language conventions assessment and practice tests year 5

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

Spelling

Test S1 Short and long vowel patterns 10

Test S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 11

Test S3 Diphthongs and 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 8/13 for a grammar test is 8 ÷ 13 × 100 = 61.5%.

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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PuNCTuATIoN

SPELLING

Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number Date Score %Skill Comment

ACE Language Conventions Assessment and Practice Tests Year 5 © Greg Reid/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9093 68

S1 Short and long vowel patterns 20

S2 R-influenced vowel patterns 20

S3 Diphthongs and ambiguous vowels 20

S4 Vowel–consonant digraphs 20

S5 Hard and soft c and g 20

S6 consonant blends 20

S7 consonant clusters (three letter blends) 20

S8 Silent consonants 20

S9 inflectional endings 20

S10 Prefixes and suffixes 20

S11 High frequency words and contractions 20

S12 nouns 20

S13 Plurals and possessive apostrophes 20

S14 adjectives 20

S15 Verbs and adverbs 20

S16 etymological knowledge (word origins) 20

S17 endings 20

P1 capital letters 10

P2 Sentence endings 10

P3 commas 8

P4 apostrophes (contractions and possession) 11

P5 Hyphens 10

P6 Parentheses 10

P7 Direct speech 11

NAPLAN*-style Practice Test 70

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Student name

Student Record Sheet

Test number


GRAMMAR G1 Sentences 11

G2 Sentences (types and purposes) 10

G3 Sentence word order 8

G4 articles 15

G5 nouns 10

G6 collective nouns and diminutives 13

G7 abstract nouns 13

G8 Quantifiers 13

G9 Pronouns 13

G10 noun–pronoun agreement 12

G11 adjectives 10

G12 adjectives describing senses and emotions 13

G13 comparative and superlative adjectives 13

G14 Prepositions 13

G15 Verb tenses and participles 13

G16 Modal verbs 13

G17 Phrasal verbs 10

G18 Subject–verb agreement 12

G19 adverbs 10

G20 Phrases 8

G21 clauses 9

G22 conjunctions 13

G23 conditionals 12

G24 Parallelism 8

G25 collocation 13

G26 ellipsis and substitution 10

G27 Redundancy 13

G28 Homographs 8

G29 Prefixes and suffixes 11

G30 Synonyms 12

G31 antonyms 12

G32 Figurative expressions and idioms 12

Date Score %Skill Comment

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Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordontheline.

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The dentist had to dril into the tooth. ––––––––––––––––

2

Donna nearly chocked on the fish bone. ––––––––––––––––

3

Aristo said goodbuy at the school gate. ––––––––––––––––

4

Tamara is a very brite student. ––––––––––––––––

5

Jai split the bloc of wood with his axe. ––––––––––––––––

6

You should always obay your parents and teachers. ––––––––––––––––

7

Pauline does not like to waist her food. ––––––––––––––––

8

Omar used a sewing kitt to mend his shirt. ––––––––––––––––

9

She held onto the rale as she walked down the stairs. ––––––––––––––––

10

My neese is only two years old. ––––––––––––––––

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellingontheline.

11

The Australian flagg was raised at the ceremony. ––––––––––––––––

12

One of the skiers received a huge bruse on his elbow. ––––––––––––––––

13

His uncle asked him to foled the washing in the basket. ––––––––––––––––

14

Our tour gide felt the gentle breeze through the palms. ––––––––––––––––

15

A theem of the book was the struggle against poverty. ––––––––––––––––

16

After the storm, steem rose from the bitumen surface. ––––––––––––––––

17

Eiht container ships berthed at the overseas dock. ––––––––––––––––

18

The umpire hammered the cricket stoump into the ground. ––––––––––––––––

19

The clever boy red a frightening story about a savage dog. ––––––––––––––––

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Illegal druggs ruin lives and destroy families. ––––––––––––––––

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Grandma bought knitting yarne from the shop. ––––––––––––––––

2

Sienna’s cat likes to pur loudly. ––––––––––––––––

3

A large werm crawled out of the garden. ––––––––––––––––

4

Jason had to higher a cement mixer. ––––––––––––––––

5

Dad is very feerful of spiders. ––––––––––––––––

6

Kathryn had a snear on her face. ––––––––––––––––

7

You should never run away from a bare in the forest. ––––––––––––––––

8

Tan has a horse throat from cheering at the game. ––––––––––––––––

9

Denisha tried not to blert out the answer. ––––––––––––––––

10

Trevor had an urg to phone his friend. ––––––––––––––––


11

A grey nurse shaark circled the wary squid. ––––––––––––––––

12

The ballet dancer wherled his partner around the stage. ––––––––––––––––

13

Her balloon berst as it expanded from the warmth of the fire. ––––––––––––––––

14

The authorities called off the serch and rescue operation. ––––––––––––––––

15

The containers were unloaded from the ships at the wharv. ––––––––––––––––

16

The fisherman felt a jerck as the fish nibbled the line. ––––––––––––––––

17

You have a nerv speaking to the school principal like that. ––––––––––––––––

18

She bought a beautiful leather perse and a handbag. ––––––––––––––––

19

Our front poorch has an automatic sensor light. ––––––––––––––––

20

She hoped to ern a good salary in her new position. ––––––––––––––––

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A dove was perched on a bow of the tree. ––––––––––––––––

2

Cats love to lick their pause clean. ––––––––––––––––

3

Angela held the horse by the rains . ––––––––––––––––

4

Cheung had to larf at the funny joke. ––––––––––––––––

5

Emily ate the hole sandwich by herself. ––––––––––––––––

6

Gino is always karm in any situation. ––––––––––––––––

7

The jam is in isle five of the supermarket. ––––––––––––––––

8

Vivienne thort she heard someone at the door. ––––––––––––––––

9

The sines on the highway were very clear. ––––––––––––––––

10

Megan likes to put tomato source on her food. ––––––––––––––––


11

The ferocious guard dog had a threatening groul. ––––––––––––––––

12

She covered the roast beef in the refrigerator with foyal. ––––––––––––––––

13

Detectives investigated the caus of the suspicious fire. ––––––––––––––––

14

Our nephew has a sore throat and a hacking coff. ––––––––––––––––

15

My niece brort disposable cutlery to the picnic. ––––––––––––––––

16

Clumps of parm trees flourished at the desert oasis. ––––––––––––––––

17

Always ensure you avoid rips or you may droun. ––––––––––––––––

18

The chickens rooist in their coop at night. ––––––––––––––––

19

Grandfather usually rises at daun and practises yoga. ––––––––––––––––

20

The surveyor measured the hite of the harbour bridge. ––––––––––––––––

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Gary could feel a gentle brese blowing. ––––––––––––––––

2

Marilyn wears gluvs in winter to warm her hands. ––––––––––––––––

3

The soldier had to kreep on the ground. ––––––––––––––––

4

Rupert wears a smart suite to work. ––––––––––––––––

5

Carmelita changed the weel on the car. ––––––––––––––––

6

The Spanish horse pransed around the arena. ––––––––––––––––

7

Gareth had to chose which book to read. ––––––––––––––––

8

Courtney ate a delicious pair after school. ––––––––––––––––

9

Laila used a piece of sqid as bait. ––––––––––––––––

10

Julian was born towards the end of Orgust . ––––––––––––––––

EachsentencehasonespellingmistakeWritethecorrectspellingontheline.

11

Dad has decided to paent the lounge ceiling. ––––––––––––––––

12

A defensive sheild was deployed to protect the spaceship. ––––––––––––––––

13

We watched the flote bobbing wildly as the fish struck. ––––––––––––––––

14

Our black leather coush is extremely comfortable. ––––––––––––––––

15

He thrue the soccer ball to his nearest teammate. ––––––––––––––––

16

Detectives finally investigated the recent crim spree. ––––––––––––––––

17

The knight thraust his sword at his opponent. ––––––––––––––––

18

The builder measured the widthe of the allotment. ––––––––––––––––

19

The woman continued to argue, tho she knew she was wrong. ––––––––––––––––

20

Being able to wissle loudly is useful in emergencies. ––––––––––––––––

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The geographie lesson was interesting. ––––––––––––––––

2

The drummer hit the symbols at the end of the song. ––––––––––––––––

3

Talim rode her horse through the kanyon . ––––––––––––––––

4

Gene apolijised for hurting her feelings. ––––––––––––––––

5

Mara ironed the kreases of her uniform. ––––––––––––––––

6

George’s birthday is in Oktober . ––––––––––––––––

7

Arjun fed the jiraffes at Taronga Zoo. ––––––––––––––––

8

Nancy kursed her luck when she got caught in the rain. ––––––––––––––––

9

Jean paid sixty sense for the stamp. ––––––––––––––––

10

The traffic had to merje into a single lane. ––––––––––––––––


11

The mechanic checked the tyre pressure at the garaje. ––––––––––––––––

12

All krayons should no longer contain toxic substances. ––––––––––––––––

13

She thought the missing peice of the puzzle had been stolen. ––––––––––––––––

14

The athletes trained diligently in the gimnasium. ––––––––––––––––

15

Porridge and muesli are examples of breakfast sereal. ––––––––––––––––

16

The kablecar glided across the scenic valley. ––––––––––––––––

17

The gide showed the tourists the ancient rock art. ––––––––––––––––

18

There is great exsitement whenever a celebrity arrives. ––––––––––––––––

19

The diver photographed the orange sea sponje on the ocean floor. ––––––––––––––––

20

The artist showed great imajination in her paintings. ––––––––––––––––

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Kathleen scraped the fuz from the peach. ––––––––––––––––

2

Lincoln had to catch the train from pleitfoam two. ––––––––––––––––

3

Akram had to break hard to avoid a crash. ––––––––––––––––

4

Azani cleaned the chimnees in the house. ––––––––––––––––

5

Richelle sang along to the korus of the song. ––––––––––––––––

6

Stefan has some presius gemstones. ––––––––––––––––

7

Anthony likes to eat spagetti and meatballs. ––––––––––––––––

8

Sophie joined in the aplors at the end of the concert. ––––––––––––––––

9

Maxine has a lovely red silk skarf . ––––––––––––––––

10

Arthur likes to work with mashinary . ––––––––––––––––


11

Antarctica has enormous glayceers that flow into the ocean. ––––––––––––––––

12

The mountaineers climed onto the rocky peak. ––––––––––––––––

13

I knew the solution to the difficult maths problam. ––––––––––––––––

14

My sister is worried about getting rinkels in her new dress. ––––––––––––––––

15

Australia has produced many world squach champions. ––––––––––––––––

16

One window pane had a minute crak in the corner. ––––––––––––––––

17

The woman bought a new staeplor from the stationery shop. ––––––––––––––––

18

A blarst shook the building after the fighter jets flew over. ––––––––––––––––

19

After the birth, the infant was placed in a wooden krib. ––––––––––––––––

20

Some pirates buried the tresure on a deserted island. ––––––––––––––––

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Hilmand took the matresses out of the bedroom. ––––––––––––––––

