Year 5 NAPLAN reading practice

What the section covers

Finding information

Locating a detail that is stated directly, sometimes in a table or a caption rather than the paragraphs.

Working things out

Answers the text implies but never says — why a character acted, what happened between two paragraphs.

Purpose and audience

Deciding why a text was written and who it was written for.

Comparing texts

Holding two texts side by side and noticing where they agree, differ or contradict.

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

   Where can urban gardens be planted?

   
   Only in backyardsOn farms outside the cityOn rooftops and old parking lotsInside shopping malls

2. Question 2

   Worked example

   Urban gardens help people [1].

   What is one benefit of urban gardens for people?

   
   • 1:find lost pets
   • 1:meet new neighbours
   • 1:save electricity
   • 1:park more easily

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

   Show the answer

3. Question 3

   Worked example

   Match each item to how it is affected by urban gardens.

   
   • Air quality
   • Food availability
   • Heat in cities

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

   Show the answer

4. Question 4

   What does “heat island effect” mean in this text?

   
   A garden built on an islandHeat caused by volcanoesCities being warmer than rural areasIslands surrounded by hot oceans

5. Question 5

   Worked example

   Some people worry about [1].

   What is one challenge mentioned about urban gardens?

   
   • 1:costs
   • 1:insects
   • 1:loud noises
   • 1:food waste

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

   Show the answer

6. Question 6

   Worked example

   Drag your answer here: ____

   What information was hidden under the tape? Drag the correct option into the blank.

   
   • A student's name
   • The words HARBOUR SCHOOL and the year 1958
   • Instructions for polishing brass
   • The repair café's address

   In the test you drag the answer into place.

   Show the answer

7. Question 7

   Worked example

   Type the word: ____

   Which word in paragraph 3 means 'make disappear'?

   

   In the test you type the answer into the gap.

   Show the answer

8. Question 8

   Which two actions helped preserve the bell's history? Choose two.

   

   Choose 2.

   Cleaning away the dirtLeaving the dents and dark marksReplacing the wooden handleRemoving every scratch