NAPLAN Year 5: practice tests and Skill Checks
Year 5 is where BrightHop has the most NAPLAN-style practice: three Mathematics and three English papers, written in the strands of a workbook test.
BrightHop is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA, the NSW Department of Education or any test authority. It is practice and learning support, not a guarantee of any result, placement or score.
What the official test covers
- NAPLAN is for all Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students.
- Students sit assessments in writing, reading, conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation) and numeracy.
- Students sit the tests online, and the tests are tailored (adaptive): difficulty adjusts to the student’s responses.
- Results are shown against four levels of proficiency: Exceeding, Strong, Developing and Needs additional support.
Checked on 2026-10-31. Always confirm details with the official pages, as they can change.
What BrightHop can help with now
Official materials
Published by the test authority. BrightHop does not provide or copy these.
NAP public demonstration site
Linked from the NAP parent and carer pages, for the real online question types.
Open the official page
Practice in the style of the test
BrightHop’s own practice papers and topics. Not official tests.
Year 5 Mathematics practice tests 1–3
26 questions in 34 minutes each: number and algebra, measurement and space, statistics and probability, and patterns. Every question can also be printed.
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Go to practice testsYear 5 English practice tests 1–3
24 questions in 30 minutes each: reading and comprehension, spelling and vocabulary, grammar and punctuation.
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Go to practice tests
General curriculum Skill Checks
Free checks on ordinary school Maths and English. Not exam-style.
Year 5 whole-year Skill Checks
A free ten-question check for Maths and for English, with no account. These are general, not exam-style.
See the free check
Nearest free check (general practice)
These are ordinary curriculum Skill Checks. They are not exam-style and are not NAPLAN, OC or Selective practice.
What is not available yet
- The practice tests are not adaptive and have no writing task.
- Their questions come from BrightHop’s own Year 5 topics, not from past NAPLAN papers.
- There is no free public NAPLAN-style check without an account.
How the check works and what happens after
A Skill Check is free and needs no account. Each question is marked as your child answers, and the result shows the skills that may need attention. It is an informal check, not a diagnosis or proof of mastery. When an answer is wrong, a short lesson with a worked example explains the idea, a follow-up question checks it, and a retest later shows whether it helped. Keeping progress needs a free account.
Related pages
Sources
- NAP: For parents and carers (read 2026-10-31)