NAPLAN
NAPLAN practice papers for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9
Full-length Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions papers in the NAPLAN format, pitched at each year level, with a separate answer key. Print one, sit it timed, and mark it together.
120
days to go
NAPLAN 2027: 10 – 22 March 2027
The test window opens in 120 days. Each school sets its own days inside the window, so check your school's timetable. Official dates
Find out what to practice first
Before NAPLAN, a free 30-minute diagnostic in Numeracy, Reading or Language Conventions shows exactly which skills need work — then builds practice papers on them.
What NAPLAN tests
NAPLAN has four tests, sat in this order: Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language, then Numeracy.
Reading
A colour Reading Magazine of stories, poems, reports and persuasive texts, plus a question paper that sends students to each text by page — the same two booklets as the real test. Every Reading paper can also be sat on screen, the way NAPLAN Online runs.
Conventions of Language
Spelling, grammar and punctuation questions pitched at the year level.
Numeracy
Number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability. Years 7 and 9 papers are split into calculator and non-calculator sections.
Writingcoming later
Not covered yet. Writing needs a prompt and a marking rubric rather than scored questions, and is being built separately.
Look inside
Real pages from the Grade 5 papers. Every year level uses the same format, pitched at that year.
Colour Reading Magazine
Reading papers come as two booklets, as the real test does: a colour magazine of texts and a question paper.
Inside the magazine
Stories, reports, poems and persuasive texts, each set out the way the test sets them.
Numeracy paper
Diagrams, graphs and measurement questions, laid out like the real test.
Language Conventions
Spelling, grammar and punctuation questions pitched at the year level.
Choose a year level
8 NAPLAN-format papers: Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions
Flip through the first half free
- Reading, with its magazine: practice paper 1
- Language Conventions: practice paper 1
- Numeracy: practice paper 1
8 NAPLAN-format papers: Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions
Flip through the first half free
- Reading, with its magazine: practice paper 1
- Language Conventions: practice paper 1
- Numeracy: practice paper 1
8 NAPLAN-format papers: Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions
Flip through the first half free
- Reading, with its magazine: practice paper 1
- Language Conventions: practice paper 1
- Numeracy: practice paper 1
8 NAPLAN-format papers: Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions
Flip through the first half free
- Reading, with its magazine: practice paper 1
- Language Conventions: practice paper 1
- Numeracy: practice paper 1
In between NAPLAN years? Papers for Grade 4, Grade 6, Year 8 and Year 10 use the same format, so practice can carry on through the years with no test.
Using practice papers well
- Start with the free diagnostic test. Sit it early to find out where your child is, rather than guessing.
- Practice the gaps, not the whole test. Marking a paper on PrepNest shows which topics lost marks and links straight to practice on those topics.
- Save full, timed papers for the last few weeks. That is when pacing and stamina matter most.
- Keep it low-stakes. NAPLAN is a snapshot of how a student is going, not a pass-or-fail test, so calm practice beats cramming.
One plan unlocks every NAPLAN and school-year paper — Numeracy, Reading and Language Conventions at every year level, plus Science in Grade 6 and Years 8 and 10, each with an answer key — from $9.92 a month. New papers are added throughout the year.
NAPLAN is run by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). PrepNest is an independent provider of practice material and is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.