KS2 Reading SATs Practice Texts

KS2 reading SATs practice texts designed to mirror sections two and three of the Year 6 SATs reading paper. Ideal for building reading stamina and confidence through short, focussed comprehension practice.

Boost Primary’s Twenty Minute Texts pack provides manageable, low-stakes SATs-style comprehension activities that allow pupils to practise question types without completing a full reading paper.

These texts replicate the structure and question style typically seen in sections two and three of the KS2 reading test, helping pupils become familiar with SATs-style questioning in carefully structured, short practice sessions.

The pack includes:
✔  Four carefully structured texts across a range of genres
✔  Mixed-question activities reflecting SATs-style question domains
✔  Clear mark schemes for efficient marking
✔  Separate text, question and answer booklets
✔  Data-informed design based on analysis of texts two and three from the last seven KS2 reading SATs papers (word count, genre balance and question domain weighting)

Text Sequence
The texts are provided in this order to build challenge across the pack:
Text 1: Keeping the Lights On – Information text
Text 2: Fog Over Mistbay – Modern fiction extract
Text 3: Robinson Crusoe – Classic fiction extract
Text 4: Between Two Crowds – Poem

The order moves from information and narrative texts towards texts that require more inference and interpretation.

Perfect for:
✔  Year 6 SATs preparation
✔  Reading booster groups
✔  Spring term practice
✔  Intervention sessions
✔  Low-stakes assessment
✔  Building reading stamina over time

Want More SATs Reading Practice?
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 1 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 2 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons
Reading SATs Preparation Pack 3 (3 Texts / 9 Lessons)
Complete Year 6 Reading SATs Bundle (27 Lessons / 9 Texts)

Year 6 Reading SATs Intervention – Expected Standard
Year 6 Reading SATs Intervention – Greater Depth

The Complete Y6 SATS Preparation and Intervention Bundle

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