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Explore NAPLAN practiceWhat is NAPLAN?
NAPLAN is the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy. Students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 take tests covering Reading, Writing, Conventions of Language and Numeracy. Results provide one view of learning alongside classroom work and teacher observations.
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Official overview: NAP: About NAPLAN
NAPLAN practice by year.
Find distinct reading, numeracy and language examples, plus a writing idea and a useful review routine.
Year 3 NAPLAN practice
Make the first NAPLAN year easier to understand with a few clear examples and space to talk about the thinking.
Read the guideYear levelsYear 5 NAPLAN practice
Move from finding an answer to explaining it, with examples that connect reading, mathematical thinking and written expression.
Read the guideYear levelsYear 7 NAPLAN practice
Give secondary learners room to explain a method, connect ideas in a text and make deliberate choices in writing.
Read the guideYear levelsYear 9 NAPLAN practice
Practise checking assumptions, explaining solutions and developing a response with a clear purpose.
Read the guideFour domains. Different kinds of thinking.
Choose a skill to explore, see a worked example and use the explanation to plan what comes next.
NAPLAN reading practice
Help learners move from a plausible answer to one they can support with evidence from the text.
Read the guideTest domainsNAPLAN writing practice
Give the writer a clear purpose, a plan they can use and one useful focus for revision.
Read the guideTest domainsNAPLAN Conventions of Language
Use the whole sentence to understand a spelling choice, explain a grammar rule and make punctuation serve the meaning.
Read the guideTest domainsNAPLAN numeracy practice
Make the method visible, check what the numbers mean, and use a worked answer to decide what to practise next.
Read the guidePrint a sheet. Explore a skill.
Use original worksheets with separate answer keys, focused spelling and grammar exercises, or a guide to reviewing a writing response.
Free printable NAPLAN-style worksheets
Choose a short practice sheet, print questions for the learner and keep a separate explained answer key for review.
Read the guidePracticeNAPLAN spelling practice and word patterns
Correct a word in context, explain its pattern and use it again in a sentence of your own.
Read the guidePracticeNAPLAN grammar and punctuation practice
Use the sentence’s meaning and structure to make a choice you can explain.
Read the guideTest domainsNAPLAN writing marking guide and criteria
Understand the rubric, then turn a feature you notice in a draft into a specific revision.
Read the guideNAPLAN, explained.
Understand practice options, official resources, the upcoming timetable and the results that follow.
NAPLAN practice tests
Find the right starting point for your learner, understand the free options, and make the next practice session useful.
Read the guideNAPLAN explainedNAPLAN past papers and answers
Find the official released papers, use the right answer sheet and understand what an older PDF can tell you.
Read the guideNAPLAN explainedNAPLAN test dates for 2027
Check the national test window, then ask the school for the learner’s actual timetable.
Read the guideNAPLAN explainedNAPLAN results and proficiency levels
Read the report as one piece of learning evidence, then use it to start a specific conversation with the teacher.
Read the guideNAPLAN explainedHow to prepare for NAPLAN
Keep the learning purpose clear, practise the format when it helps and leave room to respond to what the learner shows.
Read the guideNAPLAN explainedNAPLAN online practice and familiarisation
Learn the controls separately from the subject skills, and know what an online demonstration can tell you.
Read the guideGive the next piece a purpose.
Plan a story or develop an argument with original prompts, sample paragraphs and questions for review.
NAPLAN narrative writing prompts
Start with a character and a problem, then write a story whose ending grows out of what happened.
Read the guideWriting promptsNAPLAN persuasive writing prompts
Build an argument that gives the reader a reason to agree, with clear explanations and relevant examples.
Read the guideMake the next practice useful.
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