NAPLAN Grammar and Punctuation

Question 1

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

Accepted Answer

The dogs' tails wagged happily.

Answer

'Dogs'' shows plural possession (the tails belonging to more than one dog). 'Its' (no apostrophe) is the correct possessive for 'it'.

Question 2

Choose the sentence with correct capital letters.

Accepted Answer

We visited Sydney in January.

Answer

Sentences start with a capital, and proper nouns (Sydney) and months (January) take capitals. Capitalisation is tested in NAPLAN Language Conventions.

Question 3

Which word is a verb in this sentence? 'The kangaroo jumped over the fence.'

Accepted Answer

jumped

Answer

'Jumped' is the action word (verb). 'Kangaroo' and 'fence' are nouns; 'over' is a preposition.

Question 4

Which sentence uses commas correctly in a list?

Accepted Answer

We bought apples, bananas, and grapes.

Answer

Items in a list are separated by commas. NAPLAN assesses correct comma use in lists.

Question 5

Which sentence is a question and needs a question mark?

Accepted Answer

What time does the bus arrive

Answer

'What time does the bus arrive?' asks something and needs a question mark. Choosing the correct end punctuation is a NAPLAN skill.

NAPLAN Practice Test

NAPLAN Practice Test

NAPLAN Grammar and Punctuation