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Free Year 5 Text reflects time and place Practice | Skillo

Skillo provides free Year 5 NAPLAN Text reflects time and place practice (AC9E5LY01) 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 5 students preparing for NAPLAN need to be confident with text reflects time and place. Describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created. 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 5 NAPLAN Text reflects time and place test cover?

  • Describe the ways in which a text reflects the time and place in which it was created.
  • Questions are based on original Australian passages
  • Text types include narrative, informative and persuasive

Try a sample Text reflects time and place question

Question 1 — Easy

The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2,300 kilometres along the north-eastern coast of Australia. It is the world's largest coral reef system and can be seen from space. Thousands of species of fish and other sea animals live there. According to the passage, what makes the Great Barrier Reef remarkable?

A) It is the only coral reef in Australia and the only one visible from space
B) It is the world's largest coral reef system and can be seen from space
C) It stretches along the entire coastline of Australia from north to south
D) It was discovered only recently by scientists studying Australian wildlife

Answer: Option B is correct because the passage directly states that the Great Barrier Reef is "the world's largest coral reef system" and "can be seen from space." Option A is incorrect because the passage never claims it is the only coral reef in Australia — only that it is the largest in the world.

Question 2 — Medium

The river sang over the smooth stones and whispered through the reeds at the bank. What technique does 'sang' and 'whispered' use?

A) Alliteration — repeating starting sounds to create rhythm
B) Hyperbole — greatly exaggerating the sound of the river
C) Personification — giving the river human qualities through verbs
D) Onomatopoeia — using words that sound like the noise they describe

Answer: Option C is correct — 'Sang' and 'whispered' are verbs associated with human voices. Applying them to a river gives it human qualities — this is personification.

Question 3 — Hard

YEAR 5 SCIENCE EXCURSION Destination: Royal Botanic Garden Date: Tuesday 17 June Departure: 9am from the school front gate Return: 2:30pm Cost: $18 per student (due by Friday 13 June) Bring: Lunch, water bottle, comfortable walking shoes Students must have a signed permission note to attend. What must students BRING to the excursion?

A) Lunch, a water bottle, and comfortable walking shoes
B) Sunscreen, a hat, and a rain jacket
C) Their science textbook and a pencil case
D) $18 cash and a signed permission note

Answer: Option A is correct — The notice lists under 'Bring': Lunch, water bottle, comfortable walking shoes. Payment and permission notes are requirements, but they are not listed under 'Bring'.

How should my child prepare for Year 5 NAPLAN Text reflects time and place?

  1. Select Year 5 and Reading on the home screen
  2. Use Quick Practice — questions on text reflects time and place will appear as part of the session
  3. Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on text reflects time and place 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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Skillo's NAPLAN-style practice is authored independently. NAPLAN® is a registered trademark of ACARA. Skillo is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ACARA.