2

I love golden sirup on my crumpets. ––––––––––––––––

3

The dog skuirmed as it was being bathed. ––––––––––––––––

4

Soraya closed the lach on the gate as she left. ––––––––––––––––

5

Damian’s throte was red and swollen. ––––––––––––––––

6

Natalia wanted simpathee from her friends. ––––––––––––––––

7

Nico needed stiches in his cut foot. ––––––––––––––––

8

Vickie throu the basketball to her friend. ––––––––––––––––

9

Coby went on a guided tour of the cassel . ––––––––––––––––

10

Mum spred butter and jam on her toast. ––––––––––––––––


11

In the assignment, we were asked to describ our town. ––––––––––––––––

12

The scientists measured the magnitude of the earthquack. ––––––––––––––––

13

The committee decided to emplament the new policy. ––––––––––––––––

14

Urban spraul is taking over agricultural land around cities. ––––––––––––––––

15

She used the wireless mouse to skrol through the document. ––––––––––––––––

16

The criminal gang was foiled in their crime spre. ––––––––––––––––

17

My nephew has kronik aches in his neck and knee. ––––––––––––––––

18

The flowers will shrivell and wilt in the midday sun. ––––––––––––––––

19

He succeeded in clearing the pole vault on his third atempt. ––––––––––––––––

20

My fysician gave me medicine to improve my health. ––––––––––––––––

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Chrismas is celebrated in December. ––––––––––––––––

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Celestina walked down the isle between the seats. ––––––––––––––––

3

The divers found the reck of the submarine. ––––––––––––––––

4

Josh said he wood like to catch a marlin. ––––––––––––––––

5

There are many ancient tooms in Egypt. ––––––––––––––––

6

Most orkid blooms do not have any scent. ––––––––––––––––

7

Australia is one of the world’s largest ilands . ––––––––––––––––

8

Legend says that Arthur pulled the sord from the stone. ––––––––––––––––

9

Adriana often cracks her nuckles . ––––––––––––––––

10

Xavier told us to fassen our seatbelts. ––––––––––––––––


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We sifted through the autumm leaves looking for the watch. ––––––––––––––––

12

Mum bought some medicine for her upset stomack. ––––––––––––––––

13

She had no dout she would complete the marathon this weekend. ––––––––––––––––

14

Two Italian tourists gazed in awe at the scenik view. ––––––––––––––––

15

A baby nessled into her mother’s arms while they waited in the queue. ––––––––––––––––

16

The political campain was exceptionally boring. ––––––––––––––––

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The man whos daughter is overseas spoke on the television. ––––––––––––––––

18

A dangerous kemical leached into underground water. ––––––––––––––––

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They chose a challenging assinment to complete. ––––––––––––––––

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She nitted the expensive wool into beautiful scarves. ––––––––––––––––

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Edwina nottid her fishing hook carefully. ––––––––––––––––

2

Ethan skatted on the frozen pond. ––––––––––––––––

3

Keith’s dog was whinning for attention. ––––––––––––––––

4

The fussy cat lickt her kittens over and over. ––––––––––––––––

5

Jin used scissors to cut along the doted line. ––––––––––––––––

6

Dominic likes slideing along the piece of wet plastic. ––––––––––––––––

7

Nate mixt the ingredients for the cake in a bowl. ––––––––––––––––

8

Alec had a coffing fit in class today. ––––––––––––––––

9

Lenny is cheerring loudly for his team. ––––––––––––––––

10

Anika boild the water for a cup of tea. ––––––––––––––––


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The bird waged its tail to flush out its insect prey. ––––––––––––––––

12

Kwiting a job before you have found another one is unwise. ––––––––––––––––

13

My uncle remembed our birthdays and anniversaries. ––––––––––––––––

14

Our teacher is markking the assignments this weekend. ––––––––––––––––

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The river broke its banks and floodid the delta islands. ––––––––––––––––

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She could calm the nervous cat by gently strokeing it. ––––––––––––––––

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His aunt was begining to master the foreign language. ––––––––––––––––

18

The developping countries are gradually reducing poverty. ––––––––––––––––

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It occured to them that their observations were flawed. ––––––––––––––––

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The teacher reprimanded us for wasteing precious time. ––––––––––––––––

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Edward promised not to missbehave again. ––––––––––––––––

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He went to preskool when he was four. ––––––––––––––––

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Jayson prefers to read nonfickshun books. ––––––––––––––––

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Billy often disobays his parents. ––––––––––––––––

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Daniela and Peter had triplits . ––––––––––––––––

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The police inforse the law. ––––––––––––––––

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An oktogone has eight angles and eight sides. ––––––––––––––––

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The pots and pans were extremely greesy . ––––––––––––––––

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Jai had to transmitt the secret message. ––––––––––––––––

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Lennox was kruily treated by the bully. ––––––––––––––––


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Certain varieties of seaweed are edable. ––––––––––––––––

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The people relaxed after the rekapshure of the criminal. ––––––––––––––––

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It will eckseed your wildest expectations and dreams. ––––––––––––––––

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The bird watcher used a powerful pair of binokulars. ––––––––––––––––

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After surfacing to breathe, the whale submerjed. ––––––––––––––––

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The kitchen was the dirtyest the chef had ever witnessed. ––––––––––––––––

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Don’t let lazyness rob you of achieving your potential. ––––––––––––––––

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The gardener was mercyless in destroying pests on the vegetables. ––––––––––––––––

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The college principal was inflexable with his rules. ––––––––––––––––

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The platypus is a uneek Australian aquatic animal. ––––––––––––––––

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Ricardo started a new bisiness in the city. ––––––––––––––––

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“ Yure kidding, aren’t you?” Valda asked. ––––––––––––––––

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Vishnu rote a story about his trip to India. ––––––––––––––––

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“ Wed better get going,” Fingal said. ––––––––––––––––

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It is better to give than to recieve . ––––––––––––––––

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The tiger was hunting its pray . ––––––––––––––––

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It is said that there is no distanse between hearts. ––––––––––––––––

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“I know shell arrive soon,” Kristy said. ––––––––––––––––

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Penelope was the most beutiful woman he had seen. ––––––––––––––––

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Most swimmers have strong sholders . ––––––––––––––––


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The weather last Thusday morning was dreadful. ––––––––––––––––

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She squeezed fresh orange juise for breakfast. ––––––––––––––––

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“You musant tell anyone our secret,” the spy said. ––––––––––––––––

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We could hear our ecko across the wooded valley. ––––––––––––––––

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“You shoudnt swim outside the flags,” the lifesaver said. ––––––––––––––––

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The elderly man did well on the television quis show. ––––––––––––––––

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She got a huge suprize when she saw her reflection. ––––––––––––––––

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“He coudnt guess the length of the bridge,” she said. ––––––––––––––––

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He told us forcefully that its nothing to worry about. ––––––––––––––––

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The children were breathing through thier mouths. ––––––––––––––––

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Narelle could smell an odor of rotten fish. ––––––––––––––––

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Singapore is located just north of the eqator . ––––––––––––––––

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Indigo played a large musical instramant . ––––––––––––––––

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We need the oxigen in the air to survive. ––––––––––––––––

5

Tao changed the nossel on the garden hose. ––––––––––––––––

6

Alba went on a long voiage to Antarctica. ––––––––––––––––

7

Jordan wrote a check for the equipment. ––––––––––––––––

8

Samir ate a chicken sosage at the barbecue. ––––––––––––––––

9

My nefew , Eli, lives in Cairns. ––––––––––––––––

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The orthar signed copies of his novel. ––––––––––––––––


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The audiense leapt to their feet and applauded. ––––––––––––––––

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I visited the libary to research my assignment. ––––––––––––––––

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All adult citizens have the right to vote in a demokrasee. ––––––––––––––––

14

The orkestra practised with the famous conductor. ––––––––––––––––

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Unknown sea creatures exist in the oshun depths. ––––––––––––––––

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The travellers were relieved to have completed their jerney. ––––––––––––––––

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My confident colleeg took the minutes of the meeting. ––––––––––––––––

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Working in the ambulance service is a noble okupashun. ––––––––––––––––

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The official anounsement was broadcast on television. ––––––––––––––––

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Some bickit crumbs were scattered across the floor. ––––––––––––––––

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Maries house is very modern. ––––––––––––––––

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The draws in the desk were very small. ––––––––––––––––

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Matt likes to grow tomatos in his garden. ––––––––––––––––

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Bears like to eat lots of berrys in summer. ––––––––––––––––

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Kay ordered fresh oisters as an entree. ––––––––––––––––

6

Dad cooked two deserts for our party. ––––––––––––––––

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In the rush, we left our sandwichs on the table. ––––––––––––––––

8

The womens clothing shop is always busy. ––––––––––––––––

9

The tourists bought some souvineers on their trip. ––––––––––––––––

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There are many hidden vallies in the Blue Mountains. ––––––––––––––––


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Mum stored her plates and cutlery in the cubords. ––––––––––––––––

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A pack of wolfs howled loudly at the distant moon. ––––––––––––––––

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The pionears cleared the forests in the wilderness. ––––––––––––––––

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The bands newly released album was hugely successful. ––––––––––––––––

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The theifs were caught in the act of stealing watches. ––––––––––––––––

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The four boys fishing tackle was left at the jetty. ––––––––––––––––

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The window leges in the building were very dusty. ––––––––––––––––

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He took the empty ink kartriges back to be refilled. ––––––––––––––––

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Lighthouse flashs warn sailors of dangerous rocks. ––––––––––––––––

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“Our dogs tummy is always itchy,” the children said. ––––––––––––––––

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Celine is a sucessful student. ––––––––––––––––

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The gigly children were told to settle down. ––––––––––––––––

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Hunter is a relyable and helpful boy. ––––––––––––––––

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Kasim looked at the familar surroundings. ––––––––––––––––

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Keisha was proud of her inormus garden. ––––––––––––––––

6

Giuseppe likes to fly a tryangular kite. ––––––––––––––––

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Zena thought the sandwich tasted weerd . ––––––––––––––––

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The situation in the hall was unfourseen . ––––––––––––––––

9

Mitch had a disapointing match on the weekend. ––––––––––––––––

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There was a noticable improvement in her work. ––––––––––––––––


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Diving on the Great Barrier Reef is a majikle experience. ––––––––––––––––

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Atlantic salmon has a delicious, smokey flavour. ––––––––––––––––

13

The principal said our group was the noisyest in the school. ––––––––––––––––

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The bandaid was only a temparary measure by the nurse. ––––––––––––––––

15

The sound was barely ordable against the background noise. ––––––––––––––––

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A series of bizare events unfolded in quick succession. ––––––––––––––––

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The famous cricketer has a glamorus partner. ––––––––––––––––

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A misterius noise came from behind the locked basement door. ––––––––––––––––

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An independant referee is necessary to avoid disputes. ––––––––––––––––

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The inviromental impact of feral animals is immense. ––––––––––––––––

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Jacob throu the ball for his dog to fetch. ––––––––––––––––

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Glen performed adequatly at the trials. ––––––––––––––––

3

Natalie was chosin to represent the school. ––––––––––––––––

4

Graham guesed that the weather would be fine. ––––––––––––––––

5

Genevieve ecksitedly opened her presents. ––––––––––––––––

6

Trinity admitts she has trouble seeing the ball. ––––––––––––––––

7

Leonardo obedently followed the orders. ––––––––––––––––

8

Richard hurryes whenever he feels pressured. ––––––––––––––––

9

Jeanette ocasionaly goes to the movies. ––––––––––––––––

10

Keiko was asked to distroy the evidence. ––––––––––––––––


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He had to moistin the envelope to seal it properly. ––––––––––––––––

