SATS Prep: Year 6 Mini Comprehension. Anne of Green Gables Extract

This is one of several mini comprehensions that I designed in response to the SATs reading tests (from 2014 curriculum onwards). My children found the questions themselves difficult in the new style of tests, not to mention the amount of reading and the complexity of the texts.
It was difficult to revise test technique with huge tests and it was demoralising the children every time they saw one! So I made smaller tests worth 15 marks but using the question styles that I know they found difficult i.e) words in context, character traits, readers’ feelings, finding evidence over a whole extract.

This can be used as a mini test and marked by the teacher.
However, I tend to make it more of a revision session. I allow the children time to read aloud and discuss the extract in a small mixed ability group before going off and answering the questions independently.

When going through the questions afterwards, it can be a conversation with the teacher one to one; the teacher and whole class; or other children on their table who can offer what they believe the answer is worth, or round robin marking around the table where each child looks at the answer and writes what they believe the mark to be and why on a post it note (which then comes back to you) I find this valuable as long as it is supervised appropriately because when children offer opinions on marks themselves, they are really having to understand test technique as well as understanding of the text - and everyone enjoys playing teacher!

I have included an extract from Anne of Green Gables, 8 questions worth 15 marks and the answers and hope you find it useful when preparing year 6 for the SATs.

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