NAPLAN-style Practice Test 1 — Language Conventions (Year 9)
A free NAPLAN (Years 3, 5, 7 and 9) practice paper for Year 9 in the format of the real test: 50 questions in 45 minutes, covering Section A — Spelling; Section B — Grammar and punctuation. Choose or type the correct answer. Check your spelling carefully. Attempt it online — every question is marked instantly and the correct answers are shown at the end.
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Q1. The small hotel could not accomodate the whole touring orchestra.
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Q2. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The rich sauce is the perfect _____ to the roasted vegetables.
Q3. Please keep the raw chicken seperate from the salad.
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Q4. Which word is spelt correctly?
Q5. I will definately finish the assignment before Friday.
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Q6. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The survey results were sorted into _____ categories that did not overlap.
Q7. It is not neccessary to bring a calculator to the exam.
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Q8. Which spelling is correct?
Q9. Mira is a conscientous student who checks every answer twice.
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Q10. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The detective's gentle questions were meant to _____ the truth from the witness.
Q11. The colony celebrated its independance with fireworks.
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Q12. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Pens, folders and paper are sold in the _____ aisle.
Q13. An old cemetary lies behind the stone church.
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Q14. Which word is spelt correctly?
Q15. He was embarassed when his phone rang during the assembly.
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Q16. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The _____ reason for the delay was a shortage of drivers.
Q17. The new bridge was a magnificant piece of engineering.
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Q18. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The long drought had a serious _____ on local farmers.
Q19. Visiting the observatory at night was a real priviledge.
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Q20. Which spelling is correct?
Q21. Every parent received a questionaire about the school canteen.
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Q22. Which spelling is correct?
Q23. The young entrepeneur started her own business at sixteen.
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Q24. Which spelling is correct?
Q25. Flooding is a common occurence in this valley.
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Q26. Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?
Q27. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
Q28. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q29. Which sentence uses dashes correctly?
Q30. Which sentence is correct?
Q31. Several players left their boots in the change room. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The _____ boots were collected after the match.
Q32. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The _____ section of the library has new picture books.
Q33. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?
Q34. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly?
Q35. Which sentence is written correctly?
Q36. Which sentence places the describing phrase correctly?
Q37. Which sentence has parallel structure?
Q38. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Each of the students _____ a laptop for the excursion.
Q39. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
Neither the teacher nor the students _____ aware of the fire drill.
Q40. Which word correctly completes the sentence?
The jury _____ reached its verdict after three days.
Q41. Which sentence is correct?
Q42. Which option correctly completes the sentence?
_____ represented the school at the regional debating final.
Q43. Which sentence is written in the passive voice?
Q44. Which sentence is the active voice version of:
The winning goal was scored by Amira in the final minute.
Q45. Which sentence rewrites the following using nominalisation?
Because the rainfall decreased, the farmers were worried.
Q46. Which option correctly completes the sentence?
The new library has longer opening hours. _____, it offers free tutoring for senior students.
Q47. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q48. Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Q49. Which of these is a correctly punctuated sentence?
Q50. Which sentence is correct?
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