12

She waited payshuntlee in the long queue at the supermarket. ––––––––––––––––

13

The octopus disgised itself perfectly against the background. ––––––––––––––––

14

The noise seased when the vacuum cleaner was switched off. ––––––––––––––––

15

An Arctic fox violantly shook the captured rabbit. ––––––––––––––––

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He was intriged by the attitude of the organising officials. ––––––––––––––––

17

The historic event occured during the twentieth century. ––––––––––––––––

18

He argued strongley to keep the stray animal. ––––––––––––––––

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Unfortunatly, she was unable to complete the marathon. ––––––––––––––––

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That cockatoo always screachs loudly at us. ––––––––––––––––

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Lucia ran around the parimetre of the oval. ––––––––––––––––

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They rode on the monorale around Sydney. ––––––––––––––––

3

The twelfth month of the year is Desember . ––––––––––––––––

4

An ocktapus has four pairs of arms. ––––––––––––––––

5

Carlos taught us to multyplie and divide. ––––––––––––––––

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Raul took over the suparvishun of the project. ––––––––––––––––

7

Greek mithologie has some interesting stories. ––––––––––––––––

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One sentameter is one hundredth of a metre. ––––––––––––––––

9

Gita wrote her inishals at the top of the page. ––––––––––––––––

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Two-thirds of water is highdrogen . ––––––––––––––––


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The author submitted her manuskript to the publisher. ––––––––––––––––

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There was a brief intamission before the feature film. ––––––––––––––––

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People suffering from melnutrishun often have swollen bellies. ––––––––––––––––

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The wealthy millionair donated money towards the charity. ––––––––––––––––

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The fabric consisted of poliester and cotton. ––––––––––––––––

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A dialog is a conversation between two people. ––––––––––––––––

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He peered through the microskope at the bacteria. ––––––––––––––––

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The famous politician wrote an honest autobiografee. ––––––––––––––––

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Fallen power lines were a consiquence of the severe storm. ––––––––––––––––

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Mum used antiseptik ointment on my grazed knee. ––––––––––––––––

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Ruby’s larfta echoed around the playground. ––––––––––––––––

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Rei had a surprised expreshun on her face. ––––––––––––––––

3

Audrey burnt her tunge on the hot drink. ––––––––––––––––

4

Dom wrote in invisabel ink on the page. ––––––––––––––––

5

Katerina is an ekcepshunel singer. ––––––––––––––––

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Jai has reached his own conclushun . ––––––––––––––––

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Teddy has a large, white handkachef . ––––––––––––––––

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Kurt found a preshus gold earring. ––––––––––––––––

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Alexis wanted to sell her house at ockshun . ––––––––––––––––

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Amalita never wasted an oportunitey to sing. ––––––––––––––––


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The building inspecshun revealed termites. ––––––––––––––––

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She sprinted in hot persute of the leaders. ––––––––––––––––

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Their recent behavyour was totally unacceptable. ––––––––––––––––

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The couragius soldier rescued his wounded mates. ––––––––––––––––

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The tiger’s stripes act as camaflarge in the jungle. ––––––––––––––––

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The victim required urgent medical assistence. ––––––––––––––––

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The medicine is designed to disolv in your mouth. ––––––––––––––––

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The carnivorus animals hunted the herbivores. ––––––––––––––––

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The naughty child was being a nuisanse in class. ––––––––––––––––

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The tragik circumstances will need to be investigated. ––––––––––––––––

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name: Date: Test P1 Score /10

Whichsentenceusescapitalletterscorrectly?

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We went to melbourne zoo. Tammy went to Fraser Island.

Her Uncle lives in Townsville. James and Nancy live in taree.

2

prince of persia is a movie. Prince of persia is a movie.

prince of Persia is a movie. Prince of Persia is a movie.

3

I saw the royal exhibition building. I saw the Royal Exhibition Building.

I saw the Royal exhibition building. I saw the Royal Exhibition building.

4

We drove to Cape York Peninsula. We drove to Cape York peninsula.

We drove to Cape york peninsula. We drove to cape york peninsula.

5

Jim lives in port arthur, tasmania. Jim lives in port Arthur, tasmania.

Jim lives in Port Arthur, Tasmania. Jim lives in Port arthur, Tasmania.

Whereisthemistakeincapitalletterpunctuation?

6

The Australian Alps are north-east of Melbourne on the Eastern coast of Australia.

7

There are lots of southern hairy-nosed Wombats on the Nullarbor Plain.

8

Hamish asked his cousin, Angus, “have you ever worn a traditional kilt?”

9

From Earth, we can see the planets Venus and mars.

10

There are more than eight hundred native languages in Papua new Guinea.

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1

Which sentence shows that Emma is unsure whether she is speaking to Lyn?

“Lyn,” Emma said. “Lyn!” Emma said.

“Lyn?” Emma said. “Lyn . . .” Emma said.

2

Which sentence shows that Jett is excited about playing?

“I’m playing,” Jett said. “I’m playing!” Jett said.

“I’m playing?” Jett said. “I’m playing . . .” Jett said.

3

Which sentence shows that Tia is distracted?

“This is mine,” Tia said. “This is mine!” Tia said.

“This is mine?” Tia said. “This is mine . . .” Tia said.

4

Which sentence shows that Kay is not sure what she said?

“I said that,” Kay said. “I said that!” Kay said.

“I said that?” Kay said. “I said that . . .” Kay said.

5

Which sentence shows that Hank is very surprised?

“It is you,” Hank said. “It is you?” Hank said.

“It is you . . .” Hank said. “It is you!” Hank said.

Whichpunctuationmarkcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

6

When school finishes, we catch the bus home

comma ( , ) full stop ( . ) question mark ( ? ) exclamation mark ( ! )

7

How long can you hold your breath under water


8

Why he decided to come with us, I am not sure


9

What an amazing goal


10

When you get your chores done is up to you


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Whatisthecorrectlocationofthecomma(,)inthesentence?

1

Mum bought a dozen oranges six apples and two peaches at the shop.

2

Mrs Lee, the new coach spoke to the team in the rooms before the game today.

3

John said, “Please drink Mum, because we have to go now.”

4

I would like to take you, however I have promised to take Jacinta to the river.

5

During our excursion to Canberra we went to the War Memorial and Parliament House.

Whichsentenceusescommas(,)correctly?

6

The teacher, told us to take out our books, pencils and rulers and start working.

The teacher told us to take out, our books, pencils and rulers and start working.

The teacher told us to take out our books, pencils and rulers, and start working.

The teacher told us to take out our books, pencils, and rulers and start working.

7

“Look at that tree, kangaroo,” our wildlife guide, Alan said.

“Look at that tree kangaroo,” our wildlife guide, Alan, said.

“Look at that tree kangaroo,” our wildlife, guide Alan said.

“Look at that tree kangaroo,” our wildlife guide Alan, said.

8

Before we left, we packed our food tent, sleeping bags, and clothes.

Before we left we packed, our food, tent sleeping bags, and clothes.

Before we left we packed our food, tent, sleeping bags, and clothes.

Before we left, we packed our food, tent, sleeping bags and clothes.

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Which word or word group correctly completes the sentence?

1

“ only be a few minutes,” Christian said.

I’d I’ll I’m I’ve

2

The favourite hobby is playing computer games on his laptop.

boy’s boys’ childs’ babys’

3

“ you got on tomorrow?” Alyssa asked her friend.

What’s What’d What’re What’ve

4 father is a doctor.

Blakes’ and Narelles’ Blake’s and Narelle’s Blake and Narelle’s Blake and Narelles’

5

“ rather go to the beach than stay at home,” Irina said.

They’d They’re They’ll They’ve

6

The five yoga class was held in the local community hall.

daughter’s girl’s women’s sister’s

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

7

Natalies decided to let her friends invite their brothers and sisters.

8

“Those fishing rods aren’t ours or theirs; they’re Seans,” Rory said.

9

My sisters have white cars, but my two brothers cars are red.

10

“Theyll win this weekend if all the boys and girls in the teams play well,” Dad said.

11

“The lions, seals and meerkats havent been fed yet,” Caitlin said.

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Ahyphen(-)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Wheredoesthemissinghyphengo?

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The cricket match lasted for one hour and fifty five minutes before the first drink break.

2

Every one of her many offspring and grandchildren is right handed.

3

My great uncle, the famous inventor, won first prize on the weekend.

4

My eldest son goes to the lookout in the high rise tower whenever he’s in the city.

5

The Barossa Valley is an important grape growing region in South Australia.

6

The earthquake and the huge tsunami that hit afterwards were hair raising experiences.

Twohyphens(-)havebeenleftoutofthesentence.Whichwordsneedhyphensbetweenthem?

7

Ten year old Eliza is a very talented player in the school sports team.

Ten year old very talented player

the school sports school sports team

8

Lucas and Roberto have spent many long hours following the step by step instructions.

Lucas and Roberto spent many long

long hours following step by step

9

Ben and Keith, who live near each other in new brick houses, are brothers in law.

Ben and Keith near each other

new brick houses brothers in law

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Our neighbour across the road is a down to earth person who is responsible and reliable.

Our neighbour across across the road

down to earth responsible and reliable

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Name: Date: Test p6 Score /10

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

1

Mount Meharry 1253 metres is the highest mountain in Western Australia.

Mount Meharry 1253 metres

highest mountain Western Australia

2

Origami paper folding originated as a traditional Japanese folk art.

paper folding folding originated

traditional Japanese folk art

3

The company paid two hundred thousand dollars $200 000 to buy its competitor.

two hundred thousand dollars

$200 000 its competitor

4

The First World War 1914–1918 is also known as the Great War.

First World War 1914–1918

also known as the Great War

5

Yvonne finally replied after taking a minute to think that she would happily accept.

finally replied after taking a minute to think

that she would happily accept

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

6

(desert plants)

The deserts of North America contain many deep canyons and tall cacti.

7

(in the Kimberly Region)

The Bungle Bungle Range is an amazing geological formation in Australia.

8

(see page 88)

The scientific report makes several references to solutions.

9

(which is like her)

Morgan said she would like to help before she swept the classroom.

10

(a plucked stringed instrument)

The sitar is mainly used in Hindustani classical music.

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Whichsentenceispunctuatedcorrectly?

1

“Will said, I love baseball” Will said, “I love baseball”.

Will said, “I love baseball.” “Will said I love, baseball.”

2

“Do you know!” Zoe asked “Do you know,” Zoe asked.

“Do you know.” Zoe asked. “Do you know?” Zoe asked.

3

Jade yelled “Why did you go?” Jade yelled, “Why did you go?”

Jade yelled. “Why did you go?” Jade yelled! “Why did you go?”

4

“There’s my bag,” Louella said. “There’s my bag.” Louella said.

“There’s my bag. Louella said.” “There’s my bag, Louella said.”

5

“Tran shouted, They’re here!” Tran shouted! “They’re here!”

Tran shouted, “They’re here”! Tran shouted, “They’re here!”

6

“That ball he said is hers.” “That ball” he said “is hers”.

“That ball,” he said, “is hers.” “That ball,” he said, “Is hers.”

Aspeechmark(“or”)hasbeenleftoutofthesentence.Whereshouldthemissingspeechmarkgo?

