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Scholarship and Select Entry Tests
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Brenton Trethewan from BEYOND THE LABYRINTH © 1988 Gil-

lian Rubinstein, first published by Hyland House; Play School adapted
from Noni Hazlehurst, ‘Through the Windows,’ The Green Guide,
13/07/06; Men in Maze cartoon © Saul Steinberg, The New Yorker
Collection, Cartoonbank.
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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................... 2
WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 1......................................................................... 3
HUMANITIES COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION: TEST 2................. 4
MATHEMATICS: TEST 3..................................................................................... 19
WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 4....................................................................... 32
ANSWER KEYS................................................................................................... 33
ANSWER SHEET................................................................................................. 35
1
INTRODUCTION
These practice questions provide preparation for sitting various scholarship and select entry
tests for students entering Years 7 or 8. You may wish to time yourself while you complete these
questions. It’s useful for you to become familiar with how quickly you need to work to complete
all questions. If you decide to time yourself, allow the following:
• Written Expression Test 1 (25 minutes)
• Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation Test 2 (40 minutes)
• Mathematics Test 3 (40 minutes)
• Written Expression Test 4 (25 minutes)
Alternatively, you can work through these questions in your own time.
Before you start carefully remove the answer sheet from the back of the booklet. For each question
clearly mark the oval A, B, C or D to indicate your answer using a pencil. If you decide to change
your answer, carefully remove your first mark and pencil in your new choice.
The answers to the multiple-choice questions are provided at the back of this booklet. The Written
Expression tests don’t have answers provided. However, the two practice tests will familiarise
you with the format of common Written Expression tests. You are encouraged to respond to the
writing tests with original and unique thoughts on the topics. You may respond in any way you
think best fits the topic. For example, you could write a story, persuasive piece or a personal
reflection.
You will be assessed on:
• the quality of the thoughts and content developed in the writing
• the quality of the structure and organisation developed to respond to the topic
• the quality, effectiveness and appropriateness of the language used.
You must respond to the topics presented and will be penalised if your writing appears to be
rehearsed and not developed from the test stimulus.
On the test day

• Listen carefully to the test supervisor.
• Carefully read the instructions on the front cover of each test.
• Do not rush. However, don’t spend too long on a difficult question. If you skip a question make
sure your next answer is marked against the correct question number on the answer sheet.
• Mark the answer you think is most likely to be correct. No marks will be deducted for incorrect
answers.
• If you have time at the end go back and check your answers and make sure you have
answered every question.
• Remember to bring:
-- two HB or B pencils
-- one good eraser and a pencil sharpener
-- a blue or black pen or black pencil for the Written Expression tests
-- a bottle of water and a healthy snack for the break.
2
WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 1
Use the following to develop a piece of writing.
Honesty is not always the most important thing.

Do you agree or disagree?
Your writing will be judged on:

• what you have to say
• how well you organise what you have to say
• how clearly and effectively you express yourself.
The amount you write is not as important as the thoughts you express and how you express
them.
END OF TEST 1
3
HUMANITIES COMPREHENSION AND
INTERPRETATION: TEST 2
QUESTIONS 1 – 7
The following passage is from the beginning of a novel. Vicky, 12, is coming to stay with
Brenton’s family for the holidays.
Normally, his name is Brenton Trethewan and he is fourteen years old, but right now he
is a nameless and ageless hero, involved in a dangerous and deadly quest. His thin, rather
small body is lying on the rug of his bedroom floor, but his mind is away in the Labyrinth
of Dead Ends, where he’s trying to decide if he should leap up and grasp the iron chain that
swings over his head. At the moment he’s high on skill, low on stamina and low on luck, 5
and he lost his shield two moves before.
He throws the dice thinking, ‘If the score’s higher than six I’ll fight, and if it’s lower
I’ll go for the chain.’ He’s faced the Trollwife before and he’s never got past her.
Three and two fall uppermost.
Turn to page 115 the book tells him. He turns the pages hurriedly and reads: 10
The iron chain is a booby trap. As you grasp it, the roof of the tunnel you are in
collapses and you are buried alive under tons of rock. Your part in this adventure is over.
‘Aw!’ Brenton exclaims. He pushes the book away, scoops up the dice and rolls over
onto his back. He is lying there, wondering whether to resurrect himself from beneath
the tons of rock and set out again through the Labyrinth of Dead Ends, when the door of 15
his bedroom flies open and a pile of bedclothes walks in. Somewhere underneath it is his
brother, Michael.
‘What the hell do you think you’re doing, Mick?’ Brenton demands. There’s no answer
from the animated pile of bedclothes; it staggers across the room, kicks aside the Labyrinth
of Dead Ends and collapses in a heap against the wall under the window. From beneath it 20
Michael Trethewan emerges. A look of amusement mixed with trepidation crosses his face
as he foresees the devastating effect his words are going to have on his older brother.
‘Mum says I’ve got to move in with you!’
‘What!’ Brenton shrieks in horror.
His mother appears at the door. ‘Vicky’s going to have Mick’s room and Mick’s going 25
to share with you.’ When Brenton groans in disbelief, she goes on angrily, ‘Brenton, I told
you that.’
‘You can’t have told me loud enough. I must have been blocking it out. I probably
didn’t believe anything so terrible could actually happen.’
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"1' In the context of the rest of the passage, the words ‘Normally, his name is Brenton Trethewan’
(line 1) suggest that Brenton
A is rarely called by this name.
B is thinking of changing his name.
C wishes to be called by a different name.
D is temporarily identifying with someone else.
"2' Brenton’s response to the dilemma of the Trollwife is

A determined by chance.
B laborious and painstaking.
C spontaneous and instinctive.
D determined by mathematical calculations.
"3' Which one of the following best describes how Brenton feels about the game he is playing?
A indifferent C infuriated
B engrossed D anxious
"4' When Michael first enters the room Brenton is in a state of

A anger. C agitation.
B shock. D indecision.
"5' Michael is amused because he

A finds the idea of a Trollwife comic.
B knows how upset Brenton will be at Michael’s news.
C finds the idea of his older brother playing games comic.
D is aware of how strange he must look under the pile of bedclothes.
"6' The passage suggests that Brenton’s mother is angry because

A Brenton has not listened to her.
B Brenton is being unpleasant to Michael.
C the two brothers are not being cooperative.
D Michael should have been more sensitive in breaking the news.
"7' The passage suggests that Vicky’s visit is most likely to

A go smoothly. C please Brenton more than Michael.
B bring the brothers closer together. D cause tension in the Trethewan family.
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QUESTIONS 8 – 12
The following passage is taken from a television guide and is about the popular ABC children’s
program Play School. The passage was written by Noni Hazlehurst about her experiences
working as a presenter on Play School.
The job requires talking to the camera as though it’s a single child – difficult for actors,
who usually have to pretend the camera doesn’t exist – engaging the attention of an easily
distracted toddler, and evoking a consistent, active response. It’s not easy, but it can be
done.
Don’t ever believe anyone who claims television is a passive medium. Its potential for 5
influence, good and bad, is immense. Play School taught me to understand the medium, its
power, and the importance of using it responsibly, especially where children are concerned.
When I started, small children weren’t perceived by marketers as ‘attractive consumers’
and most actors regarded entertaining kids as the work you did when you couldn’t get a
real job. Although I didn’t appreciate it then, I was incredibly lucky, because Play School 10
was different.
The producers knew what they were doing and cared about why they were doing it.
They respected their audience immensely, an increasing rarity in many professions. They
taught me the number one rule of successful communication – you are only interesting or
believable if you treat your audience like fellow human beings, not idiots. Or at least, no 15
more of an idiot than you.
Initially, I wanted to be perfect. One co-presenter, John Hamblin, was a source of
some distress, never seeming to have entirely mastered the script, often singing off-key and
just as likely to say goodbye as hello. ‘Quite unprofessional,’ I thought.
But everyone loved him, because Funny John, as he was known, wasn’t acting. He was 20
just being. That was the key.
"8' Paragraph 1 implies there is a fundamental difference between an audience of children and an
audience of adults.
This difference is that children like to be
A taught – adults like to be amused.
B entertained – adults like to be informed.
C gently comforted – adults like to be mentally stimulated.
D actively engaged – adults like to simply watch.
"9' Paragraph 2 (lines 5 − 8) makes the point that television

