Year 5 maths, English and science practice for NSW
Learnest gives your Year 5 child fifteen to twenty minutes of maths, English and science a day, pitched at the skill they are on, and tells you that night which skill is slipping.
A$10 a month for one child, A$5 for each extra child.
Ten questions, marked as soon as you finish. No sign-up.
Parent guides: NAPLAN, the selective test, spelling and reading comprehension.
Free practice papers, timed like the real section: selective-style thinking skills (40 questions in 40 minutes) and selective-style mathematical reasoning (35 questions in 40 minutes).
Free spelling practice: the Year 5 words, read aloud, grouped by pattern.
What your child works on in Year 5
- Maths
- Place value to the millions, rounding and estimating, factors, multiples and primes, multiplying and dividing, decimals to thousandths, comparing and adding fractions, fractions, decimals and percentages that match, 24-hour time and timetables, length, mass and capacity, and reading graphs.
- English
- Spelling long words syllable by syllable, endings such as -tion, -sion and -ous, shades of meaning, objective and emotive words, simple, compound and complex sentences, commas, apostrophes and direct speech, and finding stated information and inferring from evidence.
- Science
- Variables and fair tests, adaptations, how plants reproduce, food webs, body systems and exercise, dissolving, circuits and electrical safety, weather and climate, the solar system, and algorithms with branches and loops.
Years 5 and 6 share Stage 3 of the NSW syllabus, so Learnest works from one list of Stage 3 skills. The first day in each subject is a check that finds where your child is.
Free tool: a times tables test your child can take now, with a grid of the facts to practise next.
Tests around Year 5
- NAPLAN-style practice for Years 3, 5 and 7Children sit NAPLAN in Year 5. From your parent page you can set a timed NAPLAN-style paper in numeracy, reading or language conventions.
- OC and selective test applications for 2028 entryPast years suggest selective high school applications open late in Year 5, for the test in Year 6. Check the official dates before you plan.
- Selective-style practice for Years 5 and 6What the selective test covers, with selective-style sample questions.
- Thinking skills practice for Years 3 to 6On maths days the stretch question can be a thinking skills question in the style of the selective test.
- AMC-style maths competition practice for Years 3 to 8AMC Upper Primary is for Years 5 and 6.
Sample questions
Questions from Learnest's own Stage 3 question bank. Try each one, then open the worked answer.
Or hand the device over: let your child try seven questions on the real screens, about five minutes, no sign-up.
Pick an answer to check it. Try a wrong one too: you see the mistake that usually leads to it.
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Maths: rebuild the whole
1⁄3 of a class is 9 students. How many students are in the class?
Your child types the answer.
See the worked answer
Answer: 27
The whole is made of as many equal parts as the denominator says, so repeat the part that many times.
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Maths: 24-hour time
Swimming training starts at 16:05 and ends at 16:50. How many minutes does it last?
Your child types the answer.
See the worked answer
Answer: 45
Count on from the start to the next full hour, then on to the finish, and add the parts.
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English: shades of meaning
Which word shows the greatest fear?
- Option A: terrified
- Option B: nervous
- Option C: worried
- Option D: uncomfortable
See the worked answer
Answer: A, terrified
Terrified means extremely afraid. It is the strongest of the four.
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Science: adaptations
An owl hunts at night. Which feature helps it most?
- Option A: large eyes that see in dim light
- Option B: bright, colourful feathers on its wings
- Option C: webbed feet for paddling
- Option D: a loud call that it makes as it hunts
See the worked answer
Answer: A, large eyes that see in dim light
Large eyes let in more light, so the owl can see its prey when it is dark.
Questions parents ask
How long does Learnest take each day in Year 5?
Fifteen to twenty minutes. Each session starts with reviews, then new work at your child's level. In Settings you can make a child's sessions shorter or longer.
What do I get each night?
An email each school night naming the skill that slipped, at 9:30 pm or a time you pick, and a weekly email with the week and a note for the tutor. Your dashboard shows each child's day, their gaps and whether a fix has held.
Does it follow the NSW syllabus for Year 5?
Yes. Learnest works from the Stage 3 maths, English and science skills of the NSW syllabus. The first day in each subject is a check that finds your child's level, and the app plans each day from their answers.
What does it cost?
A$10 a month for one child and A$5 a month for each extra child. It starts with 14 days free: you add a card on Stripe's page and pay A$0 today. Cancel online before day 14 and you pay nothing.
Who runs Learnest?
Learnest is a small Australian business run by a sole trader, ABN 82 503 370 076. Email hello@learnest.com.au with any question about it.
Fifteen to twenty minutes a day, planned for your child.
Learnest finds the level, teaches the gap and tells you that night which skill is slipping.
Learnest is not affiliated with ACARA, NESA, the NSW Department of Education or the Australian Maths Trust. Every question on this page is Learnest's own, written for practice. None comes from a past paper.