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Skillo provides free Year 3 NAPLAN Audience and purpose — identify text type practice (AC9E3LY03) for Australian students. No signup, no email, no credit card. Practice questions aligned with the ACARA Australian Curriculum v9.0 strand. Open and start in 10 seconds.

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Year 3 students sitting their first NAPLAN need to be confident with audience and purpose — identify text type. Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts through their use of language features and/or images. Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.

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What does the Year 3 NAPLAN Audience and purpose — identify text type test cover?

  • Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts through their use of language features and/or images.
  • Questions are based on original Australian passages
  • Text types include narrative, informative and persuasive

Try a sample Audience and purpose — identify text type question

Question 1 — Easy

LIBRARY OVERDUE BOOK NOTICE Dear Student, Our records show you have a book that is now 14 days overdue. Please return it to the library as soon as possible so other students can borrow it. If the book is not returned within 7 days, a replacement fee may apply. What is the MAIN PURPOSE of this notice?

A) To remind the student to return an overdue book and warn them about possible fees
B) To inform students that the library is changing its borrowing rules and late fees
C) To explain how students should look after books they borrow from the library
D) To thank students who have already returned their overdue books on time

Answer: Option A is correct — The notice addresses one student, reminds them their book is 14 days overdue, and warns of a possible fee if it is not returned within 7 days. The purpose is to prompt return and give a warning.

Question 2 — Medium

HELP SAVE THE BEES! Did you know that bees pollinate the flowers and plants that produce much of our food? Without bees, we would lose one third of everything we eat. You can help by planting bee-friendly flowers in your garden or on your balcony. Even a small pot of lavender makes a difference. What is the MAIN PURPOSE of this text?

A) To encourage people to grow flowers that help bees
B) To explain the life cycle of a honeybee from egg to adult
C) To warn people that bees can sting if they are disturbed
D) To describe how honey is made inside a hive

Answer: Option A is correct because the text is trying to persuade readers to plant bee-friendly flowers, saying "even a small pot of lavender makes a difference." The text is not about how honey is made (Option D), nor does it describe a bee's life cycle or warn about stings.

Question 3 — Hard

A science article about the Southern Ocean asked: 'But what happens to these animals when the ice melts?' The article then explored what scientists had found about the effects of melting sea ice on local wildlife. What is the PURPOSE of this question in the article?

A) It makes the reader curious and encourages them to keep reading to find the answer
B) It shows the reader that scientists have not yet found any answers to this problem
C) It gives the reader a brief summary of the article's main finding at the beginning
D) It invites readers to write in with their own answers and opinions

Answer: Option A is correct — Posing a question at this point in the article creates curiosity — the reader wants to know the answer and is drawn to continue reading. This is a common technique to engage readers.

How should my child prepare for Year 3 NAPLAN Audience and purpose — identify text type?

  1. Select Year 3 and Reading on the home screen
  2. Use Quick Practice — questions on audience and purpose — identify text type will appear as part of the session
  3. Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on audience and purpose — identify text type specifically
  4. Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers

Skillo is free, requires no email or account details, and is built specifically for Australian students. Every question is mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and filtered by skill so your child practises exactly what they need.

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