26

PunctuationTest P1 capital letters 27

Test P2 Sentence endings 28

Test P3 commas 29

Test P4 apostrophes (contractions and possession) 30

Test P5 Hyphens 31

Test P6 Parentheses 32

Test P7 Direct speech 33

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GrammarTest G1 Sentences 34

Test G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 35

Test G3 Sentence word order 36

Test G4 articles 37

Test G5 nouns 38

Test G6 collective nouns and diminutives 39

Test G7 abstract nouns 40

Test G8 Quantifiers 41

Test G9 Pronouns 42

Test G10 noun–pronoun agreement 43

Test G11 adjectives 44

Test G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 45

Test G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 46

Test G14 Prepositions 47

Test G15 Verb tenses and participles 48

Test G16 Modal verbs 49

Test G17 Phrasal verbs 50

Test G18 Subject–verb agreement 51

Test G19 adverbs 52

Test G20 Phrases 53

Test G21 clauses 54

Test G22 conjunctions 55

Test G23 conditionals 56

Test G24 Parallelism 57

Test G25 collocation 58

Test G26 ellipsis and substitution 59

Test G27 Redundancy 60

Test G28 Homographs 61

Test G29 Prefixes and suffixes 62

Test G30 Synonyms 63

Test G31 antonyms 64

Test G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 65

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 66

Answers 78

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ACE: Australian Curriculum English

What are the Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests?The ACE: Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests series provides teachers with a practical resource to measure students’ progress in the Language Content strand of the Australian Curriculum English. There are five books in the series, one book for each year level from Year 2 to Year 6 (as labelled in the Australian Curriculum).

The knowledge, skills and understanding of Language Conventions outlined in the curriculum underpin the teaching scope and sequence that forms the basis of these tests. This scope and sequence is outlined in the Contents (pages 3–4). Use these pages to find the appropriate test for the particular focus you want to assess or want to have students practise.

The tests cover the four core aspects of English language outlined in the curriculum:

• Spelling

• Punctuation

• Grammar

• Vocabulary.

The first three of these aspects are tested directly in the annual national NAPLAN* Language Convention tests, while the last aspect (vocabulary) is tested indirectly as part of spelling and grammar. The tests in this series are grouped in the same way.

The curriculum states that grammar is an integral component of each of the three strands of the syllabus – Language, Literature and Literacy. In the Language strand, grammar refers to the ‘language we use and the description of language as a system’. The tests cover grammatical knowledge, skills and understanding in both language structure (syntax) and the meaning of language (semantics) at three levels:

1. word

2. sentence

3. text.

Vocabulary is tested within the spelling and grammar tests to address the vocabulary expansion aspect of the Language strand. Specific spelling and grammar tests are designed to expand students’ vocabulary of individual words and phrases, and to help them understand various grammatical contexts. In the spelling section, thematic vocabulary tests cover a range of targeted orthographic features. The vocabulary spelling tests require students to apply the necessary strategies, including phonic, visual and morphemic knowledge. In the grammar tests, vocabulary is tested through homographs, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, figurative expressions and idioms.

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Test format The focus for each test is deliberately omitted from the test paper to avoid ‘test-wise’ students using the knowledge to answer questions and therefore adversely affecting the results. Instead, each test has a code number at the top of the page that refers back to the Contents page. Spelling tests are numbered S1, S2 etc; punctuation tests are numbered P1, P2 etc; and grammar tests are numbered G1, G2 etc. This numbering system is also used on the two Student Record Sheets on pages 8 and 9 and on the answers at the back of the book.

The questions in each test have been crafted to model the style and quality of the NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests. This provides an opportunity to teach strategies for answering questions in this style, and to reinforce the need for students to check their work.

The series uses the following test format:

• singlewordwrittenresponseitems(spelling)

• multiple-choiceitems(punctuationandgrammar).

Spelling is divided into two parts: those containing circled mistakes that require correcting, and those containing unidentified mistakes. The latter part tests students’ ability first to identify the misspelled word (a proofreading skill) and secondly to correct it.

Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary items require students to recognise and make sense of a variety of language content. Their ability to edit and manipulate a range of language formats is also tested.

Range of difficulty of test itemsThe tests in this series of books cover the Australian Curriculum English Language Content descriptions for years 2 to 6 as outlined in the curriculum. Although the tests in each particular book are aimed at students in one year level, the questions cover a wide range of difficulty. This is a deliberate strategy based upon the fundamental psychometric principle that students at any given year level demonstrate a distribution of abilities up to two years below and above that year level. These tests accordingly span a four-year spectrum so as to test students in the upper and lower ability groups of any class cohort. Depending on the students in your class, you may consider also using other books in the series.

How can you use this series in your classroom?These tests aim to:

• supporttheteachingandlearningoftheLanguageContentstrandofthecurriculumbyreinforcing students’ key literacy skills in Language Conventions

• provideteacherswithanassessmentresourceformeasuringstudents’progressintheLanguageContent areas specified in the curriculum

• preparestudentsfortheannualNAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

In short, the tests aim to increase students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of the English language and how it works at the level of the word, the sentence and the text, and to help students to communicate effectively through coherent, well-structured sentences and texts. They provide a valuable and flexible teaching resource that can be used in several ways to increase the literacy levels of students.

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• Diagnosticpre-topictests—to help identify student needs and refine teaching programs.

• Wholeclassdiscussiononspecificlanguagetopics—using enlarged copies or IWB images of the test pages for detailed discussion of specific language topics, test formats and individual item styles, as well as reviewing answers.

• Worksheetsforstudentclasswork,extensionworkorhomework—to consolidate and reinforce class work.

• Summativeassessmenttools—to review completed class work, to monitor progress, and to diagnose and address any individual problems. Resulting information can be used to prepare student semester reports and feedback to parents.

• PreparationfortheannualNAPLAN*LanguageConventionstests—to help students approach the NAPLAN* tests with confidence. A complete NAPLAN*-style practice test is included at the back of this book to familiarise students with its format, language and style. This should be completed within 40 minutes so students experience the same conditions as the actual test. Even if students are not sitting for the test that calendar year, they will benefit from being better prepared at a later time.

• Wholeclassdiscussiononthevarioustestitemformats—to reinforce the strategies to answer test items and prepare the students well for test conditions.

How to mark the testsThe administration and marking of the tests is designed for maximum flexibility. All written response items (spelling) and multiple-choice items (punctuation and grammar) are worth one mark each. In some NAPLAN* tests, some direct speech punctuation items require students to shade two bubbles. These items are still worth one mark (ie there is no partial credit). For spelling tests, ignore capitalisation if the word starts a sentence.The design of the tests deliberately incorporates as many items per page as possible, although it means that the score for some tests is an uneven number. Comparing odd test numbers is difficult, so it is a good idea to convert students’ raw scores into percentages. This has two main advantages:

• It assists in mapping individual student progress across the range of language convention skills.

• It facilitates comparisons between students’ performances in the class and across the school.

A student’s score can easily be converted into a percentage using the following formula:

student’s raw score × 100 = % (student’s raw score ÷ total test score × 100 = %) total test score

For example, a score of 10/18 for a spelling test is 10 ÷ 18 × 100 = 55.6%.

Two StudentRecordSheets are provided, one for the spelling tests, punctuation tests and the NAPLAN*-style practice test (page 8), and one for the grammar tests (page 9). These can be photocopied and used to record students’ progress across the various tests.

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SPELLING

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

PuNCTuATIoN

S1 Short and long vowel patterns 18

S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 18

S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 18

S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 18

S5 Hard and soft c and g 18

S6 consonant blends 18

S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 18

S8 Silent consonants 18

S9 inflectional endings 18

S10 Prefixes and suffixes 18

S11 High frequency words and contractions 18

S12 nouns 18

S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 18

S14 adjectives 18

S15 Verbs and adverbs 18

S16 etymological knowledge (word origins) 18

S17 endings 18

P1 capital letters 9

P2 Sentence endings 9

P3 commas 8

P4 apostrophes (contractions and possession) 11

P5 Hyphens 9

P6 Parentheses 8

P7 Direct speech 11

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 60

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Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

GRAMMAR G1 Sentences 11

G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 8

G3 Sentence word order 8

G4 articles 13

G5 nouns 10

G6 collective nouns and diminutives 12

G7 abstract nouns 12

G8 Quantifiers 12

G9 Pronouns 12

G10 noun–pronoun agreement 12

G11 adjectives 10

G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 13

G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 12

G14 Prepositions 12

G15 Verb tenses and participles 12

G16 Modal verbs 12

G17 Phrasal verbs 10

G18 Subject–verb agreement 12

G19 adverbs 10

G20 Phrases 8

G21 clauses 9

G22 conjunctions 12

G23 conditionals 12

G24 Parallelism 8

G25 collocation 12

G26 ellipsis and substitution 10

G27 Redundancy 12

G28 Homographs 8

G29 Prefixes and suffixes 11

G30 Synonyms 12

G31 antonyms 12

G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 11

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Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordontheline.

1 Gabrielle has a red belt round her waste . ––––––––––––––––

2 Dominic hit his head when he feinted at school. ––––––––––––––––

3 Gianna likes to eat chease and crackers. ––––––––––––––––

4 The maize was made out of trimmed pine hedges. ––––––––––––––––

5 Jeremy likes to fly his kyte on weekends. ––––––––––––––––

6 The government increased income tacks . ––––––––––––––––

7 Jennifer has to way the flour, butter and sugar. ––––––––––––––––

8 Sean is wearing a plane white shirt. ––––––––––––––––

9 The doctor put the needle in the vane . ––––––––––––––––

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingontheline.

10 My sister needed braces to straighten her teath. ––––––––––––––––

11 The family went on a kruse ship around the islands. ––––––––––––––––

12 Dad came eight in the marathon. ––––––––––––––––

13 The president gave an inspiring speach at the conference. ––––––––––––––––

14 The rings of Saturn looked brite and shining. ––––––––––––––––

15 A strong wind seemed to mone through the forest. ––––––––––––––––

16 It is better to bild for the future than to worry about the past. ––––––––––––––––

17 The frightened children shreiked in terror. ––––––––––––––––

18 We saw the exciting movie twise in the first month. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Pore Rachel has lost her favourite jacket. ––––––––––––––––

2 Kayla gave berth to a boy. ––––––––––––––––

3 A large heard of deer ran into the forest. ––––––––––––––––

4 Jessica owned a perple bike. ––––––––––––––––

5 Dad will carv the meat with the sharp knife. ––––––––––––––––

6 Miriam wore a perl necklace. ––––––––––––––––

7 You should never run down a flight of stares . ––––––––––––––––

8 Brad only has one ore in the rowboat. ––––––––––––––––

9 Natalie hung her dress on a whya coathanger. ––––––––––––––––


10 I had to stear the vehicle while everyone pushed. ––––––––––––––––

11 My niece taught us to shair everything we have. ––––––––––––––––

12 The population of the wirld is increasing rapidly. ––––––––––––––––

13 She played the harrp beautifully at the concert. ––––––––––––––––

14 The tractor tyres were woorn smooth on one side. ––––––––––––––––

15 His eyes followed the kerve of the winding road. ––––––––––––––––

16 The mountain spring has pua, sparkling water. ––––––––––––––––

17 Police said the protest maarch was peaceful and friendly. ––––––––––––––––

18 They swor they would defend themselves against the enemy. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The children were making a lot of nois . ––––––––––––––––

