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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 BOOKLET. 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. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET 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. INTRODUCTORY PA PE R DO NOT OPEN THIS SHEET UNTIL INSTRUCTED. PRACTICE QUESTIONS ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 1 9/5/19 1:54 pm

© 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. What is the CORRECT spelling of the name for this fruit? (A) oranj (B) orang (C) orenje (D) orange 5. Choose the word spelt CORRECTLY when ‘ing’ is added. WORD ADD ‘ing’ (A) agree agreeing (B) stop stoping (C) make makeing (D) ban baning Choose the underlined word spelt INCORRECTLY. 6. She has a goldfish, a starfish and some seashels in her bedroom. (A) (B) (C) (D) SP 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 *201902* 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 INTRODUCTORY PAPER SAMPLE SAMPLE ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 2 9/5/19 1:54 pm

SP 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 *201902* 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 INTRODUCTORY PAPER SAMPLE SAMPLE ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 3 9/5/19 1:54 pm

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 for each 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. Every summer my family and freinds have a picnic. 8. I packed my bag carefuly as I wanted to ensure I remembered all my equip\ ment. 1. We had some last night. 2. He during the sad movie. 3. We saw an in the rock pool. © UNSW Global Pty Limited 4 ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 4 9/5/19 1:54 pm

5 © UNSW Global Pty Limited ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPELLING (INTRO PAPER) DICTATION – Word List Qn Word Sentence Word 1. rain We had some rain last night. rain 2. cried He cried during the sad movie. cried 3. octopus We saw an octopus in the rock pool. octopus ANSWERS AND DESCRIPTORS QUESTIONKEYCATEGORY: DESCRIPTION OF SKILL LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY 1 rainDictation: spell a common word with a digraph (ai) Easy 2 criedDictation: spell a word applying a rule (change y to i) Medium 3 octopus Dictation: spell a word with different vowel sounds Hard 4 DRules and Conventions: identify the correct spelling with a soft ‘g’ sound Easy 5 ARules and Conventions: identify the correct spelling applying a rule to add ‘ing’ Hard 6 CRules and Conventions: identify an error in a compound word Medium/Hard 7 friends Proofreading: identify an error in a common word with a digraph Medium 8 carefully Proofreading: identify an error applying two suffixes Medium/Hard 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 ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 5 9/5/19 1:54 pm

THE FOLLOWING YEAR LEVELS SHOULD SIT THIS PAPER Australia 1 Year 2 Brunei Primary 2 Egypt Year 2 Hong Kong Primary 2 Indian Subcontinent 2 Class 2 Indonesia Year 3 Malaysia Standard 2 Middle East 3 Class 2 New Zealand/ Pacific 4 Year 3 Singapore Primary 1 Southern Africa 5 Grade 2 © 2019 Copyright. Copyright in this publication is owned by UNSW Global Pty Limited, unless other wise indicated or licensed from a third party. This publication and associated testing materials and products may not be reproduced, published or sold, in whole or part, in any medium, without the permission of UNSW Global Pty Limited or relevant copyright owner. 1 All international schools registered with UNSW Global (which have an 8-digit school code star ting with 46) should sit the papers according to the Australian year levels. 2 Indian Subcontinent Region: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. 3 Middle East Region: United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Jordan and Pakistan. 4 Pacific Region: Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. 5 Southern Africa Region: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. INTRODUCTORY PA PE R ICAS&REACH_Sample_SP_Paper_Y2.indd 4 9/5/19 1:54 pm