A entertains people.
B is a bad influence.
C affects people’s behaviour.
D comments on people’s behaviour.
6
"10' In the context of paragraph 3, the phrase ‘Play School was different’ suggests that the producers
of Play School
A were frustrated at having to cater to children.
B were proud of their role in catering to children.
C thought that children were ‘attractive consumers’ even if others did not.
D realised that children’s parents were ‘attractive consumers’ even if children were not.
"11' Paragraph 4 (lines 13 − 17) suggests that the most important characteristic for an entertainer or
communicator to have is
A a mature and professional approach.
B the desire to teach and improve their audience.
C the ability to understand and appreciate their audience.
D a relaxed approach that enables them to surprise their audience.
"12' Which of the following words best describes what the writer most admired about ‘Funny John’
(line 21)?
‘Funny John’ was
A authentic.
B ridiculous.
C experienced.
D disorganised.
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QUESTIONS 13 – 18
The following passage is from an American novel set in the 1840s.
The summer evenings were long. It was not dark, yet. Presently Tom checked his whistle.1
A stranger was before him – a boy a shade larger than himself. A newcomer of any age or
either sex was an impressive curiosity in the poor little shabby village of St. Petersburg.
This boy was well dressed, too – well dressed on a weekday. This was simply astounding.
His cap was a dainty thing, his close-buttoned blue cloth roundabout2 was new and natty, 5
and so were his pantaloons. He had shoes on – and it was only Friday. He even wore a
necktie, a bright bit of ribbon. He had a citified air about him that ate into Tom’s vitals. The
more Tom stared at the splendid marvel, the higher he turned up his nose at his finery and
the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to grow. Neither boy spoke. If one
moved, the other moved – but only sideways, in a circle; they kept face to face and eye to 10
eye all the time. Finally Tom said:
‘I can lick you!’
‘I’d like to see you try it.’
‘Well, I can do it.’
‘No you can’t, either.’ 15
‘Yes I can.’
‘No you can’t.’
‘I can.’
‘You can’t.’
‘Can!’ 20
‘Can’t!’
1 checked his whistle: stopped whistling
2 roundabout: short jacket
"13' The passage suggests that until the encounter with the other boy Tom had been feeling
A dreamy.
B relaxed.
C uneasy.
D tired.
"14' According to the passage, newcomers were a ‘curiosity’ in St. Petersburg (lines 3 and 4)
A because the village was hard to get to.
B even though the village was in a scenic area.
C even if there was nothing special about them.
D because the villagers did not welcome strangers.
8
"15' The passage suggests that the children of St. Petersburg
A did not go to school on Fridays.
B were well dressed on weekdays.
C wore their best clothing to school.
D wore their best clothing on Sundays.
"16' Which of the following words is closest in meaning to ‘natty’ in line 6?

A cute
B simple
C stylish
D delicate
"17' From Tom’s point of view, the most extraordinary thing about the other boy was the fact that he
A wore a cap.
B wore a necktie.
C was a newcomer.
D was larger than Tom himself.
"18' When Tom compared his own clothing to the other boy’s he felt
A manly.
B out of place.
C self-conscious and inferior.
D a little sorry for the other boy.
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QUESTIONS 19 – 22
The following diagram shows the usual aquisition of motor skills during early childhood.
Walk with heel strike Squat Run

50% — 12 months 95% — 12 months 80% — 18 months
98% — 18 months 97% — 2 years
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3
Walk on tip-toes Walk on heels Stand on one leg
90% — 2 years 30% — 2.5 years 95% — 3 years

38% — 4 years
Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6
Hop Reciprocal arm swing
50% — 3.5 years 98% — 3 to 4 years

92% — 5 years
98% — 6 to 7 years
Figure 7 Figure 8
"19' According to the diagram, which one of the following is true?

