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NSW Stage 1

Year 2 Practice

Consolidating Stage 1 — the last year before NAPLAN and the earliest sensible point to build good habits.

What to focus on in Year 2

  • Fluent reading with comprehension
  • Place value and 2-digit operations
  • Writing short structured texts
  • Pattern and reasoning puzzles

Free Year 2 sample questions

Year 2-level questions. Try each, then reveal the worked answer.

Mathematical Reasoning · Sample 1

Which number has 4 tens and 6 ones?

  • A. 64
  • B. 46
  • C. 406
  • D. 460
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Answer: B — 46

4 tens = 40, 6 ones = 6. Together: 40 + 6 = 46.

Reading · Sample 2

Koalas sleep for up to 22 hours a day. They live in eucalyptus trees and eat the leaves. Koalas are not bears — they are marsupials, which means they carry their babies in a pouch.

How long can koalas sleep in a day?

  • A. 12 hours
  • B. 18 hours
  • C. 22 hours
  • D. 24 hours
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Answer: C — 22 hours

The passage says koalas sleep for "up to 22 hours a day".

Thinking Skills · Sample 3

Look at this pattern: 2, 5, 8, 11, ___. What comes next?

  • A. 12
  • B. 13
  • C. 14
  • D. 15
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Answer: C — 14

The pattern adds 3 each time: 2+3=5, 5+3=8, 8+3=11, 11+3=14.

Thinking Skills · Sample 4

I am a two-digit number. My tens digit is 3 more than my ones digit. My ones digit is 2. What number am I?

  • A. 23
  • B. 32
  • C. 52
  • D. 25
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Answer: C — 52

Ones digit = 2. Tens digit = 2 + 3 = 5. The number is 52.

Practise at Year 2 level

Get a free, scored readiness check, then practise Year 2-level questions with adaptive difficulty and step-by-step coaching hints.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Year 2 cover in the NSW curriculum?
Year 2 sits in Stage 1 of the NSW curriculum. Key focus areas include fluent reading with comprehension, place value and 2-digit operations, writing short structured texts.
Does Year 2 sit NAPLAN, OC or the Selective test?
Year 2 does not sit NAPLAN, the OC test or the Selective test. These are sat in specific years — NAPLAN in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9, the OC Placement Test in Year 4, and the Selective Placement Test in Year 6.
How can my child practise for Year 2?
Practise the question types your child will actually face — reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning and thinking skills — at Year 2 level. Start with the free sample questions above, then use adaptive daily practice that adjusts to your child's level.