2 Chickens are a type of foul . ––––––––––––––––

3 We did not know the caws of the accident. ––––––––––––––––

4 A yung woman drove the new car. ––––––––––––––––

5 The balled clown was very funny. ––––––––––––––––

6 Xing was too scared to tuch the snake at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

7 A brown hork flew in the sky. ––––––––––––––––

8 Ushi learned to kraul very quickly. ––––––––––––––––

9 Grandfather tort me how to fish. ––––––––––––––––


10 You really ort to see a doctor about your sore knee. ––––––––––––––––

11 The artist drew on the footpath with a piece of chork. ––––––––––––––––

12 He had blowen up the balloons and tied them together. ––––––––––––––––

13 The skout group mapped the path through the forest. ––––––––––––––––

14 The teacher advised the boy not to froun as he studied. ––––––––––––––––

15 A sudden downpour of rain broke the terrible drout. ––––––––––––––––

16 He used a plastic skoup to measure the flour and sugar. ––––––––––––––––

17 She tried to showt, but her voice got caught in her throat. ––––––––––––––––

18 Our aunt baked a delicious, mouist fruitcake. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Gabriel built a shak on his land in the bush. ––––––––––––––––

2 Marcie likes to bownse her basketball against the wall. ––––––––––––––––

3 The ship was due to burth at the dock at midday. ––––––––––––––––

4 The cat lickt her coat clean. ––––––––––––––––

5 Carlos felt drouzy after he woke up. ––––––––––––––––

6 Sir Lancelot was one of the Nites of the Round Table. ––––––––––––––––

7 Mandy was given no choise about going shopping. ––––––––––––––––

8 Elliott throo the small fish back in the water. ––––––––––––––––

9 A pod of dolfins leapt out of the water. ––––––––––––––––


10 Friends should be loil, honest and caring. ––––––––––––––––

11 The winter weat crop was ready to harvest. ––––––––––––––––

12 The babies began to baul when it was feeding time. ––––––––––––––––

13 The friendly dog raced away to fech the stick. ––––––––––––––––

14 Mum had to bleech the grass stains out of the cricket uniforms. ––––––––––––––––

15 The maarsh was a miserable and muddy environment. ––––––––––––––––

16 The driver could not avoed the accident when the brakes failed. ––––––––––––––––

17 The rusting reck of the vessel poked out of the sand. ––––––––––––––––

18 He spred margarine and honey on his toast. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The gooce on the farm honked at us. ––––––––––––––––

2 We laughed at the sirkus clowns. ––––––––––––––––

3 Our rabbit likes to eat letise leaves. ––––––––––––––––

4 Mum bought a dijital camera at the sale. ––––––––––––––––

5 The balloon went up to the sealing of the room. ––––––––––––––––

6 Matthew had to cansel his appointment. ––––––––––––––––

7 Ava cuddled the coala at the zoo. ––––––––––––––––

8 Eating karats is supposed to be good for your eyes. ––––––––––––––––

9 The platypus and the echidna are spesial creatures. ––––––––––––––––


10 The match was postponed bekoz of the weather. ––––––––––––––––

11 The gardener pruned the thick hedje. ––––––––––––––––

12 My uncle has a sellar beneath his garage. ––––––––––––––––

13 Some people thought the eccentric scientist was a jenius. ––––––––––––––––

14 The ballet dancer grasefully lifted his partner. ––––––––––––––––

15 The mechanic has greese stains on her overalls. ––––––––––––––––

16 The voise on the telephone was deep and husky. ––––––––––––––––

17 Our wildlife gide was an expert on possums and lizards. ––––––––––––––––

18 We jenerally bought food from the biggest supermarket. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Rowena liked to eat steak with greyvi . ––––––––––––––––

2 The bream of the hat was wide. ––––––––––––––––

3 The smok from the fire was thick. ––––––––––––––––

4 Adrienne dranck the water too quickly. ––––––––––––––––

5 There are a thousand gramms in one kilogram. ––––––––––––––––

6 Roger has a swollen glan in his throat. ––––––––––––––––

7 Anita copied the photos onto a blanc CD. ––––––––––––––––

8 The expensive movie was a flopp at the box office. ––––––––––––––––

9 The baby koala klung to its mother. ––––––––––––––––


10 My silver fork had four narrow proengs. ––––––––––––––––

11 Spoilt children stompp their feet when they are upset. ––––––––––––––––

12 There was a krush of people at the exits after the concert. ––––––––––––––––

13 Yesterday, the express train speed past us in a blur. ––––––––––––––––

14 The mechanic took the klamp off the battery to replace it. ––––––––––––––––

15 The elephant wrapped her trunck around her baby. ––––––––––––––––

16 He swoung around suddenly when he was stung by wasps. ––––––––––––––––

17 She tried to draw with the stubb of the pencil. ––––––––––––––––

18 A skunck sprayed the campers with a terrible scent. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The cat gave Stephanie a scrach on her arm. ––––––––––––––––

2 Julian is very good at backstroock and freestyle. ––––––––––––––––

3 Tony dreamed of being a nite on horseback. ––––––––––––––––

4 Phoebe likes to skrape the bottom of the cake bowl. ––––––––––––––––

5 Marco likes to use schrimp as fishing bait. ––––––––––––––––

6 Natasha needed a spilint on her arm. ––––––––––––––––

7 Stavros made a picture using only matshsticks . ––––––––––––––––

8 The armies fort a fierce battle. ––––––––––––––––

9 Gary decided to pich his tent near the waterfall. ––––––––––––––––


10 My clothes shranc after they were washed and dried. ––––––––––––––––

11 The tailor put the thred through the eye of the needle. ––––––––––––––––

12 I like to skrunch plastic bags before putting them away. ––––––––––––––––

13 Take your umbrella so you don’t get drenshed in the storm. ––––––––––––––––

14 The yoga exercises helped to strech his sore muscles. ––––––––––––––––

15 She woke up in fright after having an awful nitemair. ––––––––––––––––

16 The leopard spreng after the young antelope. ––––––––––––––––

17 His feet skuelched through the thick mud in the garden. ––––––––––––––––

18 The detective had a hounch that the suspect was lying. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Anne likes to clime the trees in her garden. ––––––––––––––––

2 Carly took some pictures of the hole group. ––––––––––––––––

3 The man had to neel before the queen. ––––––––––––––––

4 The runner stretched her mussles before the race. ––––––––––––––––

5 The ship dropped ankor at the port. ––––––––––––––––

6 Worms riggle a lot when they are out of the ground. ––––––––––––––––

7 The girls went fishing off the warf . ––––––––––––––––

8 The cricket ball hit Nasser on the nuckles . ––––––––––––––––

9 Zahra tried to get her poem to rime . ––––––––––––––––


10 They say the deserted building is haunted by a gost. ––––––––––––––––

11 The tennis player injured her rist in the tournament. ––––––––––––––––

12 The diver desended to the depths of the ocean. ––––––––––––––––

13 Sparrows pecked at the krums on the pavement. ––––––––––––––––

14 The prickly purple thissle is the emblem of Scotland. ––––––––––––––––

15 It is an advantage to speak a foren language. ––––––––––––––––

16 All dogs love to nore on smelly old bones. ––––––––––––––––

17 The marble colums in the temple were damaged. ––––––––––––––––

18 The woman used conditioner to soffen her hair. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Emma is rakeing the leaves on the lawn. ––––––––––––––––

2 The police stopt the speeding car. ––––––––––––––––

3 Kaden enjoys skatting at the icerink. ––––––––––––––––

4 The egg cract when it fell on the floor. ––––––––––––––––

5 Chad is shakking the tree to get our ball back. ––––––––––––––––

6 Dad maelled the letter as soon as he could. ––––––––––––––––

7 Nathan jumpt over the log that was across the track. ––––––––––––––––

8 Alexis yelld loudly at the swimming carnival. ––––––––––––––––

9 Kristina likes huming along to songs on the radio. ––––––––––––––––


10 There was a fleecy lineing inside his jacket. ––––––––––––––––

11 The dangerous snake lifted its head and hist. ––––––––––––––––

12 The children were singing while hoppyng on one leg. ––––––––––––––––

13 Our uncle treeted us to a special day at the aquarium. ––––––––––––––––

14 My teacher markd the assignments over the weekend. ––––––––––––––––

15 He is always braging about his examination results. ––––––––––––––––

16 The explorers mapt the valleys and mountains. ––––––––––––––––

17 Her aunt was driveing an enormous mining truck. ––––––––––––––––

18 The meal prepared by the chef tastid delicious. ––––––––––––––––

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1 The disshonest man was sent to jail. ––––––––––––––––

2 Robbie learned the defanition for the test. ––––––––––––––––

3 Melina hardly ever mispels a word. ––––––––––––––––

4 Brett was amazed at the moistnes of the cake. ––––––––––––––––

5 Leila had to unbuckel her seatbelt. ––––––––––––––––

6 It is important to get a good educashun . ––––––––––––––––

7 Keisha tried hard not to missbehaf in class. ––––––––––––––––

8 Jacob likes to dekode secret messages. ––––––––––––––––

9 Lex is the feircist football player in our team. ––––––––––––––––


10 The batsman was praised for a faltless performance. ––––––––––––––––

11 I received a serious bump on the forhead. ––––––––––––––––

12 He was bearly able to reach the bike pedals. ––––––––––––––––

13 The foolish stunt might indanger our safety. ––––––––––––––––

14 The paddock was frostee on the clear winter morning. ––––––––––––––––

15 The clever magician made the rabbit envissybel. ––––––––––––––––

16 Mum forgot to reecharje her mobile phone. ––––––––––––––––

17 She was hopful they would locate her missing bags. ––––––––––––––––

18 The situation with the escaped kittens was larfible. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Rory new the answer to the question. ––––––––––––––––

2 “ Youv got a new watch,” Vicky commented. ––––––––––––––––

3 Flynn allways goes to the shops with them. ––––––––––––––––

4 “ Whose knocking on the door?” Daphne asked. ––––––––––––––––

5 Sebastian woke up at seven oclock . ––––––––––––––––

6 “ Arnt you going to school tomorrow?” Monica asked. ––––––––––––––––

7 The erly bird gets the worm. ––––––––––––––––

8 “I know their unreliable,” Karl said. ––––––––––––––––

9 He waited untill after midnight before leaving. ––––––––––––––––


10 The children were wearing dirty kloths. ––––––––––––––––

11 The weather on Tusday afternoon was lovely. ––––––––––––––––

12 He saw an unusual animal in the jungle yestaday. ––––––––––––––––

13 “Thatill be all the medical supplies I need,” the nurse said. ––––––––––––––––

14 We started climbing the rock befor we realised it was too steep. ––––––––––––––––

15 “Are you comming to the swimming carnival?” Dad asked. ––––––––––––––––

16 You must belief in yourself if you are to succeed in life. ––––––––––––––––

17 Even thow he was tired, he made an extra effort. ––––––––––––––––

18 “Theyid forgotten their map and become lost,” she said. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Milo is a pateint in the local hospital. ––––––––––––––––

2 The baby was born in Janurie last year. ––––––––––––––––

3 Jai keeps a clear head in an immerjensy . ––––––––––––––––

4 Belinda won the trofee for the most improved player. ––––––––––––––––

5 Ian drove over the enormous bridje . ––––––––––––––––

6 Bonnie has a great knowlege of history. ––––––––––––––––

7 The school principle spoke to our class. ––––––––––––––––

8 Tran saw the stranja walk towards his house. ––––––––––––––––

9 The whether in Singapore is always hot. ––––––––––––––––


10 We dropped our crab and prawn traps off the whaf. ––––––––––––––––

11 The leopard grasped the antelope by its throt. ––––––––––––––––

12 I saw a gigantic krayter near Alice Springs. ––––––––––––––––

13 A herd of feral goats grazed on the mountin. ––––––––––––––––

14 The origin of the island statues is a mistery. ––––––––––––––––

15 The star footballer strained a muscle in his sholder. ––––––––––––––––

16 A gentle breeze made the curtins sway. ––––––––––––––––

17 Some tourists took photographs of the stunning senery. ––––––––––––––––

18 Animal extinshun is a serious problem in our world. ––––––––––––––––

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Name: Date: Test S13 Score /18

Each sentence has a spelling mistake that has been circled. Write the correct spelling of each circled word on the line.

