Some paper strips were measured with cubes. Which strip is the longest?
A
B
C
D
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答案： A
Count the cubes under each strip: A 10, B 7, C 4, D 9. A has the most cubes.
最快的方法： Count the units from one end to the other. Where a thing starts does not change how long it is.
容易错的地方： choosing the strip that reaches furthest to the right, without counting the cubes
2 · NAPLAN Year 3 · Grammar and punctuation · 热身
That was the ____ movie I have ever watched. Which answer completes this sentence correctly?
scariest
most scariest
scarier
more scary
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答案： A (scariest)
"scariest": That was the scariest movie I have ever watched. One is picked out from a whole group ("of all", "in the world", "ever"), so the word takes -est or "most" (but never both).
最快的方法： Is the sentence comparing TWO things ('than')? Use -er or more: bigger, more exciting. Is it picking ONE out of a whole group ('the ... of all', 'in the world', 'ever')? Use -est or most: biggest, most exciting. Long words use more and most. Never use both (more bigger).
容易错的地方： doubling up (more bigger, most tallest) or using -est when only two things are compared
3 · NAPLAN Year 3 · Numeracy · 试卷中段
Ruby has 4 stamps. Hana has three times as many stamps as Ruby. How many stamps does Hana have?
12
7
8
16
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答案： A (12)
Three times as many means 3 groups of 4: 3 × 4 = 12.
最快的方法： Draw the story as groups: how many groups, and how many in each group? Equal groups multiply; sharing divides.
容易错的地方： adding 3 instead of making 3 groups
4 · NAPLAN Year 3 · Grammar and punctuation · 试卷中段
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
We need glue, scissors and coloured paper for our project.
We need, glue, scissors and coloured paper for our project.
We need glue, scissors and, coloured paper for our project.
We need glue scissors and coloured paper for our project.
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答案： A (We need glue, scissors and coloured paper for our project.)
Correct: We need glue, scissors and coloured paper for our project. A comma goes between the things in the list, and the last two are joined by 'and' with no comma. No comma goes straight after the doing word, after 'and', or after the last thing in the list.
最快的方法： First find the list and mark where each thing starts and ends (a thing can be more than one word, like 'a big red tractor'). Put a comma between the things, then 'and' before the last one. Nothing goes between the verb and the first thing.
容易错的地方： a comma straight after the verb (I packed, a towel ...), a comma after 'and', or no commas at all
5 · NAPLAN Year 3 · Numeracy · 最难题部分
The graph shows how far Grace ran each day in a week.
On how many days did Grace run at least 8 kilometres?
1
5
2
3
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答案： C (2)
'At least 8' means 8 or more. The days with 8 or more: Thursday, Friday. That is 2 days.
最快的方法： Use a ruler across from the top of each column to the scale; the lines without numbers are the odd numbers. Then read the question again.
容易错的地方： leaving out the days with exactly 8, or counting the days with less
6 · NAPLAN Year 3 · Grammar and punctuation · 最难题部分
The puppies wont stop barking. Which word in this sentence is missing an apostrophe?
puppies
barking
stop
wont
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答案： D (wont)
"wont" should be "won't", short for "will not". The apostrophe goes where letters were left out. The other words are not short forms: a word that just means more than one (birds, cups) never needs an apostrophe.
最快的方法： Say the two long words (did not, I will, what is). The apostrophe sits exactly where the missing letters were: did not -> didn't (the o is missing). Words that only mean more than one, like birds or cups, never take an apostrophe.
容易错的地方： leaving the apostrophe out (dont, Whats), or putting it where the two words join instead of where the letters are missing (did'nt)