NAPLAN Year 9 Practice · Reading

Reading Comprehension

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  1. What is the main problem Ana faces in this passage?
  2. The phrase 'moving slowly as if he had all night' suggests the deckhand is:
  3. In the last sentence, the lights of the far shore are compared to 'a row of distant candles'. What does this comparison mainly suggest?
  4. Which detail best supports the idea that Ana is worried about more than the missed ferry?
  5. What is the main purpose of this text?
  6. The word 'extreme' in 'A ban may be too extreme' is closest in meaning to:
  7. How does the author organise the paragraph?
  8. Which statement does the evidence in the passage support?
  9. The final sentence ('If a task cannot be explained in a single sentence...') implies that the author believes:
  10. According to the passage, why must the hive temperature stay steady?
  11. What does the comparison to human sweat help the reader understand?
  12. Which word is closest in meaning to 'regulate' as used in the passage?
  13. What can be concluded from the last sentence?
  14. What does the writer want the council to do?
  15. Which phrase best shows the writer's feelings at the start of the letter?
  16. Why does the writer mention Mr Hadley, the students and the neighbour?
  17. What does the phrase 'count the people, not just the tickets' suggest?
  18. What does the father's leaving the tin of polish on the step suggest?
  19. How many steps does Marta climb each evening?
  20. What is the effect of the phrase 'until she could see her own face in it'?
  21. Which statement best describes the relationship between Marta and her father?
  22. Which word best describes the reviewer's overall opinion?
  23. 'The story slows to a crawl' is an example of:
  24. What does the word 'padding' suggest about the long descriptions?
  25. Which statement is an opinion rather than a fact?
  26. What does the final sentence imply about the book?
  27. How did the researchers test the students?
  28. Why do the researchers mention that the volunteers were young adults?
  29. Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?
  30. What is the purpose of the phrase 'an idea many teachers have suggested for years'?
  31. What is the main idea of the first two sentences?
  32. How does the writer treat the opposing view that low-income families have little choice?
  33. In this passage, what does 'cut corners' mean?
  34. What does the phrase 'the arithmetic of a shirt that must be bought three times' suggest?
  35. Which of the following is the writer's overall position?

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