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NAPLAN Year 9 VIP Practice Exam
NAPLAN — NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) is an annual standardised assessment administered by ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority) to students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 across Australia, covering Reading, Writing, Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation), and Numeracy; it moved to an adaptive online format in 2023 and reports results against four proficiency levels (Exceeding, Strong, Developing, Needs Additional Support) rather than a percentage pass mark — this practice set uses 60% as a defensible proxy for the Year 9 National Minimum Standard (Band 8).
30
Questions
90m
Time Limit
60.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
Read the following passage, then answer the question. 'The Great Barrier Reef extends more than 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coastline, making it the world's largest coral reef system and one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on Earth. It supports over 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 types of mollusc, and 240 species of birds. Despite its protected status, climate change remains the reef's most pressing threat. Ocean warming has triggered repeated mass bleaching events — in 2016 and 2017, back-to-back bleaching damaged approximately 50% of the reef's coral cover. Scientists warn that without significant reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions, large sections of the reef may become functionally extinct within decades.' What is the PRIMARY purpose of this passage?
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