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Free ICAS Practice — Maths, English & Writing for Years 4 & 5
Alongside our WA GATE / ASET papers, there is now a free ICAS-style practice track for Year 4 and Year 5 students — Mathematics, English and Writing. It is deliberately light: your child works through the paper one question at a time and gets their score with full explanations at the end — a calm, low-pressure way for a younger child to get comfortable with exam-style questions.
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What the ICAS practice is
ICAS is a set of well-known primary-school assessments in Maths, English and Writing. Our practice questions are written to the published ICAS assessment framework and organised by the matching year-level paper, so a Year 4 student practises Paper B content and a Year 5 student practises Paper C. It runs as a separate track from the GATE / ASET mock papers, with its own lighter format and its own progress reporting.
Subjects covered — Years 4 & 5
Mathematics
Year 4 (Paper B) and Year 5 (Paper C) — number, algebra, measurement, space and statistics, drawn from the ICAS Mathematics framework.
English
Year 4 (Paper B) and Year 5 (Paper C) — reading comprehension across passages, plus language and vocabulary questions.
Writing
A Year 4 and a Year 5 writing task, so your child practises composing to a prompt as well as answering multiple-choice.
What each practice paper includes
One question at a time
No wall of questions and no ticking clock. Your child reads one question, chooses an answer, and can move back and forth to change it — just like sitting the real exam, without answers popping up mid-test to unsettle them.
A score and worked explanations at the end
The paper is marked once your child submits — no right/wrong feedback until then, so nerves stay low. Then every question gets a plain-language explanation of why the correct option is correct. A stuck child can still reveal a hint while answering.
An AI tutor on tap
Not sure why an answer is right? The "Explain This" tutor breaks the question down further, in language a Year 4 or 5 student can follow — like having a patient helper beside them.
Saved progress
Every result is saved to your ICAS analytics so you can see which subjects and skills are improving over time.
How to start
Open the ICAS practice hub and choose a subject and year — Maths, English or Writing, Year 4 or Year 5.
Work through the paper one question at a time, moving back to change any answer if needed. Nothing is marked until you submit.
If a question is confusing, use the hint while answering, or the "Explain This" tutor once the paper is marked.
Submit for a score, then read the explanation for every question — even the ones your child got right — and check your ICAS analytics to see which subjects are improving.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the ICAS practice really free?
- Yes. The ICAS-style practice papers for Years 4 and 5 are free to take — Mathematics, English and Writing. You just need a free account to save your progress.
- Is this the official ICAS test?
- No. "ICAS" is a trademark of Janison. This is independent preparation material written from the publicly available ICAS assessment frameworks. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a reproduction of any official ICAS test.
- Which year levels are covered?
- Years 4 and 5. Maths and English follow the matching year-level papers (Paper B for Year 4, Paper C for Year 5), and there is a writing task for each year.
- How is ICAS practice different from the GATE / ASET mock papers?
- ICAS is a separate track with its own papers and its own reporting. It is a lighter, single-subject format — ideal for younger students or for anyone who wants focused subject practice rather than a full selective-entry mock.
- How should my child use it?
- Pick one subject and work through the paper a question at a time, moving back to change answers if needed. Nothing is marked until they submit — then read the explanation for every question, including the ones they got right. Short, regular sessions beat long ones.
"ICAS" is a trademark of Janison. This is independent preparation material written from the publicly available assessment frameworks and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a reproduction of any official ICAS test.
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