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KS2
SATS TESTS
Information evening
for parents
Aims
 To become more familiar
with the KS2 test papers.
To understand changes for
2014.
To understand the reporting
arrangements for parents.
What will continue?
 If a child is ill they can sit the test
within the week
 Spelling, grammar, punctuation &
vocabulary test - introduced in 2013 –
marked externally
 A child must achieve level 5 in 3 – 5
paper before level 6 paper is marked
What will continue?
 Maths and Reading tests and English
grammar, punctuation & spelling test
will continue to be marked by external
markers
 Speaking and listening – Teacher’s
assessment
 Writing – Teacher’s assessment
 Science – Teacher’s assessment.
Changes for 2014
 English Reading text - one hour
to read and answer questions
 Each text followed by questions
- not themed
 No calculator paper for maths –
levels 3 – 5
Sample Testing
A small number of schools will be
required to administer tests in
writing and science
The results are used to monitor
National Standards and are not to
be used for school’s
accountability.
SATS WEEK
Week beginning: Monday 12th May
Monday 12th May – English Reading test Level 3 - 5 –
1 hour
Level 6 - English Reading test – 10 minutes reading
50 minutes to answer questions
Tuesday 13th May – English grammar, punctuation &
spelling test level 3 – 5 - 45 minutes for grammar
test – 15 minutes for spellings
Level 6 - English grammar, punctuation & spelling
test -extended task (response to a writing prompt)
– 30 minutes, grammar – 20 minutes & spellings
10 minutes
KS2 TIMETABLE
Wednesday 14th May- Mental maths
test - level 3 – 5 - 20 minutes &
Maths test A - level 3 -5 - 45 minutes
Thursday 15th May – Maths test B level 3 – 5 -45 minutes
Level 6 maths paper 1- 30 minutes
Paper 2 – 30 minutes
ENGLISH - WRITING
Types of writing:
diary writing, play scripts, writing a
leaflet, persuasive writing, information
writing, narrative writing, writing to
describe, writing to complain, report
writing, letter writing.
Writing Tasks – What are we
looking for ?
To use a wide and varied vocabulary
To use ambitious vocabulary
To use simple and complex sentences
Imaginative and interesting
To use connectives e.g. in addition to,
meanwhile, despite…..
To use adjectives, similes, metaphors
Evidence of sophisticated punctuation –
e.g. colon, semi colon, brackets
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6 - Your task is to write a short report
arguing for or against Cyberschooling.
Cyberschool
A local IT company is gathering views about
Cyberschooling for research purposes.
Cyberschooling is a way of learning that
involves pupils working at home on their own
computers and watching lessons on the
internet. The company has asked for pupils’
views, to be presented as a short report
showing whether they support or oppose the
idea.
Level 6
 Pupils' writing often engages and sustains the
reader's interest, showing some adaptation of
style and register to different forms, including
using an impersonal style where appropriate.
 Pupils use a range of sentence structures and
varied vocabulary to create effects.
 Spelling is generally accurate, including that of
irregular words.
 Handwriting is neat and legible. A range of
punctuation is usually used correctly to clarify
meaning, and ideas are organised into
paragraphs.
Add examples
READING
COMPREHENSION
 One hour to read text and answer
questions
 Each text is followed by questions
 No overall theme for text as in the past
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
What gives Midas the idea of turning
everything to gold? 1 mark
What did Midas learn in this story?
2 marks
When Midas is weeping on the
ground, what is he thinking?
3 marks
2011 Reading Comprehension
The interviewer spoke to Lisa’s mother too.
Write down what you think she would have
said about Lisa, using what you have read
in the interview.
Ever since Lisa was a child, I always
knew she’d do something like caving
because she ...
2 marks
TASK
There are examples of the
reading paper.
Have a look.
What do you think?
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION
& SPELLINGS
To assess children’s English skills
in four areas:
spelling
punctuation
grammar; and
vocabulary.
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION
& SPELLINGS
Example of level 3 - 5
Circle all the adverbs in the sentence
below:
Open the drawers carefully and
quietly when using the filing cabinet.
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION &
SPELLINGS
Underline the subordinate clause in each
sentence below.
Before he could go swimming, Ali packed
his towel.
The twins asked Dad to turn up the
heating as it was cold.
Add a suffix to this word to make an
adjective.
dread________
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION &
SPELLINGS LEVEL 6 EXAMPLES
Add a subordinate clause to the sentence
below.
We walked,_________________, to the
local park
Rewrite the sentence below, changing it
from a personal form to an impersonal
form.
It takes me a lot of time to decide what
shoes to wear.
Level 5 Spellings
The _____________ of boomerangs
depend on where they come from…
When thrown _____________, it will fly
in a circle .
The dimensions of boomerangs depend
on where they come from…
When thrown correctly, it will fly in a
circle.
Level 6 Spellings
1. I would like to improve my ___________
of history.
2. The dancers’ movements were perfectly
_____________.
1. I would like to improve my knowledge of
history.
2. The dancers’ movements were perfectly
synchronised.
MATHEMATICS TEST
Maths Test A – 40 marks
Maths Test B – calculator not
allowed – 40 marks
Mental Maths Test – 20
questions – 20 marks
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
50 children need two pencils each. There
are 20 pencils in a box. How many boxes
of pencils are needed?
x and division knowledge
Two whole numbers are each between 50
and 70. They multiply to make 4095.
Write the missing numbers.
X
= 4095
65 x 63
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
An iced cake costs 10p more
than a plain cake.
Sam bought two of each cake.
They cost £1 altogether.
What is the cost of an iced
cake?
Mental Maths Questions 2010
What is 263 rounded to the nearest
hundred? (5 seconds)
Write one tenth as a decimal. (5 seconds)
How many grams must you add to
450g to make half a kilogram? (10 seconds)
Subtract 3.6 from 10. (10 seconds)
Write a number greater than 100 that
has 4 & 5 as factors. (15 seconds)
Multiply 12 by 21.(15 seconds)
Level 6
Paper 1 – 30 minutes
Paper 2 – 30 minutes – calculator
allowed – pace important
No mental maths test
LEVEL 6 MATHEMATICS
Original price £60
Reduced by ________ %
Now only £45
Is 4/9 greater than 1/3?
Show how you know.
Here are three equations.
a + b + c = 30
a + b = 24
b + c = 14
What are the values of a, b and c ?
TASK
There are examples of
maths papers on your table.
Try some examples.
What do you think?
How you can help at home?
REPORTING TO PARENTS
Expected level at the end of
KS2 – level 4
Level 3 – below average
Level 4 – average
Level 5 – above average
Level 6 – well above average
REPORTING TO PARENTS
English
Teacher Assessment results:
Speaking and listening
level
Reading
level
Writing
level
Reading
Test result
level
Grammar, punctuation & spelling:
Test result
level
REPORTING TO PARENTS
Mathematics
Teacher Assessment result
Test Result
level
level
Science
Teacher Assessment result
level