Free Year 12 TASC English as an Additional Language or Dialect practice exams
3 free practice exams in the style of the real TASC test, each about 76 questions in 180 minutes, plus 15 minutes reading time, in 4 sections.
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The practice exams
- TASC English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Year 12) · Practice exam 2 (75 questions, 180 minutes)
- TASC English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Year 12) · Practice exam 3 (76 questions, 180 minutes)
- TASC English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Year 12) · Practice exam 4 (77 questions, 180 minutes)
Try a question
Finding Her Team
Rosa joined a wheelchair basketball team at sixteen. She later became a coach and helped new players feel welcome. She wants young people with disabilities to know that they can try a sport, make friends and discover what they enjoy.
Why does the writer end the article with Rosa’s message? Tick one correct answer.
- To explain the rules of wheelchair basketball.
- To persuade schools to buy new sports equipment.
- To invite readers to watch Rosa’s next match.
- To encourage young people with disabilities to try sport.
Answer
D. To encourage young people with disabilities to try sport.. Rosa’s message encourages young people with disabilities to try sport.
What the real test covers
TASC accredits the senior secondary courses in Tasmania, and many Level 3 and Level 4 courses end with an external exam. In the ACT, Year 12 students who want an ATAR sit the ACT Scaling Test (AST).
Each practice exam: about 76 questions in 180 minutes, plus 15 minutes reading time, in 4 sections.
Kinds of question: 7% multiple choice, 59% short answer, 34% longer written answers.
Topics in these practice exams
- Listening comprehension (29%)
- Visual text analysis (24%)
- Reading comprehension (20%)
- Viewpoint and descriptive language (6%)
- Figurative language (4%)
- Character inference in literary reading (3%)
- Audience and purpose (2%)
- Inference about employment and invitation (2%)
How to prepare with ExamUp
- Warm up by topic. Do 10 English as an Additional Language or Dialect 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 TASC 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 12 TASC English as an Additional Language or Dialect practice exams free?
- Yes. All 3 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 76 questions in 180 minutes, plus 15 minutes reading time, in 4 sections.
- Are these the real TASC papers?
- No. ExamUp is independent and is not connected with TASC (Tasmania) and the ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies. Every question is written new in the style of the real TASC papers. Links to the official past papers are on our Past papers page.
- What topics do the questions cover?
- Most often: Listening comprehension, Visual text analysis, Reading comprehension, Viewpoint and descriptive language, Figurative language. 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.
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