NAPLAN Numeracy Skills 2

Question 1

A Year 9 NAPLAN student is asked to solve: 5x − 3 = 22. What is the value of x?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

5x = 22 + 3 = 25, so x = 25 ÷ 5 = 5.

Question 2

In NAPLAN Numeracy, students are expected to convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages. What is 0.65 expressed as a percentage?

Accepted Answer

65%

Answer

To convert a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100, so 0.65 × 100 = 65%.

Question 3

A NAPLAN question shows a bar graph of student test scores. If 8 students scored between 70–79 and 12 students scored between 80–89, how many students scored in those two ranges combined?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

8 + 12 = 20 students scored in the 70–79 and 80–89 ranges combined.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the non-calculator section in the NAPLAN Numeracy test?

Accepted Answer

To assess mental computation and number sense without technological aids

Answer

The non-calculator section assesses students' ability to perform mental computations and demonstrates their fundamental number sense.

Question 5

A Year 5 NAPLAN question asks: 'What is the perimeter of a square with side length 9 cm?' What is the correct answer?

Accepted Answer

36 cm

Answer

The perimeter of a square = 4 × side length = 4 × 9 = 36 cm.

(NAPLAN) National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy Practice Test

(NAPLAN) National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy Practice Test

NAPLAN Numeracy Skills 2