ASET/GATE Year 7 sample questions with worked solutions

Quick Answer: Braintree Coaching Australia's ASET Year 7 sample set mirrors the four Handbook components — Reading Comprehension (35 minutes), Communicating Ideas in Writing (25 minutes), Quantitative Reasoning (35 minutes), and Abstract Reasoning (20 minutes). These are coaching practice items with worked solutions, not WA Department of Education past papers.

The Academic Selective Entrance Test (ASET) is Western Australia's assessment for Perth Modern School and GATE academic programs. Year 6 students sit ASET in March for Year 7 entry the following year. Under standard Handbook conditions the four components run 35 / 25 / 35 / 20 minutes with a 10-minute break between Communicating Ideas in Writing and Quantitative Reasoning. The printable pack mirrors those section types.

How to use these questions

Ask your child to attempt each question first, then read the worked solution together and discuss where their reasoning matched or differed. One or two questions per session is enough — the goal is to practise explaining method under time pressure.

Sample question — reading inference

Passage: Amara folded the Perth Modern open-day flyer face-down on the kitchen bench and asked her father whether they could walk to the river instead of discussing ASET practice that evening.

Question: Which statement is most strongly supported by the passage?

Look for actions that suggest intent. Folding the flyer away and redirecting to a walk both suggest avoidance of the exam topic. The worked solution in the PDF explains why “Amara is avoiding discussing exam preparation with her father” is the best answer.

Sample question — vocabulary in context

Passage: The coordinator described the GATE information session timetable as provisional — families would receive a final version after the first week of term.

Question: What does provisional most nearly mean in this passage?

Use the surrounding context. A final version will come later, so the current timetable is not fixed. The PDF includes the full worked solution and common traps.

Sample question — quantitative reasoning

Question: A school fundraiser sells orange juice and water in the ratio 4 : 3. If 600 mL of orange juice is poured, how much water is needed?

Scale the ratio: 600 mL is 4 parts, so 1 part = 150 mL and 3 parts = 450 mL. The PDF walks through the method and explains common ratio traps.

How your child can check their own work

Before reading the solutions, ask: “Which option did you eliminate first, and why?” For numerical items, estimate whether the answer should be larger or smaller than the starting numbers. For reading, point to the exact phrase that supports the chosen answer.

Next step

For a wider view of preparation, see our ASET preparation strategies and the ASET/GATE course outline. The downloadable PDF includes sample items across all four sections with full worked solutions.