1 Moniques hair is long and silky. ––––––––––––––––

2 The gards stood to attention for the general. ––––––––––––––––

3 Leo put the boxs on the shelf. ––––––––––––––––

4 Sam loves eating potatos for dinner. ––––––––––––––––

5 Two exploshuns brought down the building. ––––––––––––––––

6 The children wrote stories about fun fantasys . ––––––––––––––––

7 Enrique gave accurate descripsions of all the suspects. ––––––––––––––––

8 Mia had ballet rehersels at the Opera House. ––––––––––––––––

9 There were many calfs with the herd of cattle. ––––––––––––––––

Each sentence has one spelling mistake. Write the correct spelling on the line.

10 The babys cried because they were hungry. ––––––––––––––––

11 The tomatos we picked were sweet and juicy. ––––––––––––––––

12 The theifs stole the huge diamond in a daring robbery. ––––––––––––––––

13 He enjoyed reading storys to the delighted children. ––––––––––––––––

14 My cars headlight is not functioning properly. ––––––––––––––––

15 The treasure hunters found gold, rubys and emeralds. ––––––––––––––––

16 The four students bikes were decorated with streamers. ––––––––––––––––

17 The politicians job involved meeting people. ––––––––––––––––

18 The hungry dog ate the childrens lunch. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Martina had muddie shoes from the puddles. ––––––––––––––––

2 We had an eryie feeling looking at the haunted house. ––––––––––––––––

3 Charles thought the situation was hopless . ––––––––––––––––

4 Abu had an aweful experience in Brisbane. ––––––––––––––––

5 Olivia cleaned up the filthee mess in the kitchen. ––––––––––––––––

6 It is imposable to be in two places at once. ––––––––––––––––

7 Xeus has the quickist reflexes in our class. ––––––––––––––––

8 The situation in the courtroom was very tence . ––––––––––––––––

9 The pots and pans were very gressy . ––––––––––––––––


10 Jupiter is the hevyest planet in the solar system. ––––––––––––––––

11 My computer has a poerfull memory chip. ––––––––––––––––

12 If dogs are treated badly, they may become agresive. ––––––––––––––––

13 The breeze made a wispering sound through the trees. ––––––––––––––––

14 My grandfather always was a luckey fisherman. ––––––––––––––––

15 She was a skillful and successful chess player. ––––––––––––––––

16 The broken window had jaged edges of glass. ––––––––––––––––

17 Our litter of kittens is playful and kuruios. ––––––––––––––––

18 The modin cars performed better at the trials. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Alicia notised the sign on the lamppost. ––––––––––––––––

2 Jong plays happilly with his dog. ––––––––––––––––

3 Louise had eatin before we arrived. ––––––––––––––––

4 Ricardo is allready as tall as his father. ––––––––––––––––

5 Nick was eventualy able to open the window. ––––––––––––––––

6 Raha was skiping down the road. ––––––––––––––––

7 Tomas wanted to tair the page out of the book. ––––––––––––––––

8 Georgia probly wanted to come to the party. ––––––––––––––––

9 Akash is makeing a model aeroplane. ––––––––––––––––


10 He was scarsely able to see the figures in the shadows. ––––––––––––––––

11 Several sailors had to be rescued when their ship sanc. ––––––––––––––––

12 The teacher simplefyd the maths problem on the board. ––––––––––––––––

13 The kindergarten children played noisly at lunchtime. ––––––––––––––––

14 She was obviusly upset at his sudden departure. ––––––––––––––––

15 The soldiers fought on bravly even though they were wounded. ––––––––––––––––

16 The accident corsed much frustration for motorists. ––––––––––––––––

17 The judge at the trial treated the accused woman farely. ––––––––––––––––

18 The acrobat apeares to be completely confident. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Lee spent a dekade studying in China. ––––––––––––––––

2 Vanessa saw a sentipeed crawl under the log. ––––––––––––––––

3 Mark gave a multemeedia presentation. ––––––––––––––––

4 Tao asked the singer for her autograf . ––––––––––––––––

5 Adele had to have a heart trensplant . ––––––––––––––––

6 Mikaela was on antebioticks for the infection. ––––––––––––––––

7 You must catch your flight from the internashional terminal. ––––––––––––––––

8 The nurse put the thermometre under my arm. ––––––––––––––––

9 Highdrologie is the study of water. ––––––––––––––––


10 Her voice came through clearly over the mikrowfone. ––––––––––––––––

11 The submarine put up its pereskope to find the fleet. ––––––––––––––––

12 The suburb is eight kilometas from the mountain. ––––––––––––––––

13 The reporter spoke in a boring, monotinus voice. ––––––––––––––––

14 The hockey players formed a semecirkle for the penalty. ––––––––––––––––

15 The fighter jets flew past with a supasonik boom. ––––––––––––––––

16 The virus caused the computer to malfunshun badly. ––––––––––––––––

17 Our closest stars are many milyons of light years away. ––––––––––––––––

18 He measured the cirkumferense of the breakfast table. ––––––––––––––––

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1 Terri made a smudg on the page. ––––––––––––––––

2 Ruth met her friends for a picnik in the park. ––––––––––––––––

3 The roses had a beautiful fragrinse . ––––––––––––––––

4 Kalim was very visabel with his red scarf. ––––––––––––––––

5 Carey got an ecksellant result in her test. ––––––––––––––––

6 John needed to meshure the doorframe. ––––––––––––––––

7 Teneale got special permishun to film the event. ––––––––––––––––

8 Barry has a bandaje on his leg. ––––––––––––––––

9 Zoe put in her aplicashun for the job. ––––––––––––––––

10 The dingo lifted its head to snif the air. ––––––––––––––––


11 The battle was a famous victarie for the allied forces. ––––––––––––––––

12 The cricket captain decided to declair his innings. ––––––––––––––––

13 Some kangaroo species are abundent in Australia. ––––––––––––––––

14 The weather is extremely variabel and unforgiving. ––––––––––––––––

15 Mum took the groserie items to the cashier. ––––––––––––––––

16 The artist used lilak and other pastel shades in the painting. ––––––––––––––––

17 Research proves that violense on television is harmful. ––––––––––––––––

18 The survivle of endangered animals is extremely important. ––––––––––––––––

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name: Date: Test P1 Score /9

Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?

1 I visited Henry today. Jill and i live in Brisbane.

Her Aunt lives in Darwin. Lyn went to kangaroo Island.

2 I saw the royal botanic gardens. I saw the Royal botanic gardens.

I saw the Royal Botanic gardens. I saw the Royal Botanic Gardens.

3 We drove along the Great Ocean Road. We drove along the Great Ocean road.

We drove along the great ocean Road. We drove along the great ocean road.

4 Sam and mia live in port melbourne. Sam and mia live in port Melbourne.

Sam and mia live in Port Melbourne. Sam and Mia live in Port Melbourne.

Whereisthemistakeincapitalletterpunctuation?

5 Sydney is north-east of canberra on the east coast of Australia.

6 There are lots of Elephants at Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.

7 Jessica called out to her cousin Tom, “are you catching the express train today?”

8 Next winter, the spacecraft will fly past the moons of Saturn on the way to mars.

9 The Amazon river in South America is the largest river in the world.

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1 Which sentence shows that Keiko is unsure whether Ena is here?

“Ena’s here,” Keiko said. “Ena’s here!” Keiko said.

“Ena’s here?” Keiko said. “Ena’s here . . .” Keiko said.

2 Which sentence shows that the boys are very excited about scoring?

“We scored,” the boys said. “We scored!” the boys said.

“We scored?” the boys said. “We scored . . .” the boys said.

3 Which sentence shows that Karim’s thoughts have been interrupted?

“That’s my pen,” Karim said. “That’s my pen!” Karim said.

“That’s my pen?” Karim said. “That’s my pen . . .” Karim said.

4 Which sentence shows that Sue is asking a negative question?

Sue said, “Didn’t he go?” Sue said, “Why did he go?”

Sue said, “When did he go?” Sue said, “Where did he go?”

Whichpunctuationmarkcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

5 When the game finishes, we will go home

comma ( , ) full stop ( . )

question mark ( ? ) exclamation mark ( ! )

6 Does anyone know what time the game will finish



7 Why we left the game early, I could not say



8 What an awesome game



9 How you get home after the game is up to you



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Whatisthecorrectlocationofthecomma(,)inthesentence?

1 The tourists saw ten dolphins seven whales and two turtles on the boat trip.

2 Mr Hassan, the new principal spoke to the class in the hall before school today.

3 Huan said, “Please eat Chris, because we are in a hurry.”

4 Today is going to be fine, however rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

5 During our holiday we hired a little boat and went fishing in the river.

Whichsentenceusescommas(,)correctly?

6 Tahlia said, she will come but only after she finishes her homework.

Tahlia said she will come, but only after she finishes her homework.

Tahlia, said she will come, but only after she finishes her homework.

Tahlia said, she will come but, only after she finishes her homework.

7 “We must train hard if we want to win” Ethan the captain said.

“We must train hard, if we want to win” Ethan the captain said.

“We must train hard if we want to win,” Ethan the captain said.

“We must train hard if we want to win,” Ethan, the captain, said.

8 After school, we moved the chairs, tables, bags and plants in the classroom.

After school we moved the chairs, tables, bags and plants, in the classroom.

After school, we moved, the chairs tables, bags, and plants in the classroom.

After school we moved, the chairs, tables, bags, and plants in the classroom.

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Name: Date: Test p4 Score /11

Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

1 “ just been shopping,” Summer said.

I’d I’ll I’m I’ve

2 The favourite band was blaring out of his radio.

boy’s boys’ childs’ babys’

3 “ you doing now?” Savannah asked her friend.

What’s What’d What’re What’ve

4 The black jeep belongs to father.

Daniels’ and Mollys’ Daniel’s and Molly’s Daniel and Mollys’ Daniel and Molly’s

5 going to win tomorrow if they play well.

They’ve They’re They’ll They’d

6 The two greyhounds are fast runners.

son’s boy’s men’s brother’s

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

7 Lilys going with her friends to meet their brothers and sisters.

8 These surfboards are not ours or theirs; they are Alis.

9 My sisters have blue uniforms, but my two brothers uniforms are green.

10 If the boys and girls in the school cricket teams play well, theyll win.

11 “You havent seen the cheetahs, monkeys and elephants yet,” Skye said.

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Ahyphen(-)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Wheredoesthemissinghyphengo?

1 The school students had forty five minutes for their lunch break.

2 No one knew how many feral animals and introduced plants were in the national park.

3 The Australian scientist who won the major prize was not a well known local figure.

4 Mum uses an expensive anti dandruff shampoo for her itchy scalp.

5 The Goulburn Valley is an important fruit growing region in Victoria.

6 The football match last weekend was extremely tense until the full time whistle.

Twohyphens(-)havebeenleftoutofthesentence.Whichwordsneedhyphensbetweenthem?