A It is harder to run than to hop.
B Walking on tip-toes takes more coordination than standing on one leg.
C Standing on one leg takes more coordination than walking on tip-toes.
D Walking with a heel strike takes the same amount of coordination as walking on heels.
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"20' The diagrams suggest that, for most children, the most difficult skill to master is the
A hop.
B walk on heels.
C walk on tip-toes.
D reciprocal arm swing.
"21' The diagram shows that the reciprocal arm swing is

A almost universal by the age of four.
B a necessary part of learning to run.
C needed in order to walk on tip-toes.
D only learnt after children learn how to hop.
"22' In general, the diagram shows

A a method for helping children to develop motor skills.
B a range of activities that are usually mastered by a given age.
C a sequential course of development, from Figure 1 through to Figure 8.
D that walking involves a range of subskills, such as hopping and standing on one leg.
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QUESTIONS 23 – 27
Passage I is a song. Passage II briefly explains three of the words used in Passage I.
Passage I
Our Pet
Alas for Diodorus,

Our beloved stegosaurus!
He found our helleborus
And now we sing in chorus,
Extinct is Diodorus, 5
Our voracious stegosaurus,
He devoured the helleborus
And now we sing in chorus,
Gone is Diodorus,
Gone our stegosaurus, 10
Gone our helleborus –
And thus we sing in chorus,
Alas for Diodorus,
Our beloved stegosaurus,
He found our helleborus 15
And now we sing in chorus ...
Stephen Cooper
Passage II
Diodorus: a historian called Diodorus lived in the first century B.C. He wrote approximately 40 books
on Egypt, Greece, Rome, Carthage, Media and Syria. However, according to Lempriere’s Classical
Dictionary, his work was largely copied from earlier writers.
Stegosaurus: a type of dinosaur, up to about 6 m in length with large bony plates sticking up from its
back.
Helleborus: a flowering plant traditionally believed to be medicinal when used correctly and poisonous
when used incorrectly.
"23' Passage I suggests that the owners of Diodorus

A kept their helleborus indoors.
B did not give him enough to eat.
C used to give him helleborus as a treat.
D thought he couldn’t get to the helleborus.
12
"24' Lines 5–8 of Passage I suggest that Diodorus
A gobbled up all the helleborus he could find.
B thought that helleborus was a medicine.
C tasted the helleborus but didn’t like it.
D had got inside the house.
"25' Which of the following comments best describes Passage I as a whole?

A contains many events and characters
B repeats itself with minor changes
C contains detailed descriptions
D builds up to a climax
"26' Which of the following comments applies both to the writer of ‘Our Pet’ and the historian
Diodorus, as he is described in Passage II?
They both
A re-use material.
B write about dinosaurs.
C steal from other people’s work.
D write about things that never happened.
"27' Lines 13–16 of Passage I

