NZ Curriculum Year 7 English free practice questions with answers
Read question 1 and its full worked answer from paper 1 of our 20-paper NZ Curriculum Year 7 English set, then download the 4-page PDF. These are original practice questions, not official past papers. Page updated 3 November 2026.
Why had Kiri come to the island?
A to study birds for school
B to help her uncle, a ranger
C to find a lost kākāpō
D to take a holiday by the sea
Correct answer: B — to help her uncle, a ranger
- What is the question asking? It asks for a fact that the text states.
- Go back to the text and find the evidence: “She had come to help her uncle Hemi, the ranger, for the school holidays.”
- The first paragraph explains why.
- So the correct answer is B (to help her uncle, a ranger).
- Why the other options are wrong:
- A (to study birds for school): The text says she came to help Hemi.
- C (to find a lost kākāpō): The text says she came to help Hemi.
- D (to take a holiday by the sea): The text says she came to help Hemi.
Go back to the text and find the exact words that answer the question, then match them to an option.
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What is in the NZ Curriculum Year 7 English 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.
How many full NZ Curriculum Year 7 English papers are there?
20 original papers for New Zealand Year 7 students following the NZ Curriculum. Each is 30 multiple-choice questions on three texts (a story or novel extract, a poem and a non-fiction text) and 15 language questions, plus a writing task with a marking guide and model response, with worked solutions, with a worked solution for every question. Papers start at A$11.99 and download instantly as a PDF.
Are these official past papers?
No. The sample is taken from our own original practice paper and is not an official past paper or affiliated with any exam authority.