7

“I scored more than you, Priya, Chad said with a smirk.

8

Lee called his mate, Gavin, and said, I’m not allowed to come over.”

9

“Catch it! Ryan yelled, as Damian sprinted towards the ball.

10

Merilee shouted excitedly to her friend, I’ve got our concert tickets, Coral!”

11

At sunset, Tim said to his brother, Bryan, It’s about time we went home.”

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Whichoftheseisacompletesentence?

1

Moving fast. A bird chirped.

Was calling to its mate. In the dense undergrowth.

2

Powerful memory capacity. Excellent colour resolution.

More graphics are available. A useful and compact laptop.

3

Pearls come from oysters. The expensive black pearls.

Many natural imperfections. Variable colour, shape and size.

4

Keys left inside. Cutting a spare set.

The locksmith came. Locked out of the house.

5

In north-western Queensland. At Lark Quarry near Winton.

Many dinosaur fossil footprints. Dinosaurs ran over soft mud.

Whichsentenceiscorrect?

6

Alexis is a extraordinary singer. Brad has a interesting hobby.

Kyle has an amazing skateboard. Eleanor is an talented player.

7

Vera asked us a suggestion. Rita gave us a suggestion.

Tom said us a suggestion. Trin did us a suggestion.

8

Is there a Erina in your team? Is there an Alonso in your team?

Is there a Imelda in your team? Is there an Marcela in your team?

9

An Vietnamese temple was saved. An Greek festival was planned.

An French city was selected. An Egyptian tomb was found.

10

Marcus said the appointment. Marcus made the appointment.

Marcus spoke the appointment. Marcus talked the appointment.

11

Darwin is on Timor Sea. Palmerston is near Darwin.

Stuart Highway starts Darwin. Darwin is capital of Northern Territory.

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1

Which sentence shows that something is certain?

He might go to the football. She should go to the netball.

We will go to the barbecue. We ought to go to the pool.

2

Which sentence shows that Dora has strong feelings?

“I want to play for Australia,” Dora said. “I want to play for Australia.” Dora said.

“I want to play for Australia!” Dora said. “I want to play for Australia?” Dora said.

3

Which sentence gives a command?

I have to do some shopping. Wait here until I get back.

Why are you doing that? The shops open at 9 o’clock.

4

Which sentence gives advice?

He can bowl very well. Are there many balls left?

Keep your eye on the ball. Bowlers like taking wickets.

5

Which sentence deals with one idea?

Hestia met a friend at the shop. Jasper plays tennis and soccer.

Kurush sings while he works. Leleh runs and swims daily.

6

Which sentence gives an opinion?

The author is an Australian. I wrote a review of the book.

That book was very boring. The characters are teenagers.

7

Which sentence is an exaggeration?

He took weeks to finish eating. Do you eat your food slowly?

I like to chew my food well. She ate for a half an hour.

8

Which sentence shows that Jamie is very pleased?

“That’s great,” Jamie said. “That’s great!” Jamie said.

“That’s great?” Jamie said. “That’s great . . .” Jamie said.

9

Which sentence shows the feelings have been downplayed?

Helga is clearly pleased. Olga is certainly pleased.

Bill is definitely pleased. Ben is somewhat pleased.

10

Which sentence shows ownership?

The horse has a chestnut coat. The horse drinks lots of water.

The horse is eating the grass. The horse likes to eat oats.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1

Dad bought a large, old watercolour painting.

Dad bought an old, large, watercolour painting.

Dad bought an, old, large watercolour painting.

Dad bought a large old watercolour painting.

2

Archie and Zane very confident both were.

Archie and Zane were very confident both.

Archie and Zane were both very confident.

Archie and Zane were very both confident.

3

Which do you like the best of these surfboards?

Which of these surfboards do you like the best?

Which like the best of these surfboards do you?

Which of these surfboards the best do you like?

4

Delilah received on her mobile phone a text message.

Delilah received a text message on her mobile phone.

Delilah on her mobile phone received a text message.

Delilah received her a message on mobile phone text.

5

The family nibbled the freshly roasted, cashew, delicious nuts.

The family nibbled the cashew, delicious, freshly roasted nuts.

The family nibbled the delicious, freshly roasted, cashew nuts.

The family nibbled the freshly delicious, roasted, cashew nuts.

6

Mei looks always before crossing a road at least twice.

Mei always looks at least twice before crossing a road.

Mei looks at least twice before crossing always a road.

Mei looks before crossing a road at least always twice.

7

The children often after school computer games play.

The children after computer games play school often.

The children after school play often computer games.

The children often play computer games after school.

8

Damian held the beautiful, massive, brown, non-venomous python.

Damian held the massive, beautiful, non-venomous, brown python.

Damian held the non-venomous, brown, beautiful, massive python.

Damian held the brown, non-venomous, massive, beautiful python.

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Whichoftheseiscorrect?

1

a alligator a leopard

a otter a eel

2

a adorable kitten a average mark

a brilliant film a elegant dress

3

an angelfish an tortoise

an baboon an whale

4

an stormy night an curious kitten

an misty morning an unsightly mess

5

Please open a windows. Please get an autograph.

Please close an doors. Please buy a umbrella.

6

There is a fork on the table. There is a news on the radio.

There is a bread on the plate. There is a parking in the street.

7

Jim is a ex-swimmer. Gill went home by a train.

Kate comes from the Ireland. Joel lives in the United States.

8

Hobart is near the Bruny Island. Wodonga is near the Lake Hume.

Cairns is near the Great Barrier Reef. Brisbane is near the Moreton Island.

9

She has a electric car. You have a ostrich feather.

He has a university degree. We saw a animal footprint.

10

A friend is very loyal, isn’t it? The surfboard is good, isn’t it?

The teacher is fair, isn’t it? A boat is fast, isn’t he?

11

She swam in Red Sea. He climbed Mount Buller.

We visited Great Pyramid. I live in United Arab Emirates.

12

I ate a meal in town. We lost the key to door.

She sold the car to dealer. He took the book from library.

13

She is a Geography teacher. He is a English teacher.

I am an Science teacher. You are an Maths teacher.

14

Vince has an CD. Nona has an GPS.

Tran has an MP3. Trina has an DVD.

15

Mick has a ocelot poster. Matt has a African poster.

Melissa has a eagle poster. Marina has a unicorn poster.

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Whichwordisanoun(namingword)?

1

By the time the clock struck midnight, the children were asleep.

2

The clever scientist wore a colourful tie.

3

“Did you see the whale leap out of the water?” Louise asked joyfully.

4

An iceberg the size of Belgium recently broke off the Antarctic ice shelf.

5

The backpackers stayed in hostels while they travelled around Australia.

Whichwordcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

6

The often walk their dogs around the park.

girl man student women

7

Eskimos used to live in made from blocks of ice.

igloos icefalls igneous icefields

8

The eats the grass on the side of the road.

mice cattle geese moose

9

“Joel, please go to the shop and buy a kilo of ,” Dad said.

breads sugars apples coffees

10

Some New Zealanders argue about which island is the .

mainland mainsland mainlands mainlander

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A of smoke gathered on the horizon.

flock choke cloud stink

2

We watched the of lions from the safety of the safari truck.

herd pack pride school

3

The farmer stored the of hay in the shed.

bale batch block bunch

4

Marika joined the of people waiting for the bus.

flock queue number company

5

A of locusts ate all the crops.

pack flock flight plague

6

A baby horse is called a .

calf foal stallion mare

7

The police caught the of thieves.

band gang circle school

8

The fisherman netted a of fish.

bunting bundle school batch

9

I bought a of strawberries at the greengrocers.

series clump pocket punnet

10

The knight wore his best of armour to the tournament.

suit steel chest bunch

11

Alfred has a of valuable, rare coins from Roman times.

cast metal collection constellation

12

The was learning to fly a short distance from its nest.

fledgling piglet mobster fry

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The deer left its hidden amongst the leaves on the forest floor.

cub foal calf fawn

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Jasmine has great in her ability.

belief believes believed believing

2

The teacher told us not to hurt her .

feeler feeling feelings feelingly

3

to your mates is a wonderful character trait.

Loyal Loyalty Loyally Loyalist

4

“Gerard shows well above his age,” the teacher said.

mature maturity maturely maturing

5

Karsen believes that world must start in everyone’s heart.

peace peaceful peaceable peacefully

6

Hard work and are the qualities of champions.

skilfully skilled skilful skill

7

is ninety-nine per cent perspiration and one per cent inspiration.

Successfully Successful Success Succeed

8

Darian always tells the , even if it gets him into trouble.

truthfulness truthfully truthful truth

9

Angeleigh has excellent on the gymnastics beam.

balance balancer balanced balancing

10

Lucretia struggled to control her .

annoyingly annoyance annoying annoyed

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Renaldo wanted for his family.

just justify justice justifiable

12

Judy got the that her friend was hiding something.

impress impression impressible impressionable

13

A deep developed between the old enemies.

friend friendly friendless friendship

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Jerome had teacher who changed his life.

one two some several

2

Pauline has chickens in her backyard.

one lots once many

3

The runners didn’t have energy at the end of the marathon.

few many a lot of some of

4

Brian sold old furniture at the garage sale.

lot few some many

5

“How kilometres is it from Sydney to Newcastle?” Joey asked.

many much more few

6

Our cricket coach always makes us drink water on hot days.

any many few of plenty of

7

The boys caught fish at the beach last night.

many much a bit of none of

8

Stephanie said there were a of children at the school disco.

lot few some much

9

“We have helped many people, but there is still to do,” the charity worker said.

few most many much

10

hours passed before the police came to investigate.

Lot Much Several None of

11

“How sausages would you like?” Dad asked.

few much many plenty

12

Gail has to take medicine for her illness.

any some much a little of

13

“I don’t have milk left,” Angela said.

lot any most plenty

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The guide showed through the exhibits in the art gallery.

they my we us

2

“ should share the cake among the group,” Aunt Isobel suggested.

You Him Mine Them

3

“These aren’t ,” Michael said pointing to the toys.

I me my mine

4

Fiona did her project early and handed to the teacher.

it her you them

5

Daniel is teaching how to ride a bike.

itself herself himself yourself

6

The children played by in the park all day.

itself ourselves yourselves themselves

7

“Look at birds in the tree over there. They’re cuckoos,” Nathan said.

those them that this

8

was more happy about winning than Julian.

No-one Anyone Anybody Everybody

9

Between you and , I think Australia is the best country in the world.

I me mine myself

10

Barbara and were in the same netball team this year.

I me mine myself

11

Regardless of the situation, one should always do best.

his your one’s somebody’s

12

The player arm was injured was taken to hospital.

that who whom whose

13

“ did you vote for as team captain?” Trixie asked.

Who Which When Whose

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Which word correctly completes the sentence?

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The old dog scratched fur.

its him hers them

2

Brett met Tyson, who worked with in London.

I we him they

3

The took the car keys with her.

man lady men boy

4

“ lunch is this on the table?” Mum asked.

Who What Whom Whose

5

“ is wrong with the hot water system,” Keith said.

