NAPLAN Writing Prompt Generator & Rubric Explorer
Generate authentic test stimulus topics and explore how Australian markers grade your child's essay across all 10 marking dimensions.
The Hidden Passage
Write a story about discovering something unexpected behind a wall or door.
During a quiet afternoon, you notice a faint draught coming from behind an old bookshelf in the school library or at home. You push the shelf gently, and it swings open to reveal a narrow stone staircase winding downwards into darkness...
The 10 Official ACARA Marking Criteria
Select any of the 10 criteria below to see how Australian markers differentiate between Developing and Exceeding responses.
Criterion 1: AudienceScore: 0 to 6 marks
The writer's capacity to engage, persuade, or captivate the reader using an appropriate tone and register.
“Phones are bad. Kids will play games in class and not listen to teachers.”
“Undeniably, the classroom is a sanctuary for rigorous thought—a sacred learning space that becomes hopelessly compromised when pocket-sized slot machines buzz incessantly in students' hands.”