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© Curriculum Corporation, on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 2009. Use 2B or HB pencil only 3 year 2009 0:4 5 Time available for students to complete test: 45 minutes reaDING n AT ion Al A ssEss ME nT progr AM li TE rACY A nd nUMErACY

2 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 read Koalas on page 2 of the magazine and answer questions 1 to 6. 1 Where do koalas spend a lot of time? in the trees in the wateron the ground 2 Why do koalas come down to the ground? because they sleep on the ground because they like to swim to move to a new tree to eat gum leaves 3 Which sentence is true? Koalas eat gum leaves. Koalas are awake most of the time. Koalas spend a lot of time in the water. Koalas like to eat lots of different foods. 4 The young leaves are the best for them to eat. The word them refers to water. koalas.gum trees. young leaves. Shade one bubble.

3 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 5 Koalas spend most of the day eating. running. sleeping.swimming. 6 Another good title for this text could be All about Baby Koalas. Everything about Australia. Animals from Other Countries. An Interesting Australian Animal. read Barbecued Fruit on page 3 of the magazine and answer questions 7 to 11. 7 The words under What you need are written as a list. a note.a sentence. an invitation. 8 To make barbecued fruit, you need two tablespoons each of butter and sugar. fresh fruit and butter. bananas and strawberries. Shade one bubble.

4 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 9 The brush is used to mix and stir the sauce. cover the fruit with ice-cream. thread the fruit onto the sticks. spread the sauce onto the fruit. 10 How long should the fruit sticks be cooked? for two minutes for five minutes until the butter melts until you are ready to eat them 11 Which of these tells you what to do? Barbecued Fruit wooden satay sticks 2 tablespoons of melted butter Thread the fruit onto the sticks. Shade one bubble.

5 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 Shade one bubble. read Greetings from Holiday Cove on page 4 of the magazine and answer questions 12 to 18. 12 Who is this postcard being sent to? Tom Peter KimGemma 13 When did Tom arrive at Holiday Cove? Monday TuesdayWednesday Thursday 14 Which words are used to describe the plane flight? fun and scary smooth and scary great and exciting boring and smooth 15 Where is Gemma’s caravan? Rest Harbour Holiday Cove crocodile farm Lansdowne Parade

6 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 16 P.S. We are leaving here on Friday and sailing to Rest Harbour. This sentence introduces the writer. adds extra information. sums up the main points. explains what has been said. 17 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order of events during Tom’s holiday. go on a plane flight travel to Rest Harbour visit the crocodile farm arrive in Holiday Cove 18 Why did Tom write this postcard? to plan what to do next to invite Kim on a holiday to tell Kim about his holiday to find out how things are going at home Shade one bubble. Shade one bubble. Write one number in each box.

7 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 read Little Hao and the Golden Kites on page 5 of the magazine and answer questions 19 to 25. 19 Little Hao heard the sound of the north wind. a dragon.kites.drums. 20 Who flew a kite shaped like a dragon? Little Hao Lord North Wind Lord Noble Horse Lord Black Mountain 21 The people said “Aaaah!” because the sunlight blinded their eyes. the dragon kite glistened above them. the dragon kite won the Emperor’s prize. the wind was too strong for the dragon kite. 22 Which word tells us that a kite flew high in the sky? spread shining soaredsparkled Shade one bubble.

8 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 23 Which kite belongs to Lord Noble Horse? 24 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order of the following events in this story. The drums began to play. The people gathered by the steps. The people cheered their loudest. The fire kite sparkled. 25 The Emperor is most likely to award his prize to the kite that could fly highest. the kite that the people liked best. the kite that cost the most to make. the kite that belonged to the richest noble. Shade one bubble. Shade one bubble. Write one number in each box.

9 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 read Should we pay for plastic bags? on page 6 of the magazine and answer questions 26 to 29. 26 What was the focus of the students’ research? how to make plastic bags cheaper how plastic bags contribute to pollution how many plastic bags are eaten by animals how much people would pay for plastic bags 27 Why has a question been used as the title of this text? to suggest the writer is an expert to argue that plastic bags kill animals to use humour to make readers laugh to encourage readers to think about the topic 28 Why are the words break down in brackets in the second paragraph? to give an example to give the meaning of disintegrate to tell readers how to say disintegrate to introduce a new idea to the readers Shade one bubble.

10 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 29 Also, when plastic bags are made … This paragraph is mainly about how plastic bags pollute the world. the ways plastic bags harm animals. the price people should pay for plastic bags. how many plastic bags people use each year. read Planet Theta on page 7 of the magazine and answer questions 30 to 35. 30 How does Hanna feel about the planet? bored afraidexcitedinterested 31 Which of these are living on the planet? trees bacteria animalsmosquitoes 32 Cyril tells Hanna many facts about the planet so that Hanna will change her mind about the planet. be impressed with his knowledge. know how to survive on the planet. see that he has visited the planet before. Shade one bubble.

11 YEAr 3 reaDING © MCEETYA 2009 33 What gives the planet its air? trees bacteria algaeprotozoa 34 How many species of protozoan creatures are there on the planet? nine eighteen thirty-eight fifty-seven 35 When Cyril sighs, it suggests that he is struggling to breathe. tired from the travels. bored with Hanna’s questions. disappointed with Hanna’s response. eND OF TeST . Shade one bubble.

12 © MCEETYA 2009 YEAr 3 reaDING prACTiCE QUEsTions read Tim on the back cover of the magazine and answer questions P1 and P2. P1 The story takes place on Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. P2 Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to show the order in which Tim dressed in this story. shoes shorts shirt socks Illustrations on page 8 adapted from Little Ho and The Golden Kites by Mavis Scott, A Little Ark Book, published by Allen & Unwin, 1995. Shade one bubble. Write one number in each box.