KS2 SATs-style reading practice papers (Year 6)

Six free KS2 SATs-style reading practice papers for Year 6.

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The tests

KS2 SATs-style reading practice – Paper 1: Grandpa’s Allotment and Bees15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer KS2 SATs-style reading practice – Paper 2: The Swimming Gala and The Diver15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer KS2 SATs-style reading practice – Paper 3: Doggerland and The Last Crossing15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer KS2 SATs-style reading – Paper 4: Hello from Space and Living in Orbit15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer KS2 SATs-style reading practice – Paper 5: Walter Tull and Two Minutes15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer KS2 SATs-style reading – Paper 6: The Night Ferry and Discover Anglesey15 questions · Year 6 · 30 min timer

About these tests

Six free KS2 SATs-style reading practice papers for Year 6. Each paper has two original texts – a mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with the harder text second – and 15 questions covering the reading skills in the test framework: word meanings in context, finding information, summarising, inference, prediction, how the text is organised, the writer’s choice of words, and comparisons. Each paper is shorter than the real test, so it suits a 30-minute session. Questions are marked automatically, so questions that would ask for a written explanation in the real test are given here as multiple choice with one best answer. Practise with the timer off first.

Key facts

The KS2 English reading test is worth 50 marks and the total testing time is 60 minutes, including reading time. Source: GOV.UK
The reading booklet contains a selection of texts totalling 1,500 to 2,300 words, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry, ordered by increasing reading demand. Source: GOV.UK
Questions are coded to eight content domains, 2a to 2h – for example 2a (give or explain the meaning of words in context), 2b (retrieve and record information), 2d (make inferences) and 2h (make comparisons within the text). Source: GOV.UK
In the real test, 10–30% of marks come from selected-response questions (such as multiple choice, ordering and matching); the rest are short or longer written answers. Source: GOV.UK

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Official sources

KS2 SATs-style practice. Not an official test. Not affiliated with the Standards and Testing Agency or the Department for Education.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Curriculum statements from: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: English programmes of study, © Crown copyright 2013. Reading content domain codes from: Standards and Testing Agency, English reading test frameworks, © Crown copyright.