Understanding NAPLAN Language Conventions Year 5 Powerpoint.ppt

Naplan

2. Success Criteria
Aim
•Statement 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit.
•Statement 2
•Sub statement


Success Criteria
Learning Objective
•Correctly spell words that have been spelled incorrectly.
•Identify incorrectly spelled words.
•Identify a sentence with correct grammar.
To understand the format of the different questions in a
Language Conventions test.

3. What Is NAPLAN?
NAPLAN stands for ‘The National Assessment
Program – Literacy and Numeracy’. NAPLAN is a
standardised test that all students in years 3, 5 and
7 sit.
A standardised test means a test which is the same
for everyone. There are literacy tests and numeracy
tests and they are diagnostic. A diagnostic test
means a test which assesses students on their prior
knowledge and what they can already do.

4. Why Must We Sit the
NAPLAN Test?
NAPLAN provides your teacher and
school with information about what
skills you have. It tells your teacher
which essential skills you already
have and which skills you need to
develop.

NAPLAN also provides your school
with important information about the
academic abilities of its students so
that they can make decisions about
what is taught at school and why.
NAPLAN is also used to compare
information with other schools and
look for patterns and similarities.

5. Before NAPLAN
Before you even begin to think about NAPLAN, it is
important that you do not let this test worry you.
Sometimes your teacher or your parents might talk
about it. It is not important that you get a high
score. Although it is easy to become anxious about
NAPLAN, it is important that you do your best to
remember what you already know. NAPLAN is only
a set of tests and does not define you as a person.
Your teacher and family will be proud of you, no
matter what the outcome is.
During NAPLAN, it is a good idea to do activities
that relax you and make you happy. You could play
your favourite sport, read a great book or spend
time with supportive friends.

6. Preparing for NAPLAN
It is a good idea to be as prepared as you can be for NAPLAN. Your
teacher might help you do this by showing you practice NAPLAN
tests. The reason for this is to familiarise you with the format of a
NAPLAN test and prepare you for questions that you might face in
the test. This may help you feel more comfortable with sitting the
test. It is important to remember that the question styles are only
similar to the actual test.

7. Language Conventions Test
Today, we are going to practise some language conventions
questions. Language conventions relates to spelling and grammar.
This test has 50 questions and you will have 50 minutes to complete
it.
There will be sentences with an incorrectly spelled word circled. You
will need to write the correct spelling in the box next to the sentence.
We will practise some of these questions together.
The docter gave me cough medicine.
The football captian scored a goal on the siren!
The giant’s booming voise shook the ground.
I dropped my phone and broke the skreen.
Mila wants to study geograhpy at university.
doctor
captain
voice
screen
geograph
y

8. Language Conventions Test
In these sentences, there will still be incorrectly spelled
words but you will not be told which one. You will need to
read the sentence, locate the misspelled word and write it
correctly.
We will practise some of these questions now.
The monky was swinging from the tree.
My birthday celabration was a lot of fun!
It is ilegal and dangerous to use a phone while driving.
The mouse ate an enormus piece of cheese.
Maya went to a bording school.
monkey
celebration
illegal
enormou
s
boarding

9. Language Conventions
There may be a labelled diagram. A word in each label will be
misspelled and the mistake will be circled. You will need to write the
correctly spelled word in the box.
seat
foam seet
handel bars
rubber tire
metal
spocke
handle
spoke
tyre

10. orange and
blacke stripes
long, thin
tale
Language Conventions
black
thin
whiskas
sharp clores
whisker
s
tail
claws

11. Language Conventions
In the next part of the test, you might see a selection of the same
sentences with different punctuation and grammar. You will need to
choose the sentence with the correct punctuation and grammar.
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
o“Its time to go to school” said Mum
o“It’s time to go to school.” said Mum.
o“It’s time to go to school!” Said Mum
o“It’s time to go to school!” said Mum.

12. Language Conventions
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
o“can we please play mini-golf after school!” asked Mia.
o“Can we please play mini-golf after school.” asked Mia.
o“can we please play mini-golf after school?” asked Mia.
o“Can we please play mini-golf after school?” asked Mia.

13. Language Conventions
You may read some questions in the form of an incomplete
sentence. There will be a blank box in the sentence and you will need
to choose the correct word to complete the sentence from a list.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
The lion his prey.
ostalk
ostalking
ostalked
ostalker
stalked

14. Language Conventions
You may read some questions in the form of an incomplete
sentence. There will be a blank box in the sentence and you will need
to choose the correct word to complete the sentence from a list.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
Dolphins are animals.
ointelligent
osmall
oterrifying
odangerous
intelligen
t

15. Language Conventions
You may read some questions in the form of an incomplete
sentence. There will be a blank box in the sentence and you will need
to choose the correct word to complete the sentence from a list.
Which word correctly completes this sentence?
The glass was by my baby sister
obreak
obroken
obreaking
obroked
broken

16. Language Conventions
You may read some questions in the form of a short text with
incomplete sentences. You will need to complete the sentences by
choosing the correct word.
Read the text ‘Dogs’. The text has some gaps. Choose the correct
word to fill each gap.
Dogs
Dogs are as ‘Man’s best friend’. Dogs exercise
every day. Dogs very territorial animals.
1 3
oknowing
oknown
oknew
2
oneed
oneeding
oneeded
known

need

are

3
1 2
oare
ois
owere

17. Post-Learning Discussion
•How does NAPLAN make you feel?
•How does practising NAPLAN questions make you feel?
•What strategies can you use to help you feel calm?
•What strategies can you use to help you feel ready?