NAPLAN READING TEST

1
NAPLAN READING TEST

• Preparation and Practice

2
Format of the Test

• Two components to the test The Stimulus
  Material READING MAGAZINE and the Actual
  READING TEST
• Allowed Time for Reading Test 65 minutes
• Test Conditions as outlined on front of test
  booklet.
• Test booklet completion procedures name to be
  printed by student in space provided

3
Looking at the Reading Magazine

• Contains a variety of articles
• The articles vary in terms of the genre in which
  they are written ( a story, letters, scientific
  report, review)
• Stimulus material within the article varies may
  be all text (words) or may be text with
  photographs, pictures, maps, graphs, tables
• Different writing conventions may be used e.g.
  use of footnotes, use of italics

4
How the Reading Magazine and Reading Test Booklet
Link

• The Reading Magazine contains the information to
  which the questions in the test booklet relate.
• It is important to identify to which articles in
  the Reading Magazine specific questions in the
  test booklet relate.
• For example, Questions 1-7 on the Test Booklet
  relate to the Article on Page 3 of the Reading
  Magazine.

5
Using the Reading Magazine and Test Booklet
Questions Together

• Start with the Test Booklet. Look at the First
  set of Questions 1-7.
• You are instructed to read A court case in
  Ancient China on Page 3 of Reading Magazine
• Read article note features use of Italics,
  use of standard text a narrative, use of
  footnotes (1 2) and a diagram

6
Answering the Questions

• After reading the text look at the questions in
  the test booklet
• Apply the strategies of answering a multiple
  choice question refer back to the article
  paragraph 1 eliminate the obvious incorrect
  (a) and (d) look for key word in question Why
  did each bring piece of paper? Paragraph one
  last sentence Each claims therefore (b) to
  show he could prove claim is correct answer

7
Working through the other questions 2-7

• To answer these questions need to consider
• Use of language identified by italics the
  whites of his eyes need to look where and how
  these words are used in the text, same for
  angrily, handed to each the others paper,
  perplexedly at the documents in their hands
  (note footnote 2 explains meaning of perplexedly)
  
• What answers relate directly to the text

8
Stimulus material Page 4

• Format
• Which question on Test Paper refer directly to
  this material?
• Format of questions
• 8-10 directly relate to retrieve information in
  the text
• 11 interpreting the use of the word reading
  with inverted commas
• 12 determining the purpose of the text What
  or Why was it written and 13 determining the
  authors attitude from the text

9
Page 5 Stimulus Material

• Not available
• Which questions refer to this material
• Even without stimulus material do you think you
  could work out answer to Q 15? How and Why?

10
Page 6 Stimulus Material

• Which test paper questions refer directly to this
  material
• What format / genre is the material present in?
  How can you determine this?
• Who is the author of the Yes case?
• Who is presenting the No case?
• Q21. terms anxious, boastful, nostalgic and
  enthusatic
• Skills at identifying core of each argument,
  common features and implications of one onto the
  other

11
Page 7 Stimulus Material Endemism

• What style of writing? What are the
  characteristics of this writing style What
  other non-text material is presented?
• Which test questions relate to this article?
• Three of the questions are answered by directly
  interpreting information from the diagrams. Which
  ones?

12
Reading Magazine Page 8

• Identify writing style
• Read Article
• Discuss the use of So to begin the first
  sentence of paragraph 2.
• Figurative language what is it and how is it
  identified

13
Reading Magazine Page 9

• Some questions require direct retrieval of
  information from the article e.g. Q 37
• Other questions require translation of terms or
  phrases e.g. high levels of hydraulic
  engineering , choking the water system
• Some questions require interpretation and
  integration of ideas e.g. 40, 41

14
Reading Magazine Page 10

• Format of stimulus material
• Q 42 requires translation of phrase whiff of
  opportunism
• Discuss the individual questions