Someone Somebody Something Somewhere

6

“I want every to be on his best behaviour,” the teacher told her class.

boy lads men children

7

Raj has some money, but Ramish has .

my him ones none

8

“May I help to some fruit?” Christine asked her friend.

yourself himself myself itself

9

Jack needs someone to help with his project.

its he his him

10

“Is this necklace, Lyn?” Irene asked.

me you your them

11

The family left their car in their garage when went on holidays.

me her they them

12

The President visited the people affected by the disaster.

yourself himself myself itself

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the other competitors were women.

All None Many Several

2

“We have a quantity of food for the party,” Mark said.

whole several enough sufficient

3

“That white dog over there is mine, but dog here is Vera’s,” Carole said.

this that them those

4

Thomas ate snack food at the party than anyone else.

most more much many

5

Jeff nor Liam has played cricket before.

Each Much Either Neither

Whichwordisanadjective(describingword)?

6

The cattle station near the mining town was very large.

7

Australia exports huge quantities of iron ore, coal, natural gas and nickel.

8

Nick asked his good friend, Terry, to help wash his dog.

9

The team could not train on the oval because it was muddy.

10

Holly was thrilled to be selected to debate the nearby school.

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Which word describes a smell?

hazy juicy foul smooth

2

Which word describes a taste?

slurp bitter gurgle gasp

3

Which word describes a sound?

peppery lumpy musty tinkling

4

Which word describes a touch?

roar sticky acidic fragrant

5

Which word describes a sight?

rustle elegant savoury lukewarm

6

Which word describes an emotion?

upset pungent sodden salty


7

When Dana was upset, she put on a face.

blissful gloomy carefree peaceful

8

Mum needed to iron her dress because it was .

little expensive skinny crinkled

9

The bath water made a sound as it went down the sink.

buzzing gurgling groaning crunching

10

Dad’s lemon drink was because he forgot to add sugar.

sour salty nutty creamy

11

A smell of rotten prawns hung in the air.

salty fresh putrid burning

12

When the rock star arrived, the fans screamed for his autograph.

frightened terrified excited upset

13

Russell licked his fingers after eating the chicken.

gritty slushy spicy prickly

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“Which is the of these two books?” James asked.

cheaper cheapest more cheaper most cheapest

2

Mirabelle had the cold in the class.

bad worst badly worse

3

John was the player at the basketball championships.

success successfully most successful more successful

4

Trinity is a swimmer than Britt.

faster fastest more faster more fastest

5

Leonie drank fruit juice than anyone else at the party.

most more much many

6

“That was the movie ever!” Sebastian exclaimed.

best better more best more better

7

Janelle ate eggs than her brother, Jack.

less few lesser fewer

8

“Jason has milk in his tea than me,” Rhonda said.

less little least lesser

9

Kylie thinks netball is than softball.

interest interesting more interesting much interesting

10

“Which movie is the of the two?” Cecily asked.

best better more best more better

11

Julian is the player in the team.

tall taller tallest most tallest

12

Carlo and Jordan are the students in their class.

smarter smartest more smart more smarter

13

Eve is the sister of Bella.

old elder oldest eldest

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The glowing lights of the city could be seen the horizon.

away on through between

2

Antonio put his bike the brick wall of the shop.

about among around against

3

Lance was able to read lots of books his time in hospital.

for from during around

4

The soldiers waited they received their orders.

until from since during

5

Whale sharks are very different tiger sharks because they are harmless.

like than from unlike

6

Australian marsupial moles burrow the desert sand.

beside behind beneath between

7

The dog ran the outside of the house at increasing speed.

among around through between

8

King Arthur stood the Knights of the Round Table.

around through towards among

9

Mabel went to a country school the war years.

from about during without

10

The storm waves crashed fiercely the base of the cliffs.

behind against on top of between

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Xiang lives to the old cathedral in the centre of the city.

behind beside adjacent opposite

12

Andrea stood the trees as she talked with her friend.

inside towards through between

13

Destra hid the tree trunk as she watched the strangers.

behind outside through between

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The cowboys the cattle at the remote station.

herds is herding has herded are herding

2

We worms for bait when we went fishing yesterday.

chose to use chosen to used choosing to use choose to using

3

Gabriel saw that the glass of milk had onto the floor.

fell falls fallen falling

4

It is good to those who have done the wrong thing by you.

forgive forgives forgiven forgiving

5

The dogs their rubber ball to pieces.

had bit had bite have bitten have biting

6

Amelia me that she wants to be a doctor.

is told did tell has tell was told

7

Timothy has the ice-cream and is now eating the berries.

ate eats eaten eating

8

My father always comes and me play sport.

watch watches watched watching

9

The girls to the beach if they are allowed.

will go are gone had gone have goes

10

Asif ’s mother said he would this weekend if he is well.

be plays be playing have played have been playing

11

Leena in the bush when she saw the snake.

jogs is jogging will be jogging was jogging

12

Next year, Richard and Pippa in Brisbane for seven years.

are living will had lives will have lived have being living

13

Jayden his cricket bat at training.

break broke breaking broken

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“My brother drive yet because he isn’t old enough,” Dorothy said.

can’t shan’t couldn’t wouldn’t

2

Antonio live in Brisbane when he was younger.

shall should used to ought to

3

Grandma play basketball really well when she was younger.

can will could might

4

Sandra said she dream of letting her friends down.

can’t mustn’t couldn’t wouldn’t

5

“ I have a piece of pie, please?” Kaden asked politely.

Will May Should Would

6

Mrs Bronson said that I finish my work before I can leave.

can must could would

7

“Col be at the beach fishing by now,” Janita said.

can will ought used to

8

“You go out late at night by yourself,” Mum warned.

couldn’t wouldn’t shouldn’t shalln’t

9

“There is a possibility that it rain next week,” Theodora said.

can shall might ought to

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“You to put on sunscreen when you go out in the sun,” Jackson warned.

could ought might would

11

“You park here,” the traffic warden said pointing at the sign.

can’t couldn’t mightn’t won’t

12

“ I do the washing up for you?” Renata offered kindly.

Used Shall Ought Would

13

“ you please turn your music down, David?” Dad yelled.

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?

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Paul came over and helped Bronwyn with her assignment.

paid a visit turned around changed his position did what was needed

2

Veronica tried to figure out what to do next.

expect include decide depend upon

3

Fiona decided to call on her school friend from her childhood.

visit improve investigate quickly examine

4

Simon got off work early and met Felicity in the city.

broke free became involved in got permission to leave succeeded in managing

5

Despite their careful planning, the bushwalkers ran into trouble.

escaped encountered kept company with chased and captured

Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

6

The rain in Tully all day and night.

kept in kept up kept off kept down

7

Our school a weekly newsletter.

puts in puts out puts away puts forward

8

One of the soldiers standing in the hot sun .

passed up passed off passed out passed over

9

We our chores and went out to play.

got out got away got across got through

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Doug finally the CD he borrowed from me a year ago.

gave in gave of gave up gave back

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The herd of cattle rounded up by helicopter.

am are was were

2

Neither my mother nor yours able to work in the school canteen.

is am are were

3

Gomez his piano practice after school yesterday.

do did does doing

4

The boys to the beach for a swim.

have go are goes has gone are going

5

The catch yabbies in the small creek.

girl boy children youngster

6

Darren thinks the price of tickets to the movies too high.

is am are were

7

Your father us to the game tomorrow afternoon.

will plan to taken is planning to take

will plans on taking was planning to took

8

Conroy and Debbie a movie last night at home.

is watching am watches was watched were watching

9

The are in the paddock eating grass.

camel horse deer cow

10

The Olympic athlete about her experiences in Beijing.

speak spoke is speaks speaking

11

The took the groceries and placed them in his car.

man men woman women

12

“Where your pair of socks?” Monique asked.

is are has have

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Whichwordhasasimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

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Marlon usually plays handball before school.

always ordinarily sometimes occasionally

2

Grace almost fainted when she saw the rock star.

partly nearly hardly scarcely

3

Oscar often practises his goalkeeping.

almost quietly always frequently

4

Samantha said she would definitely play tennis this year.

maybe possibly certainly probably

5

She writes exceptionally well.

very mostly frequently probably


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“Everyone played in our final game,” the coach said.

best well good more better

7

“ goes the new boy,” Tyla said.

Here Now Then There

8

Aziz played in the game because he felt sick.

poor poorer poorly more poor

9

Jane has been playing soccer she started school.

ever since almost during

10

Tristan had seen of the preview to know he would like the movie.

more much almost enough

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

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just before midnight

When the train arrived, the children were exhausted and most had fallen asleep.

2

like a polar bear

Drawing on all her strength, Peppi plunged into the icy water and began swimming.

3

through unmanned scientific probes

The Voyager space missions were designed to study Jupiter and Saturn and the outer solar system.

4

loudly and aggressively

The agitated man shouted at the referee, saying he should get his eyes tested.


5

We watched the movie .

with a magical sword whose scaly, green skin

that fire-breathing dragon about a prince and a dragon

6

Caleb strode onto the field, determined to succeed.

hardly happily

probably reasonably

7

“Isn’t Miguel, , going to the movies?” Dad asked.

as well as Jose extremely excited

an adventure in 3D his favourite actors

8

Dane won the highland dancing championships .

his proud teacher quite convincingly

his smart costumes clearly very talented

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Whichwordgroupcorrectlycompletesthesentence?

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Martha and Jenny, , are impossible to tell apart.

who are identical twins why they look the same

that is their private joke which is often confusing

2

“ this afternoon?” Stephanie asked.

When is your game Why did you played

Where you are playing Who you playing against

3

Our coach talked with the parent .

that he broke during the game why his son had broken his arm

whose child had broken his arm who were originally from China

4

, I found the test extremely difficult.

Since I work hard Unless I worked hard

Although I studied hard Because I studied for hours

5

, Hayley sat down to drink it.

Unless she was drinking her coffee If she meets her friends for coffee

Where she likes to drink coffee After she paid for her coffee

6

The cricketers were disappointed .

which caused a delay in play why the match was postponed

when heavy rain started falling where the umpires were standing

7

In winter, humpback whales migrate to Australian waters .

which is off Fraser Island what they usually feed on

where the females give birth why they are still endangered

8

Isaac was leading the race .

until he strained his calf muscle while he strained his calf muscle

once his calf muscle was strained since his calf muscle was strained

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seems to make any difference.

Something she does Everything she does

Nothing she is doing Anything she is doing

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Stella didn’t win the semi-final; , she enjoyed the game.

indeed further accordingly nevertheless

2

Kurt was injured; , he missed playing in the final.

therefore although because unless

3

It rained all week; , it cleared up for our bushwalk on the weekend.

besides however furthermore consequently

4

Mihran will have to leave now; , he will be late for school.

unless finally besides otherwise

5

the snow has melted, we will go skiing next weekend.

Whether Though Unless Since

6

Darwin is hot in winter; , Hobart is never hot in winter.

by contrast likewise indeed also

7

Mum said we have to go we are tired or not.

only until because whether

8

we were thirsty, we waited until the water had been boiled.

