Free Year 8 English end-of-year practice exams

8 free practice exams in the style of the real English end-of-year papers, each about 19 questions in 90 minutes, in 3 sections.

1480 free practice exams; 31 practice sessions this week.

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The practice exams

1. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 2 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
2. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 3 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
3. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 4 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
4. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 5 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
5. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 6 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
6. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 7 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
7. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 8 (19 questions, 90 minutes)
8. Year 8 English · End-of-year exam · Practice exam 9 (21 questions, 90 minutes)

What the real test covers

There is no national test in Years 8 and 10, and end-of-year exams differ from school to school. These papers cover the Australian Curriculum (version 9.0) content for the year, and the NAPLAN-style papers keep the Year 7 and Year 9 NAPLAN skills going.

Each practice exam: about 19 questions in 90 minutes, in 3 sections.

Kinds of question: 62% multiple choice, 19% short answer, 19% writing tasks.

Topics in these practice exams

• apply learnt knowledge to spell accurately and to learn new words (8%)
• share opinions about the language features, literary devices and text structures that contribute to the styles of… (7%)
• understand how layers of meaning can be created when evaluating by using literary devices such as simile and metaphor (5%)
• identify and use vocabulary typical of academic texts (5%)
• use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and… (5%)
• create and edit literary texts that experiment with language features and literary devices for particular purposes and… (5%)
• examine a variety of clause structures including embedded clauses that add information and expand ideas in sentences (5%)
• explain the ways that ideas and points of view may represent the values of individuals and groups in literary texts… (5%)

How to prepare with ExamUp

1. Warm up by topic. Do 10 English end-of-year questions at a time in Quick practice: each answer is checked straight away, with no timer and no sign-up.
2. Sit one whole paper. Do a full practice exam in one go, timed like the real paper, so the day itself holds no surprises.
3. 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.
4. 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 8 English end-of-year 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 19 questions in 90 minutes, in 3 sections.

Are these the real English end-of-year papers?

No. ExamUp is independent and is not connected with any exam body or school. Every question is written new in the style of the real papers. Links to the official past papers are on our Past papers page.

What topics do the questions cover?

Most often: apply learnt knowledge to spell accurately and to learn new words, share opinions about the language features, literary devices and text structures that contribute to the styles of…, understand how layers of meaning can be created when evaluating by using literary devices such as simile and metaphor, identify and use vocabulary typical of academic texts, use comprehension strategies such as visualising, predicting, connecting, summarising, monitoring, questioning and…. 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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