NAPLAN study guide
NAPLAN · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
NAPLAN - the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy - is an annual assessment for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, run nationwide across Australia. It gives parents and carers, teachers, schools, education authorities, governments and the wider community a measure of whether young Australians are developing the literacy and numeracy skills that underpin other learning and community participation. Results let families and educators see progress over time - individually, within a school community, and against national standards - and help systems identify where support and improvement are needed. NAPLAN is one part of each school's assessment and reporting process and does not replace teachers' ongoing assessment; results do not measure overall school quality. The NAPLAN study guide has 4 sections and about 1,221 words.
01Writing: Planning, Structure and Control
NAPLAN writing tasks ask you to produce a sustained piece in a set form, usually a narrative or a persuasive text, within a time limit. Markers judge three broad things: how well you address the prompt, how clearly your text is organised, and how controlled your sentences, vocabulary and punctuation are.
339 words, about 2 min02Reading: Comprehension Strategies and Evidence
Reading tests present a range of texts, from short literary extracts to informative and persuasive pieces. Questions ask you to locate information, infer meaning, interpret vocabulary in context and identify the writer's purpose or viewpoint.
314 words, about 2 min03Conventions of Language: Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
This section tests spelling, grammar and punctuation through short questions and editing tasks. Accuracy matters more than speed, so read each sentence fully before choosing.
280 words, about 1 min04Numeracy: Number, Measurement, Space and Data
Numeracy questions cover number and algebra, measurement and geometry, statistics and probability. Some are routine calculations; others are short word problems requiring you to choose the right operation.
288 words, about 1 min