HAST Year 11 Reading Comprehension free practice questions with answers
Read question 1 and its full worked answer from paper 1 of our 20-paper HAST Year 11 Reading Comprehension set, then download the 4-page PDF. These are original practice questions, not official past papers. Page updated 3 November 2026.
Katerina is said to move through the archive with “the unhurried economy of someone who knows that nothing in the room is going anywhere”. This suggests that she
A is bored and wishes to leave
B is anxious about the documents
C is searching for a missing record
D is calm and unhurried in her work
TEXT 1 — NARRATIVE
Questions 1–6
Correct answer: D — is calm and unhurried in her work
- What is the question asking? It asks what the phrase suggests.
- Go back to the text and find the evidence: “the unhurried economy of someone who knows that nothing in the room is going anywhere”
- She works at an unhurried, efficient pace.
- So the correct answer is D (is calm and unhurried in her work).
- Why the other options are wrong:
- A (is bored and wishes to leave): The phrase describes calm.
- B (is anxious about the documents): Nothing in the room is going anywhere.
- C (is searching for a missing record): The phrase concerns manner.
Figurative language means something other than the literal words: ask what two things are being compared and what they share.
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What is in the HAST Year 11 Reading Comprehension free sample?
The first 3 questions from paper 1 of the set, in the real exam layout, followed by the step-by-step worked answers. It is a 4-page PDF; this page shows question 1 with its answer.
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20 original papers for students preparing for Year 11 entry (HAST (High Achievers Selection Test)). Each is 36 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes (4 options each), with a worked solution for every question. Papers start at A$11.99 and download instantly as a PDF.
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