year 10 english practice test

Alternative Education Equivalency Scheme (AEES)

YEAR 10 ENGLISH

Practice TestVersion 01

Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) AssessmentsYear 10 English - Version 01

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Practice Test Instructions 1. Thereare50questionsinthisPracticetest(and50questionsinthefinaltest).

2. TherearefouralternativeanswersmarkedA,B,CandDforeveryquestion.

3. EveryquestionhasonlyONEcorrectanswer.

4. Enteryouranswerselectionontheanswersheetprovidednexttothequestionnumber.

Example:

Question1. ThecorrectspellingofthecapitalcityofAustraliais...

a. Cannberra.b. Canbirra.c. Canburau.d. Canberra.

ThecorrectanswerisCanberrawhichisprintednexttoD.

Enter‘D’ontheAnswerSheetnextto‘Question1’asfollows:

Question 1. D

Question 2.

5. Makesureyoumarkyouransweragainstthecorrespondingquestionontheanswer sheetprovided,especiallyifyouskipbetweenquestions.

6. Giveyourself30minutestocompletethePracticeTest(asthereare30minutesinthe finaltest).

Wesuggestsettingupatestenvironmentandtimingyourselfsoit’ssimilartothefinal test.

7. Donotwastetimeifyoudonotknowtheanswer.Moveontothenextquestionandifyou havetimeattheendofthetest,gobacktothequestionsyouskipped.

8. Workasquicklyandaccuratelyasyoucan.

9. Toobtainanaccurateresult,a dictionary and other resources or devices should NOT be used for this Practice test.

10. Afteryoufinishthetest,usetheAnswerKeyprovidedtocheckyouranswers.

11. ThescoreyouachieveonthePracticetestisanindicationonlyofhowyoumayperform onthefinaltest.

12. ThePracticetestscorecannotbeusedinplaceofsittingthefinaltest.

13. ThetopicslistedontheAnswerKeycangiveyouanindicationoftheareasyou canimprove.

Alternative Education Equivalency (AEE) AssessmentsYear 10 English - Version 01 of 16

Question 1 Thefollowingsentencehasanerrorinpunctuation.Whichwordshouldhaveafull-stop afteritinsteadofacomma?

That student,theonewiththelaptop,isworkingreallyhard,sheshouldgetanA+,orat leastanA.

a. student,b. laptop,c. hard,d. A+,

Question 2 Selectthewordthatcorrectlycompletesthefollowingsentence.

LeeandIhavedecidedthat_______goingtocomewithyouonthetrip.

a. whereb. we’rec. wered. wear

Question 3 Selectthecorrectlyspeltword.

a. occurred b. ocurred c. occured d. ocured

Question 4 Whichofthefollowingwordshasanincorrectending?

a. impossibleb. incrediblec. invisibled. incapible

Question 5 Formacoherentsentencefromthefollowingjumbledsentence.Whichsectionshould comelast?

cookdinner/likesto/forme/myMum

a. cookdinnerb. likestoc. formed. myMum

Question 6 Oneofthefollowingsentencescontainsanerrorinpunctuation.Selecttheunderlined wordwiththeerror.

Itseasytobewiseaftersomethingbadhashappened,likeahouseburningdown becausetheownerswouldn’tchecktheirsmokealarms.Lotsofpeopleforgetthissmall task.

a. Its b. happenedc. wouldn’td. lots


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Question 7 Whichoptionbest combinesthefollowingtwosentencesintoasinglesentence?

IdidnotthinkthatIwouldpassthetest.

TheteachergavemeanA+.

a. IdidnotthinkthatIwouldpassthetestortheteachergavemeanA+.b. IdidnotthinkthatIwouldpassthetestbuttheteachergavemeanA+.c. IdidnotthinkthatIwouldpassthetesthowtheteachergavemeanA+.d. IdidnotthinkthatIwouldpassthetestwhytheteachergavemeanA+.

Question 8 Selecttheunderlinedwordthatisspeltincorrectly.