Although Unless Until Then

9

Julie was the only one living in the house her mother.

also further besides likewise

10

Drinking water every day is healthy it helps to keep us hydrated.

instead however otherwise because

11

Cameron said he can speak French nor Italian.

neither either only also

12

We brought a present for our friends, they said we shouldn’t have.

as well as as soon as even though in order that

13

They are a good team; , they will be hard to beat in the final.

finally namely similarly undoubtedly

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If a fox is hunting for food, it will around.

sniff sniffs sniffed sniffing

2

If Scarlett lived near the cinema, she there more often.

could go will gone will going could gone

3

If Max was at the meeting, he to the organisers.

will be speaking would spoke would speak will spoken

4

If Ricky Ponting is playing, we to the game.

are go will go are gone will going

5

If Samuel lived near a tram stop, he the tram to work.

will catch will caught would catch would be catching

6

“If I were you, the teacher,” Min said.

I’d ask I’ll ask I’d asked I’m asking

7

Stella would have entered the competition if she about it.

had known was known had knowing was knowing

8

If Carolyn is not able to come, they to the beach by themselves.

will go will gone will going gone

9

Reese’s mum always worries if he out late.

stay stays had stayed would stay

10

Harrison would have been at the game if he had about it.

knew know knows known

11

Giusepina to the circus, if she was allowed.

would go might gone should going ought to be gone

12

If I won the award, I it to my father.

would have given would give will given will give

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Whichsentenceiscorrect?

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David’s shoes are larger than his brother.

David’s shoes are larger than his brothers.

David’s shoes are larger than his brother’s.

David’s shoes are larger than his brothers shoes.

2

Claire admires their strength, skill, determination and their spirit.

Claire admires their strength, their skill, determination and spirit.

Claire admires their strength, skill, their determination and spirit.

Claire admires their strength, skill, determination and spirit.

3

Samantha doesn’t like dusting the furniture or to do washing.

Samantha doesn’t like to dust the furniture or do washing.

Samantha doesn’t like dusting the furniture or to do washing.

Samantha doesn’t like to dust the furniture or washing.

4

Alex likes neither to run, nor playing baseball.

Alex likes neither running, nor to play baseball.

Alex likes neither running nor playing baseball.

Alex likes neither to run nor to playing baseball.

5

Aaliyah likes to drink coffee, to talk with her friends and to laugh.

Aaliyah likes drinking coffee, talking with her friends and to laugh.

Aaliyah likes drinking coffee, to talk with her friends and laughing.

Aaliyah likes to drink coffee, talking with her friends and laughing.

6

The Prime Minister promised improving health, reforming education and maintaining jobs.

The Prime Minister promised to improve health, reform education and to maintain jobs.

The Prime Minister promised to improve health, to reform education and maintain jobs.

The Prime Minister promised to improve health, reform education and maintain jobs.

7

What matters most isn’t what you say, but your actions.

What matters most isn’t what you say, but what you do.

What matters most isn’t what you said, but your actions.

What matters most isn’t what you said, but what you do.

8

Three whale species are blue, southern right and humpback.

Three whale species are the blue, southern right and humpback.

Three whale species are the blue, the southern right and humpback.

Three whale species are the blue, the southern right and the humpback.

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“I’ll you a call,” Tamara said to her friend.

do get give make

2

Ernesto an eye over the documents.

cast kept threw looked

3

The burst water pipe major damage to the road.

got made caused presented

4

Mum always comparisons between my sister and me.

has does takes makes

5

Vince asked his friend, Carl, to him a favour.

do get take make

6

Dad said he would a visit to his old school friend.

do get pay keep

7

Charice wanted to a question with the judge.

do pay take raise

8

“I am very upset,” Simone said as she into tears.

blew burst opened reduced

9

It is very important that you your word.

do get keep make

10

Michelle tried to work out the best way to the problem.

take deal have tackle

11

The children were turns on the computer game.

taking saving getting making

12

Giovanni an important role in the success of the soccer team.

made saved played demonstrated

13

Ming-na was aware of the consequences of her actions.

fully badly freely slowly

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Fred played basketball last week and Robert played basketball too.

do did does done

2

Candice has patience, but Craig has no patience.

any few none some

3

Julia has a cat, but Donna doesn’t have a cat.

it one them those

4

“Look at my new pants. Mum bought my new pants yesterday,” Geoff said.

it this that them

5

Our teacher might give us extra homework, but I hope she doesn’t give us extra homework.

so not that some

Whichwordorwordgroupisnotneeded?

6

Charles does not like watching football and neither does Richie like watching football.

7

“How are you going home, Crystal?” Sarah asked. “I’m going by bus,” Crystal answered.

8

“When is our meeting tomorrow?” Frances asked. “It’s on tomorrow at midday,” Vanessa replied.

9

“Have you seen my school bag?” Amit asked. “No, I haven’t seen your school bag,” Kasim said.

10

Alejandro likes to fish, but Hector can’t fish and neither can Manuel.

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The refugees were looking for a safe haven from the war.

refugees were looking safe

2

Alexis wanted to discuss about my plans for the weekend.

discuss about my plans

3

The people were given advance warning of the approaching storm.

advance warning approaching storm

4

Adam said there were not enough in number players.

there not enough in number players

5

We agreed to meet together outside the main gate after the game.

meet together the main gate after the game

6

Martha said she could possibly come with us if her Mum agrees.

possibly come with us her

7

The glass dropped down to the floor and smashed.

dropped down to the floor and smashed

8

The reporter interviewed a live witness to the robbery.

reporter interviewed live witness

9

The students integrated with each other on the first day at the new school.

integrated with each other first the new

10

The people had never before seen a whale so far up the harbour.

had never before far up

11

You should never tell anyone your secret password.

never tell secret password

12

There was an unexpected emergency at school today.

unexpected emergency at school today

13

Everyone in class had to present an oral speech today.

in class to present oral today

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Whichsentencecontainsawordwiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

1

Aunty Eileen worked as a sewer.

The sewer was full of large rats. She complained about the open sewer.

The broken sewer was extremely smelly. His mother taught him to be a good sewer.

2

In China, a chirping cricket in a house is considered good luck.

Some cricket matches are exciting. Only male crickets produce sounds.

Cricket is popular around the world. The cricket players shouted loudly.

3

The produce from the farm was sold at the market.

Local produce is usually fresh. Why did the factory produce cars?

He wanted to produce a new song. Hard work will produce good results.

4

Shane had to tip the sour milk down the sink.

She gave me a tip on the game. The waiter received a large tip.

Tip that soup into those bowls. He broke the tip of the pencil.

5

The mountain range appears blue because of the vapour from the gum trees.

An elephant has a large range. We drove across the steep range.

Their ages range from ten to twelve. This shop has a wide range of shoes.

6

The doctor said I would contract malaria unless I took the medicine.

His contract was renewed. She signed the contract today.

The official contract was released. Be careful not to contract a disease.

7

Ahmed decided to address the issue of the noisy dog.

He wanted to address the class. She gave her friend her address.

We could not find their address. Our address is in the new suburb.

8

The conduct of the class was excellent on the excursion.

Sue will conduct the enquiry. Grant’s conduct is in question.

She will conduct the choir tonight. He is going to conduct the orchestra.

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Which of these is a job?

realist architect kingdom friendship

2

Which of these is a place?

country television adventure government

3

Which of these is a physical state of a person?

news healthy geology furniture

4

Which word shows a certain direction?

distance compass geography homeward

5

Which of these is an adjective (describing word)?

wool fruity angler colour

Aprefixgoesatthefrontofaword.Whichprefixgivestheoppositemeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthesentence?

6

Dominic’s behaviour was legal.

il un dis non

7

The government introduced strict pollution laws.

in un dis anti-

8

The people who had never been to school were literate.

il un dis non

9

It was an extremely exciting match.

il un dis non

10

The secretary read the report in the filing cabinet.

in un dis mis

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Troy was an active member of the club.

in un dis non

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1

Brendon was unkind towards his sister.

caring loving generous inconsiderate

2

Nathanial tried to remember what happened at school yesterday.

study recall resolve understand

3

Henrietta’s parents taught her to speak properly.

correctly forcefully stutteringly considerably

4

Alexander the Great defeated his Persian enemies.

fought invaded survived conquered

5

Callum had to hide the truth from his friend.

tell speak conceal disclose

6

The police told the protestors that their activity was unlawful.

illegal irregular accidental dangerous

7

Margaret wasted no time in getting ready.

had took consumed squandered

8

Pelicans are abundant in some areas of Australia.

rare plentiful threatened endangered

9

“Please stop whingeing or we’ll go home,” Mum said.

complaining commenting questioning discussing

10

The detectives suspected the butler committed the crime.

carried out covered up revealed hid

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The tiger is a fierce predator.

brave strong fearful ferocious

12

The family were worried when they heard the news.

sad angry anxious interested

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1

The family tried hard to save water.

keep store waste conserve

2

Steve was used to receiving compliments.

praise insults flattery admiration

3

Benji has learned to trust his friend.

detrust untrust distrust maltrust

4

Indigo was very optimistic about the future.

realistic positive favourable pessimistic

5

Thomas wanted to criticise his brother, but decided it would not help.

fault judge praise condemn

6

Donald can throw a javelin further than Fred.

nearer farther greater advanced

7

Georgina’s smile was false.

ugly wrong insincere sincere

8

The artist wanted to destroy her early paintings.

ruin spoil restore demolish

9

Vanessa likes to eat sweet things.

chocolate sugary tasty sour

10

The outer protective layer was rigid.

flexible normal strong stiff

11

Christine’s dog is very energetic.

boisterous lethargic vigorous powerful

12

The children eagerly prepared for the school concert.

happily obviously reluctantly energetically

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

1

Dora was in trouble with her parents, but she only received a slap on the wrist.

hit to her hand light punishment

shocking punishment something that was hard to handle

2

The police almost believed the robber until he made a slip of the tongue.

big fuss rude noise serious argument careless comment

3

Fiona eventually got a taste of her own medicine.

to give her own advice bitter taste in her mouth

to receive the treatment she gave others some medicine that she made

4

Krishna knew the game would go right down to the wire.

be close be one-sided be postponed be controversial

5

Graham did an about face on the proposal.

refused to look at was very difficult changed his mind put on an angry face

6

When Dina offered to help, she only added fuel to the fire.

became dangerous made matters worse

burned up her opportunity changed the circumstances

7

We were sure Yuri was barking up the wrong tree with his questions.

being noisy keeping busy being aggressive making a mistake

8

Ben didn’t like what he was asked to do because it went against the grain.

inconvenienced him was the opposite of what he would have done

caused painful splinters was risky

9

Nigel told Kathy to stop beating around the bush and start working.

wasting time bushwalking making excuses promoting herself

10

Gina had to bite her tongue when she heard what Vera said about her.

speak properly respond quickly choose her words stop herself talking

11

Tiffany told us her new car cost an arm and a leg.

a minor amount a lot of money an emotional cost an irreplaceable body part

12

No-one believes Brandon anymore because he always cries wolf.

raises false alarms daydreams acts aggressively howls like a wolf

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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.

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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


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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ReadThe pet parrot.Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

The pet parrot

1

My pet parrot is very intellagant .

2

It likes to purch on my shoulder.

3

I wear a black pach over my eye.

4

My parrot sings as I bury our tresure .

Eachsentencehasaspellingmistakethathasbeencircled.Writethecorrectspellingofeachcircledwordinthebox.

5

A bird flew up to the bow of the tree.

6

A gentle brese rippled the surface of the water.

7

The two classes had to merje into one.

8

The aplors at the end of the concert was very loud.

9

Dad grows beautiful orkids in huge pots.

10

The dog was whinning for its food.

