Year 7 Reading: Text_purpose_and_effect

17 practice questions on text_purpose_and_effect for Year 7 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 7 Reading — Text_purpose_and_effect Questions

Question 1Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

The opening sentence: 'The map arrived in a sealed wooden case addressed to no one': is most effective because it

Question 2Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

What is the main purpose of paragraph four in the letter?

Question 3Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

Why does the author end the passage with the observation that 'scientists and farmers agree'?

Question 4Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

Why does the author include specific details like 'its ordinary Thursdays' in the final sentence?

Question 5Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

The phrase 'at precisely the moment when groundwater reserves are under greatest stress' is included to

Question 6Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

Why does the author list the years 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, and 2020 in paragraph three?

Question 7Mediumtext_purpose_and_effect

Why does the author include the phrase 'Despite their name' at the start of paragraph two?

Question 8Hardtext_purpose_and_effect

The statement that 'the sun does not always shine and the wind does not always blow' is included mainly to

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