Free NAPLAN Year 5 Practice
NAPLAN in Year 5 checks the literacy and numeracy skills children have been building at school. The best preparation is steady, low-stress practice of those skills, plus some familiarity with answering questions on a screen. These free games cover the same skill areas with original questions set to a Year 5 level.
Quick facts
- Who sits it
- Students in Year 5 across Australia
- When
- Each year in March (check the official timetable for exact dates)
- Official information
- NAP (nap.edu.au)
- Year 5 students sit four tests: Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and Numeracy.
- All Year 5 tests, including Writing, are done online. The online tests are adaptive, so questions adjust to how your child is going.
- Results are reported in four proficiency levels: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.
⏱️ New: timed tests. Most games below have a Timed test button: 15 questions in 10 minutes with answers revealed at the end, just like the real thing. Use it once your child is confident in practice mode.
Numeracy
Times tables to 12 × 12, fractions and decimals, place value to the millions, measurement, area and perimeter, angles and data.
Practise any times table from 2× to 12×.
Division facts and remainders.
Name fractions and find equivalent fractions.
Convert, compare and order fractions, decimals and percentages.
Ones, tens, hundreds and thousands.
Find the area and perimeter of rectangles and L-shapes.
Name, estimate and calculate angles.
Choose the best unit and convert between units.
Conventions of Language: spelling
Spelling longer words, prefixes and suffixes, and tricky homophones.
Conventions of Language: grammar and punctuation
Commas, apostrophes, direct speech, verb tenses and joining clauses.
Reading
Longer stories, information texts and persuasive texts: main ideas, inference and author’s purpose.
Tips for parents
- Practise little and often: 10–15 minutes a day is better than long sessions in the week before.
- Writing is typed in Year 5, so short typing practice helps children get their ideas down quickly.
- Read together every day and talk about the text: what happened, why, and what a tricky word means.
- Keep it low-stress. NAPLAN is a snapshot to help schools and families, not a pass-or-fail test.
Frequently asked questions
When is NAPLAN for Year 5?
NAPLAN is held in March each year. Your school will confirm the exact days.
What is in the Year 5 NAPLAN tests?
Writing, Reading, Conventions of Language and Numeracy, all done online. Writing is either a narrative or a persuasive piece.
Can my child fail NAPLAN?
No. There is no pass or fail. Results show how your child is going compared with national expectations, in four proficiency levels.
Are these official NAPLAN questions?
No. All questions are original practice written by Success Tutoring to cover the same skills. They are not official NAPLAN material.
Original practice by Success Tutoring. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by ACARA. Test names are used only to describe what the practice covers. Formats can change, so always check the official website for the latest details.
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