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7 year 2 016 Use 2B or HB pencil only © australian Curriculum, assessment and reporting authority, 2016 65 min Time available for students to complete test: 65 minutes rea DING

Read Penguins from outer space on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 5. 1 Guano can be seen from space because of its size. colour. shape. location. 2 According to the text, researchers study these penguins by weighing all the krill the penguins eat. measuring how thick the guano is. visiting Antarctica to watch the penguins. using images taken from space. 3 The guano builds up because the penguins go back to the same nest every year. eat too much krill and squid. use the guano to build their nests. live too close to the sea. 4 From the information we know that krill are small. eat a lot. can hurt penguins. live on rocks. 2 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

5 The image of Giganteus Island shows krill. squid. digestive juices. guano. Read Please do not feed native animals on page 3 of the magazine and answer questions 6 to 11. 6 The sign tells the reader that native animals in the park are playful and friendly. have been put there for visitors to see. are untamed and dangerous. can take care of themselves. 7 You might think that you are being kind … (paragraph 1) These words are used to accuse the reader of making a mistake. identify a common opinion which is not correct. give the writer’s opinion about visitors. show sympathy for people doing the wrong thing. 8 Please be a friend … The writer starts the sentence like this to appeal to the reader’s emotions. to emphasise that it is important to care about animals. to encourage more people to sponsor the animals in the park. to give scientific information in an informal way. 3 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

9 Which of these statements is supported by the sign? Animals survive better with help from humans. When animals eat human food it results in more rubbish in the park. Animals can behave in a threatening manner to get human food. When animals are not scared of humans it is better for their survival. 10 The sign mainly tries to persuade by offering rewards. making threats. targeting emotions. providing information. 11 The main purpose of the picture on the sign is to remind people of the types of wildlife in the park. to illustrate the correct way to feed native animals. to show the sign’s message in a different way. to make the sign more attractive. Read Antarctica on page 4 of the magazine and answer questions 12 to 17. 12 According to the text, why do quads form an essential part of Antarctic equipment? They can be used for a variety of tasks. Everyone knows how to use them. They are very fast. They are visible on the snow. 4 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

13 What reinforces the fact that Antarctica is a dangerous place to work? the reference to using heavy machinery how much training is necessary to ride quads the fact that quads have to travel on sea ice the existence of a permanent research station 14 Paragraph 3 summarises how to perform maintenance on quads. the first aid course that is given to quad riders. who is eligible to ride quads. the requirements for driving the quads. 15 Which word best replaces limitations in paragraph 4? expectations purposes specifications shortcomings 16 According to the text, micro spikes are used on quads to dig into sea ice. make tyres last longer. give traction in mushy snow. provide stability on rocky terrain. 5 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

17 What is the purpose of the last sentence? to inform readers about an intended visit to a penguin colony to describe the contrasting conditions at Windy Bay to let readers know about scientific observations of the penguin colony to encourage readers to check the blog again Read The stranger on page 5 of the magazine and answer questions 18 to 24. 18 At the beginning of the text, Buck is described as approaching the wolf with caution in every movement. Why does he move this way? He has an injury and does not want to make it worse. He is hoping to surprise the wolf. He does not know how the wolf will react. He cannot tell which direction the cry is coming from. 19 In the second paragraph the writer talks of both a threat and an overture of friendliness . Which quotation from the text means the same thing? half crouching (paragraph 2) menacing truce (paragraph 2) wild leapings (paragraph 2) friendly advances (paragraph 3) 20 How does the wolf behave in the third paragraph? He runs away from Buck, stops, then runs again. He snarls at Buck to try to scare him. He overtakes Buck then waits for him. He starts to fight with Buck, then runs away. 6 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

21 Why was Buck able to catch up with the wolf? The wolf was not healthy. The wolf did not know the area well. The wolf let Buck catch him as part of a game. The wolf was much younger than Buck. 22 The beginning of the fourth paragraph suggests Buck is very secretive. powerful. patient. careful. 23 … fierce beasts belie their fierceness … (paragraph 4) This could be rewritten as wild animals behave as if they are injured. aggressive animals behave as if they are gentle. frightening animals behave as if they are frightened. angry animals behave as if they are happy. 24 The wolf’s actions show that he goes from ignoring Buck to threatening him. fearing Buck to defeating him. snarling at Buck to following him. mistrusting Buck to accepting him. 7 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

Read Looking back on page 6 of the magazine and answer questions 25 to 31. 25 How does the writer engage the reader at the beginning of the story? by creating a personal conflict to be resolved by not explaining what has happened by using vivid figurative language by foreshadowing future events 26 What does the last sentence of the first paragraph imply? Ollie thinks any injuries will be easy to treat. Ollie doubts that he has been injured by his fall. Ollie does not yet know the extent of his injuries. Ollie worries that he will injure himself later by falling. 27 … the sound morphed itself into my name … (paragraph 2) Which word could replace morphed? transformed amplified insinuated extended 28 When Ollie hears Nick calling, what is his first reaction? relief that Nick is still there surprise that he had not identified his own name annoyance that it took Nick so long to call confusion because of the other noises 8 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