A contain new information about Diodorus.
B take the reader back to the beginning of the song.
C suggest that the owners of Diodorus will get another pet.
D suggest that the writer will add some different lines to the song.
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QUESTIONS 28 – 30
In the following diagram, each student in a class is represented as a circle. Each student was asked to
vote for the three students he or she would most like to work with on a project. The results of the votes are
represented by the arrows connecting the students.
Ben Christina
Ashanti
Fran
Ibrahim
Delinda
Helena
Gordon
Edward
Javed
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"28' Suppose the teacher is forming groups of students to work on a project.
Which of the following students would be the hardest to place in a group that would be keen to
have them?
A Ben
B Christina
C Helena
D Ibrahim
"29' Which of the following pairs of students would please only one of the students concerned?
A Ashanti and Christina
B Ben and Delinda
C Ibrahim and Christina
D Ibrahim and Delinda
"30' If the teacher were trying to pick groups of four students to work on a project, which of the
following groups of three would Ibrahim most like to join?
A Ashanti, Ben and Delinda
B Christina, Fran and Helena
C Christina, Gordon and Helena
D Gordon, Edward and Javed
15
QUESTIONS 31 – 39
The following passage is from a novel set at the end of the nineteenth century. Buck, a large
powerful dog who enjoys a happy life with a family in California, is stolen and taken to
northern Canada to work as a sled dog. He is bought by a man called Perrault, who carries
mail for the Canadian Government.
Day after day, for days unending, Buck toiled in the traces. Always, they broke camp in
the dark, and the first gray of dawn found them hitting the trail with fresh miles reeled off
behind them. And they always pitched camp after dark, eating their bit of fish, and crawling
to sleep in the snow. Buck was ravenous. The pound and a half1 of sun-dried salmon, which
was his ration for each day, seemed to go nowhere. He never had enough, and suffered from 5
perpetual hunger pangs. Yet the other dogs, because they weighed less and were born to the
life, received a pound only of the fish and managed to keep in good condition.
He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which had characterised his old life. A dainty eater,
he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration. There was no
defending it. While he was fighting off two or three, it was disappearing down the throats 10
of the others. To remedy this, he ate as fast as they; and so greatly did hunger compel him
that, he was not above taking what did not belong to him. He watched and learned. When
he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon
when Perrault’s back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting
away with the whole chunk. A great uproar was raised, but he was unsuspected, while Dub, 15
an awkward blunderer who was always getting caught, was punished for Buck’s misdeed.
This first theft marked Buck as fit to survive in the hostile Northern environment.
It marked his adaptability, his capacity to adjust himself to changing conditions, the lack
of which would have meant swift and terrible death. It marked, further, the decay or
going to pieces of his moral nature, a vain thing and a handicap in the ruthless struggle 20
for existence. It was all well enough in the Southland, under the law of love and fellowship,
to respect private property and personal feelings, but in the Northland, whoso took such
things into account was a fool, and in so far as he observed them he would fail to prosper.
Not that Buck reasoned it out. He was fit, that was all, and unconsciously he
accommodated himself to the new mode of life. 25
1
A pound and a half: about 700 grams
"31' The passage suggests that Perrault was

A a newcomer to the Northland. C deliberately cruel towards his dogs.
B sentimentally attached to his dogs. D physically tough and hard-working.
"32' According to the passage, Buck was given

A the same ration of fish as the other dogs because they all did the same work.
B a bigger ration of fish than the other dogs because Buck worked harder than they did.
C a bigger ration of fish than the other dogs because Buck needed more food than they did.
D a smaller ration of fish than the other dogs because Buck already weighed more than they did.
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"33' The passage suggests that Buck was
A avoided by the other dogs.
B the youngest dog in the team.
C intimidated by the other dogs into giving up his food.
D the only dog in the team who came from the Southland.
"34' The words ‘fastidiousness’ and ‘dainty’ (line 9) suggest that Buck’s life in California had been
A tedious. C challenging.
B pampered. D unpredictable.
"35' The passage suggests that when the other dogs stole from Buck,
A each dog looked out for itself.
B they shared the food with one another.
C the strongest dogs usually got the food.
D they followed a carefully worked-out plan of attack.
"36' The passage suggests that Dub was

A a skilled thief. C unpopular with the other dogs.
B an unskilled thief. D usually able to stay out of mischief.
"37' The passage suggests that the ‘law of love and fellowship’ (lines 23 and 24)
A makes society weak.
B applies at all times and in all places.
C does not apply in some environments.
D is a trick invented by the strong to oppress the weak.
"38' The statement ‘he would fail to prosper’ (line 26) suggests that the individual concerned would
A die. C have no friends.
B learn to steal. D survive somehow.
"39' The statement ‘He was fit, that was all’ (line 27) suggests that
A Buck bitterly resented his situation.
B Buck’s owner was giving him more food.
C Buck’s behaviour was determined by his needs.
D Buck intended to give up stealing now that he was stronger.
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QUESTION 40
"40' The drawing suggests that the two men

A have almost come to understand each other.
B are hiding from life’s challenges.
C keep interrupting each other.
D prefer clarity to obscurity.
END OF TEST 2
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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: TEST 3
INFORMATION FOR QUESTIONS 1 – 3
On this dart board are five different possible scores.

