NAPLAN Numeracy Skills 3

Question 1

In NAPLAN Numeracy, what does a student's 'scale score' represent?

Accepted Answer

A numerical score on a common scale that allows comparison across year levels and years

Answer

The percentage of questions answered correctly in the test

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A score based only on the calculator-allowed section

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A rank within the student's class

Question 2

A Year 3 NAPLAN question shows coins: two 50-cent coins, one 20-cent coin, and three 10-cent coins. What is the total amount?

Accepted Answer

$1.50

Answer

$1.30

Answer

$1.40

Answer

$1.60

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a Statistics and Probability question that may appear in the NAPLAN Year 9 Numeracy test?

Accepted Answer

Calculating the probability that a randomly selected card from a standard deck is a heart

Answer

Finding the area of a circle with radius 6 cm

Answer

Solving a linear equation with one unknown

Answer

Identifying the next term in an arithmetic sequence

Question 4

A Year 9 NAPLAN student must find the volume of a rectangular prism with dimensions 5 cm × 4 cm × 3 cm. What is the volume?

Accepted Answer

60 cm³

Answer

47 cm³

Answer

94 cm³

Answer

24 cm³

Question 5

What distinguishes the NAPLAN Numeracy 'proficiency standards' from the numerical scale scores?

Accepted Answer

Proficiency standards describe the types of skills students demonstrate at each level, while scale scores provide a numerical measure

Answer

Proficiency standards are used only for Year 3 students

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Scale scores rank students against national averages only

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Proficiency standards replace scale scores in the online NAPLAN format

Question 6

A NAPLAN Year 5 question presents a number pattern: 2, 6, 18, 54, ___. What is the next number?

Accepted Answer

162

Answer

108

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216

Answer

72

Question 7

In the online NAPLAN Numeracy test, which of the following question types may students encounter?

Accepted Answer

Multiple choice, short answer, and drag-and-drop interactive questions

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Only written essay responses

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Exclusively multiple-choice questions

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Only open-ended oral response questions