11

Animals should never be kruily treated.

12

“ Yure coming with us, aren’t you?” Tom asked.

13

The nossel on the garden hose suddenly came off.

14

Damian likes to eat blueberrys in summer.

15

Isla is a relyable girl.

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ReadMy teacher.Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

My teacher

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My teacher, Ms Smith, is friendly, helpful and really pateint.

17

She is never grouchie and always gives everyone assistance.

18

The assistant principal says her class has the noisyiest students.

19

Ms Smith has tort us lots of vocabulary, grammar and maths.

Eachsentencehasonespellingmistake.Writethecorrectspellinginthebox.

20

The carnivorus animals preyed upon the herbivores.

21

The famous sportsman wrote a lengthy autobiografee.

22

Spies disgise themselves quickly to avoid attention.

23

She was undoutidly the country’s best scientific researcher.

24

The inviromental impact of pollution is enormous.

25

The young children broke their scatebords at the park.

26

Several bickit crumbs were scattered across the carpet.

27

We got a pleasant suprize when our team scored.

28

The accident occured at the dangerous intersection.

29

Eight tourists bought the scenik postcards from the shop.

30

A fisician has a professional duty to avoid causing harm.

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ReadWhale watching.Somewordsandpunctuationhavebeenleftout.Whichwordsandpunctuationcorrectlycompleteeachsentence?

Whale watching

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went whale watching.

Mum Dad Jim Zoe and John

Mum, Dad Jim Zoe and John

Mum, Dad, Jim, Zoe and John

Mum, Dad, Jim Zoe, and John

32

for an hour before they saw some whales.

They went around hervey Bay,

They went around Hervey Bay,

They went around Hervey Bay

They went around Hervey bay

33

“Did you remember to take your Dad asked.

travel sickness tablets kids?”

travel sickness tablets, kids?”

travel sickness, tablets kids?”

travel, sickness tablets, kids?”

34

Suddenly, John screamed, “Look at that

huge whale”

huge whale.”

huge whale!”

huge whale?”

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Which words correctly complete the sentence?

We went to see movie. movie was fantastic.

the A

a The

the An

an The

36

Which sentence is correct?

We need any sugar.

They need any bread.

We don’t need any coffee.

They don’t need some milk.

37


Kahlil doesn’t like dancing and I don’t like it .

as well

either

also

too

38

Which words correctly complete the sentence?

The girls are going to the beach now it is hot;

, you will have to hurry to go with them.

besides finally

whether besides

because therefore

certainly however

39

Which sentence shows that Trish is very surprised?

“It is you,” Trish said.

“It is you?” Trish said.

“It is you . . .” Trish said.

“It is you!” Trish said.

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Which sentence gives an opinion?

The director is an American.

I wrote a review of the film.

That film was very boring.

The characters are adults.

41

Which of these is correct?

Steve caught a slender, beautiful, non-venomous, green tree snake.

Steve caught a non-venomous, green, beautiful, slender tree snake.

Steve caught a beautiful, slender, green, non-venomous tree snake.

Steve caught a green, non-venomous, slender, beautiful tree snake.

42

Which word is a noun (naming word)?

By the time the plane landed, the fire engines were waiting on the tarmac.

43

What is the correct location of the comma ( , ) in the sentence?

Dad said, “Please eat Jess, because we must go now.”

44


“Jack, please go to the shop and buy two kilos of ,” Mum said.

breads

sugars

apples

coffees

45


“Gerard shows well above his age,” the teacher said.

mature

maturity

maturely

maturing

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The children played by in the park all day.

itself

ourselves

yourselves

themselves

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mother is a dentist.

Skyes’ and Giselles’

Skye’s and Giselle’s

Skye and Giselle’s

Skye and Giselles’

48


“ lunch is this on the table?” Mum asked.

Who

What

Whom

Whose

49

Which of these is correct?

Canberra is near the Lake George.

Adelaide is near the Kangaroo Island.

Birdsville is near the Simpson Desert.

Gold Coast is near the South Stradbroke Island.

50


The black smoke from the bushfire could be seen the horizon.

away

over

through

between

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

My great uncle, the famous writer, won first prize on the weekend.

52


Janelle ate eggs than her brother Kane.

less

few

lesser

fewer

53


Sandra live in Canberra when she was a teenager.

shall

should

used to

ought to

54


Selma likes reading and I like it .

too

also

either

neither

55

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

Peter decided to call on his swimming coach from his childhood.

visit

improve

investigate

quickly examine

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Neither my mother nor yours able to work in the school canteen.

is

am

are

were

57

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

Geoff usually does swimming training before school.

always

ordinarily

sometimes

occasionally

58


“Everyone played in our final game,” the coach said.

best

well

good

more better

59

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

Jason eventually replied after taking a while to think that he would be unable to come.

eventually replied

after taking a while to think

that he would

unable to come

60

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

just before midday

By the time the storm came, the game was over and the children had gone home.

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Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

, I found the exam extremely difficult.

Since I work hard

Unless I worked hard

Although I studied hard

Because I studied for hours

62

Which sentence is correct?

Jonathon doesn’t like cleaning the house or to do washing.

Jonathon doesn’t like to clean the house or doing the washing.

Jonathon doesn’t like cleaning the house or doing the washing.

Jonathon doesn’t like to clean the house or washing.

63

Where should the missing comma ( , ) go in the sentence?

Our seas have several types of game fish but I prefer catching marlin and tuna.

64

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

Fiona has patience, but Chris has no patience.

any

few

none

some

65

Which word is not needed?

The people were given advance warning of the approaching storm.

advance

warning

approaching

storm

66

A prefix goes at the front of a word. Which prefix gives the opposite meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?

The children who had never been to school were literate.

il

un

dis

non

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Read The camping trip. Some words have been left out. Which word group correctly completes the sentence?

The camping trip

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The boys to go on a camping trip.

were decides

have decided

deciding

decides

68

They carefully packed everything; , they forgot the insect repellent.

Otherwise

moreover

however

instead

69

“Ouch! I’m ,” Danny said slapping his arm.

been bite

being biting

been bitten

being bitten

70

“ the insect spray?” Josh asked.

Did we pack

Have we packs

Did we packing

Where we packed

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AnswersPAGE10–TESTS1 1 drill 2 choked 3 goodbye 4 bright 5 block 6 obey 7 waste 8 kit 9 rail 10 niece 11 flag 12 bruise 13 fold 14 guide 15 theme 16 steam 17 eight 18 stump 19 read 20 drugs

PAGE11–TESTS2 1 yarn 2 purr 3 worm 4 hire5 fearful6 sneer7 bear8 hoarse9 blurt10 urge11 shark12 whirled13 burst14 search15 wharf16 jerk17 nerve18 purse19 porch20 earn

PAGE12–TESTS31 bough2 paws3 reins4 laugh5 whole6 calm7 aisle8 thought9 signs10 sauce11 growl12 foil13 cause14 cough15 brought16 palm17 drown18 roost19 dawn20 height

PAGE13–TESTS41 breeze2 gloves3 creep4 suit5 wheel6 pranced7 choose8 pear9 squid10 August11 paint

12 shield13 float14 couch15 threw16 crime17 thrust18 width19 though20 whistle

PAGE14–TESTS51 geography2 cymbals3 canyon4 apologised5 creases6 October7 giraffes8 cursed9 cents10 merge11 garage12 crayons13 piece14 gymnasium15 cereal16 cablecar17 guide18 excitement19 sponge20 imagination

PAGE15–TESTS61 fuzz2 platform3 brake4 chimneys5 chorus6 precious7 spaghetti8 applause9 scarf10 machinery11 glaciers12 climbed13 problem14 wrinkles15 squash16 crack17 stapler18 blast19 crib20 treasure

PAGE16–TESTS71 mattresses2 syrup3 squirmed4 latch5 throat6 sympathy7 stitches8 threw9 castle10 spread11 describe12 earthquake13 implement14 sprawl15 scroll16 spree17 chronic18 shrivel19 attempt20 physician

PAGE17–TESTS81 Christmas2 aisle3 wreck4 would5 tombs6 orchid7 islands8 sword9 knuckles10 fasten11 autumn12 stomach13 doubt14 scenic15 nestled16 campaign17 whose18 chemical19 assignment20 knitted

PAGE18–TESTS91 knotted2 skated3 whining4 licked5 dotted6 sliding7 mixed8 coughing9 cheering10 boiled11 wagged12 Quitting / quitting13 remembered14 marking15 flooded16 stroking17 beginning18 developing19 occurred20 wasting

PAGE19–TESTS101 misbehave2 preschool3 nonfiction4 disobeys5 triplets6 enforce7 octagon8 greasy9 transmit10 cruelly11 edible12 recapture13 exceed14 binoculars15 submerged16 dirtiest17 laziness18 merciless19 inflexible20 unique

PAGE20–TESTS111 business2 You’re / you’re3 wrote4 We’d / we’d5 receive6 prey7 distance8 she’ll9 beautiful

10 shoulders11 Thursday12 juice13 mustn’t14 echo15 shouldn’t16 quiz17 surprise18 couldn’t19 it’s20 their

PAGE21–TESTS121 odour2 equator3 instrument4 oxygen5 nozzle6 voyage7 cheque8 sausage9 nephew10 author11 audience12 library13 democracy14 orchestra15 ocean16 journey17 colleague18 occupation19 announcement20 biscuit

PAGE22–TESTS131 Marie’s2 drawers3 tomatoes4 berries5 oysters6 desserts7 sandwiches8 women’s9 souvenirs10 valleys11 cupboards12 wolves13 pioneers14 band’s15 thieves16 boys’17 ledges18 cartridges19 flashes20 dog’s

PAGE23–TESTS141 successful2 giggly3 reliable4 familiar5 enormous6 triangular7 weird8 unforeseen9 disappointing10 noticeable11 magical12 smoky13 noisiest14 temporary15 audible16 bizarre17 glamorous18 mysterious19 independent20 environmental

PAGE24–TESTS151 threw2 adequately3 chosen4 guessed5 excitedly6 admits7 obediently8 hurries9 occasionally10 destroy11 moisten12 patiently13 disguised14 ceased15 violently16 intrigued17 occurred18 strongly19 Unfortunately20 screeches

PAGE25–TESTS161 perimeter2 monorail3 December4 octopus5 multiply6 supervision7 mythology8 centimetre9 initials10 hydrogen11 manuscript12 intermission13 malnutrition14 millionaire15 polyester16 dialogue17 microscope18 autobiography19 consequence20 antiseptic

PAGE26–TESTS171 laughter2 expression3 tongue4 invisible5 exceptional6 conclusion7 handkerchief8 precious9 auction10 opportunity11 inspection12 pursuit13 behaviour14 courageous15 camouflage16 assistance17 dissolve18 carnivorous19 nuisance20 tragic

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TESTP11 Tammy went to Fraser

Island.2 Prince of Persia is a movie.3 I saw the Royal Exhibition

Building.4 We drove to Cape York

Peninsula.5 Jim lives in Port Arthur,

Tasmania.6 eastern 7 wombats 8 Have 9 Mars10 New

PAGE28–TESTP21 “Lyn?” Emma said.2 “I’m playing!” Jett said.3 “This is mine . . .” Tia said.4 “I said that?” Kay said.5 “It is you!” Hank said.6 full stop ( . )7 question mark ( ? )8 full stop ( . )9 exclamation mark ( ! )10 full stop ( . )

PAGE29–TESTP31 Mum bought a dozen

oranges, six apples and two peaches at the shop.

