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Educational Assessment Australia eaa.unsw.edu.au DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. STUDENT’S NAME: Read the instructions on the ANSWER BOOKLET and fill in your NAME, SCHOOL and OTHER INFORMATION. Use a 2B or B pencil. Do NOT use a pen. Rub out any mistakes completely. You MUST record your answers in the ANSWER BOOKLET. SPELLING 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. The questions for Section B are found in this booklet. Fill in the oval that matches your answer in the ANSWER BOOKLET. You are NOT allowed to use a dictionary or an electronic translator. E PAPER Practice Questions ICAS International Competitions and Assessments for Schools In partnership with

ICAS Spelling Practice Questions Paper E © EAA SECTION B For questions 4 to 6 read the instructions carefully. Fill in the oval in the ANSWER BOOKLET. Fill in only ONE oval for each question. 4. Choose the CORRECT letters to complete the word. Homes in tropical climates often have l vre windows. (A) ou (B) oo (C) oue (D) oeu 5. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when ‘ly’ is added. WORD ADD ‘ly’ (A) local localy (B) basic basicly (C) reliable reliably (D) desperate desperatly 6. Choose the underlined word spelt INCORRECTLY . Jan noticed how awkwardly her dog was walking. When she investegated , she found an (A) \ (B) infection that needed urgent treatment. (C) (D)

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Educational Assessment Australia eaa.unsw.edu.au © 2015 Educational Assessment Australia. EAA is an education group of UNSW Global Pty Limited, a not-for-profit provider of education, training and advisory services and a wholly owned enterprise of the University of New South Wales. ABN 62 086 418 582 Acknowledgment Copyright in this booklet is owned by Educational Assessment Australia, \ UNSW Global Pty Limited, unless otherwise indicated. Every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. Educational Assessment Australia apologises for any accidental infringement and welcomes information to redress the situatio\ n. PAPER E The following year levels should sit THIS Paper : A ustralia Year 7 New Zealand Year 8 Pacific Region Year 8 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z ’– / 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 0 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T 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 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools ICAS SP Practice Questions PAPER E *054807*

ICAS Spelling Practice Questions Paper E © EAA SECTION A 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. SECTION B For questions 4 to 6 refer to the QUESTION BOOKLET. 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 SECTION C There are three (3) spelling errors in the following passage. Read the passage first. Then fill in the ovals under the words which have been spelt INCORRECTLY. Fill in only THREE ovals. If you fill in more than three ovals, only the\ first three will be marked. Our science class was heading to the museum on an excurtion. As soon as we arrived, we were shepherded to the geological display. On the way we passed a dinosaur skeleton. I’d always been intriged by these beasts so I couldn’t help dawdelling. 1. The teacher the needless waste of food. 2. The team was . 3. Some people feel in small spaces.

ICAS Spelling Practice Questions Paper E © EAA SECTION D For questions 10 to 12 read the following passage. The three (3) words in the shaded boxes are spelt incorrectly. Print each word CORRECTLY next to the matching number. My family went on a holiday to the outback. In 10. comparrison with the night sky above our suburban home, the sky in the outback 11. glissened with stars. They looked like diamonds. It was a 12. spectacculer sight. 10. 11 . 12.

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ICAS Spelling Practice Questions Paper E © EAA ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A – SPELLING (PAPER E) SECTION A – Dictated Word List Qn Wo rd Sentence Wo rd 1. condemned The teacher condemned the needless waste of food. condemned 2. victorious The team was victorious . victorious 3. claustrophobic Some people feel claustrophobic in small spaces. claustrophobic ANSWERS AND DESCRIPTORS SECTION QUESTION KEY CATEGORY: DESCRIPTION OF SKILL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY A 1 condemned Dictation: spell a word with a silent letter Medium A 2 victorious Dictation: spell a word with a suffix Medium A 3 claustrophobic Dictation: spell a less common word with a vowel digraph and a suffix Hard B 4 A Rules and Conventions: identify the correct vowel digraph in a less common word Hard B 5 C Rules and Conventions: identify the correct spelling of a word with a suffix added Hard B 6 B Rules and Conventions: identify an error in vowel sound Easy C 7 excursion Proofreading: identify an error in the use of a suffix Easy C 8 intrigued Proofreading: identify an error in a word with a hard ‘g’ Medium C 9 dawdling Proofreading: identify an error in a word with a less common spelling pattern Medium D 10 comparison Correcting: correct an error in the use of a double consonant Easy D 11 glistened Correcting: correct an error in an omitted silent letter Medium D 12 spectacular Correcting: correct errors in the use of a double consonant and a digraph Medium

ICAS Spelling Practice Questions Paper E © EAA 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