29 Ollie’s description of what he sees when he looks up emphasises how easy it was to have fallen. how lucky he was not to have hit a tree. how high the rock face is. how stressed Nick seems to be. 30 When he hears the sound of the helicopter, Ollie knows he should keep calm. allows himself to feel hopeful. concentrates on watching for it. worries about how it will reach him. 31 Which quotation from the text is an example of figurative language? I felt weirdly calm … I would have landed flat on my back … … the steady electric hum of the cicadas. … as it seemed to get louder and louder … Read Electric car world record smashed on page 7 of the magazine and answer questions 32 to 38. 32 What is the impact of using the word smashed instead of broken in the title of this article? It makes the achievement seem more significant. It implies that the previous record was trivial. It makes fun of the previous record holders. It suggests the UNSW team was very aggressive. 9 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

33 What was the record referred to in the title? the highest speed achieved by an electric vehicle using a battery the longest lasting battery in a solar-powered vehicle the fastest solar-powered trip across Australia using one battery charge the fastest electric vehicle over a fixed distance using one battery charge 34 Why does the article include the length of time the record has stood? to make the record sound more official to suggest that not many people have tried to break the record to indicate how long electric cars have been in existence to imply the record was difficult to break 35 The record was broken on a circuit of 500 kilometres. 106.966 kilometres. 4.2 kilometres. 50 kilometres. 36 The article includes direct quotations from Hayden Smith to add authority and interest to the story. provide a historical perspective. explain technical information. promote the Sunswift project. 10 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

37 Hayden Smith says the team hopes their project will revolutionise the industry. This suggests that their project is innovative. discredits earlier research. is unique. cannot be improved. 38 Why does Hayden Smith say that five hundred kilometres is as far as most people would want to drive in a day? to indicate that they have reached a performance milestone to demonstrate that the car has commercial potential to quote a statistic that everyone would believe to remind readers that a solar-powered car only runs in daylight Read One man’s trash … on page 8 of the magazine and answer questions 39 to 44. 39 According to the text, what promotes economic growth? advertising the making and buying of goods creating a society with access to goods distributing goods more equitably producing and selling goods 40 The argument being made in the third paragraph is that people are being manipulated to consume more. fashion is an outward sign of people’s desire to consume. mobile phone technology is constantly changing and improving. marketing aims to help people to identify and meet their needs. 11 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

41 What does the fourth paragraph suggest about Freegan behaviour? It is a way of saving costs through community buying. It is an instinctive reaction for some people. It saves the grocery industry money by recycling food. It can range from simple to extreme. 42 Which words could replace a remedy at the beginning of the fourth paragraph? a countermeasure a precaution an improvement a treatment 43 In the final sentence, how does the word rescued support the main idea of the text? It draws attention to the fact that people are doing this as a public service. It hints that the food may present health risks if consumed. It suggests that the food has been disposed of unnecessarily. It indicates that some people will go to a lot of trouble to save money. 44 In the phrase This marketing phenomenon … (paragraph 3) the word This is used to highlight the significance of the following statement. connect ideas and examples from preceding information. indicate there is a supporting argument to follow. provide an example that supports the writer ’s opinion. 12 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

Read Antonio’s mystery on page 9 of the magazine and answer questions 45 to 50. 45 How does Antonio come to be at the palace? He is brought there by the Duke to study. The Duke’s palace is where most children go to be educated. He seeks out a position at the palace so he can develop his talent. He has been adopted into the Duke’s family. 46 What does the text suggest about Lorenzo? He is proud of Antonio. He is difficult to please. He is supportive of his pupils. He does not recognise Antonio’s talent. 47 Antonio’s behaviour in the first two paragraphs reveals he is irritable. apprehensive. downhearted. apologetic. 48 The Master expresses his approval of Antonio by rewarding him. staring at him. making a noise. reporting to the Duke. 13 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

49 Lorenzo seemed satisfied enough with the choice … (paragraph 6) What is this choice? The Duke had chosen to employ Antonio. The section of the painting Lorenzo chose to be worked on. The brush Antonio had chosen for the work. The landscape Antonio chose for the painting. 50 In the final paragraph, why has —Help me— been included? to demonstrate how it was written on the painting to stress its importance by separating it from the rest of the text to indicate that Antonio speaks the words out loud to provide a translation of the previous word STOP – END OF TEST 14 YEAR 7 READING © ACARA 2016

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