Excel in the reading section of the OC placement test
15 timed practice papers (33 questions across 14 passages, 40 minutes) with age-appropriate passages matching the NSW Opportunity Class Placement Test reading section.
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What Reading tests
- Understanding main ideas and themes
- Making inferences from written text
- Vocabulary in context
- Identifying author purpose and tone
- Retrieving specific details from passages
- Connecting ideas across a text
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Question types you'll encounter
Our practice papers cover every question type in the reading section of selective entry and scholarship exams.
Main Idea
Identify what a passage or paragraph is mainly about.
Inference
Work out something that is suggested but not directly stated in the text.
Vocabulary in Context
Figure out what a word means based on how it is used in the passage.
Detail Retrieval
Find specific facts, numbers, or details within the text.
Author Purpose
Understand why the author wrote the text — to inform, persuade, entertain, or explain.
Text Connections
Link information from different parts of a passage to answer questions.
Preparation tips for reading
- 1
Read the passage once quickly to get the main idea, then read the questions, then go back to find answers.
- 2
For inference questions, the answer must be supported by something in the text — don't guess.
- 3
When asked what a word means, re-read the sentence with each answer option in place of the word.
- 4
Underline key words in the question so you know exactly what to look for in the passage.
- 5
Read every day — books, magazines, news articles. The more you read, the faster and better you get.
- 6
Don't rush. Read carefully the first time — it's faster than reading twice because you missed something.
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