Free Year 7 Specialist and technical vocabulary... Practice | Skillo
Skillo provides free Year 7 NAPLAN Specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings practice (AC9E7LA08) 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.
Year 7 students facing their third NAPLAN need to be confident with specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings. Investigate the role of vocabulary in building specialist and technical knowledge, including terms that have both everyday and technical meanings. 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 Specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings test cover?
- Investigate the role of vocabulary in building specialist and technical knowledge, including terms that have both everyday and technical meanings.
- Questions are based on original Australian passages
- Text types include narrative, informative and persuasive
Try a sample Specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings question
Question 1 — Easy
During the marine science excursion, Priya observed a strong ocean __________ pushing the research buoy rapidly northward along the coast.
Answer: In physical geography and oceanography, 'current' is the technical term for a continuous, directed movement of water or air. 'Flow', 'stream', and 'rush' are everyday synonyms for moving water but lack the precise technical meaning used in marine science contexts to describe named ocean movements such as the East Australian Current.
Question 2 — Medium
During the experiment, Priya recorded the electrical ___ flowing through the copper wire using a digital ammeter connected to the circuit.
Answer: In physics and electrical science, 'current' is the technical term for the flow of electric charge through a conductor, measured in amperes. 'Flow', 'stream', and 'movement' are everyday synonyms that describe motion in general but have no precise technical meaning in the context of electrical circuits.
Question 3 — Hard
During the science excursion to the reef, Priya recorded the strength and direction of the underwater _____ affecting the movement of fish schools.
Answer: In oceanography and physics, 'current' is the technical term for a directional flow of water (or electricity) with measurable strength and direction. 'Flow', 'drift', and 'trend' are everyday synonyms that describe movement generally but lack the precise technical meaning required in a scientific recording context.
How should my child prepare for Year 7 NAPLAN Specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings?
- Select Year 7 and Reading on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on specialist and technical vocabulary — dual meanings specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
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