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5 year 2 012 Use 2B or HB pencil only © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2012 0:50 Time available for students to complete test: 50 minutes reaDING

2 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING read Giddy galahs on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 6. 1 The text suggests that galahs are uncommon. quiet. gentle. playful. 2 So, if you haven’t seen a galah, you will have probably heard one! What does this suggest about galahs? Galahs can be very loud. Galahs can see in the dark. It is unusual to see a galah. Galahs sound like other birds. 3 When galahs are foraging, they are doing tricks. making a noise. looking for food. cleaning their feathers. 4 According to the text, where do galahs play? on a special perch on tree branches on powerlines on the ground

3 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 5 The way the text is written suggests that the writer worries about galahs. enjoys watching galahs. thinks galahs are a pest. trains galahs to perform tricks. 6 Which sentence best matches the information in the text? The early bird catches the worm. A forest bird never wants a cage. Birds of a feather flock together. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. read Postal cats on page 3 of the magazine and answer questions 7 to 12. 7 This story is about a man who loses his cats. is helped by cats. does not like cats. wants his cats to help him. 8 Why does Leon make the backpacks? to put his lunch in for the cats to sit in for people to put letters in to give to the children in the village

4 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 9 Why does Leon think his plan will work? People will chase the cats away. The cats like meeting new people. People hate using the red postboxes. The cats will return home for dinner. 10 What is one thing Leon finds out about his cats? They cannot be trained. They like to stay together. They can walk a long way. They do not like being outside. 11 What idea does Leon have at the end of the story? to leave his job to use the dog as his helper to collect the mail himself to make the dog scare away the cats 12 Which words best describe Leon? lazy but creative greedy but funny selfish but intelligent careless but kind-hearted

5 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING read Honey bees on page 4 of the magazine and answer questions 13 to 19. 13 The purpose of the text is to show how honey bees fly. where honey bees live. how honey bees make food. how honey bees talk to each other. 14 What do the arrows show in the text? which picture belongs with each box the order to read the information which piece of information is the most important the direction that honey bees move around the hive 15 A honey bee uses its tongue like a fine comb. a long spoon. a sharp needle. a drinking straw. 16 How do honey bees turn nectar into honey? by adding beeswax to the nectar by storing the nectar in their nectar sacs by reducing the amount of water in the nectar by passing nectar between the honey stomach and real stomach

6 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 17 Soon, young honey bees will be flying around looking for nectar … The way this sentence finishes ( … ) suggests that the honey will stay fresh for a long time. the honey is not good enough to eat. the life cycle of honey bees continues. the honey bees have a happy life. 18 What does the text suggest about honey bees? They are hard-working. They make a lot of noise. They are dangerous to humans. They get along with other insects. 19 Write the numbers 1 to 5 in the boxes to show the order of events in the text. The first one ( 1 ) has been done for you. A honey bee chews the nectar. 1 A honey bee collects the nectar. A honey bee uses its wings to dry the nectar. A honey bee adds beeswax to the honeycomb. A honey bee passes the nectar to another honey bee.

7 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING read Chooky Dancers go global on page 5 of the magazine and answer questions 20 to 25. 20 According to the text, the dance that made the Chooky Dancers famous was invented by them. adapted from a film. learned from the Internet. taught to them in Greece. 21 … on a dusty basketball court … (paragraph 2) What is the most likely reason that this description was included in the text? to provide a contrast to the success of the dancers at that point to show that the court was run down and not used very often to indicate they danced because they were not very good at basketball to emphasise that it is an unlikely place to become famous 22 According to the text, what was the response of the Beijing audience? cautious approval thorough enjoyment complete confusion growing disappointment 23 According to the text, what made the Chooky Dancers successful? their formal dance training their experience of concert tours their combination of dancing and basketball their talent being exposed through technology

8 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 24 What is the effect of using you in the first two paragraphs? to bring the reader into someone else’s world to make the reader feel sorry for the dancers to encourage the reader to see the topic from all sides to remind the reader of similar experiences they have had 25 What contrast is made in the text? successful youth with unsuccessful youth Chinese humour with Australian humour remoteness with fame TV with the Internet read Through the break on page 6 of the magazine and answer questions 26 to 31. 26 Shai is best described as someone who resists new experiences. is able to confront his fears. sets himself unrealistic goals. takes pleasure in being different from others. 27 The last paragraph suggests that Shai is afraid of the future. longing for the past. ready for the future. worried about the past.

9 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 28 Counts one … two … three … until they emerge, then watches the practised flick of their hair. What does this sentence suggest? Shai is anxious about the surfers’ safety. Shai is familiar with the surfers’ behaviour. Shai is critical about the surfers’ technique. Shai is bored with the surfers’ repetitive routines. 29 The text draws attention to which of the following issues? age gender poverty immigration 30 What is the effect of the phrase too late to turn back in paragraph 4? It encourages readers to evaluate Shai’s actions. It shows readers that Shai has made a wrong decision. It makes readers appreciate the drama of Shai’s situation. It helps readers form an opinion about what Shai should do next. 31 In what way has Shai changed by the end of the text? He has gained a new confidence. He has realised the need for patience. He has accepted that he can learn from the past. He has discovered that failures lead to opportunities.

10 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING read Space junk on page 7 of the magazine and answer questions 32 to 38. 32 What is the main reason for Kevin Barker’s concern about the space junk issue? Authorities have continued to ignore the issue. Some people believe that space junk is not real. Matthew Haymin’s solution might be accepted. Governments continue to rely too much on satellites. 33 What is Kevin Barker’s main objection to Matthew Haymin’s proposal? It would be too risky. It would take too long to set up. It would not be technologically possible. It would make the current problem worse. 34 Why does the writer use an exclamation mark ( ! ) to describe the numb\ er of redundant satellites? to emphasise his point to highlight a contrast to show he does not believe this to reinforce an idea that will be referred to later in the text 35 What is the purpose of the questions Kevin Barker asks in paragraph 3? to highlight the flaws in Haymin’s proposal to challenge Haymin to write a letter of reply to encourage readers to find the answers to these questions to draw attention to the fact that these questions are unanswerable

11 © ACARA 2012 YEAR 5 reaDING 36 Kevin Barker’s tone is best described as indignant. enthusiastic. restrained. insensitive. 37 What does the phrase human footprint in space refer to? humans’ desire to use space technological advances in space consequences of human activity in space the places humans have visited in space 38 What is the main reason Kevin Barker wrote the letter? to correct the media to dispute Haymin’s ideas to explain why governments have not taken action to make organisations that produce satellites realise they are irresponsible STOP – eND Of TeST

12 YEAR 5 reaDING © ACARA 2012 PraCTICe QUeSTIONS read Sara’s early morning on page 8 of the magazine and answer questions P1 and P2. P1 What did Sara plan to do on Saturday morning? homework play football go horseriding make breakfast P2 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order of events in the text. The first one ( 1 ) has been done for you. Sara put on football boots. Sara went back to bed. 1 Sara got up early. Sara put on her shirt.