Suppose that three darts are thrown each round,
and that all three land somewhere on the board.
More than one can land on the same score. 5 9
12
3 7
"1' What is the smallest possible total score for a round?

A 3
B 9
C 13
D more than 13
"2' Which one of these total scores for a round is not possible?
A 11
B 12
C 13
D 15
"3' What is the smallest possible total score above 30 for a round?
A 35
B 34
C 33
D less than 33
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QUESTION 4
"4' 15 000 people were allowed into a football game, but another 5000 were turned away.
What fraction of the total number of people was turned away?
A one-half
B one-third
C one-quarter
D one-fifth
INFORMATION FOR QUESTION 5
When this magic square is completed, all rows and columns, and the ? 1.50
two major diagonals, have the same total.
2.25 0.25
"5' The number at ? will be
A 0.50 2.00
B 1.00
C 1.25
D 1.75
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INFORMATION FOR QUESTIONS 6 AND 7
Every triangle in this figure has three circles shaded X
differently. Only three of the circles are shown
shaded. Y
The shading of blank circles is not given.
"6' X will be
A or C or
B D
"7' Y will be
A C
B or D or
21
Aztec numbers are made up from four single AZTEC NUMBERS

pictures that represent particular numbers in 1 20 400 8000
our number system, as shown in the box.
"8' What number would be represented if two of each picture were present?
A 16 842
B 16 482
C 16 442
D 8 842
"9' What is the smallest number of pictures it would take to represent the number 8765?
A fewer than 25
B 25
C 26
D more than 26
QUESTION 10
"10' A fast-growing plant doubles its height every month. In one year it grows to a height of
12 metres.
How old is a 3-metre plant?
A 10 months
B 8 months
C 6 months
D 3 months
22
The table shows oil consumption of the eight biggest oil-using countries.
OIL CONSUMPTION
(million barrels per day)
Australia 0.80 Japan 15.29

China 4.97 Saudi Arabia 11.45
France 2.02 UK 11.71
Germany 2.81 USA 19.6
"11' Which one of the following correctly graphs the figures in the table?
A C Australia
China
France
Germany
Japan
Saudi Arabia
UK
B D USA
"12' How much oil is consumed per year in France?

A 750 barrels C 750 million barrels
B 2 million barrels D 1500 million barrels
"13' Assume Australia’s population is 20 million people.

What is the average daily oil usage per person in Australia?
A 0.04 barrels C 8 barrels
B 0.08 barrels D 16 barrels
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Level 1
Level 2 +1 +2 +3
Level 3 +1 +2 +3 +4
"14' If = 5, what is the total value of Level 2?

A 5
B 6
C 15
D 21
"15' If = 0, and the total value of Levels 1, 2 and 3 is 26, what is the value of ?
A 1
B 2
C 3
D more than 3
QUESTION 16
"16' In this sum each different letter stands for a different number. p q r
+ p r q
Two of the numbers are 4 and 9.
r q p
Which one of the following is correct?
A p is 4
B q is 9
C r is 4
D r is 5
24
The bottom layer of this stack of cubes contains sixteen cubes, arranged in a 4 × 4 square.
The two upper layers each contain fewer than sixteen cubes, but there are no holes in the stack (no cubes
above empty spaces).
"17' What is the smallest possible number of cubes in the stack?

A 39
B 37
C 30
D 28
"18' What is the largest possible number of cubes in the stack?

A 37
B 38
C 39
D 40
25
1 3
5 4
3 9
20 10
V X Y Z
"19' On this number line, what is V?