7 Nine year old Kristy is a very popular student at the local primary school.

Nine year old very popular student

local primary school the local primary

8 Tom and Sam are working long hours with the most up to date computer programs available.

Tom and Sam working long hours

up to date computer programs available

9 Wendy and Carole, who live in old timber houses near each other, are sisters in law.

Wendy and Carole near each other

old timber houses sisters in law

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Name: Date: Test p6 Score /8

Parentheses (brackets) have been left out of the sentence. Which word or word group should be in parentheses?

1 The highest mountain in Victoria is Mount Bogong 1986 metres.

highest mountain Victoria

Mount Bogong 1986 metres

2 The word ‘Hippopotamus’ Hippopotamus amphibius comes from Greek and means ‘river horse’.

‘Hippopotamus’ Hippopotamus amphibious

comes from Greek and means ‘river horse’

3 The government paid three million dollars $3 000 000 for the rare artwork.

three million dollars

$3 000 000 the rare artwork

4 Joseph Chifley 1885–1951 announced the end of war with Japan on 15 August 1945.

Joseph Chifley 1885–1951

the end of on 15 August 1945

Where do the words in parentheses (brackets) go in the sentence?

5 (al fresco)

The open air cafes by the banks of the river are very popular.

6 (in the Kimberly Region)

Argyle Diamond Mine produces 90 per cent of the world’s pink diamonds.

7 (see page 55)

The report contained a detailed discussion of several solutions to the problem.

8 (which is not like her)

Lauren made a big effort to be friendly to the new girl in the street.

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Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?

1 “Tim said, I prefer tennis” Tim said, “I prefer tennis”.

Tim said, “I prefer tennis.” “Tim said I prefer, tennis.”

2 “Do you ski!” Mona asked “Do you ski,” Mona asked.

“Do you ski.” Mona asked. “Do you ski?” Mona asked.

3 Kim yelled “What did you say?” Kim yelled, “What did you say?”

Kim yelled. “What did you say?” Kim yelled! “What did you say?”

4 “That’s my sock,” Ian said. “That’s my sock.” Ian said.

“That’s my sock. Ian said.” “That’s my sock, Ian said.”

5 “Jo screamed, The kids are here!” Jo screamed! “The kids are here!”

Jo screamed. “The kids are here!” Jo screamed, “The kids are here!”

6 “That ring she said is mine.” “That ring” she said “is mine.”

“That ring,” she said, “is mine.” “That ring,” she said, “Is mine.”

Aspeechmark(“or”)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Whereshouldthemissingspeechmarkgo?

7 “I am taller than you, Jay, Carson said with a laugh.

8 Serena turned to her friend, Patricio, and said, I’d like to invite you to my party.”

9 “Catch it! Julian shouted as Kushan ran towards the ball.

10 Akram whispered excitedly, Ghazi, I have two tickets to the game!”

11 After a while, Billy said to his brother, Jackson, Can we go home now?”

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name: Date: Test G1 Score /11

Whichoftheseisacompletesentence?

1 The kite flew high. On a cold windy day.

The rainbow-coloured tail. Dived fast into the ground.

2 Collected the football cards. Cards in full, glossy colour.

They had all the players. The boys at my school.

3 Practised in the local park. It was the state competition.

Played matches on weekends. The representative cricket team.

4 Leaves with nibbled edges. Beautiful deep green colour.

Eating non-stop all day long. The caterpillar ate the leaves.

5 We saw whales. To catch the boat.

The rest of the family. Jumped out of the water.

Whichsentenceiscorrect?

6 Isabel has a orange cat. Ryan has a amazing dog.

Max has an awesome parrot. Piper has an clever guinea pig.

7 Mum asked us a question. Mum made us a question.

Mum said us a question. Mum did us a question.

8 Is there a Emille in your class? Is there an Adam in your school?

Do you have a Isaac in your school? Do you have an Hannah in your class?

9 A Algerian team was fourth. A Irish team won the match.

A Fijian team came second. A Indian team came third.

10 Antonio said the phone call. Antonio took the phone call.

Antonio spoke the phone call. Antonio talked the phone call.

11 Melbourne is on Yarra River. Melbourne is capital of Victoria.

Melbourne is second largest city. Melbourne is on Port Phillip Bay.

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1 Which sentence makes a statement of fact?

He thinks I will do well. She says he is outspoken.

Our coach is experienced. We think our team is smart.

2 Which sentence gives a command?

I love my pets. Take good care of your pets.

Pets need food, water and shelter. Pets are like members of the family.

3 Which sentence gives advice?

I found a spider on the floor. Are there many spiders here?

Check your shoes for spiders. Spiders build webs in the trees.

4 Which sentence deals with one idea?

Qiao saw her friend at the shop. Zhen plays badminton and chess.

Chow sings while she washes up. Cheung walks and swims every day.

5 Which sentence gives an evaluation?

The director is an Australian. I wrote a review of the movie.

That movie was very exciting. The actors won several awards.

6 Which sentence gives an opinion?

He has written many novels. Do you like his latest novel?

I read some of it every night. His novel is very good.

7 Which sentence shows that Henry is really scared of dogs?

“There’s a dog,” Henry said. “There’s a dog!” Henry said.

“There’s a dog?” Henry said. “There’s a dog . . .” Henry said.

8 Which sentence shows the feelings have been downplayed?

Ava is clearly happy to see you. Bella is definitely happy with you.

Luke is certainly happy to be here. Blake is somewhat happy with his test results.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 Grandma restored a beautiful, old, green, English teacup.

Grandma restored a green, English, beautiful, old teacup.

Grandma restored an old, beautiful, English green teacup.

Grandma restored an English, green, old, beautiful teacup.

2 Matthew and both Allison were very sure.

Matthew and Allison were very sure both.

Matthew and Allison were both very sure.

Matthew and Allison were very both sure.

3 Which do you like the best of these fishing rods?

Which of these fishing rods do you like the best?

Which like the best of these fishing rods do you?

Which of these fishing rods the best do you like?

4 Angelina sent from her mobile phone on the train a text message.

Angelina on the train sent a text message from her mobile phone.

Angelina from her mobile phone sent a text message on the train.

Angelina sent a text message from her mobile phone on the train.

5 The children flew a large, triangular, blue, cotton kite.

The children flew a triangular, blue, cotton, large kite.

The children flew a blue, cotton, large, triangular kite.

The children flew a cotton, large, triangular, blue kite.

6 Zachary rides never on busy roads his bike.

Zachary never rides his bike on busy roads.

Zachary rides never his bike on busy roads.

Zachary on busy roads never rides his bike.

7 Amelia sometimes for a long walk takes her dog.

Amelia takes her dog for a long sometimes walk.

Amelia her dog sometimes for a long walk takes.

Amelia sometimes takes her dog for a long walk.

8 The large, Bowen, delicious mangoes are very juicy.

The Bowen, delicious, large mangoes are very juicy.

The delicious, large, Bowen mangoes are very juicy.

The Bowen, large, delicious mangoes are very juicy.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1 a orca a echidna a antelope a bandicoot

2 a useful gadget a interesting vase a inexpensive ring a ornate decoration

3 Our cat has the green eyes. Whales swim in the ocean. Dolphins have the grey skin. Cats are covered with the fur.

4 an ancient tomb an massive statue an crumbling stone an wonderful temple

5 Jenna had to get a x-ray. Jill went home by the bus. Giovanni comes from Italy. Ben comes from United States.

6 Perth is on the Swan River. Hobart is on a Derwent River. Brisbane is on a Moreton Bay. Sydney is on the Port Jackson.

7 A oldest boy here is Jack. An oldest boy here is Jack. The oldest boy here is Jack. Those oldest boy here is Jack.

8 A car over there is fast, isn’t it? The truck is brand new, isn’t it? A coach is very good, isn’t she? An coach is very tough, isn’t he?

9 She swam in the Coral Sea. She visited the Lake St Clair. He climbed the Mount Stuart. He lives in the Western Australia.

10 A cat is furry, isn’t it? A pen is blue, isn’t it? A teacher is strict, isn’t he? A coach is happy, isn’t she?

11 She lives in the Canada. They live in the Mexico. He lives in the Colombia. We live in the United States.

12 Tom has deer and a cow. Jan has goat and a geese. Jess has a horses and cattle. Tim has donkey and a horse.

13 You go home by the taxi. She goes home by the car. He goes home by the bicycle. We go home by the freeway.

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Name: Date: Test G5 Score /10

Which word is a noun (naming word)?

1 On Christmas morning, the children are always excited when they open their presents.

2 The friendly dog ran around the park looking for company.

3 “Did you buy the CD, Karl?” Jervois asked nervously.

4 Australia has won many world hockey championships over the years.

5 The couple spent their retirement travelling across Asia.

Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

6 The often plays soccer.

girl boys children students

7 The between the two boys was very strong.

friend friends friendly friendship

8 Ellen was amazed at the to her home town.

changes changed changing changeable

9 “Tell Mum not to ,” Christian said.

worry worries worried worrying

10 There was a huge after the torrential rain.

landslide land slide landslides lands slides

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Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 A of seagulls squabbled over the chips at the beach.

herd pack flock family

2 Sarah watched the of dolphins surf the waves at Byron Bay.

herd pack flock pod

3 The had started to grow legs and would soon leave the water.

elvers tadpoles goslings ducklings

4 The black swan swam past with her in a file behind her.

fleet poults cygnets company

5 The has a wide collection of interesting poems.

biology geology radiology anthology

6 A baby male horse is a .

colt foal filly stallion

7 The east coast of Australia has many mountain .

bands ranges clumps patches

8 The magpies fed their worms and insects.

pullets bowets goslings chicks

9 An of ants invaded our kitchen just before the rain.

army aviary empire university

10 The pirates buried their of treasure on the deserted island.

batch hoard bunch cluster

11 A penguin is a noisy, smelly place.

swarm pocket rookery gathering

12 A of baboons emptied the rubbish bins looking for food.

herd troop bunch rabble

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1 Ali has great in his work.

pride proud proudly prideful

2 The of the bridge was three hundred metres.

long length lengths lengthening

3 Marcella’s favourite was her time on the farm.

memory memories memorable memorably

4 There is much need for in many parts of the world.

peaceful peaceable peace peacefully

5 Harry is a man of great .

honourably honourable honouring honour

6 Samira has great for her parents.

respect respectful respecting respectfully

7 is one of the most important periods in life.

Child Childish Children Childhood

8 Gabriel looked at his baby brother with great .

amusement amusing amused amuse

9 Angeleigh has great to her gymnastics training.

dedicatory dedication dedicating dedicated

10 The people who were lost in the desert almost died of .

thirstiest thirstier thirstily thirst

11 Renee shows great with her stories.

create creation creativity creatively

12 The bungee jumper had to face his of heights.

fear fearful fearing fearfulness

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Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

1 “Will you have tea, Mary?” Svetlana asked.

lot some most plenty

2 “There isn’t time left to finish your homework,” Mum said.

few many a lot of some of

3 Geoff likes to drink water before he goes to bed.

any some much a little of

4 “How kilometres is it to the beach?” Pam asked.

many much more few

5 days passed before the floodwaters went down.

Lot Much Several None of

6 Arianna puts sunscreen on before she goes out in the sun.

any many few of plenty of

7 species in the nature reserve are endangered.

Many Much A bit of None of

8 Paul bought a pieces of furniture at the garage sale.

lot few some many

9 Even though we did a lot, there is still to do.

few most many much

10 “How people were at the game?” Dad asked.

few much many plenty

11 Blake said there was a of sports news tonight.

lot few some much

12 Petro has pets at home.

one lot once many

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1 The guide showed the ancient rock art.

they my we us

2 The cake will be shared between you and .

I me mine myself

3 “This football isn’t ,” Fernando said.

