Overview
AEAS sample questions with answers
Real-format AEAS vocabulary and reading questions for Year 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, with answers and explanations.
These come from Vocabulary practice 1 and Reading practice 1 for Year 4-6, both free to try on this site. Try each question before you look at the answer.
Word meanings
Worked example · One 5-word pool, three definitions
Pool: A. Easy-going · B. Traditional · C. Lack · D. Electrical · E. Electronic
"Lack" describes the condition of not having something essential, highlighting the absence or unavailability of that item.
Words in context
Worked example · Question 16
Would you be willing to a____ any of our promotions?
- 1.The word "accept" fits the sentence because it correctly completes the phrase "willing to accept," indicating a readiness to agree to or receive the promotions.
Answer: Accept
Worked example · Question 17
We are going to p______ Sleeping Beauty tonight.
- 1.The word "perform" fits the sentence because it indicates the action of acting out or presenting the story of "Sleep Beauty."
Answer: Perform
Spelling
Worked example · Question 31
Some plants can course skin issues if you touch them.
- 1.Remember, "cause" means to make something happen, while "course" refers to a path or direction.
Answer: cause
Worked example · Question 32
The guys are here to take you and your lugage to the cabins.
- 1.Remember that "luggage" has two "g's" and means bags for travel.
Answer: luggage
Reading
Worked example · Question 1
When can students visit the zoo with their teachers without the companionship of their parents? A. When the students’ parents talk with the teachers / B. After their parents write a letter to the teacher / C. When their parents are not home / D. Not mentioned in the passage
- 1.The notice tells students that if parents can't come, they should ask their parents to write a letter to the teacher instead.
Answer: B. After their parents write a letter to the teacher
Worked example · Question 2
Why can’t students flap the car windows? A. Animals will be scared. / B. Animals will get aggressive and attack students. / C. Animals will approach students. / D. Animals will get hurt.
- 1.The letter explains that flapping the car window scares the animals, which is why students are told not to do it.
Answer: A. Animals will be scared.
Worked example · Question 14
Australia is known for its numerous rivers. (True / False)
- 1.The passage says Australia has "very little surface water" and "few rivers," the opposite of what this statement claims.
Answer: False
The reading questions refer to a passage you'll see in the full test; the explanations say where the answer comes from.
These come from Vocabulary practice 1 and Reading practice 1 for Year 7-9, both free to try on this site. Try each question before you look at the answer.
Word meanings
Worked example · One 5-word pool, three definitions
Pool: A. Easy-going · B. Traditional · C. Lack · D. Electrical · E. Electronic
"Lack" describes a condition where something essential is missing or not present.
Words in context
Worked example · Question 16
Would you be w______ to attend any of our promotions?
- 1."Willing" fits the sentence because it describes a person's readiness or inclination to attend the promotions.
Answer: Willing
Worked example · Question 17
We are going to p______ Sleeping Beauty tonight.
- 1.The word "perform" fits the sentence because it indicates the action of presenting a play or show, which aligns with the context of "Sleep Beauty" being a performance.
Answer: perform
Spelling
Worked example · Question 31
Certain plants can course irritation if you touch them with bare skin.
- 1.Remember that "cause" means to make something happen, while "course" refers to a path or direction.
Answer: cause
Worked example · Question 32
The guys are here to take you and your lugage to the cabins.
- 1.Remember that "luggage" has two "g's" and is related to travel bags.
Answer: luggage
Reading
Worked example · Question 1
The eradication of smallpox was announced in 1979 by ____. A. World Health Organisation / B. World Health Association / C. Global Health Origanisation / D. Global Health Association
- 1.The passage opens by saying the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated in 1979.
Answer: A. World Health Organisation
Worked example · Question 2
Which one of the following is not the symptom of smallpox? A. Fever / B. Headache and backpain / C. Blisters / D. Stomachache
- 1.The passage lists fever, headache, backache and blistering rash as smallpox symptoms, but never mentions stomach pain.
Answer: D. Stomachache
Worked example · Question 11
The variola virus used to affect both humans and wild animals. (True / False)
- 1.The passage specifically says the variola virus only affected humans, not wild animals.
Answer: False
The reading questions refer to a passage you'll see in the full test; the explanations say where the answer comes from.
These come from Vocabulary practice 1 and Reading practice 1 for Year 10-12, both free to try on this site. Try each question before you look at the answer.
Word meanings
Worked example · One 5-word pool, three definitions
Pool: A. Emperor · B. Exact · C. Pardon · D. Regent · E. Burgeon
"Regent" names someone who governs a kingdom temporarily on behalf of an absent or incapacitated monarch.
Words in context
Worked example · Question 16
The new farm covers almost two h____ of open land.
- 1."Hectare" fits because it names a unit of land area, the standard measure used for describing farm size.
Answer: Hectares
Worked example · Question 17
A m____ crowd gathered outside the stadium before kickoff.
- 1."Massive" fits because it describes something extremely large, matching a huge crowd before a match.
Answer: Massive
Year 10-12 has no Spelling part.
Reading
Worked example · Question 1
This text was probably written by ____. A. parents / B. a group of students / C. a group of teachers
- 1.The document lays out classroom discipline procedures and instructs "teachers" on what actions they may take, showing it was written by school staff for other teachers.
Answer: C. a group of teachers
Worked example · Question 2
The main purpose of this text is ____. A. to threaten / B. to suggest / C. to inform / D. to discuss
- 1.Since the text simply lays out procedures for classroom behaviour, detention and reporting without arguing a case, its purpose is to inform staff of the correct process.
Answer: C. to inform
The reading questions refer to a passage you'll see in the full test; the explanations say where the answer comes from.