OLNA Reading 1, Skills warm up: (20 Qs, 30 mins)

In which sentence is the underlined word incorrectly spelt?

A. John’s apartment was on the fourth floor.

B. When in a classroom, students need to pay attention.

C. Maria bought a new pair of shoes for the ball.

D. The soldier took one last lingering breth before passing away.

Which prefix would you add to the word ‘cover’ to make

it mean the opposite of cover?

The text below is written by Elaine to a TripAdvisor company.

PERTH

I live in Perth and yes, it’s hot!

 

The biggest difference between Perth and other major centres in Australia is that it STAYS hot

for far longer. It can be unrelenting and summer seems to last FOREVER!

Starting in December, it can still be uncomfortably hot in April, although February is definitely

the worst. We recently had more than a week over 40⁰ every day.

Yes, we have the luxury or air-conditioning but you still have to live your life around being

indoors all the time so that it’s bearable. I own horses, so have to spend a fair bit of time

outside and trust me, it just wears you out!

 

Winter isn’t even a proper winter as temperatures are very mild and if it does rain, it’s seldom

to any extent. The only people who enjoy the heat are those crazy enough to roast themselves

on our lovely sandy beaches, which has earned WA the title of ‘Skin Cancer Capital of the World’.

If you are planning on visiting, come between May and November when the weather is at its

most pleasant. Perth is a wonderful place but is best avoided during summer, unless you enjoy

sunburn and sweat.

A reason for reading this text would be:

This text is the same as the one you have just read. This question is different.

PERTH

I live in Perth and yes, it’s hot!

 

The biggest difference between Perth and other major centres in Australia is that it STAYS hot

for far longer. It can be unrelenting and summer seems to last FOREVER!

Starting in December, it can still be uncomfortably hot in April, although February is definitely

the worst. We recently had more than a week over 40⁰ every day.

Yes, we have the luxury or air-conditioning but you still have to live your life around being

indoors all the time so that it’s bearable. I own horses, so have to spend a fair bit of time

outside and trust me, it just wears you out!

 

Winter isn’t even a proper winter as temperatures are very mild and if it does rain, it’s seldom

to any extent. The only people who enjoy the heat are those crazy enough to roast themselves

on our lovely sandy beaches, which has earned WA the title of ‘Skin Cancer Capital of the World’.

If you are planning on visiting, come between May and November when the weather is at its

most pleasant. Perth is a wonderful place but is best avoided during summer, unless you enjoy

sunburn and sweat.

According to Elaine when is the best time to visit Perth?            (paragraph 3, line 4)

This text is the same as the one you have just read. This question is different. 

PERTH

I live in Perth and yes, it’s hot!

 

The biggest difference between Perth and other major centres in Australia is that it STAYS hot

for far longer. It can be unrelenting and summer seems to last FOREVER!

Starting in December, it can still be uncomfortably hot in April, although February is definitely

the worst. We recently had more than a week over 40⁰ every day.

Yes, we have the luxury or air-conditioning but you still have to live your life around being

indoors all the time so that it’s bearable. I own horses, so have to spend a fair bit of time

outside and trust me, it just wears you out!

 

Winter isn’t even a proper winter as temperatures are very mild and if it does rain, it’s seldom

to any extent. The only people who enjoy the heat are those crazy enough to roast themselves

on our lovely sandy beaches, which has earned WA the title of ‘Skin Cancer Capital of the World’.

If you are planning on visiting, come between May and November when the weather is at its

most pleasant. Perth is a wonderful place but is best avoided during summer, unless you enjoy

sunburn and sweat.

Which of the following does not have a similar meaning to unrelenting?

(paragraph 2, line 2)

Choose the correct pair of words in the following statement.

The large stationary/stationery stores are inundated at the beginning of the

year when parents are shopping for materials there/their children might need.

Read the following text and answer the question that follows.

Some department heads have introduced evening inductions

for interested employees on Wednesdays throughout March.

They will be held in the company boardroom commencing at 5 pm.

 In the second sentence of this text, what does they refer to?

Which of the following is a correct sentence?

The image below shows instructions on how to operate a fire hose.

Which of the following must be done before running out the hose?

Which word best completes this sentence?

I wonder whether/wether/weather/weathers or not it will rain tomorrow.

Study the advertisement outlining annual (once a year) fixed deposit rates at Bonza Bank.

Which of the following statements is true? 

What does this advertisement tell you about the company?

Which of the following sentences contains a misspelt word?

Why does this advertisement say, “Everything must go!”?

Which suffix would you add to the word ‘luck’ to make it an adjective?

A table of currencies used in different countries is shown below.

The best use of this table would be to determine:

Below is a notice on the wall of a factory at an industrial site.

Use the notice to answer the following question.

According to the sign, if you discover or suspect a fire,

what is the first thing you should do?

This is the same notice as in the previous question, but this question is different.

Where should workers from this site assemble?

Study the pie chart shown below.

What is the most popular type of movie genre watched by this group of Year 9 students?

In the city of Thomas, there is one hard waste collection every spring. 

The flyer below was left in the letterbox of a resident.

Which of the following could be a reason why the resident was left the note?