1 2
A 4 C 5
1 3
B 3 D 10
3
"20' Where would 5 be on this number line?
A X
B Y
C Z
D not at X, Y or Z
26
The Rowe family are visiting Urville Island. They have arrived at Tang by ferry, and are about to hire a
car to travel on day trips to some of the towns on the island, returning to Tang each night.
They want to drive no further than 200 km in a day.
20
Quint
20 Rioli
Pigtown 25 40
25
55 40 Sierra
Yorro
URVILLE ISLAND
32 35
35
Tang
Urville
50
"21' Starting at and returning to Tang, what is the most distant town the Rowe family can visit in a
day?
A Quint
B Yorro
C Urville
D Pigtown
"22' On their last day on Urville Island, the Rowe family will leave Tang and drive to Pigtown, to
catch the ferry home.
Including Tang and Pigtown, what is the greatest number of towns they can visit in the day?
A four
B five
C six
D all seven
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QUESTION 23
"23' Brad, Chaz, Dean and Evie go swimming at the same pool. Brad goes every 3 days, Chaz every 6
days and Dean every 7 days. The four all meet up only once every 84 days.
How often does Evie go to the pool if she swims less often than any of the others?
A 8 days.
B 10 days.
C 12 days.
D 14 days.
QUESTION 24
"24' A perfect square number is obtained by multiplying a whole number by itself.

How many perfect square numbers between 10 and 99 have digits that add to a number that is a
perfect square?
A none
B one
C two
D more than two

G
Children at a summer camp can take part in any number
of four activities – tennis, horse riding, trampolining and
waterskiing. H I
M
Gabby drew a diagram to represent the children’s choices. Q R
L T N
P S
O
"25' Which region could represent the children taking K J
part in both tennis and horse riding only?
A H
B M
C Q
D T
28
Four school houses are competing for the Top House Cup. The points they score for each week are
shown on the graph. Green House’s points for Week 5 have not yet been decided.
40
30
Points
20 Gold
Grey
10
White
Green
0
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
"26' At the end of Week 2,

A Grey House had more total points than White House.
B Gold House had more total points than Grey House.
C White House had more total points than Green House.
D Green House had fewer total points than Gold House.
"27' Over the first four weeks, White House’s average weekly score was
A 10 points
B 12.5 points
C 15 points
D 16.67 points
"28' If Green House is to win the Top House Cup, what is the minimum number of points they must
score in Week 5?
A 21
B 26
C 31
D 36
29
"29' The scales shown are balanced. Suppose a ball has four times the mass of one cross.
Which one of the following is true?
A =
B =
C =
D =
Three friends, Carmen, Claude and Colin, live along a straight road, as shown below.
The vertical marks are equal distances apart.
CARMEN CLAUDE COLIN
I II III IV
"30' The friends want to have a meeting. At least two of them will walk to the meeting.
The total combined distance they walk will be shortest if they meet at
A I only.
B II only.
C II or III or anywhere in between.
D III only.
30
Different garden plants require different amounts of soil acidity (pH). Some will only grow in soil that
is strongly acidic, others require medium or low acidic conditions.
The graph shows soil acidity requirements for eight types of plant (I, II, ..., VIII).
II
III
IV
VI
VII
VIII
4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5

more acidic less acidic
Soil pH
"31' Which plant can grow in the widest range of soil acidity?
A I C VII
B VI D VIII
"32' Delia wants to grow plants II, III, IV and VI in the same garden.
Which soil pH would be satisfactory?
A 6.9
B 7.1
C 7.3
D no pH would suit all the plants
END OF TEST 3
31
WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 4
Use this image as the basis for a piece of writing.
Your writing will be judged on:

• what you have to say,
• how well you organise and structure what you have to say, and
• how clearly and effectively you express yourself.
The amount you write is not as important as the thoughts you express and how you express
them.
END OF TEST 4
32
ANSWER KEYS
Humanities Comprehension and Interpretation: Test 2
Question Number Correct Answer Question Number Correct Answer

