NAPLAN Cheat Sheet 2026

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1. Which sentence is the strongest OPENING for a persuasive piece arguing that schools should have longer lunch breaks? → Longer lunch breaks would make students healthier, happier and more focused.
2. Which fraction is greater than 1/2? → 5/8
3. Which 3D shape has 6 square faces? → Cube
4. The mean of five test scores is 72. Four of the scores are 65, 78, 80 and 69. What is the fifth score? → 68
5. Under Australian regulations, who bears primary responsibility for Reading Comprehension compliance? → The PCBU (Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking)
6. In Australian Australian NAPLAN assessment, what is the primary purpose of Language Conventions Grammar procedures? → To protect worker health and safety through systematic hazard management
7. Which of these decimals is between 0.4 and 0.5? → 0.45
8. What is the first step in a Writing Skills risk assessment? → Identify all hazards associated with ${subjectName}
9. A cylinder has a radius of 4 cm and a height of 10 cm. What is its volume? (Use π ≈ 3.14) → 502.4 cm³
10. What is the importance of near-miss reporting for Measurement and Geometry? → Near misses reveal existing hazards and allow preventive action before injuries occur
11. What is 0.75 written as a fraction in its simplest form? → 3/4
12. What must be done when Writing Skills legislation changes? → Update procedures, risk assessments, and training to comply with the new requirements
13. How often should Persuasive Writing procedures be reviewed? → Regularly, after incidents, when conditions change, or when new information emerges
14. A NAPLAN numeracy question asks: What is 3/4 of 60? → 45
15. What supervisory requirements exist for Persuasive Writing activities? → Adequate supervision by competent persons, proportionate to the level of risk
16. What is the importance of near-miss reporting for Spelling and Punctuation? → Near misses reveal existing hazards and allow preventive action before injuries occur
17. What record retention period applies to Number and Algebra documents under WHS Regulations? → Typically 5 years, or 30 years for health monitoring and asbestos records
18. What training is required before workers perform Measurement and Geometry activities? → Appropriate training covering hazards, procedures, equipment use, and emergency response
19. Which expression is equivalent to 4(2x − 3) + 5x? → 13x − 12
20. What is the first step in a Data Interpretation risk assessment? → Identify all hazards associated with ${subjectName}
21. A bag contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles and 2 green marbles. If one marble is chosen at random, what is the probability of choosing a red marble? → 1/2
22. A car travels 360 km using 45 litres of petrol. What is the car's fuel efficiency in kilometres per litre? → 8 km/L
23. What is the first step in a Statistics and Probability risk assessment? → Identify all hazards associated with ${subjectName}
24. How often should Measurement and Geometry procedures be reviewed? → Regularly, after incidents, when conditions change, or when new information emerges
25. A rectangular swimming pool is 25 m long and 10 m wide. What is the perimeter of the pool? → 70 m
26. What supervisory requirements exist for Measurement and Geometry activities? → Adequate supervision by competent persons, proportionate to the level of risk
27. What must be done when Vocabulary and Word Knowledge legislation changes? → Update procedures, risk assessments, and training to comply with the new requirements
28. Which sentence uses commas correctly in a list? → We bought apples, bananas, and grapes.
29. What record retention period applies to Persuasive Writing documents under WHS Regulations? → Typically 5 years, or 30 years for health monitoring and asbestos records
30. Which sentence contains a spelling mistake? → The wether was cold today.