2010 Year 5 NAPLAN- Cooper's station

The boys think of ‘Piggy’ as a

• carer

• guard

• friend

• teacher

Look at the description of the stars at the end of paragraph 1. The boys imagine the stars to be

• spirits.

• searchlights.

• an audience.

• the lights of a town.

The rising of the sun seemed to

• cause the horse to lose direction.

• show the difficulties the boys faced.

• cheer the boys up by making them warm.

• make it easier for the boys to find their way.

The narrator did not want to say ‘how lost we were’ because he

• knew the horse would take them back.

• did not want to admit his fear to Marty.

• did not think that anyone would hear him.

• was confident they would at least find water.

What effect did Marty’s words in the last paragraph have on the narrator?

• They confused him even further.

• They echoed what he was thinking.

• They were difficult for him to believe.

• They were words he had longed to hear.

How does the writer want readers to feel towards the boys?

• critical

• neutral

• despairing

• sympathetic