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3 year 2 014 Use 2B or HB pencil only © australian Curriculum, assessment and reporting authority, 2014 rea DING 45 mins Time available for students to complete test: 45 minutes

Read Max’s idea on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 6. 1Who is a main character in this text? Max Dad Mum Gran 2Who is Fin? Dad the boy the dog the fish 3What job does Max do for Gran? washes the dishes helps in the garden cleans Gran’s bowl cleans Gran’s shoes 4What does Max do with the dollars? He buys another fish. He gives them to Mum. He puts them in the fish tank. He puts them under the dog bowl. 2 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

5How did Max get the last dollar? Max found it. Dad gave it to him. Gran gave it to him. Mum gave it to him. 6Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order that Max does the jobs.  cleans the dog bowl helps in the garden washes the dishes cleans the shoes Read The best smellers on page 3 of the magazine and answer questions 7 to 13. 7What is special about these animals? They can swim fast. They can run fast. They can see well. They can smell well. 8The text suggests that sharks get injured easily. live for a long time. are good hunters. can swim fast. 3 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

9Which animal smells with its tongue? snake moth bear kiwi 10 The information about the bloodhound suggests that a person’s smell quickly disappears. is the same for all people. gets stronger with time. can last a couple of days. 11According to the text, which two animals use large parts of their brains to help them smell? bear and shark moth and kiwi snake and moth bloodhound and snake 12The snake’s split tongue is used to cool down the snake’s body.  make food taste better.  spit out poison. guide the snake. 4 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

13What information does this text give you? advice on choosing a pet some unusual facts about animals tips on spotting animals in the wild  stories about how animals got their names Read Geronimo Zero on page 4 of the magazine and answer questions 14 to 19. 14Geronimo Zero is the name of a swimmer. swimming club. water park. water slide. 15On the first part of Geronimo Zero you will be swimming under the water. rocking from side to side. spinning around in circles. bouncing up and down. 16Where is the splash pool? below Geronimo Zero beside Geronimo Zero behind Geronimo Zero above Geronimo Zero 5 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

17You have your photo taken when you come out of the tube. get inside the tube. go under the water.  jump into the cone. 18Why would someone buy a Geronimo Zero T-shirt? so they don’t forget riding Geronimo Zero so they can get a free ride on Geronimo Zero to protect their skin when riding  Geronimo Zero to help them be seen when riding Geronimo Zero 19The poster persuades children to visit the water park by suggesting that Geronimo Zero is safe. Geronimo Zero is a special ride. you do not need to line up to ride Geronimo Zero. only children are allowed to ride Geronimo Zero. Read Trumpet troubles on page 5 of the magazine and answer questions 20 to 25. 20What is the purpose of the first paragraph? to tell the reader about Tilly ’s character to show how early Tilly had to get up to introduce the location for the story to establish a gloomy mood 6 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

21Which word describes how Tilly felt about getting up so early? disappointed reluctant furious nervous 22Why does Tilly lean forward as she climbs onto the bus? to get her trumpet and backpack out of the rain to save herself from slipping on the steps to stop herself from falling backwards to prevent her bag being caught in the doors 23The bus is very crowded because it is running late.  people want to avoid the rain. the storm woke people up early. many children are going to school. 24What wakes Tilly up on the bus? the bumpy movement of the bus the other children leaving the bus the quietness around her the driver announcing her stop 7 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

25No trumpet! The writer uses a short exclamation to show Tilly’s anger. convey Tilly’s confidence. emphasise Tilly’s shock. display Tilly’s sorrow. Read Chocolate trees on page 6 of the magazine and answer questions 26 to 32. 26The three headings provide information about three types of cacao tree.  three stages of growth of the cacao tree. three different types of chocolate. three stages in making chocolate.  27People do not climb cacao trees because the trees are too tall.  the trees are easily broken.  the tree trunks are slippery. the tree trunks are covered in pods. 28What happens first? The seeds are dried. The pods are picked. The beans are crushed. The pulp is scooped out. 8 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

29Most cocoa beans now come from Central  America.  South America. West Africa. Australia. 30 At which stage do you get cocoa beans? when the pod is opened when the pulp is removed when the seeds become hard when the beans are processed 31Which question is not answered by this text? Where did cacao trees first grow? What makes cacao seeds taste bitter? How are cacao pods picked from the trees? Why are cacao seeds left in piles for seven days? 32Ingredients added to the cocoa beans will change the chocolate ’s flavour.  According to the text, what else can affect the chocolate’s flavour? 9 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

Read Mammoth surprise on page 7 of the magazine and answer questions 33 to 38. 33What do the words stumbled upon (paragraph 1) tell us? The boy was clumsy.  The boy was walking in a dangerous area.  The boy found the mammoth by accident. The boy had been looking for the mammoth for a long time.  34Why did it take the scientists a week to remove the bones from  the ground? Most of the ground was still frozen. The unpleasant smell made the scientists ill. The soil around the bones had turned into a thick mud. The steam coming from the ground made the work dangerous. 35Why was this mammoth particularly interesting to scientists? It was 30 000 years old.  It was in very good condition.  It was found by a young boy. It was an unusually large mammoth.  36What new information did the scientists discover about the mammoth ’s hump? It is made from fat.  It is made from bone.  It is larger than they expected. It is harder than they expected.  10 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

37Why is Alexei Tikhonov mentioned in this text? He summarises the events. He disagrees with the information. He explains why the events happened. He gives an expert view on the subject. 38The date 6 October is written under the heading because it is the day the boy found the mammoth.  the news report appeared in the media. the mammoth was dug from the ground. the museum will display the mammoth. STOP – END OF TEST 11 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014

1212 PRACTICE QUESTIONSRead Sara’s early morning on page 8 of the magazine and answer questions P1 to P3. P1 What did Sara plan to do on Saturday morning? homework play football go horseriding make breakfast P2 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order of events in the text. Sara put on football boots. Sara went back to bed. Sara got up early. Sara put on her shirt. P3 According to the text, what was Sara’s mistake? YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014 YEAR 3 READING © ACARA 2014