NAPLAN test preparation for Reading Test.

What do I do? Use the MAGAZINE- with TEXT, To answer questions in the BOOKLET

What is a magazine or booklet? The Magazine is: Shiny, Coloured pictures, DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT The Booklet has QUESTIONS TO ANSWER INSTUCTIONS to read

Why do we need them? READ ONE TO ANSWER THE OTHER YOU NEED TO USE BOTH YOU NEED TO: READ ONE TO ANSWER THE OTHER YOU NEED TO SWAP BETWEEN THEM ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU ARE STUCK RE-READ THE MAGAZINE TEXT.

Where is the question? When the writing is slanting like this then it means that is in the magazine. Plus it tells where it is with the page number

How do I do it?

What is ‘text’? Any kind of writing that you can read. “I read the text.” “I can write text.” It is NOT just texting on a phone. It is letters, words, sentences, paragraphs.

Fiction- Narrative, Poetry, Plays What kind of text is it? There are two kinds of writing you can read: MAKE BELIEVE Fiction- Narrative, Poetry, Plays REAL, TRUE INFORMATION Non-Fiction- Information Text, Biography, Autobiography

Fiction- Narrative, Poetry, Plays The job of Narrative Is to entertain us. Written in past tense Uses time connectives Has an Orientation- who, when, where it happens Complication with a series of events Resolution- solving the problem Make believe- even talking animals

RECOUNT The job of recount is to tell what has happened. Written in past tense Uses time connectives Has an Orientation- who, when, where it happens Complication with a series of events Resolution- solving the problem

INFOMATIONAL TEXT EXAMPLE Tells us about something A topic Different information about the topic Features of the topic

DON’T FORGET TO READ LABELS AND CAPTIONS Information Reports Hint- DON’T FORGET TO READ LABELS AND CAPTIONS

PROCEDURAL EXAPMPLE: Tells us how to do something List of what you need Step by step instructions

CORRESPONDENCE EXAMPLE Correspondence is writing to and from people: Letters Postcards Emails Texting Messages Even a diary...

Opinion -Argumentative Opinions tell us what different people think. There are more than one opinion No one is right or wrong- it is what they think The writer might have their own idea or try to convince you with facts

here Where is the answer? Literal- The answer is right there in front of you. The answer is written in the text.

hidden Where is the answer? Inferential- Gather information from different parts of the text. Also read the diagrams, maps, labels and captions.

head Where is the answer? Response- Bring the text into your world. Your thoughts and feelings about the text. What do you think?

Where is the answer? here Literal- The answer is right there in front of you. The answer is written in the text.

Have they changed the word?

Get rid of the rubbish to find the answer

Don’t be tricked 1 24 3

Is it hidden?