Thepublicarguement caused excitementinthecrowd,butthenewspapersexaggerated whathadbeenafascinatingdebate.

a. arguementb. excitementc. exaggeratedd. fascinating

Question 9 Whichofthefollowingwordsusestheprefix‘dis’toformtheoppositemeaning?

a. applyb. respectc. fortuned. caution

Question 10 Inwhichsentenceistheapostrophe(‘)usedincorrectly?

a. Hersister’salllivecloseby.b. Itwasn’tfunbeingaloneforsolong.c. They’renotcomingtonight.d. Theboy’sbicyclewasstolen.

Question 11 Whichoptionbest combinesthefollowingtwosentencesintoasingle sentence?

Thefirewasburningbrightly.

Tomwasaddingmorewoodtokeepitablaze.

a. Howeverthefirewasburningbrightly,Tomwasaddingmorewoodtokeepitablaze.b. Tomwasaddingmorewoodtokeepitablazenearthefirewasburningbrightly.c. ThefirewasburningbrightlyuntilTomwasaddingmorewoodtokeepitablaze.d. Althoughthefirewasburningbrightly,Tomwasaddingmorewoodtokeepitablaze.

Question 12 Whichofthefollowingsentencescorrectlyusesaquestionmark?

a. Heneverstopsaskingmethatquestion?b. MyemailneverworkswhenIneeditthemost?c. I’msureI’llbethereonSaturday?d. Willyoubegoinghometoday?


Question 13 Whichoptionbestcombinesthefollowingtwosentencesintoasinglesentence?

Thedogwastired.

Helaydownbythefire.

a. Thedogwastiredbecausehelaydownbythefire.b. Thedogwastiredhowhelaydownbythefire.c. Thedogwastiredsohelaydownbythefire.d. Thedogwastiredwhichhelaydownbythefire.

Question 14 What is the toneofthefollowingsentence?

“Weknewyoucoulddoit!”

a. boredb. praisingc. curious d. complaining

Question 15 Selectthewordthatbestcompletesthefollowingsentence.

Withalltheattentioninthemediathesedays,it’shardtoignoretheevidencethatclimate change_______becomeoneofthebiggestproblemsofthecentury.

a. wasb. has c. did d. have

Question 16 Whichsentencewouldbethebestendtothefollowingparagraph?

Inthedistance,therumbleofthethundercouldbeheard.Flashesoflightninglitupthe skyandthetemperaturewasdroppingquickly.Thewindshooktheleavesfromthetrees.

a. Overheadthestarsweretwinklingintheclearsky.b. Theskywasblueaboveusandthesunshonebrightly.c. Thegatheringstormcloudsweredarkandheavy.d. Thegrassswayedgentlyinthebreeze.

Question 17 Whichofthefollowingisthebest substitutefortheunderlinedword?

Asfarasmusicisconcerned,RobbieWilliamshasfarexceededwhathecouldeverhave achievedaspartofagroup.

a. inventedb. capturedc. appreciatedd. surpassed


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Question 18 Whichofthefollowingisthebest substitutefortheunderlinedword?

Somehabitsaretooentrenchedtochange.

a. controllingb. defended c. establishedd. restricted

Question19 Selectthecorrectlyspeltword.

a. neccesaryb. necessaryc. necesaryd. necessarry

Question 20 Selectthecorrectlyspeltword.

a. seperateb. separatec. sepperated. sepirate

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Read the following passage and answer questions 21-29.

Thebestproblemsareobviousandpressing.Aproblemthatisdauntingbutgradual,andcomplex,islikelytoinduceworryandhopelessness,butlittleaction.

SoitiswiththeEarth’sbiodiversityproblems.Speciesarebeingmadeextinctatanalarmingrate.Halftheworld’sspeciesmaybeatriskasmandestroyssomehabitatsandpollutesothers.Butthisproblemisalsogradual.Theworldislosingperhaps1.8percentofitsforestseachyear,whichiscripplingtheplanetslowlybutdoesnotcreateasenseofimmediatecriticalrisk,necessarytodriveaction.

Thisrateofextinction,asquickaslightningintermsofthehistoryoftheplanet,andasslowasoldagecreepsuponanindividualhumanbeing,isoneofthereasonswhyeffortstosavetheworld’sspecieshavebeensointermittentandfeeble.Butthepredominantreasonthatoureffortshavenotbeenmoreconcertedisourthoughtlessattitudetowardsnaturalhabitatsandecosystemsthataredevastatedtomeettherelentlesseconomicanddemographicforces:risingpopulationsandtheruthlessstrivingforhigherlivingstandards.

Question 21 Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebest titleforthispassage?

a. NoRiskofGlobalCatastropheb. NaturalHabitatsThreatenRisingPopulationsc. EcosystemsUnderThreatd. HowtoSolveProblems

Question 22 Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestsummaryofthispassage?

a. Problemsthatdevelopsuddenlyarelesslikelytobesolved.b. Naturalhabitatsarebeingdestroyedtosavetheworld’sspecies.c. Theproblemsthattheplanetfacesarenotcriticalenoughtotakeaction.d. Speciesarethreatenedbymankindruiningtheplanetgradually.

Question 23 Accordingtothewriter,theEarth’sgreatestenemyis...

a. thoughtlessness.b. worry.c. complexity.d. hopelessness.

Question 24 What is the main idea ofthepassage?

a. Speciesareunderthreatofextinctionatanalarmingrate.b. Man’sindividuallifetimeisnotlongenoughtosolvetheworld’sproblems.c. Naturalhabitatsarecausingproblemsforhigherlivingstandards.d. Problemsthataregradualandcomplexhavenosolution.

Question 25 In thewriter’s opinionthebestproblemstoresolvearethosethatare....

a. clearandurgentb. complexandchallengingc. seriousandprolongedd. feebleandthoughtless


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Question 26 Thewriterreferstoeconomic forceswhichrelateto...

a. overcrowdedandpollutedcities.b. pressuresofincreasinglivingstandards.c. problemsthataredauntingandpressing.d. thehistoryoftheplanet.

Question 27 Whentheproblemisdauntingthismeansthattheproblemis..

a. intimidatingbecauseofthecomplexity.b. toocomplextoconsiderglobalaction.c. infrequentandnotanimmediatepriority.d. causedbyunidentifiablefactors.

Question 28 Thewriteruseswordssuchaspressing, daunting, crisis whichrevealsanattitudeto thesubjectasoneof...

a. interest. b. annoyance.c. powerlessness.d. seriousness.

Question 29 Whichgroupofwordsbestdescribesfeeble?

a. seldomandtrivialb. weakandinadequatec. slowandirregulard. timidanduneasy

Question 30 Theprincipalofacollegehastomakeanannouncement.Whichofthefollowing sentencesshouldbeannouncedfirst?

a. ThecompetitionisopentoallstudentsinAustralia.b. Allentriesmustbesubmittedbeforetheendofthemonth.c. Theclosingdayforthecompetitionhasbeenpostponed.d. Thisstillleavesenoughtimeforthosewhostillwishtoenter.

Question 31 Whichofthefollowingisthebestopeningsentencefortheparagraphbelow?

Comparedtoabundantandaccessiblefoodssuchasinsects,grassorleaves,meatis scarce.Socatshavetobewell-equippedtolocatetheirpreywithoutbeingdetected themselves.

a. Theycanbesleeklikethecheetah,orfluffylikeakitten.b. Catsaresupremelywelladaptedathuntingfortheirmeals.c. Allcatshaveasimilarbuildandtheysharecertainfelinetraits.d. Regardlessofspecies,allcatsenjoyasleepinacomfortable,sunnyspot.


Question 32 Whichofthefollowingisgrammaticallycorrect?

a. Thisisthewomanwhomotherwonthelotterylastweek.b. Thisisthewomanwhommotherwonthelotterylastweek.c. Thisisthewomanwhichmotherwonthelotterylastweek.d. Thisisthewomanwhosemotherwonthelotterylastweek.

Question 33 Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosestinmeaningtoample?

a. affectionateb. precisec. substantiald. temperate

Question 34 Which groupofwordsbestdescribesadesert?

a. fruitless,useless,futile,sterileb. unsound,inadequate,cracked,lamec. mouldy,musty,dusty, rancid d. uninhabited,desolate,infertile,barren

Question 35 Which underlinedwordisspeltincorrectlyinthefollowingsentence?

Likethewolf,therebrainsarelargerthanthoseofdomesticdogs.Havingalotof brainsrequiresalotofeducation.

a. there b. domesticc. requiresd. education

Question 36 Selecttheunderlinedwordthatusesthecommaincorrectly.

Thehungrypair,whowereclearlyalerted,sniffedtheair.Seeingthelion,themale crouched preparing,fortheattack.

a. pair,b. alerted,c. lion,d. preparing,

Question 37 Whichofthefollowingsentencesusesthecolon(:)correctly?

a. Beforewecook,wealways:washourhandsandputafreshapronon.b. OnSundayswegotothe:moviesandseewhatevernewmoviehasjustbeen

released.c. JanehasworkedinthreeEuropeancities:Rome,BerlinandLondon.d. TodayIwantto:goshoppingandspendsometimeatthelibrary.


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Read the following passage and answer questions 38-44.

My Elephant adventure

Youwouldthinkyouwouldhearsuchalargeanimalmovingthroughthebushes,butelephantscanbeamazinglyquiet.Inthickundergrowth,theymaybeveryclosewithoutyourealisingit.Whatusuallygivesthemawayistheirsmell:amuskyodoursimilartohorsemanure.

Myadventurehadbegunand,whileIhadaslightcaseofnervousbutterflies,forthemostpartIwasexcitedbytheprospectofrealisingmydreamofseeingtheseremarkablebeastsintheirnaturalhabitat.Allofasudden,weemergedfromtheforestintoahugeopenclearingwhereacommunityofelephantshadgathered.Thescenewasnoisyandvibrant;itwaslikestumblingintoabustlingmarketplace.Thefemalesmovedaroundthegroup,organisingandsupervising,whilethecalvesfrolickedplayfully.Thewholescenetookmybreathaway.

Ihadnotexpectedthescenetobesocolourful.Theelephantswereallpaintedwithdifferentcolouredmud-somehadflanksfleckedwithmudadeepredochrecolour,othershadkneessplatteredwithyellowstainedmudfromkneelingdowntodrinkandotherswerecompletelywhite.

IsatdowntotakeitallinandwhenIlookedovermyshoulderIsawamagnificentfemaleelephantwithcurvingwhitetusksandasmallcalfatherside.Theyhadnotseenmebutmyheartwasbeatingwildlyastheymovedtowardsme.IwasfrozentothespotandIdarednotbreathe.

Suddenlytheelephantbackedawayafewpaces,perhapspickingupmyunfamiliarscent.Sheliftedherhead,searchingtheairwithhertrunk. AsIcoweredbehindthetree,Ifelttheadrenalinrushingthroughmeandmywholebodywasalert,readyforfightorflight.IwasutterlyawareofmyvulnerabilityandIknewIwasnomatchforthistankofgrey.

Thankfullyshehaddecidedthatfindinghercalf,whichhadrunoff,wasahigherprioritythaninvestigatinganypotentialriskthatweposed.AssuddenlyasthedangerappeareditsubsidedassheturnedandgracefullywalkedawayandIwasleftlimp.

Question 38 Thispassageisanexampleofwhattypeofwriting?

a. rhymeb. argumentativec. criticald. creative

Question 39 Whatisthemostlikelysourceofthisextract?

a. alettertotheeditorb. anadvertisementc. aninstructionmanuald. ashortstory

Question 40 Whateffectdoesthewritercreatewhenshecomparestheelephanttoatank?

a. powerb. agitationc. speedd. intensity


Question 41 Whichofthefollowingwordsisoppositeinmeaningtothewordmagnificent?

a. gloriousb. impressivec. terrifyingd. ordinary

Question 42 Whydoyouthinkthewriterfelt‘limp’attheendofthestory?

a. Shehadachievedherdreamofseeingelephantsinthewild.b. Shewasdrainedfromthefearofaconfrontationwiththeelephant.c. Shewasfilledwithadmirationfortheseamazingbeasts.d. Shewasweakwithdehydrationfrombeingoutinthesuntoolong.

