Year 7 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

Recognising persuasion, bias and tone, and how a writer's choices shape the reader.

Comparing texts

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

Sample questions

8 real questions from our Year 7 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

   Why did the lockdown system activate at Orion Tech High?

   
   Because a fire alarm was triggered.Due to an AI glitch or possible sabotage.Because students were breaking school rules.Because of a scheduled emergency drill.

2. Question 2

   What did Leo use to access the drone’s internal code?

   
   His smartwatchThe security consoleHis tabletA remote control

3. Question 3

   How did Myra and Leo trick the drone?

   
   They dressed as maintenance workers.They hacked into the school’s mainframe.They uploaded a fake maintenance ID to the drone.They used a keycard override.

4. Question 4

   Where did the group encounter the second drone?

   
   Inside the computer labAt the school entranceNear the learning podBy the exit gate

5. Question 5

   Worked example

   Leo [1] his tablet and began typing rapidly.

   Complete the sentence with the best word choice.

   
   • 1:grabbed
   • 1:lost
   • 1:hid
   • 1:threw

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

   Show the answer

6. Question 6

   Decide whether each statement is True or False.

   

   Choose 3.

   Priya's first track was made by a turtle.The second set of tracks ended near disturbed sand.Wildlife officers would decide whether the nest needed protection.

7. Question 7

   Worked example

   Match each action with its purpose.

   
   • Reduce disturbance to turtles
   • Prevent people stepping on the nest
   • Help officers find and assess the site

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

   Show the answer

8. Question 8

   Which two details show Priya becoming a more careful observer?

   

   Choose 2.

   She notices that every shadow seems to move.She describes the second tracks before naming them.She records the nest's location.She gets sand in her shoes.She expects an adventurous night.