2 Mrs Lee, the new coach, spoke to the team in the rooms before the game today.

3 John said, “Please drink, Mum, because we have to go now.”

4 I would like to take you, however, I have promised to take Jacinta to the river.

5 During our excursion to Canberra, we went to the War Memorial and Parliament House.

6 The teacher told us to take out our books, pencils and rulers, and start working.

7 “Look at that tree kangaroo,” our wildlife guide, Alan, said.

8 Before we left, we packed our food, tent, sleeping bags and clothes.

PAGE30–TESTP41 I’ll2 boy’s3 What’ve4 Blake and Narelle’s5 They’d6 women’s7 Natalie’s decided to let her

friends invite their brothers and sisters.

8 “Those fishing rods aren’t ours or theirs; they’re Sean’s,” Rory said.

9 My sisters have white cars, but my two brothers’ cars are red.

10 “They’ll win this weekend if all the boys and girls in the teams play well,” Dad said.

11 “The lions, seals and meerkats haven’t been fed yet,” Caitlin said.

PAGE31–TESTP51 fifty-five2 right-handed3 great-uncle4 high-rise 5 grape-growing 6 hair-raising7 Ten-year-old 8 step-by-step 9 brothers-in-law10 down-to-earth

PAGE32–TESTP61 1253 metres 2 paper folding 3 $200 0004 1914–1918 5 after taking a minute to

think 6 The deserts of North

America contain many deep canyons and tall cacti (desert plants).

7 The Bungle Bungle Range (in the Kimberly Region) is an amazing geological formations in Australia.

8 The scientific report makes several references to solutions (see page 88).

9 Morgan said she would like to help (which is like her) before she swept the classroom.

10 The sitar (a plucked stringed instrument) is mainly used in Hindustani classical music.

PAGE33–TESTP71 Will said, “I love baseball.”2 “Do you know?” Zoe

asked.3 Jade yelled, “Why did you

go?”4 “There’s my bag,” Louella

said.5 Tran shouted, “They’re

here!”6 “That ball,” he said, “is

hers.”7 “I scored more than you,

Priya,” Chad said with a smirk.

8 Lee called his mate, Gavin, and said, “I’m not allowed to come over.”

9 “Catch it!” Ryan yelled, as Damian sprinted towards the ball.

10Merilee shouted excitedly to her friend, “I’ve got our concert tickets, Coral!”

11 At sunset, Tim said to his brother, Bryan, “It’s about time we went home.”

PAGE34–TESTG11 A bird chirped.2 More graphics are available.3 Pearls come from oysters.4 The locksmith came.5 Dinosaurs ran over soft

mud.6 Kyle has an amazing

skateboard.7 Rita gave us a suggestion.8 Is there an Alonso in your

team?9 An Egyptian tomb was

found.10 Marcus made the

appointment.11 Palmerston is near Darwin.

PAGE35–TESTG21 We will go to the barbecue.2 “I want to play for

Australia!” Dora said.3 Wait here until I get back.4 Keep your eye on the ball.5 Hestia met a friend at the

shop.6 That book was very boring.7 He took weeks to finish

eating.8 “That’s great!” Jamie said.9 Ben is somewhat pleased.10 The horse has a chestnut

coat.

PAGE36–TESTG31 Dad bought a large, old

watercolour painting.2 Archie and Zane were both

very confident.3 Which of these surfboards

do you like the best?4 Delilah received a text

message on her mobile phone.

5 The family nibbled the delicious, freshly roasted, cashew nuts.

6 Mei always looks at least twice before crossing a road.

7 The children often play computer games after school.

8 Damian held the beautiful, massive, brown, non-venomous python.

PAGE37–TESTG41 a leopard2 a brilliant film3 an angelfish4 an unsightly mess5 Please get an autograph.6 There is a fork on the table.7 Joel lives in the United States.8 Cairns is near the Great

Barrier Reef.9 He has a university degree.10 The surfboard is good, isn’t

it?11 He climbed Mount Buller.12 I ate a meal in town.13 She is a Geography teacher.14 Tran has an MP3.15 Marina has a unicorn poster.

PAGE38–TESTG51 time2 tie3 Louise4 iceberg5 hostels6 women7 igloos8 moose9 apples10 mainland

PAGE39–TESTG61 cloud2 pride3 bale4 queue5 plague6 foal7 gang8 school9 punnet10 suit11 collection12 fledgling13 fawn

PAGE40–TESTG71 belief2 feelings3 Loyalty4 maturity5 peace6 skill7 Success8 truth9 balance10 annoyance11 justice12 impression13 friendship

PAGE41–TESTG81 one2 many3 a lot of4 some5 many6 plenty of7 many8 lot9 much10 Several11 many12 some13 any

PAGE42–TESTG91 us2 You3 mine4 it5 himself6 themselves7 those8 No-one9 me10 I11 one’s12 whose13 Who

PAGE43–TESTG101 its2 him3 lady4 Whose5 Something6 boy7 none8 myself9 him10 your11 they12 himself

PAGE44–TESTG111 All2 sufficient3 this4 more5 Neither6 large7 huge8 good9 muddy10 nearby

PAGE45–TESTG121 foul2 bitter3 tinkling4 sticky5 elegant6 upset7 gloomy8 crinkled9 gurgling

10 sour11 putrid12 excited13 spicy

PAGE46–TESTG131 cheaper2 worst3 most successful4 faster5 more6 best7 fewer8 less9 more interesting10 better11 tallest12 smartest13 elder

PAGE47–TESTG141 on2 against3 during4 until5 from6 beneath7 around8 among9 during10 against11 adjacent12 between13 behind

PAGE48–TESTG151 are herding2 chose to use3 fallen4 forgive5 have bitten6 did tell7 eaten8 watches9 will go10 be playing11 was jogging12 will have lived13 broke

PAGE49–TESTG161 can’t2 used to3 could4 wouldn’t5 May6 must7 will8 shouldn’t9 might10 ought11 can’t12 Shall13 Would

PAGE50–TESTG171 paid a visit2 decide3 visit4 got permission to leave5 encountered6 kept up7 puts out8 passed out9 got through10 gave back

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TESTG181 was2 is3 did4 are going5 children6 is7 is planning to take8 were watching9 deer10 spoke11 man12 is

PAGE52–TESTG191 ordinarily2 nearly3 frequently4 certainly5 very6 well7 There8 poorly9 since10 enough

PAGE53–TESTG201 When the train arrived

just before midnight, the children were exhausted and most had fallen asleep.

2 Drawing on all her strength, Peppi plunged like a polar bear into the icy water and began swimming.

3 The Voyager space missions were designed to study Jupiter and Saturn and the outer solar system through unmanned scientific probes.

4 The agitated man shouted loudly and aggressively at the referee, saying he should get his eyes tested.

5 about a prince and a dragon

6 happily7 as well as Jose8 quite convincingly

PAGE54–TESTG211 who are identical twins2 When is your game3 whose child had broken

his arm4 Although I studied hard5 After she paid for her

coffee6 when heavy rain started

falling7 where the females give

birth8 until he strained his calf

muscle9 Nothing she is doing

PAGE55–TESTG221 nevertheless2 therefore3 however4 otherwise5 Unless6 by contrast7 whether8 Although9 besides10 because11 neither12 even though13 undoubtedly

PAGE56–TESTG231 sniff2 could go3 would speak4 will go5 would catch6 I’d ask7 had known8 will go9 stays10 known11 would go12 would give

PAGE57–TESTG241 David’s shoes are larger

than his brother’s.2 Claire admires

their strength, skill, determination and spirit.

3 Samantha doesn’t like to dust the furniture or do washing.

4 Alex likes neither running nor playing baseball.

5 Aaliyah likes to drink coffee, to talk with her friends and to laugh.

6 The Prime Minister promised to improve health, reform education and maintain jobs.

7 What matters most isn’t what you say, but what you do.

8 Three whale species are the blue, the southern right and the humpback.

PAGE58–TESTG251 give2 cast3 caused4 makes5 do6 pay7 raise8 burst9 keep10 tackle11 taking12 played13 fully

PAGE59–TESTG261 did2 none3 one4 them5 not6 like watching football7 I’m going8 It’s on tomorrow9 seen your school bag10 fish

PAGE60–TESTG271 safe2 about3 advance4 in number5 together6 possibly7 down8 live9 with each other10 before11 secret12 unexpected13 oral

PAGE61–TESTG281 His mother taught him to

be a good sewer.2 Only male crickets

produce sounds.3 Local produce is usually

fresh.4 Tip that soup into those

bowls.5 We drove across the steep

range.6 Be careful not to contract

a disease.7 He wanted to address the

class.8 Grant’s conduct is in

question.

PAGE62–TESTG291 architect2 country3 healthy4 homeward5 fruity6 il7 anti-8 il9 un10 mis11 in

PAGE63–TESTG301 inconsiderate2 recall3 correctly4 conquered5 conceal6 illegal7 squandered8 plentiful9 complaining10 carried out11 ferocious12 anxious

PAGE64–TESTG311 waste2 insults3 distrust4 pessimistic5 praise6 nearer7 sincere8 restore9 sour10 flexible11 lethargic12 reluctantly

PAGE65–TESTG321 light punishment2 careless comment3 to receive the treatment

she gave others4 be close5 changed his mind6 made matters worse7 making a mistake8 was the opposite of what

he would have done9 wasting time10 stop herself talking11 a lot of money12 raises false alarms

PAGE66–NAPLAN*-STyLEPRACTiCETEST P1 cat P2 small P3 Where is the dog? P4 children P5 bigP6 Lachlan has finished his

homework. He is outside playing with the dog.

PAGE681 intelligent2 perch3 patch4 treasure5 bough6 breeze7 merge8 applause9 orchids10 whining11 cruelly12 You’re13 nozzle14 blueberries15 reliable16 patient17 grouchy18 noisiest19 taught20 carnivorous21 autobiography22 disguise23 undoubtedly24 environmental25 skateboards26 biscuit27 surprise28 occurred29 scenic30 physician31 Mum, Dad, Jim, Zoe and

John32 They went around Hervey

Bay33 travel sickness tablets,

kids?”34 huge whale!”35 a The36 We don’t need any coffee.37 either38 because therefore39 “It is you!” Trish said.40 That film was very boring.41 Steve caught a beautiful,

slender, green, non-venomous tree snake.

42 time43 Dad said, “Please eat, Jess,

because we must go now.”44 apples45 maturity46 themselves47 Skye and Giselle’s48 Whose49 Birdsville is near the

Simpson Desert.50 over51 My great-uncle, the

famous writer, won first prize on the weekend.

52 fewer53 used to54 too55 visit56 is57 ordinarily58 well

59 Jason eventually replied (after taking a while to think) that he would be unable to come.

60 By the time the storm came, just before midday, the game was over and the children had gone home.

61 Although I studied hard62 Jonathon doesn’t like

cleaning the house or doing the washing.

63 Our seas have several types of game fish, however I prefer catching marlin and tuna.

64 none65 advance66 il67 have decided68 however69 being bitten70 Did we pack

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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.

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

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