I have collated together different question types/stems for some of the reading domains for KS2 - so far, I have done Retrieval, Inference and Vocabulary. These will be used in Reading sessions to ensure that students are used to the language (and types of questions) used in the SATs. Note: These have been updated to include 2022 and 2023 sentence stems.

These comprehension questions have been put into a SATs-style test (though I have changed the format to make it easier to print!) The non-fiction extract is based on Katherine Johnson from ‘Fantastically Great Women who Worked Wonders’. The extract (free to download once you sign up) can be found here: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/extract/15939/Fantastically-Great-Women-Who-Worked-Wonders-by-Kate-Pankhurst.html This one is an easier text, I think it would be the first text of a SATs paper. The mark scheme is also on the document. Please contact me on Twitter @MissWilsonBA if there are any errors or if you have any questions.

My Reading group needed more practice of questions that had an added layer than just ‘What impression do you get of this character?’ There are 2 texts to explore here, then an ActivInspire flipchart with the questions on. There is a teacher model question, a question to do together and then 2 questions for the students to work on independently. I have included the flipchart as PDF pages if needed.

These were created for my GDS group, based on question level analysis from mock tests. There is a fiction text and a non-fiction text, with SATs-style questions and mark schemes.

PLEASE READ. Fluency, close and extended are linked to our whole-school reading planning. The lessons are on an ActivInspire flipchart. This can be downloaded for free from Promethean. I have included the lessons as PDFs but they export 2 slides to a page. Answers for the questions in the lessons are on the slides. There is then a SATs question activity to do at the end as a final lesson.

This is an activity set up like a SATs Reading test booklet, but just on one text. Perfect for practising speed or test technique. The language and layout of the questions used is similar to the SATs. Answers are provided. This is based on a chapter from the book Pog, which is available for free on LoveReading4Kids. It is not available in my download as I do not own the text.

This is 4 Reading lessons and 3 sets of questions based on the first chapter of The Swifts. The extract for this text is available for free on LoveReading4Kids. It is not available to download here as I do not own the text. There is a fluency development lesson to begin with, before 3 lessons on retrieval, vocabulary and inference questions using question stems from previous KS2 SATs so that students become familiar with the test language and layout. The lessons are originally .flipchart files. This uses a program called ActivInspire, which is available to download for free. I have included PDFs of the slides too.

This is an activity where students answer test style questions based on an extract from the book Max Einstein The Genius Experiment. This is available for free at LoveReading4Kids. It is not available to download in my resource as I do not own the text. Answers are provided.

This is half a grammar paper (25 questions) based on a novel - an attempt to put things into context and make the questions a little more interesting to answer! Mark scheme included.