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3 nap10_r3_0812© MCEECDYA 2010 YEAR 3 reaDING read How birds use their beaks\l on page 2 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 1 to 5.\w 1 Which birds can open seeds?\t galahs cormorants spoonbills kookaburras 2 How does a spoonbil\tl \bnd food? It feels the food. It hears the food. It tastes the food. It smells the food.\t 3 Galahs and boobooks\t both eat the same food. have curved beaks. eat meat with their b\teaks. have strong, pointed beaks. 4 The pictures of the skulls ar\te used to show the age of the bird. the size of the bir\td. the shape of the be\tak. the strength of the beak. Shade one bubble.

4 © MCEECDYA 2010nap10_r3_0812 YEAR 3 reaDING 5 They also use thei\cr beaks as digging\c sticks to help the\cm break into termite n\cests. Which word tells the reader extra informat\tion has been added\t? use also into their read The recycling box on page 3 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 6 to 11\w. 6 What did Miss Rossi\t plan to do once th\te recycling box was full? give the things to t\the children use the things in th\te classroom take the box to the recycling centre share the things with the\t other teachers 7 What did Rosila bri\tng to school? jam jars drink cans old newspapers cardboard tubes 8 Mani brought some things to\t put in the recycling box. What were the things made f\trom? glass paper metal plastic Shade one bubble.

5 nap10_r3_0812© MCEECDYA 2010 YEAR 3 reaDING 9 E\beryone brought something. What does this sente\tnce do? It begins a list. It \bnishes a list. It shows a new idea.\t It joins two ideas t\together. 10 Why was the recycling box empty t\the next morning? The teachers had ta\tken the things to us\te themselves. Miss Rossi had giv\ten the things to the\t other teachers. The cleaners had e\tmptied the box into t\the recycling bin. The children had taken the thi\tngs to the recycling centre. 11 This story was most \tlikely written for adults. babies. children. teenagers. read The ant on page 4 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 12 to 1\w7. 12 Ants hear with their\t ocelli. antennae. mandibles. hooked claws. Shade one bubble.

6 © MCEECDYA 2010nap10_r3_0812 YEAR 3 reaDING 13 What is one way ants\t use their mandible\ts? to smell food to sense danger to pick things up to talk to other ants\t 14 Some ants do not have a stinger. mandibles. hooked claws. compound eyes. 15 Ants have two types \tof eyes so they can\t sense motion and li\tght. sense sounds and s\tmells. see all around themselves. see further in the \tdistance. 16 In what way are mandibles and sti\tngers alike? Both help ants to \bn\td food. Both help ants to co\tmmunicate. Both help ants to de\tfend themselves. Both help ants to se\tnse their environment. Shade one bubble.

7 nap10_r3_0812© MCEECDYA 2010 YEAR 3 reaDING 17 (OH-SE-LI) This word is written like thi\ts to show the plural of ocell\ti. the correct way to say ocell\ti. a different way to spell oce\tlli. how many letters are in ocelli. read The best teacher on page 5 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 18 to 2\w3. 18 Why was the boy’s father worried? His son was lonely. His son was not strong enough. His son was always g\tetting lost. His son had never h\tad any problems. 19 Why did the father \tsend his son into t\the forest? He wanted to punish \this son. He was \bghting with h\tis son. He was too old to go\t himself. He wanted his son to\t learn. 20 What did the boy do\t \brst when the cart b\troke? He called for help.\t He cried to himself\t. He blamed his fathe\tr. He walked back home.\t Shade one bubble.

8 © MCEECDYA 2010nap10_r3_0812 YEAR 3 reaDING 21 Which word best describes th\te boy’s father in this sto\try? lazy cruel wise funny 22 What is the main me\tssage of this story\t? Take care of the environment. Family is the most \timportant thing. Working hard makes you a better\t person. It is important to kn\tow how to solve problems. 23 Did the father know \ta person called Ne\tcessity? Give a reason for your ans\twer. read Athletics \bersus gardening on page 6 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 24 to 2\w9. 24 I know lots of kid\cs say they’re not interested in competitio\cns … What reason does Liz giv\te for this? They don’t like any activity \tthat involves exercise. They don’t have enough con\bd\tence in themselves.\t They haven’t competed in any c\tompetitions before. They haven’t experienced what it\t’s like to come \brst.\t Shade one bubble. Write your an\bwer on the line\b. Shade one bubble.

9 nap10_r3_0812© MCEECDYA 2010 YEAR 3 reaDING 25 Which of these poin\tts do Liz and Sam b\toth make? Kids should exercise. Kids should eat veg\tetables. Kids should try to \twin more. Kids should be outs\tide more. 26 Liz suggests that ki\tds who don’t like co\tmpetitions should be made to compete \tanyway. be given high-qual\tity training. let others compete i\tn their place. be allowed to play \ta different sport. 27 What is one reason Liz gives fo\tr saying a garden is a really bad idea? Some students will b\te left out. Some students don’t \tlike getting dirty. Some students don’t \tenjoy being outside\t. Some students already know how to gar\tden. 28 People always say k\cids don’t get enough exercise. Why does Liz say th\tis? to support her opin\tion to explain a common \tbelief to disprove other arguments to show she’s considering other\t arguments Shade one bubble.

10 © MCEECDYA 2010nap10_r3_0812 YEAR 3 reaDING 29 And think about it\c: what helps you to\c be good at sport? Sam asks this questi\ton to change the topic. summarise his idea\ts. introduce his next point\t. \bnd an answer to the\t question. read El\bis with stripes on page 7 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b 30 to 3\w5. 30 Ha\be you e\ber had a\cn idea that just po\cps into your head o\cut of nowhere? Who is Tim asking? Elvis the reader his brother Mrs Samson 31 What is Tim’s secret plan? to sell pictures of thylacines to make a model of \ta thylacine to train Elvis to \bn\td a thylacine to make Elvis look l\tike a thylacine 32 But I feel funny a\cbout saying I own \chim … What reason does Tim give for feelin\tg this way? Elvis is really Malcolm’s dog. Tim thinks dogs cann\tot be owned. All the family help\ts to look after Elvi\ts. Elvis is much olde\tr than Tim in dog years. Shade one bubble.

11 nap10_r3_0812© MCEECDYA 2010 YEAR 3 reaDING 33 Why does Tim want his plan to \tbe secret? He wants to trick eve\tryone. He is not really going to do i\tt. He doesn’t want Greer to copy him. He thinks people wil\tl make fun of him. 34 What does this text s\thow us about Tim? He has good friends\t. He has a good imagi\tnation. He is good at drawin\tg animals. He is good at running long distanc\tes. 35 The text comes from a book that is me\tant to be funny. Give an example from the text that sugge\tsts humour. Explain how this cou\tld be funny. STOP – eND Of TeST Shade one bubble. Write your an\bwer on the line\b.

12 © MCEECDYA 2010nap10_r3_0812 YEAR 3 reaDING PraCTICe QUeSTIONS read Amon and the giant fi\lsh on page 8 of the magazine and an\bwer que\btion\b P1 and \wP2. P1 How does this story \tend? Amon eats the \bsh. The \bsh eats Amon. Amon saves his shi\tp. The \bsh breaks Amon’s ship. P2 This story is not true. Use information from the text to give a\t reason for this opinion. Shade one bubble. Write your an\bwer on the line\b.