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WorksheetsYear 9 NAPLAN Style Language Conventions Quiz #2
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 41mins
The spelling mistake in the sentence has have been underlined. Select the correct spelling from the options below.
Only one new wrekord was set at the athletics carnival
record
rekord
recrod
reccord
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The holidays are severall weeks away.
several
severel
severral
severall
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The store manager reduced prices to attract more customours.
customers
costumers
custumers
customars
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The reporter asked the actor for an opinuin on the movie.
opinion
opiniun
opiniom
opiniun
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The family lived in tempory accommodation while their house was being built.
temporary
temporery
temparary
temprary
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The good news was cerculated to the whole school.
circulated
circled
circular
circuit
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The tiger snarled angerly at its keeper.
angrily
angerly
angrilye
angrly
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The cane toads were spotted as they approched the state border.
approached
aproached
approched
approchd
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Bella chose a carear in the mining industry.
career
carrear
carrer
careeer
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The captain relied on the navigation device for gidance through the reef.
guidance
guidence
gidence
guidanse
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In a democrisy all adults should have the right to vote.
democracy
democrasy
democrazy
democricy
The spelling mistake in the sentence has have been underlined. Select the correct spelling from the options below.
Being able to speak a forein language is very useful.
foreign
foren
forain
foreen
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"Julia listened to a news bulliten."
bulletin
bulliten
bulliton
buliten
The spelling mistake in the sentence has have been underlined. Select the correct spelling from the options below.
"The defendant declared her innosense when the trial began."
innocence
innocense
innoceense
inocence
The spelling mistake in the sentence has have been underlined. Select the correct spelling from the options below.
"The fisherman exaggerated the number of fish he had caught."
exaggerated
exagerrated
exagerated
exxagerated
Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "Humidity is a measure of moysture in the atmosphere." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "Frequent storms and heavy rain are forecast for the next fornight." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "High temperatures tipically occur during the summer months." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "The students were randomly alocated to discussion groups to consider some topical issues." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "The raucous diners and loud music made the seafood restaurant the noisyest one in the area." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "Some people passionately believe that herbs have medisinal properties." Choose the correct spelling from the options below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "Apprentices are required to regularly attend training sesions." Choose the correct spelling from the options below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "The new enterprise was profitible despite fluctuations in the economy." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: "The benifet of exercise is acknowledged by most health professionals." Write the correct word on the line below.
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Identify the spelling mistake in the sentence: The journalist submitted his article to a prestigious magizine for publication.
(a)
Funding for a new laboratry at the university was donated by a benevolent citizen.
(a)
Participation in all scheduled rehersals is compulsory.
(a)
The entrepreneur worked ambituosly to further his business.
(a)
Teachers recommend working consistantly on assignments rather than leaving them until the last minute.
(a)
Too many advertisements can interupt a televised sports broadcast.
(a)
Which sentence is correct?
It took a long time for the speaker to go to the point.
It took a long time for the speaker to reach to the point.
It took a long time for the speaker to get to the point.
It took a long time for the speaker to complete to the point.
Which word is not needed in this sentence?
The water has penetrated through the outer layer.
penetrated
through
outer
layer
Which of these has correct use of capital letters?
“I live in the suburb of kensington,” the boy said. “where do you live?”
“I live in the suburb of Kensington,” the boy said. “Where do you live?”
“I live in the suburb of kensington,” the boy said. “Where do you live?”
“I live in the suburb of Kensington,” the boy said. “where do you live?”
Which word or words correctly complete this sentence? If I _________ the final, it would have been my best performance.
win
won
had won
would win
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Lee’s mother told her to tidy her room.
Lee’s mother “told her to” tidy her room.
Lee’s mother told “her to tidy her room.”
Lee’s “mother told her to tidy” her room.
Which word correctly completes this sentence? Australia is drought affected; ________, we must conserve water.
besides
however
therefore
otherwise
Which word or words correctly complete this sentence? On Friday Vanessa _______ been travelling for a month.
has
would
had have
will have
Which sentence is correct?
