Year 5

Year 5 NAPLAN Maths Practice

Turn Year 5 NAPLAN preparation into a simple routine: find gaps, review worked answers, then practise the next topic.

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Sample 1 Multiplication and money

Ava gets 15 cents for every aluminium can recycled. She recycles 18 cans. How much money will she get?

A $2.70

B $270

C $18

D $3.70

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Answer: A. $2.70

Multiply the amount per can by the number of cans: 15 cents × 18 = 270 cents. Convert to dollars by dividing by 100: 270 ÷ 100 = $2.70.

Sample 2 Data totals

Each student chooses exactly one favourite fruit. The tally is Apple = 17, Banana = 11, Orange = 13. How many students were asked altogether?

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Answer: 41

Add all the tallies together: 17 + 11 + 13 = 41. You are finding the total number of students surveyed.

Sample 3 3D shapes and nets

A net has 3 rectangles in a strip and two congruent triangles attached to one rectangle. Which solid can it make?

A cube

B square pyramid

C rectangular prism

D triangular prism

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Answer: D. triangular prism

A triangular prism has two congruent triangular faces (the bases) and three rectangular faces connecting them. The net described shows exactly this: 3 rectangles and 2 congruent triangles.

Sample 4 Money word problems

Ava buys socks for $3.85, a photo frame for $6.75 and a hoodie for $14.20, then pays with $30.00. What change should she receive?

A $24.80

B $3.60

C $5.20

D $30.00

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Answer: C. $5.20

First, find the total cost: $3.85 + $6.75 + $14.20 = $24.80. Then subtract from the amount paid: $30.00 - $24.80 = $5.20.

Sample 5 Decimals and patterns

The first number in a pattern is 2.15. Each next number is 0.2 less than the previous number. What is the third number?

A 1.95

B 1.75

C 1.55

D 2.55

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Answer: B. 1.75

First number: 2.15. Second number: 2.15 - 0.2 = 1.95. Third number: 1.95 - 0.2 = 1.75.

Sample 6 Fractions

Bill and Sue each get 1/6 of a bag of apples. What fraction of the bag is left?

A 2/6

B 5/6

C 3/6

D 4/6

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Answer: D. 4/6

Bill gets 1/6 and Sue gets 1/6. Together they get 1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6. The amount left is 1 - 2/6 = 6/6 - 2/6 = 4/6.

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Common mistakes

What to watch for

Doing the first operation seen in a word problem instead of planning the steps.

Treating fractions and decimals as separate ideas.

Calculating a discount amount but not the final sale price.

Forgetting units in money, length and measurement questions.

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Year 5 NAPLAN Maths Practice

Try free questions with worked answers

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What to watch for

Find the gap, then practise the next topic

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