Year 3 – Numeracy
Last, but certainly not least, is the numeracy exam! If your son or daughter is a budding mathematician, then they’ll love this exam.
The numeracy test measures your child’s abilities in three content strands of mathematics:
- Numbers & Algebra
- Measurement & Geometry
- Statistics & Probability
Within these three areas, your child’s mathematical understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning abilities are assessed.
Just like the other exams, the difficulty of these questions is all relative. The questions align with the Year 3 Australian Mathematics Curriculum. So, as long as your child has been paying attention during math at school, they’ll survive the exam.
Here’s an example of a style of question which they expect to see on the exam:
Year 5 – Numeracy
Lastly we have the exam for those students who are great with numbers! The numeracy exam consists of two styles of questions — multiple choice and short response.
The test measures your child’s abilities in three content strands of Mathematics:
- Numbers & Algebra
- Measurement & Geometry
- Statistics & Probability
The difficulty of these questions are all relative. They’re all set at a Year 5 level of ability. So, as long as your child has been paying attention during math at school, they’ll survive the exam.
Here’s an example of a style of question which they expect to see on the exam:
Year 9 – Numeracy
Last, but not least, is the numeracy exam! The Year 9 NAPLAN Numeracy test measures your child’s proficiency in three content strands of mathematics:
- Numbers & Algebra
- Measurement & Geometry
- Statistics & Probability
Within these three areas, your child’s mathematical understanding, fluency, problem-solving and reasoning abilities are assessed.
Make sure you’re also on top of the significant changes coming to the Years 7-10 Maths NSW Curriculum in 2024!
There have recently been changes to the Year 9 NAPLAN Numeracy test. Don’t worry — they’re generous. Previously, students have sat through 64 questions divided into two periods. However, now, there’s only one test session with just 48 questions. Woohoo!
These questions are a combination of both multiple choice and constructed response. Below is an example of a constructed response:
