Year 5 NAPLAN conventions of language practice

What the section covers

Spelling

Finding the misspelt word in a sentence, and spelling words that sound alike but are written differently.

Grammar

Nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns, subject–verb agreement, tense, simple and compound sentences.

Punctuation

Full stops, question marks, capital letters, commas in lists, apostrophes for ownership.

Word choice

Choosing the word that fits the sentence, and telling apart words that are close in meaning.

Sample questions

8 real questions from our Year 5 papers, covering the different ways this section asks things. Answer the ones you can click; the rest show how they work. Nothing to sign up for.

1. Question 1

   Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?

   The dogs runs fast.The dog run fast.The dogs run fast.The dog run fastly.

2. Question 2

   Worked example

   We will meet ____ the library at 3 PM.

   Drag the best preposition to complete the sentence.

   • at
   • on
   • in
   • by

   In the test you drag the answer into place.

   Show the answer

3. Question 3

   Worked example

   He [1] going to the shop and [2] buying milk.

   Select the correct words from the dropdown.

   • 1:are
   • 1:is
   • 1:was
   • 2:is
   • 2:was
   • 2:were

   In the test each gap is a dropdown you choose from.

   Show the answer

4. Question 4

   Worked example

   She quickly ran fast to the bus stop.

   Select the word that is unnecessary in the sentence.

   • She
   • ran
   • fast
   • to
   • the

   In the test this is a sentence you click a word or phrase inside.

   Show the answer

5. Question 5

   Worked example

   The excited puppy barked loudly at the stranger.

   Match each word to its correct part of speech.

   • loudly
   • excited
   • puppy
   • barked

   In the test you join each item on the left to its match on the right.

   Show the answer

6. Question 6

   Worked example

   The small bird quickly flew over the tall fence.

   Drag each word into its correct grammatical group.

   • bird
   • flew
   • quickly
   • small
   • tall

   In the test you drag each item into the group it belongs to.

   Show the answer

7. Question 7

   Select all the sentences that are punctuated correctly.

   Choose 3.

   It's raining outside.I dont like carrots.They're going to the zoo.Whose bag is this?Your the best friend ever.

8. Question 8

   Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

   She said 'hello' to me.She said, 'hello' to me.She said 'Hello' to me.She said, 'Hello' to me.