Free Year 10 NAPLAN-style Reading practice exams

9 free practice exams in the style of the real NAPLAN-style Reading papers, each about 50 questions in 65 minutes.

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The practice exams

1. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 2 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
2. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 3 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
3. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 4 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
4. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 5 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
5. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 6 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
6. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 7 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
7. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 8 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
8. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 9 (50 questions, 65 minutes)
9. NAPLAN-style Reading (Year 10) · Practice exam 11 (50 questions, 65 minutes)

Try a question

Give the night market a try

Critics act as if a few evening stalls would bring the whole town to a halt. Their gloomy predictions ignore the proposal’s 9 pm closing time. We should try the market for a month and see how it goes.

What is the writer’s attitude to critics of the night market?

1. Understanding
2. Uncertain
3. Grateful
4. Dismissive

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 50 questions in 65 minutes.

Kinds of question: 93% multiple choice, 6% short answer, 2% longer written answers.

Topics in these practice exams

• Locating and retrieving information (5%)
• Characterisation (5%)
• Literal comprehension (4%)
• Vocabulary in context (4%)
• Sequencing (4%)
• Tone and mood (4%)
• Punctuation (4%)
• Figurative language (4%)

How to prepare with ExamUp

1. Warm up by topic. Do 10 NAPLAN-style Reading 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 10 NAPLAN-style Reading practice exams free?

Yes. All 9 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-style Reading 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: Locating and retrieving information, Characterisation, Literal comprehension, Vocabulary in context, Sequencing. 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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