5

Year

Numeracy Test

Re a d i n g P ra c t i c e Te s t A
USE 2B OR HB ONLY

Unique Pupil No.

Band 2

School or Homeland
Centre name

2009

Student name
First name

Last name

D D M M 1 9 Y Y

Date of birth

Day

Month

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Year

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School Assessed
Mathematics Band

KGP3 & below

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

KGP3

Band 1

Band 2

Band 3

Band 4

Shade one bubble to indicate the

band this student is working at
Bands administered
Shade two bubbles to indicate the
2 consecutive bands this student
was directed to attempt

Shade the appropriate bubble to indicate if this student was Exempt, Absent or withdrawn by parents. Booklets with
completed cover information for these students MUST be returned for processing. Strict criteria apply to all Exemptions.
Refer to MAP Administration Guidelines.
Student absence
Numeracy

Exempt

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withdrawal

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BA N D 2 STARTS HE RE

Smelly feet
Read Smelly feet on page 6 of the magazine and then answer the questions.

Why is sweating good for your feet?

Give two reasons.
1

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Why dont your hands smell as much as your feet?

1
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M

Choose the correct word to fill the gap in this sentence.

one foot can make in a day.

The bottle shows how much

salt
acid
waste

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sweat

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What is the opening of the sweat gland on the skin called?

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In this article, what do these represent?

Shade one
bubble.

salt
tears
sweat
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water

About how many sweat glands are on each foot?

99
600
950
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250 000

Why doesnt sweat have its own smell?

Sweat is too salty.
Sweat is very soft.
Sweat is mostly water.
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Sweat is not hot enough.

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Centre of attention
Read Centre of attention on page 7 of the magazine and then answer
the questions.

Tiffany uses the words my stomach is squirming because she feels

happy.
scared.
hungry.
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excited.

Who is Tiffanys new teacher?

Why isnt Tiffany listening to Mrs Tarrants story about

another new student?

1
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M

She is thinking about her old school.

She knows there are lots of new students.
She is worried about going into a new classroom.
She cannot understand what the Principal is saying.

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Why has Tiffany changed schools?

Shade one
bubble.

She has moved house.

She has run away from Tilgong.
She didnt have any friends in Tilgong.
1
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M

She wanted to change to a different school.

5

When Tiffany sees the surprise she stops feeling

warm.
lonely.
welcome.
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frightened.
6

Number the boxes in the order they happen in the story.

The Principal talks to the class.
Tiffany unpacks her school folder.
Tiffany sees eyes drawn on her table.
1
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The Principal takes Tiffany to the classroom.

7

and even as Im answering and trying to smile

Who is the narrator of this story?

Shade one
bubble.

Tiffany
Mrs Tarrant
Mrs Henderson
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Tiffanys father
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The explorers
Read The explorers on page 8 of the magazine and then answer the questions.

Who is the leading climber?

Which of the following words best describes Jacques?

thin

strong

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young

wrinkled

1
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Which of the following quotes confirms that the climbers are exploring
where others havent been?
zigzagging up the wall of the canyon
There was no path for them to follow.
picked his way from ledge to rock
now they were reaching the end

1
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Jacques and Bartlett talk to each other

in special codes.
in short sentences.
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by using sign language.

by pointing and nodding.

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Why is there hardly ever a need for words when Bartlett and Jacques
are climbing together?

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The climbers are most likely to be climbing the canyon to

Shade one
bubble.

learn some new stories.

teach Gozo how to climb.
find a new path through the canyon.
find out if the rumours and myths are true.

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BA N D 2 E NDS H E RE
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