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Year 3 students sitting their first NAPLAN need to be confident with purpose and audience — same purpose, different audiences. Recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences. 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 Purpose and audience — same purpose, different audiences test cover?

  • Recognise how texts can be created for similar purposes but different audiences.
  • Questions are based on original Australian passages
  • Text types include narrative, informative and persuasive

Try a sample Purpose and audience — same purpose, different audiences question

Question 1 — Easy

Read the following text: Every afternoon, Aarav watered the seedlings growing in his classroom garden. First he checked the soil with his finger, then filled his watering can halfway so the plants would not drown. He always made sure to water the base of each plant rather than the leaves. After two weeks, the seedlings had grown tall and strong. Why did Aarav fill the watering can only halfway?

A) So the plants would not get too much water and drown
B) Because the watering can was too heavy when it was full
C) So he could water the leaves instead of the base
D) Because the seedlings only needed water every two weeks

Answer: The text directly states that Aarav filled the can halfway 'so the plants would not drown,' connecting his action to a deliberate reason for not overwatering. The other options introduce details not supported by the text.

Question 2 — Medium

Read the following text: Mia and her dad went rockpooling at the beach near their home. Mia carefully lifted a wet rock and spotted a small crab hiding underneath. She gently put the rock back so the crab would not lose its shelter. Her dad smiled and told her she was a thoughtful explorer. Why did Mia put the rock back carefully?

A) So the crab would still have a place to hide and stay safe.
B) So she could look for shells underneath a different rock.
C) Because her dad told her to put it back.
D) Because the rock was too heavy for her to hold.

Answer: The text states Mia put the rock back 'so the crab would not lose its shelter,' which means she wanted the crab to remain protected. Students must connect her action to her reason, going beyond simply recalling what she did.

Question 3 — Hard

Read the following text: Kai and his class were learning about native Australian birds. Their teacher told them to listen carefully for a laughing sound coming from the treetops. Suddenly, a kookaburra landed on a nearby branch and let out a loud, gurgling call that made everyone jump. Kai wrote in his notebook that the kookaburra's call sounds like someone laughing. Why did Kai write that the kookaburra's call sounds like laughing?

A) His teacher told the class to listen for a laughing sound, and when he heard the kookaburra's gurgling call, he connected the two together.
B) He had heard a kookaburra call many times before and already knew what it sounded like.
C) His teacher told him exactly what to write in his notebook.
D) He saw the kookaburra's beak open wide, which reminded him of someone laughing.

Answer: The text states that the teacher told the class to listen for a laughing sound, and then Kai heard the kookaburra's loud, gurgling call. By connecting his teacher's description to what he actually heard, Kai concluded the call sounds like laughing.

How should my child prepare for Year 3 NAPLAN Purpose and audience — same purpose, different audiences?

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

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