Free Year 9 NAPLAN Reading practice exams
2 free practice exams in the style of the real NAPLAN test, each about 50 questions in 65 minutes.
1480 free practice exams; 31 practice sessions this week.
The practice exams
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 9) · Practice exam 2 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
- NAPLAN Reading (Year 9) · Practice exam 3 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
Try a question
Above the airfield
Malik was a skilled pilot who had flown through mountain passes and performed loops at air shows. Before each flight, he checked his plane carefully, then took to the sky for another challenging manoeuvre.
Which word best describes Malik?
- Greedy
- Optimistic
- Daring
- Reckless
Answer
C. Daring. Malik repeatedly performs difficult aerial manoeuvres that involve risk; the safety checks show care rather than recklessness.
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 50 questions in 65 minutes.
Kinds of question: 96% multiple choice, 2% short answer, 2% longer written answers.
Topics in these practice exams
- Inferential comprehension (12%)
- Locating and retrieving information (11%)
- Literal comprehension (7%)
- Vocabulary in context (6%)
- Characterisation (6%)
- Text structure (6%)
- Main idea (4%)
- Word choice and language choices (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 9 NAPLAN Reading practice exams free?
- Yes. All 2 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 50 questions in 65 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: Inferential comprehension, Locating and retrieving information, Literal comprehension, Vocabulary in context, Characterisation. That is from the questions in these practice exams.
- How are the answers marked?
- Multiple-choice and short answers are marked the moment you finish, each with an explanation. Longer written answers are marked by the ExamUp team against a marking guide.