Free Year 7 NAPLAN-style conventions practice test

35 questions in 45 minutes, for Year 7. Free, with no sign-up.

Thirty-five spelling, grammar and punctuation questions on a forty-five-minute clock, the time the real Year 7 conventions of language test takes. Spelling comes first, then grammar and punctuation, as in the real test. Then you see the marks, what the paper found and the skills to look at first.

The real test: The real Year 7 NAPLAN conventions of language test takes 45 minutes, as nap.edu.au states, and this paper has the same clock. It has 35 questions, the number Learnest chose: the real test is tailored online, so the questions change with a child's answers. The questions here are Learnest's own, in the style of the test, and never from a past paper. ACARA's free public demonstration site on nap.edu.au shows the real format.
What it covers: Spelling 14 questions

Grammar 14 questions

Punctuation 7 questions
What it leaves out: This paper is not tailored: every child gets the same questions, and all of them are multiple choice. Nothing is read aloud, so there are no spoken spelling words. There is no writing and no reading paper here.
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Question 1 of 35
Carefully ___ the hot water into the teapot.
- A: paw
- B: poor
- C: pour
- D: pore
Question 2 of 35
Which of these words is spelt correctly?
- A: probaly
- B: probabaly
- C: probably
- D: probly
Question 3 of 35
Squeeze the ___ to slow the bike down.
- A: braik
- B: break
- C: brake
- D: brayk
Question 4 of 35
Which word is spelt correctly?
- A: favourate
- B: favourit
- C: faverite
- D: favourite
Question 5 of 35
Which spelling is correct?
- A: musicion
- B: musishun
- C: musician
- D: musitian
Question 6 of 35
Mum cut the sandwich into two ___. Which word is the plural of half?
- A: halves
- B: halfs
- C: halvs
- D: halfes
Question 7 of 35
Which word for a tank of water animals is spelt correctly?
- A: acquarium
- B: aquariam
- C: aquarium
- D: aquarum
Question 8 of 35
Can you ___ me on which book to read next?
- A: advice
- B: advise
- C: advize
- D: advis
Question 9 of 35
Pick the right spelling for a boat that travels under the sea.
- A: submarine
- B: submerine
- C: submareen
- D: sumarine
Question 10 of 35
Which one is spelt correctly?
- A: tommorrow
- B: tomorrow
- C: tomorow
- D: tommorow
Question 11 of 35
Which one is spelt correctly?
- A: invisable
- B: inviseble
- C: invisible
- D: invissible
Question 12 of 35
Five ___ landed at the airport this morning. Which plural of aircraft is correct?
- A: aircraft
- B: aircraft's
- C: aircraftes
- D: aircrafts
Question 13 of 35
Which of these is spelt correctly?
- A: desicion
- B: decision
- C: decission
- D: decisian
Question 14 of 35
Which word for something good that helps you is spelt correctly?
- A: benifit
- B: bennefit
- C: benefet
- D: benefit
Question 15 of 35
We stayed at the park with our cousins until the sun went down. Which part is the subordinate clause?
- A: We stayed at the park with our cousins
- B: the sun went down
- C: until the sun
- D: until the sun went down
Question 16 of 35
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A: I wonder whether. The shop is open.
- B: I wonder whether the shop is open?
- C: I wonder whether the shop is open.
- D: I wonder, whether the shop is open.
Question 17 of 35
The pronoun in each sentence stands for the puzzle. Which sentence is correct?
- A: Zara finished the puzzle and put them away.
- B: Zara finished the puzzle and put those away.
- C: Zara finished the puzzle and put they away.
- D: Zara finished the puzzle and put it away.
Question 18 of 35
Leila was washing the car. Which description of this sentence is correct?
- A: Active; the doer is not named
- B: Active; Leila does the washing
- C: Passive; Leila does the washing
- D: Passive; the doer is not named
Question 19 of 35
Which sentence is written correctly?
- A: Here are the keys to the hall.
- B: Here is the keys to the hall.
- C: Here were the key to the hall.
