national assessment program literacy and …...him and his sister had a canoe. himself and his...
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3year
2008
national assessment program literacy and numeracy
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The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.
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Simon doesn’t lik eating carrots.
Please opun the door.
Anna has broun hair and blue eyes.
Many dogs are good at swiming .
We ran arownd the oval.
I am visiting my frends .
The ball craked the glass.
My brother thinks he is grate on
a skateboard.
The dog was noisy and barkt a lot.
My mum cumplained about the noise.
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Read the text about Peter. Each line has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
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front weel
speshal tyres
padded seet
safety helmat
The spelling mistakes on these labels have been circled. Write the correct spelling for each circled word in the box.
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Peter
Peter knew he coud look after
a baby animel, so he was very happy
with his birthday prescent.
It was a cute f luffy litle puppy.
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The Game
The football mach was about to start.
All our supporters were yelling lowdly,
hopping our team would win.
Before half-time the rain started to pore down.
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Read the text about The Game. Each line has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
Read the text about Cells. Each line has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
Your body is made up of milions of tiny
cells. Blood carries oxegen to the cells
to keep them working propley.
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Cells
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Mum gave it to .
he his him himself
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I came home late from school because of the rain
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The girl hello.
say said sayed were saying
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Jenny will arrive home Sunday.
in on at until
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Isn’t it a nice day ?
today yesterday next week last week
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Shade one bubble to show where the missing full stop ( . ) should go.
John’s new bike was red and silver Mike wished he had one like it.
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
dad, jo and anna swam across the lake.
Dad, Jo and Anna swam across the lake.
Dad, Jo and Anna Swam Across the Lake.
Dad, jo and anna swam across the lake.
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after between onto with
The team ran the oval.
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who what which why
The boy was camping next to us said hello.
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
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I am hopeless at boiling eggs.
If I want them to soft
and runny they
end really hard-boiled.
If I want hard eggs, turn
out all I always
get a surprise I eat
my boiled eggs.
Eggs
be been being
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how why that when
watery. watery’ watery? watery
it them they their
at up in of
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The writing below has some gaps. Choose the best option to fill in each of the gaps. Shade the bubble to show your answer.
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Shade one bubble.
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Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
football is a popular game
Football is a popular game.
Football is a popular Game.
Football is a popular game
I was at dawn.
woke waken woken waked
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never been had never been never gone
I camping before.
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
I went in car.
Mum’s Mums Mums’ Mum’s’
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
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Which sentence is correct?
Her and him had a canoe.
Him and his sister had a canoe.
Himself and his sister had a canoe.
He and his sister had a canoe.
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Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
Sam who, is only three had to stay with Mum.
Sam, who is only three had, to stay with Mum.
Sam, who is only three, had to stay with Mum.
Sam, who is only three had to stay with Mum.
My cold is than it was last week.
worse worser badder more bad
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
He had an bowl of soup.
big large gigantic enormous
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She was sick her dog’s naughty behaviour.
because of by as
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?
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Hurry up or we’ll miss the bus,” said Liam to Kim.
Shade one bubble to show where the missing speech mark (“ or ”) should go.
Shade one bubble.
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this page is meant to be blank.
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The spelling mistake in this sentence has been circled. Write the correct spelling for the circled word in the box.
We went to scool .
We bought sum bread.
The sentence below has one word that is incorrect. Write the correct spelling of the word in the box.
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Do you have pet?
a if he she
Which of the following correctly completes the sentence?P3
Which sentence is correct?P4
Shade one bubble.
Shade one bubble to show where the missing full stop ( . ) should go.We arrived at school on time
The writing below has some gaps. Choose the best option to fill in each of the gaps. Shade the bubble to show your answer.
I have dog.
name is Zoe. They Her Who You
a if he she
Some people like cats best than dogs.
Some people like cats more best than dogs.Some people like cats more better than dogs.
Some people like cats better than dogs.
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