Sample National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy
numeracy
YEAR
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5
sample Questions
These sample questions illustrate some of the question types
and formats which will appear in the 2008 NAPLAN.
Curriculum Corporation gratefully acknowledges the following organisations in contributing sample material to this document:
• The New South Wales Department of Education and Training
• The Western Australian Department of Education and Training
• The South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services
• The Tasmanian Department of Education
• The Australian Capital Territory Department of Education and Training;
• The Northern Territory Department of Employment Education and Training
• The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• The Queensland Studies Authority
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State of Western Australia through the Department of Education and Training
Government of South Australia through the Department of Education and Children’s Services
State of Tasmania through the Department of Education
Australian Capital Territory through the Department of Education and Training
Northern Territory Government through the Department of Employment Education and Training
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Queensland Studies Authority
Curriculum Corporation on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA)
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State of New South Wales, State of Western Australia, Government of South Australia, State of Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory,
Northern Territory Government, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Queensland Studies Authority, Curriculum Corporation
on behalf of MCEETYA
YEAR 5 numeracy
1
Sample Emily wants to know how much water has collected in this cylinder.
She reads the scale on the side of the cylinder.
Write your answer
in the box.
30 L
10 L
How much water is in the cylinder?
L
2
Some students are in this playground which is 200 m long.
Shade one
bubble.
Playground
John
Mina
Tessa
Dan
Alex
Ben
seat
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20 L
200m
Which student is approximately 80 m from the seat?
Alex
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Tessa
Ben
John
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YEAR 5 numeracy
1
Here is a timetable for volunteers who helped at the Toy Library.
Name
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Sample Start
Finish
Meg
8:30 am
3:00 pm
Andrew
11:00 am
6:30 pm
Helen
1:30 pm
8:00 pm
James
4:00 pm
10:30 pm
Shade one
bubble.
Which of these volunteers worked for the longest time?
Meg
2
Andrew
Helen
James
Here is a front view and a back view of a set of blocks.
Write your answer
in the box.
How many cubes is it made of ?
cubes
3
Choose the correct answer to this question.
Shade one
bubble.
1.7 + 1.9 = ?
1.16
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2.16
2.6
3.6
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YEAR 5 numeracy
1
What is the value of 7 in 674?
7 ones
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2
3
4
Sample 7 tens
Shade one
bubble.
7 hundreds
7 thousands
Which shaded shape covers the greatest area?
497 – 163 =
Write your answer
in the box.
Jessie bought 3 kg of bananas at $3.50 per kg.
What was the total cost of the bananas?
$
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Northern Territory Government, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Queensland Studies Authority, Curriculum Corporation
on behalf of MCEETYA
YEAR 5 numeracy
Sample Shade one
bubble.
1
Cam is raking leaves. He started at
and finished 45 minutes later.
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What time did he finish?
2
Megan has these lollies on a plate.
She takes one without looking.
What is the chance she takes a ?
certain
very likely
unlikely
impossible
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Northern Territory Government, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Queensland Studies Authority, Curriculum Corporation
on behalf of MCEETYA
YEAR 5 numeracy
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1
2
Sample Shade the box to show which number comes next in this number pattern.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
A square has sides 9 cm long.
Shade one
box.
Write your answer
in the box.
The perimeter of the square is
cm
3
Shade one
bubble.
$SSOHV FHDFK
-XLFH FSHUER[
Mark buys 4 apples and 5 boxes of juice.
What is the total cost of these items?
$4.65
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$4.80
$4.85
$5.05
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Northern Territory Government, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Queensland Studies Authority, Curriculum Corporation
on behalf of MCEETYA