NAPLAN Practice – Reading
Year 5 Worksheet
High-quality comprehension practice with narrative, informative and persuasive texts. Questions target literal understanding, inference, vocabulary and author’s craft – just like the real NAPLAN Reading test.
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About this worksheet
This free printable NAPLAN-style Reading worksheet provides authentic practice with a range of text types and question styles used in the national assessment. Students read carefully and answer questions that test both surface understanding and deeper comprehension skills.
Excellent for guided reading groups, whole-class practice, homework or independent revision.
Learning Intention
Students will use a range of comprehension strategies to understand and evaluate information and ideas in different types of texts, preparing them for success in the NAPLAN Reading test.
Australian Curriculum V9 Alignment
- AC9E5LY05 – Use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring and questioning to build literal and inferred meaning
- AC9E5LY03 – Explain characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
- AC9E5LE03 – Recognise that the point of view in a literary text influences how readers interpret and respond
- AC9E5LE04 – Examine the effects of imagery, including simile, metaphor and personification
- Supports the Literacy general capability (Understanding texts)
Skills Practised
- Literal retrieval of information
- Making inferences and drawing conclusions
- Identifying main idea and supporting details
- Understanding vocabulary in context
- Recognising text structure and features
- Analysing author’s purpose and point of view
How to use this worksheet
- Provide each student with a copy (or display digitally).
- Encourage students to read the texts carefully before answering.
- Allow approximately 45–50 minutes.
- Discuss answers and the evidence students used to justify their choices.
- Highlight successful strategies for future reading tasks.
Differentiation
Support: Read texts aloud, allow extra time, highlight key sections, or complete only selected questions.
Extension: Ask students to write a short response explaining how the author creates a particular effect, or compare two texts.
EAL/D: Pre-teach topic vocabulary and provide visual supports where helpful.
Frequently Asked Questions
What text types are included?
Typical NAPLAN Year 5 reading materials include narrative, informative, persuasive and sometimes poetry or procedural texts.
Is this suitable for guided reading?
Yes. You can use individual texts and question sets in small-group sessions.
Does it include an answer key?
Most of our practice sheets include answers and brief explanations to support marking and discussion.