Year 6 ICAS English 5-Question Sample

Question 1 of 5 Structure

From the strongest evidence in the source, which alternative title would best keep the main idea of "The Slow Seed"?

A A List with No Meaning B Looking Again at the Clues C Nothing Changes D A Completely Unrelated Story

Question 2 of 5 Structure

After reading the full text, which statement best describes the main purpose of "Waiting for the Tide"?

A to argue that lunchtime should offer more than one kind of space B to argue for a phone rule that teaches self-control rather than removing the chance to practise it C to show a child learning to read a slow change she cannot see happening D to reflect on why an easy measurement produced a misleading conclusion

Question 3 of 5 Comprehension

When linking the opening and ending, which detail is stated or directly supported by the text?

A the same small group used the shaded area almost every day B Nina added a child looking up from the kerb C the flat rock warmed earlier than the shaded stones D caves appear only as small grey marks

Question 4 of 5 Comprehension

When deciding what the quote proves, what is the strongest inference a reader can make from the whole text?

Science reflection

Counting Frogs at Night

The survey method was simple. Stand at the dam for ten minutes after dark, count the distinct calls, repeat on four nights. Our totals fell from nineteen on the first night to three on the fourth, and we wrote that the population was declining. A final note beside the counting frogs at night entry draws attention to the cautious final comment before choosing.

Our teacher asked what the temperature had been. We had not recorded it. The fourth night was nine degrees colder than the first, and frogs call less in cold air, which meant our count measured calling rather than frogs.

A silent dam is not an empty dam. That sentence now sits at the top of our method page, because the difference between the two is the whole reason the survey has to be repeated across a season.

A the reviewer values the app's idea more than its current build B the reviewer thinks the book earns its slow start but understands readers who abandon it C the students had confused a measure of behaviour with a measure of numbers D the delay served a purpose that a shorter timeline would not have achieved

Question 5 of 5 Vocabulary

In this text, what does "captain" most nearly mean?

A something that tells people what to do B the leader of a team C hard to see clearly D a result produced by something else

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