- D: Here was the keys to the hall.
Question 20 of 35
Mia read quietly in the hall while the rain drummed on the roof. Which part is the subordinate clause?
- A: the rain drummed on the roof
- B: Mia read quietly in the hall
- C: on the roof
- D: while the rain drummed on the roof
Question 21 of 35
Noah packed his bag, and Leila filled the water bottles. Which label fits this group of words?
- A: simple sentence
- B: compound sentence
- C: sentence fragment
- D: complex sentence
Question 22 of 35
Omar's words come before the speaker in this sentence. Which version is punctuated correctly?
- A: Watch the ball, "Omar shouted."
- B: "Watch the ball." Omar shouted.
- C: "Watch the ball", Omar shouted.
- D: "Watch the ball," Omar shouted.
Question 23 of 35
Which sentence uses brackets correctly?
- A: The platypus (a mammal) lays eggs.
- B: The platypus a mammal) lays eggs.
- C: The platypus (a mammal lays eggs.
- D: (The platypus a mammal) lays eggs.
Question 24 of 35
Pick the sentence with the right apostrophe.
- A: We cant' open the door.
- B: We can't open the door.
- C: We cant open the door.
- D: We ca'nt open the door.
Question 25 of 35
The forecast says there is a small chance of a shower. Which sentence fits?
- A: It will rain this afternoon.
- B: It must rain this afternoon.
- C: It might rain this afternoon.
- D: It should rain this afternoon.
Question 26 of 35
The results are announced by the principal every Friday. Which description of this sentence is correct?
- A: Active; the principal does the announcing
- B: Active; the results do the announcing
- C: Passive; the results do the announcing
- D: Passive; the principal does the announcing
Question 27 of 35
The boy who found my hat handed it to the teacher. Which label fits this group of words?
- A: compound sentence
- B: sentence fragment
- C: simple sentence
- D: complex sentence
Question 28 of 35
Which sentence places the opening phrase correctly?
- A: Walking home from the market, Hana noticed the dark clouds.
- B: Walking home from the market, Hana's bag felt heavy.
- C: The dark clouds gathered walking home from the market.
- D: Walking home from the market, the dark clouds gathered above Hana.
Question 29 of 35
There is only one Nepean River. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- A: The Nepean River, which flows, past Penrith, is popular with rowers.
- B: The Nepean River, which flows past Penrith, is popular with rowers.
- C: The Nepean River, which flows past Penrith is popular with rowers.
- D: The Nepean River which flows past Penrith, is popular with rowers.
Question 30 of 35
Which sentence about the fence is punctuated correctly?
- A: The Patels fence blew down in the storm.
- B: The Patels' fence' blew down in the storm.
- C: The Patels' fence blew down in the storm.
- D: The Patels fence' blew down in the storm.
Question 31 of 35
In 'You should drink water after sport', what does 'should' show?
- A: advice
- B: ability
- C: a rule you must follow
- D: a past event
Question 32 of 35
The council has repaired the road. Which passive version keeps the same tense and meaning?
- A: The road has been repaired by the council.
- B: The road has repaired the council.
- C: The road has repaired by the council.
- D: The road have been repaired by the council.
Question 33 of 35
As the market filled with people, Omar found his friends. Which part is the main clause?
- A: the market filled with people
- B: Omar found his friends
- C: found his friends
- D: As the market filled with people
Question 34 of 35
Although Leila had studied all week. Which label fits this group of words?
- A: complex sentence
- B: sentence fragment
- C: simple sentence
- D: compound sentence
Question 35 of 35
Pick the correctly punctuated sentence.
- A: During the long summer holidays, we visited Auburn.
- B: During, the long summer holidays we visited Auburn.
- C: During the long, summer holidays we visited Auburn.
- D: During the long summer holidays we visited, Auburn.

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