A gecko will make a feast of termites whenever it can find it.
A gecko will make a feast of termites whenever it can find them.
A gecko will make a feast of termites whenever they can find them.
A gecko will make a feast of termites whenever they can find it
Which words correctly complete this sentence? Despite ____________ heavy rains that fell across ___________ enormous area of the countryside, it is too early to say if _________ drought has been broken.
the an a
the an the
an the an
a an the
Which word or words correctly complete this sentence? That is the bike I ________ bought if I’d kept saving.
would have
would of
having
have
Which word correctly completes this sentence? The students must be on the bus ten minutes prior ________ departure.
of
to
before
towards
What does the prefix il in the word illegible mean?
not
out
with
against
An apostrophe ( ’ ) has been left out of this sentence. Which sentence shows the correct usage of an apostrophe?
Both my parents’ passports show that they have been to many overseas countries.
Both my parents passports’ show that they have been to many overseas countries.
Both my parents passports show that they have been to many overseas’ countries.
Both my parents passports show that they have been to many overseas countries’.
Which words correctly complete this sentence? Sandra was the ________ of the three sisters.
less friendly
least friendly
more friendly
most friendliest
Brackets ( ) are needed in this sentence. Which part of the sentence needs brackets?
An estimated 37% of children one million did not participate in any organised sport outside school hours in 2009.
37%
of children
one million
school hours
Which sentence tells the reader who performed the action?
The State Governor officially opened the building.
The new hall was built at the front of the school property.
The building was designed to be environmentally friendly.
The construction site was fenced off to ensure student safety.
Read Coffee houses of London and then answer questions 48-50.
In sentence (3) the word themselves refers to
(3) They could also read, write and paint to amuse themselves.
the coffee houses.
the men who visited.
the alehouse keepers.
the activities available.
The information presented in brackets ( ) in sentence (4) is provided to
(4) The alehouse keepers (hotel owners in today’s terms) disliked them because they found they were losing money to them.
contrast the alehouses with the coffee houses.
explain the unfamiliar term alehouse keepers.
highlight that the alehouse keepers were men.
describe the type of people who worked in alehouses.
In sentence (5) the writer uses the words places of amusement to
(5) It is said that because of these places of amusement, English novelists and poets flourished.
introduce a new idea.
refer back to the alehouses.
conclude the passage with humour.
emphasise the activities of the coffee houses.
Which sentence is correct?
The teacher drew our attention to the diagram.
The teacher fetched our attention to the diagram.
The teacher focused our attention to the diagram.
The teacher gathered our attention to the diagram.
How does the suffix er change the word paint in this sentence? Rachel loves to paint and wants to become a famous painter. It changes:
a verb into a noun.
a verb into an adverb.
an adverb into a noun.
an adjective into an adverb.
Which sentence is correct?
The club, Felipe was the president of it, voted to train on Wednesdays.
The club, of whom Felipe was the president, voted to train on Wednesdays.
The club, of which Felipe was the president, voted to train on Wednesdays.
The club, voted to train on Wednesdays, of which Felipe was the president.
Which sentence has correct use of capital letters?
Barack obama won the nobel peace prize for strengthening international diplomacy.
Barack Obama won the nobel peace prize for strengthening International Diplomacy.
Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for strengthening international diplomacy.
Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for strengthening International Diplomacy
Which type of word is concerned in this sentence? The woman had a concerned expression on her face.
verb
noun
adverb
adjective
Which type of word is concerned in this sentence?
The woman had a concerned expression on her face.
The organisers said that an archery is the most popular event at the camp.
The teacher asked the student to submit a assignment at the end of the term.
The delegation from a Chinese company visited the mine in a remote locality.
The monument is in a park in the Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Mrs Brown is eighty years old and still wears high heeled-shoes.
Mrs Brown is eighty years old and still wears high-heeled-shoes.
Mrs Brown is eighty-years-old and still wears high-heeled shoes.
Mrs Brown is eighty years old and still wears high-heeled shoes.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
_________ profits are affected by many factors.
Companys
Companies
Companie’s
Companies’
