MYLS Key Skills Assessed 3

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a 'compound sentence'?

Accepted Answer

She ran quickly, and he followed close behind.

Answer

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction (here, 'and').

Question 2

In a MYLS numeracy problem, students are shown a number pattern: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, … What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

127

Answer

Each term is found by doubling the previous term and adding 1: 63 × 2 + 1 = 127.

Question 3

A student reads a persuasive text and is asked to identify a 'rhetorical question.' Which example is a rhetorical question?

Accepted Answer

Who could possibly disagree that clean water is essential?

Answer

A rhetorical question is posed for effect and does not expect a literal answer — it implies an obvious conclusion.

Question 4

Which of the following describes 'spatial reasoning,' a skill assessed in the MYLS?

Accepted Answer

Mentally rotating or manipulating shapes to solve problems

Answer

Spatial reasoning involves the ability to visualize, rotate, and manipulate shapes and objects in the mind.

Question 5

A passage describes a character who 'smiled thinly and said nothing when asked about the missing funds.' What can the reader most reasonably infer?

Accepted Answer

The character was hiding something.

Answer

The combination of a thin smile and silence in response to a sensitive question strongly implies the character is concealing information.

(MYLS) Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Selective Entry Test Practice Test