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Year 7 NAPLAN Reading Sample Questions

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SAMPLE QUESTION 1 — Medium

At the end of the week, when friends asked what had happened with her science test, Mia said she had been busy and changed the subject. She had studied for weeks and was sure the paper had gone well — but she had been wrong before. What does Mia's behaviour MOST suggest?

AShe does not trust her friends to keep her results private
BShe is annoyed that her friends are asking about her personal results
CShe is waiting until she knows her exact mark before telling anyone
DShe is anxious about sharing a result she fears may have disappointed her

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SAMPLE QUESTION 2 — Medium

What lesson does the author suggest should be drawn from the passenger pigeon's extinction?

AZoos are not equipped to protect species from extinction once numbers fall critically low.
BNorth American forests must be protected before Australian conservation can succeed.
CHunting is always more destructive than habitat loss for any bird species.
DA species large population size does not guarantee its survival if key pressures are not managed.

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SAMPLE QUESTION 3 — Medium

The day Priya received her exam results, her heart was a stone — cold, heavy, sinking. She had studied until midnight for three weeks, and still the mark felt like a door slamming in her face. Her mother tried to comfort her, but the words slid off like water on glass. Later, sitting in the quiet of her room, Priya realised that the door hadn't closed — it had just moved. The question was whether she had the courage to walk towards it. The author uses the image of a door twice. What is the significance of how this image changes?

AIt shows Priya shifting from seeing failure as final to seeing it as a challenge she can move toward
BIt suggests that her mother had shown her a different way to reach the same academic goal
CIt represents the physical distance Priya had to travel to reach her next exam venue
DIt shows that Priya accepted she had chosen the wrong subject to study

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SAMPLE QUESTION 4 — Medium

A critic wrote: 'Any policy model whose findings consistently align with the goals of the organisation that commissioned it should be treated with scepticism. Credible analysis requires that the methodology be independent of the desired conclusion.' What is the critic MOST arguing?

APolicy organisations should publish all research they commission, regardless of whether the findings support their goals
BResearchers who work for policy organisations are deliberately falsifying their results to please their clients
CWhen a model's outputs consistently match a commissioner's goals, the methodology may have been shaped to produce those results
DPolicy organisations should be required to use government statisticians rather than independent consultants

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SAMPLE QUESTION 5 — Medium

A school student writes in a persuasive essay: 'If we allow students to use phones in class, the entire education system will collapse. Every lesson will be derailed. No student will ever learn anything again.' What logical fallacy does this argument commit?

AAd hominem — attacking the personal character of those who support phone use
BFalse analogy — comparing phone use to an unrelated situation to make it seem worse
CSlippery slope — claiming that one change will inevitably lead to a chain of extreme negative outcomes
DCircular reasoning — using the conclusion as evidence for itself

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SAMPLE QUESTION 6 — Medium

Mr Adesanya's comment, 'Every tradition was unfamiliar to someone once,' is best interpreted as —

Aa suggestion that Priya should study music theory before attempting to play.
Ban encouragement to accept the discomfort of learning something new.
Ca reminder that the sitar is a well-known instrument around the world.
Da criticism of Priya for not having started practising earlier.

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SAMPLE QUESTION 7 — Medium

A Year 7 student argued: 'Every student in my class loves sport. So Year 7 students must all love sport.' What assumption is being made?

AThat the students in one class represent all Year 7 students in all schools
BThat students who love sport are necessarily better at it than those who don't
CThat sport is the most popular activity among Year 7 students nationally
DThat other classes at the school also have students who happen to love sport

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SAMPLE QUESTION 8 — Medium

A report from the Fossil Fuels Industry Council claimed natural gas is the cleanest pathway to a low-carbon economy, citing studies showing gas plants produce fewer emissions than coal. Independent climate scientists noted the report did not account for methane leakage during gas extraction — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide. The report also failed to compare natural gas with renewable alternatives such as solar and wind power. Which of the following best identifies a limitation of the report's claims?

AThe report was funded by an industry council rather than a government body
BThe report focused on power plant emissions instead of total lifecycle emissions
CThe report compared gas to coal but did not compare it with renewable alternatives
DThe report cited multiple studies but did not acknowledge disagreement among researchers

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SAMPLE QUESTION 9 — Medium

A parent argued: 'Research shows that teenagers who have more screen time get less sleep.' A teacher responded: 'We don't actually know from that research whether it's the screen itself that disrupts sleep, or simply staying up later — which young people would do with or without screens.' What is the teacher MOST doing?

AArguing that the research on screen time and sleep is poorly designed and should not be trusted
BQuestioning whether the research has established a causal link or only a correlation
CSuggesting that teenagers should be allowed unlimited screen time if they still get enough sleep
DAgreeing with the parent that screen time is harmful but proposing a different explanation

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SAMPLE QUESTION 10 — Medium

A memoir opens with the sentence: 'I didn't know, then, that this would be the last summer I was truly happy.' What narrative technique does this use?

AFlashback — the narrator is returning to an event that happened long before the memoir begins
BProlepsis — the narrator looks forward from a past moment to reveal its future significance
CDramatic irony — the reader knows something important that the narrator does not know
DUnreliable narration — the narrator is hiding important information from the reader

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