I me my mine

4 Fred plays the trumpet. He plays every day.

it her she you

5 Doreen is better at riding a bike than sister, Lynette.

it her she you

6 The coach told us that team is through to the grand final.

its we our them

7 “Look at bird in the tree over there. It’s a black cockatoo,” James said.

this that them those

8 was more upset at losing than Franco.

No-one Anyone Anybody Everybody

9 Between you and , I prefer chocolate to vanilla.

I me mine myself

10 In tough times, one should always try to do best.

his your one’s somebody’s

11 Marie and were born in the same hospital on the same day.

I me mine myself

12 The player kicked the goal yesterday is from Spain.

that who whom whose

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Which word correctly completes the sentence?

1 Frank had some snacks, but Michael had .

my him ones none

2 The took an umbrella and raincoat with him.

man lady woman women

3 Pierre, everyone likes, is an exchange student from Canada.

that which whom whose

4 Jenny is looking for someone to help with the project.

its her she his

5 “ sock is this?” Mum asked.

Who What Whom Whose

6 “I expect every to be well behaved,” the teacher told his class.

student boys men children

7 “Is this earring, Vera?” John asked.

me you your them

8 The cat licked paws.

its his her them

9 “Help to a cup of coffee,” Jayne said to her friend.

itself myself himself yourself

10 was wrong with the television.

Someone Somebody Something Somewhere

11 My parents left car in the garage when they went on holidays.

his her their them

12 The manager corrected the mistake .

yourself herself myself itself

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1 “ sings that song that you like the best?” Mick asked.

Who Why What Which

2 “This book here is mine, but book over there is yours,” Kristine said.

this that them those

3 Of all the children, Charles ate the ice-cream.

most more much many

4 of the teams have scored a goal yet.

Each Both Either Neither

5 Danny felt when he couldn’t go outside to play with his friends.

endless restless fearless doubtless

Whichwordisanadjective(describingword)?

6 The cricket match between India and England was very exciting.

7 Australian farmers grow crops of wheat, barley and oats on their farms.

8 My friend Marcel has curly, black hair.

9 We could not swim at the beach because it was dangerous.

10 The girl who lives next door to Jacqui is friendly.

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1 Which word describes a smell? sticky musky blare hoarse

2 Which word describes a taste? rumbling prickly murky bitter

3 Which word describes a sound? tall husky acidic hazy

4 Which word describes a touch? low mutter burning stinky

5 Which word describes a sight? round sweet growl stale

6 Which word describes an emotion? cloudy knobbly peaceful velvety


7 Fred studied hard because he was about passing his test. fair nervous greedy weak

8 The trunk of the tree was very . limp puffy elastic knobbly

9 The sound from the donkey carried down the valley. hooting bleating braying squealing

10 The water in the lagoon was . salty sugary juicy tangy

11 A smell came from the dead animal. medicinal fragrant spicy putrid

12 The horse ran to the far corner of the paddock. hooting neighing bleating whining

13 The bathwater was after an hour. lukewarm melted slushy sodden

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1 Leo received trophies than anyone else in the club.

most more much many

2 It is always best to do the thing in your life.

right righter most right more right

3 “This is the program on television,” Miguel said.

bore boring most boring more boring

4 Owen is a runner than Brett.

fast faster more faster more fastest

5 “That was the movie ever!” Jacob exclaimed.

worst worse more worst most worse

6 Keith thinks soccer is than cricket.

interest interesting more interesting most interesting

7 “Which is the of the two pencils?” Chad asked.

best better more best more better

8 Leisel Jones is one of the swimmers in Australia.

most success more success most successful more successfully

9 Richard made the number of errors in the test.

lower least little less

10 Karla is the player in the team.

young younger youngest most youngest

11 Carlo and Silvio are the students in their class.

more smarter more smart smartest smart

12 Felicity is the sister of Jolene.

old elder oldest eldest

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1 We will wait here the bus arrives.

until from since during

2 The biggest mulberries were just our reach.

away beyond through between

3 Jonathan put his bike the tree trunk.

about among around against

4 Brianna has been learning karate she was five years old.

after until since during

5 Mice are very similar rats.

to of like with

6 The swimmer took a deep breath and went the water.

down under inside beyond

7 A fox got in the chickens and ate them.

around through down among

8 The athletes ran the oval at training.

among around through between

9 Tim went to school his lunch.

from about during without

10 Jay sits his tutor as he learns English.

around beside beyond between

11 Kirsty lives me in the white brick house.

opposite between beyond around

12 Cameron walked slowly the pony.

outside towards through between

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1 Some dogs at the postman.

barks barking is barking are barking

2 We to buy some milk and bread yesterday.

forget forgot forgotten forgetting

3 Sachin a big house when he lived in Sydney.

own owns owned was owning

4 Faruk always when his father snores.

laugh laughs laughter laughing

5 We dinner before we left home.

had ate have eat had eaten have eating

6 Tiffany me that she is learning the guitar.

is told did tell has tell was told

7 Angelo the paint in a large tin.

is mixing has mixes was mixed had mixing

8 Our coach sits in the stand and the game by himself.

watch watches watched watching

9 The workmen the footpath when the storm hit.

have just sweep had just sweep had just swept has just swept

10 Bill’s mother said he will this Saturday if he is well.

be plays be playing have played have been playing

11 Nella her dog when she saw the police helicopter.

walks is walking will be walking had been walking

12 Dinah has why she was late yesterday.

explain explains explained explaining

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1 They live in Perth, but they now live in Melbourne.

shall should used to ought to

2 Troy said he dream of letting you down.

can’t mustn’t couldn’t wouldn’t

3 Trudi run really fast when she was younger.

can will could might

4 “ I have a glass of water, please?” Ann asked politely.

May Will Ought Would

5 “Chris be playing his basketball game by now,” James said.

can will ought used to

6 Dieticians tell us that we eat junk food.

couldn’t mightn’t wouldn’t shouldn’t

7 “You sit here,” the waiter said, pointing at the broken chair.

can’t couldn’t mightn’t wouldn’t

8 Dad said that I go to the hospital immediately.

might must shall would

9 “There be a nature program on television,” Sarah said.

can shall might would

10 You to wear a hat when you go out in the sun.

could ought might would

11 “ I make you a chocolate milkshake?” Maria offered.

Used Shall Ought Would

12 “ you please help your sister?” Mum asked.

Shall Must Would Should

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Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?

1 Kandira had to put off her birthday party until her father returned.

cancel arrange postpone extinguish

2 By acting quickly, George headed off further problems.

prevented improved criticized created

3 Fred has taken up indoor cricket to keep fit.

left started played removed

4 He came up with the idea to train early in the morning.

copied resolved proposed supported

5 It took Valerie months to get over her broken ankle.

leave avoid walk with recover from

Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

6 Jason was in a small country town.

brought up brought back brought about brought around

7 After her long illness, Vera had to her university course.

drop in drop by drop off drop out of

8 The inter-school game to be very exciting.

turned up turned out turned into turned around

9 Our teacher carefully our essays for mistakes.

looked up looked out looked after looked through

10 Denicha eventually to our way of thinking.

came along came across came around came up

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1 The mob of kangaroos feeding by the side of the road yesterday.

is are was were

2 Neither my teacher nor yours going to the school fete.

is am are were

3 Adam his chores after school yesterday.

do did does doing

4 The boys are to the river to fish.

go goes gone going

5 The swim at the local beach.

girl boy children youngster

6 Haylie thinks the price of sandwiches in the canteen too high.

is am are were

7 Uncle Dave us to the airport tomorrow to catch our plane.

is take will take was took will taking

8 Cassie and Leonie listening to CDs this morning.

is am was were

9 The were resting in the shade under the palm trees.

camel horse sheep goat

10 The soldier about his experiences in Iraq.

speak spoke is speaks speaking

11 The took his luggage and placed it on the trolley.

man men woman women

12 “Where Mum’s glasses?” Ebony asked.

is are has have

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Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 Marilyn usually eats porridge for breakfast.

often seldom sometimes occasionally

2 Eli was so tall that he almost bumped his head going through doors.

partly nearly hardly scarcely

3 Tamika often worked back late at night.

almost quietly always frequently

4 Vanessa said she would probably buy some fruit.

most likely obviously definitely certainly

5 The school assembly is held fortnightly.

every week twice a week every two weeks once every night


6 “You did in your report this semester, Deena,” Dad said.

best well good more better

7 “ comes the teacher,” Sahra warned.

Here Now Then There

8 Ashok plays the piano .

beauty beautiful beautifully more beautiful

9 Gino has been playing soccer three years now.

all for since during

10 Juliette speaks quickly for people to understand.

too very more much

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Which is the correct place to insert the word group in the sentence?

1 unique underwater wildlife

Most is now protected in Australian marine parks and protected reserves.

2 at the movies

They bought large drinks and boxes of popcorn.

3 like a cheetah

Once Keiko heard the starting gun, she took off towards the finishing tape.

4 close and exciting

The netball final was easily the best game of the knockout competition.


5 We learned a new dance .

that cheeky fish whose small fins

about a little fish with bright colours

6 Damian sings when he is having a shower.

extremely loudly whose loud voice

the hot shower water singing modern songs

7 “Didn’t John, , go to the zoo?” Livia asked.

very excited as well as Judy

a baby elephant his favourite animal

8 Alexandra, , is clearly enjoying her ballet classes.

the teacher is strict although nervous

flexible and graceful her pink point shoes

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1 Magella and Bruce, , are getting married.

which is exciting who work in the office

why they were engaged that is their honeymoon

2 Olivia was pleased .

when she finally arrived why the bus was delayed

which was causing a delay where the bus always stops

3 Hank talked with his neighbour, .

who were Korean whose child was at school

why they have moved here that he gave them yesterday

4 , Claire sat down to eat her meal.

If the food is cold When she was eating

Where she likes to cook After she finished cooking

5 Murray went back to the shop .

which was gift wrapped what he paid for the present

where he bought the present why the present was expensive

6 Gordon was a good runner .

until he broke his leg while he broke his leg

once his leg was broken during the time his leg was broken

7 , Shana meets people who were at school with her.

Somewhere she goes Everywhere she goes

Nowhere she is going Elsewhere she is going

8 , we are not allowed to go outside and play.

Although it rained Until the rain starts

Even though it rained Unless the rains stops

9 “ this afternoon?” Dad asked.

Where you are going When you ride a bike

Why didn’t you come Who you are going with

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1 Anton lived in Spain, he can’t speak Spanish.

if or but since

2 Natalya was sick; she missed her appointment with the dentist.

unless because although therefore

3 Akbar will play with us Amir plays too.

if but and while

4 Wayne will buy a steak or a piece of fish.

also as well either neither

5 “You can watch television, please keep the volume down,” Mum said.

if or yet but

6 Celestina played her guitar the strings broke.

only until because whether

7 we were hungry, we waited until the meal was served.

Until Then Unless Although

8 it is raining or not, we will go away for the weekend.

Whether Though Unless Since

9 We are not allowed to watch television we have finished our homework.

for only unless whether

10 Morika said she can speak Japanese nor Korean.

also only either neither

11 We went to our friend’s place they invited us over.

as well as as soon as in order that even though

12 Julian could not play cricket he had an injury.

yet unless because although

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1 If Tara is not late, they outside the station.

are meeting will meet will met were to meet

2 If Fabio can get us tickets, we to the concert.

are go will go are gone will going

3 “If I were you, a dentist,” Jacob said.

