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Note : Some UNSW Global assessments are only available online. PA PE R C PRACTICE QUESTIONS Spelling Read the instructions on the ANSWER SHEET and fill in your NAME , SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION . Use a pencil. Do NOT use a coloured pencil or a pen. Rub out any mistakes completely. You MUST record your answers on the ANSWER SHEET . Mark only ONE answer for each question. Your score will be the number of correct answers. Marks are NOT deducted for incorrect answers. Each section of the assessment is different. Read the instructions for each section carefully. Make sure you follow the instructions. Fill in the oval that matches your answer in the ANSWER SHEET . You are NOT allowed to use a dictionary or an electronic translator. DO NOT OPEN THIS SHEET UNTIL INSTRUCTED.

© UNSW Global Pty Limited 2 Rules and Conventions For questions 4 to 6 read the instructions carefully. Fill in the oval in the ANSWER SHEET. Fill in only ONE oval for each question. 4. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when ‘ing’ is added. WORD ADD ‘ing’ (A) sail sailling (B) run running (C) skate skatting (D) ride ridding 5. Choose the sentence in which BOTH underlined words are used CORRECTLY . (A) I wonder where the workers left there tools. (B) I wonder were the workers left there tools. (C) I wonder were the workers left their tools. (D) I wonder where the workers left their tools. 6. Choose the word that had been spelt INCORRECTLY . I am currantly reading a story in which the characters have many exciting experiences . (A) (B) (C) (D) SP PA PE R C FIRST NAME to appear on certificate LAST NAME to appear on certificate A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / DATE OF BIRTH STUDENT IDCLASS DayMonth Year (optional) (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A K 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B L 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 C M 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 D N 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 E O 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 F P 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 G Q 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 H R 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 I S 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 J T A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Are you male or female? Male Female Does anyone in your home usually speak a language other than English? Ye s No School name: Town / suburb: Today’s date: / / Postcode: Print your details clearly in the boxes provided. Make sure you fill in only one oval in each column. Rub out all mistakes completely. Do not use a coloured pencil or pen. HOW TO FILL OUT THIS SH\ EET: USE A PENCIL *201905* EXAMPLE 1: Debbie Bach FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EXAMPLE 2: Chan Ai Beng FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EXAMPLE 3: Jamal bin Abas FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EEEE EEE EE EEE EE EEE EEEEE EEE EEEEEE EEE EEEE SAMPLE SAMPLE

SP PA PE R C FIRST NAME to appear on certificate LAST NAME to appear on certificate A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / DATE OF BIRTHSTUDENT IDCLASS DayMonth Year (optional) (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A K 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 B L 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 C M 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 D N 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 E O 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 F P 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 G Q 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 H R 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 I S 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 J T A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K K L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Are you male or female? Male Female Does anyone in your home usually speak a language other than English? Ye s No School name: Town / suburb: Today’s date: / / Postcode: Print your details clearly in the boxes provided. Make sure you fill in only one oval in each column. Rub out all mistakes completely. Do not use a coloured pencil or pen. HOW TO FILL OUT THIS SH\ EET: USE A PENCIL *201905* EXAMPLE 1: Debbie Bach FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EXAMPLE 2: Chan Ai Beng FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EXAMPLE 3: Jamal bin Abas FIRST NAME LAST NAME ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD EEEE EEE EE EEE EE EEE EEEEE EEE EEEEEE EEE EEEE SAMPLE SAMPLE

Dictation For questions 1 to 3 your teacher will read a word on its own and in a sentence. The word will then be repeated. Print the word in the box next to the question number. Rules and Conventions For questions 4 to 6 refer to the QUESTION SHEET. Fill in your answers below. Fill in only ONE oval for each question. 4. A B C D 5. A B C D 6. A B C D Proofreading (ICAS only) For questions 7 to 8 choose the word spelt incorrectly. 7. The analysis showed that a poorly coded program caused mistakes to keep \ ocurring. 8. Sam’s cake collapsed because he was easly distracted when following a complicated recipe. 1. They had it wouldn’t be easy. 2. Mai can name all the planets in the solar . 3. We held an for team captain.

5 © UNSW Global Pty Limited Correcting For questions 9 to 10 some words in this passage are spelt incorrectly. What is the correct spelling of the underlined word? One beautiful night, Mum taught us how to find south 9. useing the Southern Cross. Imagine drawing a line 10. coneckting the top star to the bottom star. 9. 10.

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7 © UNSW Global Pty Limited ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPELLING (PAPER C) Dictatation – Word List Qn Wo rd Sentence Wo rd 1. known They had known it wouldn’t be easy. known 2. system Mai can name all the planets in the solar system . system 3. election We held an election for team captain. election ANSWERS AND DESCRIPTORS QUESTION KEY CATEGORY: DESCRIPTION OF SKILL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY 1 known Dictation: spell a common word with a silent letter Medium 2 system Dictation: spell a common word with an unusual spelling pattern Medium 3 election Dictation: spell a common three syllable word with a suffix Medium 4 B Rules and Conventions: identify the correct spelling applying a rule (double final consonant) to add ‘ing’ Medium 5 D Rules and Conventions: identify the correct use of commonly confused words Easy 6 A Rules and Conventions: identify an error in a vowel sound Medium 7 occurring Proofreading: identify an error in double consonants Medium 8 easily Proofreading: identify an error in an elided syllable Medium/Hard 9 connecting Correcting: correct an error in a consonant digraph Medium 10 direction Correcting: correct errors in a consonant digraph and a suffix Medium Level of difficulty refers to the expected level of difficulty for the question. Easy more than 70% of candidates will get the item correct Medium about 50–70% of candidates will get the item correct Medium/Hard about 30–50% of candidates will get the item correct Hard less than 30% of candidates will get the item correct

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