Year 2 SATs Papers: Practice Pack – A Dragon at Number Eight

This KS1 SATs papers resource pack provides opportunities for year 2 pupils to develop comprehension and writing skills in preparation for SATs and end-of-year assessments.

It is part of a collection of resources, covering a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and includes a model text with questions and answers, plus a fully resourced writing task. A PowerPoint is also provided.

This primary resource pack includes:

• Teacher slides PowerPoint
  These display the reading comprehension paper and could be used during whole-class or guided reading. There’s also a ‘Let’s Get Writing!’ activity linked to the comprehension text
• Reading comprehension paper
  With examples of SATs-style questions, and an answer sheet
• Word mat to support writing task
  Containing key words linked to the comprehension text that pupils may need for the ‘Let’s Get Writing!’ task
• ‘A Dragon at Number Eight’ short story
  To share with pupils during reading sessions, so that the text can be read without the comprehension questions
• Teacher’s notes
  

National Curriculum English programme of study links

Writing

• To write for different purposes
• Planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about
• Writing down ideas and / or key words, including new vocabulary
• Re-reading to check that their writing makes sense ...
• Proof-reading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation

Reading

• Continue to apply phonic knowledge and skills as a route to decode words
• Read accurately by blending sounds in words that contain the graphemes taught so far, especially recognising alternative sounds for graphemes
• Read accurately words of two or more syllables ...
• Checking the text makes sense to them as they read and correct inaccurate reading
• Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
• Answering and asking questions

This resource is part of the KS1 SATs Practice Packs collection.
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• Teacher notes
• Whole text
• PowerPoint
• Question and answer sheets
• Let's Get Writing activity,Word mat