I’d see I’ll see I’d seen I’m seeing

4 William’s mum always worries that he off his bike.

will fall would fall will fell would fell

5 If Luigi was at the meeting, he up for us.

will be speaking would spoke would speak will spoken

6 Madeline to the game, if she was allowed.

would go might gone should going ought to be gone

7 If my cat is hunting a lizard, it always slowly towards it.

crept creep creeps creeping

8 Mitchell would have been here if he had .

knew know knows known

9 Audrey would have played if she uninjured.

is been is being had been has being

10 If I won the trophy, I it to my brother.

would have given would give will given will give

11 If Liam lived near a bus stop, he the bus to work.

will catch will caught would catch would be catching

12 If Olivia lived near the pool, she more often.

could swam could swim will swum will swim

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Whichsentenceiscorrect?

1 My book is smaller than my sister. My book is smaller than my sisters.

My book is smaller than my sister’s. My book is smaller than my sisters book.

2 It was both a long and very boring trip. It was both very boring and a long trip.

It was a long trip and both very boring. It was both a trip very boring and long.

3 Indiana doesn’t like drinking coffee or to do gardening.

Indiana doesn’t like to drink coffee or do gardening.

Indiana doesn’t like drinking coffee or do the garden.

Indiana doesn’t like to drink coffee or gardening.

4 Milad likes neither to swim, nor playing tennis.

Milad likes neither swimming, nor to play tennis.

Milad likes neither swimming nor playing tennis.

Milad likes neither to swim nor to playing tennis.

5 Sophie likes to cook cakes and desserts and eating them.

Sophie likes cooking cakes and desserts and to eat them.

Sophie likes cooking cakes and desserts and eating them.

Sophie likes to cooking cakes and desserts and to eat them.

6 Mackenzie ate a pear and an apple and washed her plate.

Mackenzie ate a pear and an apple, and washed her plate.

Mackenzie ate a pear, an apple and then washed her plate.

Mackenzie ate a pear, an apple, and then washed her plate.

7 Three endangered mammals are tiger, panda and the rhinoceros.

Three endangered mammals are the tiger, panda and the rhinoceros.

Three endangered mammals are the tiger, the panda and rhinoceros.

Three endangered mammals are the tiger, the panda and the rhinoceros.

8 Please put your name, date of birth, address and phone number on the form.

Please put your name, date of birth, your address and phone number on the form.

Please put your name, your date of birth, address and your phone number on the form.

Please put your name, your date of birth, your address and phone number on the form.

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1 Rick was in a sleep.

deep shallow strong powerful

2 Clare has a decision about which movie to rent.

kept paid given made

3 Everyone was complaining about the cost of living.

full high deep strong

4 Mum asked me to my household chores before I play.

do take have make

5 Mario seemed to the point of the argument.

do miss keep make

6 Sometimes it is better to nothing if you are not sure.

do get make break

7 Zahra her diary by her bed.

gets pays keeps makes

8 Miguel thought he would time by taking the short cut.

take save have break

9 Ernie has opinions about loud music.

high deep heavy strong

10 The children ready by themselves in the morning.

do get come make

11 “Do you a headache?” Dad asked.

make catch have take

12 Tanya was woken up by the rain on the tin roof.

deep heavy strong powerful

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Whichwordorwordgroupcorrectlyreplacestheunderlinedwordgroup?

1 It might be frosty tomorrow morning, but I hope it isn’t frosty tomorrow morning.

so not that some

2 Paige has some water, but Gary has no water.

any few none some

3 Arjun played cricket last season and Ravin played cricket too.

do did does done

4 Look at my new jeans. Mum bought my new jeans for me yesterday.

it this that them

5 Donald has a dog, but Daniel doesn’t have a dog.

it one them those

Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneeded?

6 “When is our class project due?” Tran asked. “It’s due tomorrow before school,” Van replied.

7 “Have you seen the latest 3D movie?” Rassoul asked. “Yes, I have seen the latest 3D movie,” Parsa said.

8 “How are you going to the game, Peter?” Felicity asked. “I’m going by train,” Peter answered.

9 Jaleh likes to knit, but Jazman can’t knit and neither can Kasim.

10 Liz does not like eating cabbage and neither does Robert like eating it.

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Which word or word group is not needed in the sentence?

1 The pair of twins enjoys playing on the swings in the park.

pair of playing on the swings in the park

2 Alexander asked about the added bonus the shop was offering.

about added bonus was

3 Franco said there were few in number apples left.

there few in number apples

4 The reason is because there are no more tickets available.

reason because no tickets

5 Matilda told us the girls both got one each.

us girls both one

6 The class always stood up when the teacher entered the room.

always up entered the room

7 Rachel said they also bought an ice-cream at the shop too.

also bought an ice-cream at the shop

8 The smoke from the bushfire was visible to the eye in the distance.

the bushfire visible to the eye in the distance

9 Mum said Lucas drives a car that is yellow in colour.

Lucas a car that in colour

10 Jake sprained his toes on his foot playing football on the weekend.

on his foot playing football on the weekend

11 The diamond was oblong in shape.

diamond was oblong in shape

12 Mitchell fell off of the fence and broke his arm.

off of fence his arm

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Whichsentencecontainsawordwiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword?

1 The crowd at the concert rose to its feet in excitement.

The rose smelt lovely. He rose and walked out.

The rose garden is huge. He gave his mother a rose.

2 Greg lost his glasses at the cricket match.

They drank glasses of milk. Some glasses were in the sink.

She filled the glasses with juice. Fred needs a new pair of glasses.

3 The scientist looked at the minute creatures under the microscope.

A flea has a minute brain. It only took a minute to fix.

He finished one minute later. We will wait a minute for her.

4 Talia had to scrub the bathtub.

The dog ran into the scrub. Scrub the stain on your shirt.

The house was surrounded by scrub. A sound came from the scrub.

5 Everyone was present for the special presentation.

He wrote in the present tense. Tom will present the trophy.

Sally was present at the talk. She bought a lovely present.

6 Our teacher is always fair and patient.

The lady has fair hair. The coach was fair to his players.

The weather was fair and warm. We all went to the fair.

7 Damian wound the fishing line back onto the spool.

She wound the hose neatly. His wound was not serious.

It was only a minor wound. The nurse dressed the wound.

8 We decided to separate and look in different areas for the lost ball.

The separate parts were put together. The toy came in separate packages.

The class had to separate into small groups. They live in separate towns.

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1 Which of these is a job?

court dancer reliable machine

2 Which of these is a place?

honour infancy postage kingdom

3 Which of these is a quality?

baker injury reliable footage

4 Which of these is a science?

attitude biology happiness expression

5 Which of these is a collection of things?

meat edible flock butcher

Aprefixgoesatthefrontofaword.Whichprefixgivestheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

6 Adriano is always so organised.

in un anti dis

7 The police said the activity was legal.

il un dis non

8 The spring water was drinkable.

il un dis non

9 Bethany gave an appropriate response.

in un dis non

10 I know I can trust her.

in un il mis

11 Darian’s heartbeat was very regular.

ir un dis non

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Whichwordorwordgrouphasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorwordgroupinthesentence?

1 Caroline had to leave work early and catch a train to the city.

join finish create depart

2 Northern hairy-nosed wombats are very scarce today.

rare exotic plentiful frightened

3 The prisoners escaped capture and were on the run.

flew throw evaded survived

4 The main purpose of the dam was to provide water for the city.

construction drawback cost aim

5 Harrison found a mistake in the instructions.

fault change alteration correction

6 Jacob had to separate the roosters from the chickens.

join count remove include

7 The plane flew at a height of thirty thousand metres.

top tall path altitude

8 It only took a few minutes to tear down the building.

close demolish construct extinguish

9 Anita enjoyed the show enormously.

teach reveal demonstrate performance

10 “Karin, could you put away your toys, please?” Mum asked.

clean restore tidy up destroy

11 The map showed Christopher where to dig for the treasure.

build search navigate excavate

12 The family had to check in at the front counter.

borrow register organise investigate

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Whichwordhastheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1 The arrival of the plane was delayed by the thick fog.

timing purpose departure registration

2 Stella felt that there was something very familiar about the house.

known strange homely friendly

3 Benjamin recklessly climbed up the tall tree.

rashly quickly foolishly cautiously

4 Tyla was very brave when the doctor gave her a needle.

hardy cowardly confident courageous

5 Imogen missed the introduction to the television debate.

start meetings beginning conclusion

6 The situation in the dressing room on opening night was chaotic.

hectic messy orderly disorganised

7 Jayden wore casual clothes to the school speech night.

formal everyday sportswear fashionable

8 The craftsman restored the valuable painting in the gallery.

altered repaired recreated destroyed

9 The ingredients in the recipe were all natural.

normal tasteless artificial untouched

10 The class waited noisily at the bus stop.

loudly quietly excitedly impatiently

11 Lisa bought a delicate silk scarf.

soft fine coarse smooth

12 Noah dropped his wallet in the narrow gap between the train and the platform.

wide skinny hidden obvious

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Which word or word group has a similar meaning to the underlined word group in the sentence?

1 Steven gave his pocket money to the appeal, but it was just a drop in the bucket.

start of a flood worthy amount very small amount not generous enough

2 When Tony won the race, everyone said it was a flash in the pan.

unusual event important victory seriously dangerous big fuss over nothing

3 Ariana was under a cloud and the teacher needed to speak with her.

feeling happy under attack about to burst under suspicion

4 Grace preferred to work behind the scenes to get things done.

critically in private in control deliberately

5 Tristan promised to turn over a new leaf after the incident.

encourage others help with gardening change his behaviour begin work immediately

6 All the people in the town were in the same boat.

making unusual plans suspicious of any change squeezed into a small space in the same situation

7 The race was a dead heat between Jana and Emily.

tie loss risk battle

8 It is important to be polite and not burn your bridges.

be a vandal make enemies forget your past be too emotional

9 “We need to make sure we are on the same page,” the group leader said.

keeping busy planning to read reading together doing the same thing

10 Nicholas thought of throwing in the towel many times, but continued.

having a shower giving up revealing a secret doing his washing

11 Piper was over the moon when she won the maths award.

very upset really happy beyond angry extremely confused

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Use capital letters to complete this information.

Firstname:

Lastname:

Class:

School:

0:40 Time available to complete this test: 40 minutes.

Use a 2B or HB pencil only.

Check your answers when you

have finished!

Read all the instructions

carefully.

Shade in one bubble only for multiple-choice

questions.

If you make a mistake, use an eraser

to rub out your old answer.

No dictionaries, books or notes

allowed.

NAPLAN*-style PracticeTest

LANgUAge CoNveNTioNs

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PRACTICE QuESTIoNS

P1 The spelling mistake in the sentence has been circled.

Write the correct spelling for the circled word in the box.

The kat sat on the mat.

P2

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

They saw a smal shell in the sand at the beach.

P3

Which sentence has the correct punctuation?

Where is the dog

Where is the dog,

Where is the dog.

Where is the dog?

P4

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

The play on the swings.

children

baby

boy

girl

P5

Which word has a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

Moriah has a large gum tree in her yard.

tiny

big

pretty

flowering

P6

What is the correct location of the full stop ( . )?

Lachlan has finished his homework He is outside playing with the dog.

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68 ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 4 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9092 9

ReadThe beach holiday.Eachsentencehasaspellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

The beach holiday

1 Every year, we go kampping by the sea.

2 We like to build sandcassels on the beach.

3 My sister dekorats hers with old shells.

4 I put toy nights on horseback on mine.

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69ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 4 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9092 9

Eachsentencehasaspellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

5 The miner struck a rich vane of gold.

6 We could not budje the large boulder.

7 Teachers need to be very pateint with some students.

8 Scott tapped on the door with his nuckles .

9 Jasmine rarely mispels a word in her writing.

10 “ Aunt you going to play today?” Rosemary asked.

