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Skillo provides free Year 7 NAPLAN Literary devices creating character and emotion practice (AC9E7LE03) 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 7 students facing their third NAPLAN need to be confident with literary devices creating character and emotion. Explain the ways that literary devices and language features such as dialogue, and images are used to create character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts. 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 7 NAPLAN Literary devices creating character and emotion test cover?

  • Explain the ways that literary devices and language features such as dialogue, and images are used to create character, and to influence emotions and opinions in different types of texts.
  • Questions are based on original Australian passages
  • Text types include narrative, informative and persuasive

Try a sample Literary devices creating character and emotion question

Question 1 — Easy

The city had replaced the old memorial garden with a car park. No ceremony. No notice. A row of mature plane trees — planted by residents in memory of young men who had not returned from war — was removed overnight. By morning, the footpath was clear. No one called the council. No letter was published. The garden was not mentioned again. What does the community's silence MOST suggest?

A) The community was unaware the memorial garden had been removed until much later
B) The community agreed with the council's decision to replace the garden with a car park
C) The community accepted the loss without protest, suggesting resignation or collective complicity
D) The community was planning a formal response but had not yet organised one

Answer: Option C is correct — The removal happens overnight with no ceremony, and nothing follows — no calls, no letters, no mention. The accumulated silence suggests a community that chose not to resist, which is itself a form of acceptance.

Question 2 — Medium

The lead researcher remained impassive throughout the press conference, giving no reaction to either the positive questions or the critical ones — her expression never changed. What does 'impassive' MOST likely mean?

A) Confused and unable to follow what was being asked
B) Enthusiastic and eager to answer all questions thoroughly
C) Showing no emotion or outward reaction
D) Reluctant to speak publicly and uncomfortable with attention

Answer: The passage describes her giving 'no reaction' to either positive or critical questions, with her 'expression never changed.' This matches impassive: showing no emotion or reaction.

Question 3 — Hard

A debate speaker opened her argument: 'I know some of you are already thinking — here comes another idealistic argument that ignores the real world. I want you to hold that thought. Because I intend to address it directly — and I think I can show you why this time is different.' What technique is the speaker using in this opening?

A) Anticipating audience scepticism and addressing it pre-emptively to establish credibility
B) Conceding the weaknesses of her argument before the opposition team can raise them
C) Using a rhetorical question to make the audience confront an uncomfortable assumption
D) Establishing common ground by agreeing with audience concerns before introducing her position

Answer: Option A is correct — The speaker names the objection she expects to hear — 'here comes another idealistic argument' — and then immediately commits to meeting it. This pre-empts scepticism before it can form, and signals confidence and self-awareness, both of which build credibility.

How should my child prepare for Year 7 NAPLAN Literary devices creating character and emotion?

  1. Select Year 7 and Reading on the home screen
  2. Use Quick Practice — questions on literary devices creating character and emotion will appear as part of the session
  3. Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on literary devices creating character and emotion 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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