Year 6 SATs Reading: Retrieval & Inference

Year 6 SATs reading booster: 4 original passages with retrieval and inference questions, 48 marks and full answer sheets. Print-ready KS2 comprehension.

What’s included

• 4 original passages: 2 fiction and 2 non-fiction
• 48 marks of questions in total (13, 12, 12 and 11 marks per passage)
• Full answer sheets with skill labels, mark allocations and “what to look for” notes
• A “How to use” page with a skills key and a Point–Evidence–Explain tip box
• A score tracker page so pupils can see their progress

The passages

• The Lighthouse Keeper’s Secret (fiction)
• Why Bees Dance (non-fiction)
• The Case of the Silent Bell (fiction)
• Tardigrades: The Toughest Animals on Earth (non-fiction)

Question types
Find-and-copy retrieval, multiple choice and tick-box questions, vocabulary in context, sequencing, matching paragraphs to main ideas, and 1–2 mark inference questions. This mirrors the style of KS2 SATs reading papers.

Ideal for
SATs revision, guided reading, homework, tutoring, intervention groups, morning work, and parents supporting reading at home.

How to use it
Pupils read the passage, then answer the questions on the facing page. Marks are shown on every question, so pupils learn how much to write. The answer sheets are separate pages, so pupils can self-mark or you can mark together.

Please note
All passages and questions are original.
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