11 The gards stood at the entrance to the palace.

12 The farmer separated the calfs from the herd of cows.

13 “I think their coming with us,” Christine said.

14 Trent was on antebioticks from the doctor.

15 Always meshure twice and cut once.

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Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

16 She really ort to see a dentist about her sore tooth.

17 The divers found an old reck on the ocean floor.

18 The builder used a klamp to glue the pieces of timber together.

19 Some careless pupils have ilejable handwriting.

20 The clever detective solved the big mistery.

21 Flora and fauna extinshun is a serious issue.

22 They were beaten farely and squarely by the opposition.

23 The outcome was a victarie for all loyal supporters.

24 The speaker had an unpleasant, monotinus voice.

25 The accused man loudly declaired his innocence.

26 The blue whale is the hevyest of all living creatures.

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ReadOur dog, Rex.Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

Our dog, Rex

27 Our shaggy dog, Rex, is ecktremlee intelligent and friendly.

28 Yestaday, we saw an accident on the busy freeway.

29 We stayed with the driver who was trapt in the vehicle.

30 Rex came to the rescue by racing home to fetsh our parents.

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ReadThe Great Barrier Reef trip.Somewordsandpunctuationhavebeenleftout.Whichwordsandpunctuationcorrectlycompletethesentence?

The Great Barrier Reef trip

31 went to the Great Barrier Reef.

Mum Dad Angeleigh and Eli

Mum, Dad Angeleigh and Eli

Mum, Dad, Angeleigh and Eli

Mum, Dad, Angeleigh, and Eli

32 they put on their snorkelling gear.

When they arrived at green Island

When they arrived at Green Island

When they arrived, at Green island

When they arrived at Green Island,

33 “Does your mask fit Dad asked.

properly, Angeleigh?”

properly Angeleigh?”

properly, Angeleigh,”

properly Angeleigh.”

34 “Look at that Eli shouted.

huge fish”

huge fish.”

huge fish!”

huge fish?”

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35 Which word correctly completes the sentence?

We ate fish and chips when we were the beach.

to

in

of

at

36 Which word in the sentence tells how Wayne is feeling?

“I’m annoyed with the players who arrived late,” Wayne stated.

annoyed

players

late

stated

37 Which sentence refers to one particular cat?

Marina chased a cat away.

Marina heard the black cat.

Marina saw a cat run away.

Marina saw a cat in the tree.

38 Which word correctly completes the second sentence?

Seth has a massive dog. dog is a Great Dane.

A

An

The

Those

39 There is a missing full stop between the two sentences. Where does the full stop ( . ) go?

The horse ran along the fence It stopped and began to eat some grass.

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40 Which sentence is correct?

That house is hers, not our.

That house is yours, not her.

That house is mine, not him.

That house is ours, not yours.

41 Which noun (naming word) describes a place?

Stephanie visits her uncle in the country every year.

Stephanie

uncle

country

year

42 Which word correctly replaces the underlined word in the sentence?

Caitlin took Caitlin’s book home. it

her

hers

herself

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

You’ve got lovely shoes.

I wont be ready for hour’s.

We didnt like going on trains’.

Theyre coming to the movies’.


“The hungry people don’t have food,” Tina explained.

too

many

nearly

enough

45 Which word is an adjective (describing word)?

The new boy who lives down the street from Jack is friendly.

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46 Which word correctly replaces the underlined word in the sentence?

Zlatan sometimes goes fishing with his father.

often almost usually occasionally


Vinnie is the attentive student in the class.

less least little lowest

48 Which is the correct place to insert the following punctuation and words in the sentence?

, wanting to swim,

The girls collected their gear and went to the pool.


A Tasmanian devil got in the chickens and ate them. top through down among

50 Which sentence uses an apostrophe ( ’ ) or apostrophes correctly?

The black stallion belongs to George and Mildred’s uncle. The black stallion belongs to George and Mildreds’ uncle. The black stallion belongs to Georges’ and Mildreds’ uncle. The black stallion belongs to George’s and Mildred’s uncle.

51 Which sentence shows the feelings have been downplayed?

Yvonne is clearly happy to see you. Belinda is definitely happy with you. Jean Luc is certainly happy to be here. Bentley is somewhat happy at winning.

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Neither my coach nor yours happy with the result.

is

am

are

were

53 Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

We lunch before we left for the beach.

had ate

have eat

had eaten

have eating


Giuseppe bought an Italian, marble, old, beautiful statue.

Giuseppe bought an old, beautiful, marble, Italian statue.

Giuseppe bought a marble, Italian, beautiful, old statue.

Giuseppe bought a beautiful, old, Italian marble statue.

55 Where do the words in parentheses (brackets) go in the sentence?

(closed at one end)

The suburb by the lake has many cul-de-sac streets, which are very pleasant.


Cathy was a good runner .

as she broke her leg

until she broke her leg

once her leg was broken

during the time her leg was broken

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Jake likes to cook cakes and desserts and eating them.

Jake likes cooking cakes and desserts and to eat them.

Jake likes cooking cakes and desserts and eating them.

Jake likes to cooking cakes and desserts and to eat them.


We went to our cricket match we finished our breakfast.

as well as

as soon as

in order that

even though

59 Which sentence contains a word with the same meaning as the underlined word?

Aaron slowly wound the fishing line back onto the spool.

His wound was serious enough for him to get stiches.

The nurse dressed the wound with a bandage.

The wound did not stop him fishing all night.

Her hair was wound into a neat bun.

60 A hyphen ( - ) has been left out of the sentence. Where does the missing hyphen go?

No one knows how many cane toads and feral cats there are in the national park.

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AnswersPAgE 10 – TEsT s1 1 waist 2 fainted 3 cheese 4 maze 5 kite 6 tax 7 weigh 8 plain 9 vein 10 teeth 11 cruise 12 eighth 13 speech 14 bright 15 moan 16 build 17 shrieked 18 twice

PAgE 11 – TEsT s2 1 Poor / poor 2 birth 3 herd 4 purple 5 carve 6 pearl 7 stairs 8 oar 9 wire 10 steer 11 share 12 world 13 harp 14 worn 15 curve 16 pure 17 march 18 swore

PAgE 12 – TEsT s3 1 noise 2 fowl 3 cause 4 young 5 bald 6 touch 7 hawk 8 crawl 9 taught 10 ought 11 chalk 12 blown 13 scout 14 frown 15 drought 16 scoop 17 shout 18 moist

PAgE 13 – TEsT s4 1 shack 2 bounce 3 berth 4 licked 5 drowsy 6 Knights 7 choice 8 threw 9 dolphins 10 loyal 11 wheat 12 bawl 13 fetch

14 bleach 15 marsh 16 avoid 17 wreck 18 spread

PAgE 14 – TEsT s5 1 goose 2 circus 3 lettuce 4 digital 5 ceiling 6 cancel 7 koala 8 carrots 9 special 10 because 11 hedge 12 cellar 13 genius 14 gracefully 15 grease 16 voice 17 guide 18 generally

PAgE 15 – TEsT s6 1 gravy 2 brim 3 smoke 4 drank 5 grams 6 gland 7 blank 8 flop 9 clung 10 prongs 11 stomp 12 crush 13 sped 14 clamp 15 trunk 16 swung 17 stub 18 skunk

PAgE 16 – TEsT s7 1 scratch 2 backstroke 3 knight 4 scrape 5 shrimp 6 splint 7 matchsticks 8 fought 9 pitch 10 shrank 11 thread 12 scrunch 13 drenched 14 stretch 15 nightmare 16 sprang 17 squelched 18 hunch

PAgE 17 – TEsT s8 1 climb 2 whole 3 kneel 4 muscles 5 anchor 6 wriggle 7 wharf 8 knuckles

9 rhyme 10 ghost 11 wrist 12 descended 13 crumbs 14 thistle 15 foreign 16 gnaw 17 columns 18 soften

PAgE 18 – TEsT s9 1 raking 2 stopped 3 skating 4 cracked 5 shaking 6 mailed 7 jumped 8 yelled 9 humming 10 lining 11 hissed 12 hopping 13 treated 14 marked 15 bragging 16 mapped 17 driving 18 tasted

PAgE 19 – TEsT s10 1 dishonest 2 definition 3 misspells 4 moistness 5 unbuckle 6 education 7 misbehave 8 decode 9 fiercest 10 faultless 11 forehead 12 barely 13 endanger 14 frosty 15 invisible 16 recharge 17 hopeful 18 laughable

PAgE 20 – TEsT s11 1 knew 2 You’ve / you’ve 3 always 4 Who’s / who’s 5 o’clock 6 Aren’t / aren’t 7 early 8 They’re / they’re 9 until 10 clothes 11 Tuesday 12 yesterday 13 That’ll / that’ll 14 before 15 coming 16 believe 17 though 18 They’d /they’d

PAgE 21 – TEsT s12 1 patient 2 January 3 emergency 4 trophy 5 bridge 6 knowledge 7 principal 8 stranger 9 weather 10 wharf 11 throat 12 crater 13 mountain 14 mystery 15 shoulder 16 curtains 17 scenery 18 extinction

PAgE 22 – TEsT s13 1 Monique’s 2 guards 3 boxes 4 potatoes 5 explosions 6 fantasies 7 descriptions 8 rehearsals 9 calves 10 babies 11 tomatoes 12 thieves 13 stories 14 car’s 15 rubies 16 students’ 17 politician’s 18 children’s

PAgE 23 – TEsT s14 1 muddy 2 eerie 3 hopeless 4 awful 5 filthy 6 impossible 7 quickest 8 tense 9 greasy 10 heaviest 11 powerful 12 aggressive 13 whispering 14 lucky 15 skilful 16 jagged 17 curious 18 modern

PAgE 24 – TEsT s15 1 noticed 2 happily 3 eaten 4 already 5 eventually 6 skipping 7 tear 8 probably 9 making 10 scarcely 11 sank 12 simplified 13 noisily

14 obviously 15 bravely 16 caused 17 fairly 18 appears

PAgE 25 – TEsT s16 1 decade 2 centipede 3 multimedia 4 autograph 5 transplant 6 antibiotics 7 international 8 thermometer 9 Hydrology / hydrology 10 microphone 11 periscope 12 kilometres 13 monotonous 14 semicircle 15 supersonic 16 malfunction 17 millions 18 circumference

PAgE 26 – TEsT s17 1 smudge 2 picnic 3 fragrance 4 visible 5 excellent 6 measure 7 permission 8 bandage 9 application 10 sniff 11 victory 12 declare 13 abundant 14 variable 15 grocery 16 lilac 17 violence 18 survival

PAgE 27 – TEsT P1 1 I visited Henry today. 2 I saw the Royal

Botanic Gardens. 3 We drove along the

Great Ocean Road. 4 Sam and Mia live in

Port Melbourne. 5 Canberra 6 elephants 7 Are 8 Mars 9 River

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TESTP21 “Ena’s here?” Keiko said.2 “We scored!” the boys

said.3 “That’s my pen . . .”

Karim said.4 Sue said, “Didn’t he go?”5 full stop ( . )6 question mark ( ? )7 full stop ( . )8 exclamation mark ( ! )9 full stop ( . )

PAGE29–TESTP31 The tourists saw ten

dolphins, seven whales and two turtles on the boat trip.