Question 43 Thewriterusesthewords‘cowered behind’insteadofsimplysaying‘tookcover’which conveysasenseof...

a. paralysingfearb. humbleawec. pitifulshamed. extremeanger

Question 44 Whatisthewriter’sintentioninthispassage?

a. ToconvincepeopletotraveltoAfrica.b. Toarguefortherightsofelephants.c. Towarnreadersofthedangersofelephants.d. Todescribeanexperience.

Question 45 Selectthebestsentencetostartaletterapplyingformembershiptoaclub.

a. Youwouldlovehavingusasclubmembers!b. Please,pleaseletusintoyourclub!c. Howmuchdoesitcosttojoinyourclub?d. Wearekeentobecomemembersofyourclub.

Question 46 TheHealthMinisterlaunchedthenewnationalhealthinitiativeaimedatreducingobesity. Whatwasthespeaker’sintentionwhenshemadethefollowingstatement?

“Goodhealthisnotanewfad.Eatingnutritiousfoodandexercisingareimportantin maintainingahealthyweightandlifestylewhichhelpyouenjoylife.”

a. Todebatethelinkbetweenhealthandenjoyment.b. Toarguethathealthyfoodisthelatesttrend.c. Topromotehabitsthatsupportgoodhealth.d. Tostoppeopleexercisingforenjoyment.


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Question 47 Inthefollowingsentence,whichwordcanbeleft out withoutchangingthe meaning?

Firstwecleanedthewallsthenwesandedthemandappliedthefillertothecracksand finallywewerereadytobeginpaintingwiththepaintbrushes.

a. cleanedb. appliedc. readyd. paint

Question 48 Whichofthefollowingwordsisspelledincorrectly?

a. retrieveb. recievec. believed. relieve

Question 49 Whichunderlinedwordisgrammaticallyincorrect?

When I wenttoschoolwewasallowedtoleavewhenweneededtoifourparentshad writtenanotegivingpermission.

a. wentb. wasc. whend. giving

Question 50 Formacoherentsentencefromthefollowingjumbledsentence.Whichsectionshould comelast?

andwe/completedtake-off/thepilot/releasedourseatbelts

a. andweb. completedtake-offc. thepilotd. releasedourseatbelts

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Year 10 English Practice Test: Answer KeyQuestion # Answer Mapping

1 C Punctuation(comma)

2 B spelling–homonym

3 A Spelling

4 D Spelling–suffix

5 C Grammar–sentenceconstruction

6 A Punctuation(apostrophe)

7 B Conjunction

8 A Spelling

9 B Spelling–prefix

10 A Punctuation(apostrophe)

11 D Conjunction

12 D Punctuation(questionmark)

13 C Conjunction

14 B SpokenText–register

15 B Tense

16 C WrittenText-demonstrateunderstanding

17 D Vocab–synonym

18 C Vocab–synonym

19 B Spelling

20 B Spelling

21 C WrittenText–conventions

22 D WrittenText-demonstrateunderstanding

23 A WrittenText-demonstrateunderstanding

24 A WrittenText–conventions


26 B WrittenText-demonstrateunderstanding

27 A Vocab

28 D WrittenText–register

29 B vocab-wordchains

30 A SpokenText-demonstrateunderstanding

31 B WrittenText–conventions

32 D Grammar

33 C Vocab–synonym

34 D vocab-wordchains

35 A Spelling–homophone


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Question # Answer Mapping

36 D Punctuation(comma)

37 C Punctuation(colon)

38 D WrittenText–demonstrateunderstanding

39 D WrittenText-purpose&audience


41 D Vocab–antonym

42 B WrittenText-demonstrateunderstanding


44 D WrittenText-purpose&audience

45 D WrittenText–register

46 C SpokenText–purpose&audience

47 D tautology

48 B Spelling

49 B tense

50 D Grammar–sentenceconstruction

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