1 D 21 A
2 A 22 B
3 B 23 D
4 D 24 A
5 B 25 B
6 A 26 A
7 D 27 B
8 D 28 C
9 C 29 D
10 B 30 C
11 C 31 D
12 A 32 C
13 B 33 D
14 C 34 B
15 D 35 A
16 C 36 B
17 B 37 C
18 C 38 A
19 C 39 C
20 A 40 A
Mathematics and Science: Test 3
Question Number Correct Answer Question Number Correct Answer

1 B 17 B
2 B 18 C
3 D 19 A
4 C 20 A
5 D 21 D
6 D 22 C
7 A 23 C
8 A 24 C
9 B 25 B
10 A 26 A
11 D 27 B
12 C 28 C
13 A 29 D
14 D 30 D
15 B 31 C
16 A 32 B
33
ANSWER SHEET
First Name Second Name Surname
NAMES:
DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR LEVEL:
TEST CENTRE:
MARKING INSTRUCTION
• Completely fill in the oval of your choice MARK LIKE THIS: NOT LIKE THIS:
• Use a black pencil
A B C D A B C D
• Do not use a blue/black or red pen
Use Pencil Only
• Completely erase any errors or stray marks
HUMANITIES COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION: TEST 2

1 A B C D 9 A B C D 17 A B C D 25 A B C D 33 A B C D
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE: TEST 3

5 A B C D 12 A B C D 19 A B C D 26 A B C D
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WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 1......................................................................... 3

HUMANITIES COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION: TEST 2................. 4

MATHEMATICS: TEST 3..................................................................................... 19

WRITTEN EXPRESSION: TEST 4....................................................................... 32

On the test day

Honesty is not always the most important thing.

Your writing will be judged on:

"2' Brenton’s response to the dilemma of the Trollwife is

"4' When Michael first enters the room Brenton is in a state of

"5' Michael is amused because he

"6' The passage suggests that Brenton’s mother is angry because

"7' The passage suggests that Vicky’s visit is most likely to

"9' Paragraph 2 (lines 5 − 8) makes the point that television

The following passage is from an American novel set in the 1840s.

"16' Which of the following words is closest in meaning to ‘natty’ in line 6?

Walk with heel strike Squat Run

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Walk on tip-toes Walk on heels Stand on one leg

90% — 2 years 30% — 2.5 years 95% — 3 years

Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

Hop Reciprocal arm swing

50% — 3.5 years 98% — 3 to 4 years

"19' According to the diagram, which one of the following is true?

"21' The diagram shows that the reciprocal arm swing is

"22' In general, the diagram shows

Alas for Diodorus,

"23' Passage I suggests that the owners of Diodorus

"25' Which of the following comments best describes Passage I as a whole?

"27' Lines 13–16 of Passage I

"31' The passage suggests that Perrault was

"32' According to the passage, Buck was given

"36' The passage suggests that Dub was

"40' The drawing suggests that the two men

On this dart board are five different possible scores.

"1' What is the smallest possible total score for a round?

INFORMATION FOR QUESTION 5

Aztec numbers are made up from four single AZTEC NUMBERS

Australia 0.80 Japan 15.29

"12' How much oil is consumed per year in France?

"13' Assume Australia’s population is 20 million people.

"14' If = 5, what is the total value of Level 2?

"17' What is the smallest possible number of cubes in the stack?

"18' What is the largest possible number of cubes in the stack?

"19' On this number line, what is V?

They want to drive no further than 200 km in a day.

"24' A perfect square number is obtained by multiplying a whole number by itself.

INFORMATION FOR QUESTION 25

"26' At the end of Week 2,

INFORMATION FOR QUESTION 30

The vertical marks are equal distances apart.

CARMEN CLAUDE COLIN

4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5

Use this image as the basis for a piece of writing.

Your writing will be judged on:

Question Number Correct Answer Question Number Correct Answer

Mathematics and Science: Test 3

Question Number Correct Answer Question Number Correct Answer

First Name Second Name Surname

DATE OF BIRTH: YEAR LEVEL:

HUMANITIES COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION: TEST 2