2 Mr Hassan, the new principal, spoke to the class in the hall before school today.

3 Huan said, “Please eat, Chris, because we are in a hurry.”

4 Today is going to be fine, however, rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

5 During our holiday, we hired a little boat and went fishing in the river.

6 Tahlia said she will come, but only after she finishes her homework.

7 “We must train hard if we want to win,” Ethan, the captain, said.

8 After school, we moved the chairs, tables, bags and plants in the classroom.

PAGE30–TESTP41 I’ve 2 boy’s 3 What’re 4 Daniel and Molly’s 5 They’re 6 men’s 7 Lily’s going with her

friends to meet their brothers and sisters.

8 These surfboards are not ours or theirs; they are Ali’s.

9 My sisters have blue uniforms, but my two brothers’ uniforms are green.

10 If the boys and girls in the school cricket teams play well, they’ll win.

11 “You haven’t seen the cheetahs, monkeys and elephants yet,” Skye said.

PAGE31–TESTP51 The school students

had forty-five minutes for their lunch break.

2 No-one knew how many feral animals and introduced plants were in the national park.

3 The Australian scientist who won the major prize was not a well-known local figure.

4 Mum uses an expensive anti-dandruff shampoo for her itchy scalp.

5 The Goulburn Valley is an important fruit-growing region in Victoria.

6 The football match last weekend was extremely tense until the full-time whistle.

7 Nine-year-old8 up-to-date9 sisters-in-law

PAGE32–TESTP61 1986 metres2 Hippopotamus amphibious3 $3 000 0004 1885–19515 The open air (al fresco)

cafes by the banks of the river are very popular.

6 Argyle Diamond Mine (in the Kimberly Region) produces 90 per cent of the world’s pink diamonds.

7 The report contained a detailed discussion of several solutions to the problem (see page 55).

8 Lauren made a big effort (which is not like her) to be friendly to the new girl in the street.

PAGE33–TESTP71 Tim said, “I prefer

tennis.”2 “Do you ski?” Mona

asked.3 Kim yelled, “What did

you say?”4 “That’s my sock,” Ian

said.5 Jo screamed, “The kids

are here!”6 “That ring,” she said, “is

mine.”7 “I am taller than you,

Jay,” Carson said with a laugh.

8 Serena turned to her friend, Patricio, and said, “I’d like to invite you to my party.”

9 “Catch it!” Julian shouted as Kushan ran towards the ball.

10 Akram whispered excitedly, “Ghazi, I have two tickets to the game!”

11 After a while, Billy said to his brother, Jackson, “Can we go home now?”

PAGE34–TESTG11 The kite flew high.2 They had all the players.3 It was the state

competition.4 The caterpillar ate the

leaves.5 We saw whales.6 Max has an awesome

parrot.

7 Mum asked us a question.

8 Is there an Adam in your school?

9 A Fijian team came second.

10 Antonio took the phone call.

11 Melbourne is on Port Phillip Bay.

PAGE35–TESTG21 Our coach is

experienced.2 Take good care of your

pets.3 Check your shoes for

spiders.4 Qiao saw her friend at

the shop.5 That movie was very

exciting.6 His novel is very good.7 “There’s a dog!” Henry

said.8 Blake is somewhat

happy with his test results.

PAGE36–TESTG31 Grandma restored a

beautiful, old, green, English teacup.

2 Matthew and Allison were both very sure.

3 Which of these fishing rods do you like the best?

4 Angelina sent a text message from her mobile phone on the train.

5 The children flew a large, triangular, blue, cotton kite.

6 Zachary never rides his bike on busy roads.

7 Amelia sometimes takes her dog for a long walk.

8 The delicious, large, Bowen mangoes are very juicy.

PAGE37–TESTG41 a bandicoot2 a useful gadget3 Whales swim in the

ocean.4 an ancient tomb5 Giovanni comes from

Italy.6 Perth is on the Swan

River.7 The oldest boy here is

Jack.8 The truck is brand new,

isn’t it?9 She swam in the Coral

Sea.10 A cat is furry, isn’t it?11 We live in the United

States.12 Tom has deer and a

cow.13 We go home by the

freeway.

PAGE38–TESTG51 morning2 company3 CD4 championships5 retirement6 girl7 friendship8 changes9 worry10 landslide

PAGE39–TESTG61 flock2 pod3 tadpoles4 cygnets5 anthology6 colt7 ranges8 chicks9 army10 hoard11 rookery12 troop

PAGE40–TESTG71 pride2 length3 memory4 peace5 honour6 respect7 Childhood8 amusement9 dedication10 thirst11 creativity12 fear

PAGE41–TESTG81 some2 a lot of3 some4 many5 Several6 plenty of7 Many8 few9 much10 many11 lot12 many

PAGE42–TESTG91 us2 me3 mine4 it5 her6 our7 that8 No-one9 me10 one’s11 I12 who

PAGE43–TESTG101 none2 man3 whom4 her5 Whose6 student7 your8 its

9 yourself10 Something11 their12 herself

PAGE44–TESTG111 Who2 that3 most4 Neither5 restless6 exciting7 Australian8 curly9 dangerous10 friendly

PAGE45–TESTG121 musky2 bitter3 husky4 burning5 round6 peaceful7 nervous8 knobbly9 braying10 salty11 putrid12 neighing13 lukewarm

PAGE46–TESTG131 more2 right3 most boring4 faster5 worst6 more interesting7 better8 most successful9 least10 youngest11 smartest 12 elder

PAGE47–TESTG141 until2 beyond3 against4 since5 to6 under7 among8 around9 without10 beside11 opposite12 towards

PAGE48–TESTG151 are barking2 forgot3 owned4 laughs5 had eaten6 did tell7 is mixing8 watches9 had just swept10 be playing11 had been walking12 explained

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TESTG161 used to 2 wouldn’t3 could4 May5 will6 shouldn’t7 can’t8 must9 might10 ought11 Shall12 Would

PAGE50–TESTG171 postpone2 prevented3 started4 proposed5 recover from6 brought up7 drop out of8 turned out9 looked through10 came around

PAGE51–TESTG181 was2 is3 did4 going5 children6 is7 will take8 were9 sheep10 spoke11 man12 are

PAGE52–TESTG191 often2 nearly3 frequently4 most likely5 every two weeks6 well7 Here8 beautifully9 for10 too

PAGE53–TESTG201 Most unique

underwater wildlife is now protected in Australian marine parks and protected reserves.

2 They bought large drinks and boxes of popcorn at the movies.

3 Once Keiko heard the starting gun, she took off like a cheetah towards the finishing tape.

4 The netball final was easily the best game of the close and exciting knockout competition.

5 We learned a new dance about a little fish.

6 Damian sings extremely loudly when he is having a shower.

7 “Didn’t John, as well as Judy, go to the zoo?” Donna asked.

8 Alexandra, although nervous, is clearly enjoying her ballet classes.

PAGE54–TESTG211 Magella and Bruce, who

work in the office, are getting married.

2 Olivia was pleased when she finally arrived.

3 Hank talked with his neighbour, whose child was at school.

4 After she finished cooking, Claire sat down to eat her meal.

5 Murray went back to the shop where he bought the present.

6 Gordon was a good runner until he broke his leg.

7 Everywhere she goes, Shana meets people who were at school with her.

8 Unless the rain stops, we are not allowed to go outside and play.

9 “Why didn’t you come this afternoon?” Dad asked.

PAGE55–TESTG221 but2 therefore3 if4 either5 but6 until7 Although8 Whether9 unless10 neither11 as soon as12 because

PAGE56–TESTG231 will meet2 will go3 I’d see4 will fall5 would speak6 would go 7 creeps 8 known9 had been 10 would give 11 would catch12 could swim

PAGE57–TESTG241 My book is smaller

than my sister’s.2 It was both a long and

very boring trip.3 Indiana doesn’t like

to drink coffee or do gardening.

4 Milad likes neither swimming nor playing tennis.

5 Sophie likes cooking cakes and desserts and eating them.

6 Mackenzie ate a pear and an apple and washed her plate.

7 Three endangered mammals are the tiger, the panda and the rhinoceros.

8 Please put your name, date of birth, address and phone number on the form.

PAGE58–TESTG251 deep2 made3 high4 do 5 miss 6 do 7 keeps 8 save 9 strong 10 get 11 have 12 heavy

PAGE59–TESTG261 not2 none3 did4 them5 one6 It’s due7 seen the latest 3D

movie8 I’m going9 knit10 like eating it

PAGE60–TESTG271 pair of2 added3 in number4 because5 both6 up7 also8 to the eye9 in colour10 on his foot11 in shape12 of

PAGE61–TESTG281 He rose and walked out.2 Fred needs a new pair

of glasses.3 A flea has a minute

brain.4 Scrub the stain on your

shirt.5 Sally was present at the

talk.6 The coach was fair to

his players.7 She wound the hose

neatly.8 The class had to separate

into small groups.

PAGE62–TESTG291 dancer2 kingdom3 reliable4 biology5 flock6 dis7 il8 un9 in10 mis11 ir

PAGE63–TESTG301 depart2 rare3 evaded4 aim5 fault6 remove7 altitude8 demolish9 performance10 tidy up11 excavate12 register

PAGE64–TESTG311 departure2 strange3 cautiously4 cowardly5 conclusion6 orderly7 formal8 destroyed9 artificial10 quietly11 coarse12 wide

PAGE65–TESTG321 very small amount2 unusual event3 under suspicion4 in private5 change his behaviour6 in the same situation7 tie8 make enemies9 doing the same thing10 giving up11 really happy

PAGE67–NAPLAN*-STyLEPRACTiCETESTP1 catP2 smallP3 Where is the dog?P4 childrenP5 bigP6 Lachlan has finished

his homework. He is outside playing with the dog.

PAGE681 camping2 sandcastles3 decorates4 knights5 vein6 budge7 patient8 knuckles9 misspells10 Aren’t / aren’t11 guards12 calves13 they’re14 antibiotics15 measure16 ought17 wreck18 clamp19 illegible20 mystery21 extinction22 fairly

23 victory24 monotonous25 declared26 heaviest27 extremely28 Yesterday / yesterday29 trapped30 fetch31 Mum, Dad, Angeleigh

and Eli32 When they arrived at

Green Island,33 properly, Angeleigh?”34 huge fish!”35 at36 annoyed37 Marina heard the black

cat.38 The39 The horse ran along

the fence. It stopped and began to eat some grass.

40 That house is ours, not yours.

41 country42 her43 You’ve got lovely shoes.44 enough45 friendly46 occasionally47 least48 The girls, wanting to

swim, collected their gear and went to the pool.

49 among 50 The black stallion

belongs to George and Mildred’s uncle.

51 Bentley is somewhat happy at winning.

52 is53 had eaten54 Giuseppe bought a

beautiful, old, Italian marble statue.

55 The suburb by the lake has many cul-de-sac (closed at one end) streets, which are very pleasant.

56 until she broke her leg57 Jake likes cooking cakes

and desserts and eating them.

58 as soon as59 Her hair was wound

into a neat bun.60 No-one knows how

many cane toads and feral cats there are in the national park.

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Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests This comprehensive resource provides teachers with the tools they need to measure student progress in the Language content strand of the Australian Curriculum: English. All answers are included, along with a helpful marking guide.

To make it easy for busy teachers to program, revise or assess Language content, the tests are grouped according to the four core aspects outlined in the curriculum: spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary. Also included is a NAPLAN*-style practice test to allow students to experience the same test conditions they will encounter during the actual NAPLAN* Language Conventions tests.

*The acronym NAPLAN is a trademark owned by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority.

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