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Note : Some UNSW Global assessments are only available online. 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. The questions for Section B are found in this SHEET. 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. 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. PA PE R D DO NOT OPEN THIS SHEET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. PRACTICE QUESTIONS

© 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 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 word that had been spelt incorrectly . Jan noticed how awkwardly her dog was walking. When she inspeckted him, she found (A) (B) an infection that needed urgent treatment. (C) (D) SP PA PE R D 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 *201906* 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 D 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 *201906* 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. As soon as we arrived, we were shepherded to the planetary discplay. 8. During the discussion our mentor chalenged all participants to take a ne\ w perspective. 1. The teacher the needless waste of food. 2. The team was . 3. Some people feel in small spaces. © UNSW Global Pty Limited 4

5 © UNSW Global Pty Limited Correcting For questions 9 to 10 s ome words in this passage are spelt incorrectly. What is the correct spelling of the underlined word? My family went on a holiday to the outback. In 9. comparrison with the night sky above our suburban home, the sky in the outback 10. glissened with stars. 9. 10.

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7 © UNSW Global Pty Limited ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPELLING (PAPER D) Dictatation – 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 QUESTION KEY CATEGORY: DESCRIPTION OF SKILL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY 1 condemned Dictation: spell a word with a silent letter Medium 2 victorious Dictation: spell a word with a suffix Medium 3 claustrophobic Dictation: spell a less common word with a vowel digraph and a suffix Hard 4 A Rules and Conventions: identify the correct vowel digraph in a less common word Hard 5 C Rules and Conventions: identify the correct spelling of a word with a suffix added Hard 6 B Rules and Conventions: identify an error in vowel sound Easy 7 display Proofreading: identify an error in an unnecessary consonant Medium 8 challenged Proofreading: identify an error in double consonants Medium/Hard 9 comparison Correcting: correct an error in the use of a double consonant Easy 10 glistened Correcting: correct an error in an omitted silent letter 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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