Free Year 3 NAPLAN Reading practice exams
8 free practice exams in the style of the real NAPLAN test, each about 38 questions in 45 minutes.
954 free practice exams.
The practice exams
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 2 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 3 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 4 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 5 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 6 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 7 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 8 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 3) · Practice exam 10 (38 questions, 45 minutes)
Try a question
Luca's library robot
Luca built a robot to put returned library books on their shelves. On Monday it placed cookbooks with the comics. On Tuesday it left a pile of books in the hallway. On Wednesday it put three books on the wrong shelves.
What can Luca conclude about his robot?
- It enjoys reading cookbooks.
- It needs a bigger library.
- It works best in the hallway.
- It cannot yet sort books reliably.
Answer
D. It cannot yet sort books reliably.. The robot makes several different sorting mistakes, so Luca cannot rely on it to put books in the right places.
What the real test covers
NAPLAN is the national test for students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, held every year in March. It is sat online (Year 3 Writing is on paper) and has four tests: Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy. Results are reported in four levels: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.
Each practice exam: about 38 questions in 45 minutes.
Kinds of question: 100% multiple choice.
Topics in these practice exams
- Literal comprehension (14%)
- Inferential comprehension (13%)
- Locating and retrieving information (11%)
- Main idea (5%)
- Text purpose (4%)
- Sequencing (4%)
- Vocabulary in context (4%)
- Cause and effect (4%)
How to prepare with ExamUp
- Warm up by topic. Do 10 Reading questions at a time in Quick practice: each answer is checked straight away, with no timer and no sign-up.
- Sit one whole paper. Do a full practice exam in one go, timed like the real NAPLAN paper, so the day itself holds no surprises.
- Fix what you missed. Your results show where the marks went, topic by topic. Practise just the questions you got wrong, with an explanation for each.
- Go again a week later. Do another paper and compare. A free account keeps every result, and a parent can follow along live.
Quick questions
- Are these Year 3 NAPLAN Reading practice exams free?
- Yes. All 8 practice exams here are free, with no plan, trial or card. You can try a question on this page and practise by topic without an account; a free account keeps your results.
- How long is each practice exam?
- Each one is about 38 questions in 45 minutes.
- Are these the real NAPLAN papers?
- No. ExamUp is independent and is not connected with ACARA (the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority). Every question is written new in the style of the real NAPLAN papers. Links to the official past papers are on our Past papers page.
- What topics do the questions cover?
- Most often: Literal comprehension, Inferential comprehension, Locating and retrieving information, Main idea, Text purpose. That is from the questions in these practice exams.
- How are the answers marked?
- Every answer is marked the moment you finish, with an explanation for each question and a simpler version a tap away.