I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
I am currently a year 5/6 teacher in Devon so I create a great many resources throughout the year - particularly when it comes to that dreaded SAT time of year. Hope you will find many helpful resources here to save you time during the hectic 2 term year that is Year 6!
A Year 5/6 reading comprehension that can be used as an effective SAT practice.
Short first person story, (true story as told by the author) about the time he accidentally adopted a cat!
Story is accompanied by a 20 mark comprehension paper and answers for ease of marking.
A good activity to fill a 30 minute timeslot and answer the style of questions that usually come up in May’s reading papers.
Question types include: true/false, fact/opinion, chronological ordering, retrieval, synonyms.
A powerpoint slideshow to demonstrate how main clauses should be separated using semicolons or dashes.
Examples shown to model correct usage (and incorrect usage)
Opportunities for partner talk
End of presentation task (copy five sentences and insert semicolons correctly)
EXTENSION CHALLENGE to create own two main clause sentences divided by semicolons.
A reading comprehension that tells the story of a World War evacuee who is sent to the Devon countryside. Having been sent to live with the Hardiman’s, Robert discovers that the old man’s longtime ambition is to catch the much sought after ‘Old Percy’ - a huge 40lb pike that has never before been caught.
The reading comprehension consists of twenty marks and provides practice on true/false, fact/opinion, chronological ordering, recall, retrieval and inference.
A file with the answers is also included for ease of marking.
Ideal exercise in the build-up to SATs, or just for a normal reading comprehension exercise in upper KS2. Can also be used as part of a World War 2 topic.
3 Differentiated Grids of words (20 in each) that are often spelled incorrectly.
Children start off with a number points and lose 10, 100 or 1000 points for each incorrect spelling they have circled (number of points lost depends on the difficulty of the challenge).
Lower Ability will start on 200 points and focuses mostly on short/frequently used words that are often seen to be spelled incorrectly.
Middle Ability will start with 2000 points.
Higher Ability (more challenging content) start with 20,000 points.
Task is ideal for a starter challenge - at the beginning of the school day or English/literacy.
Answer Sheets are included in a separate document for either teacher, peer or self marking.
Four short passages where children must use inference with regards to the text in order to answer 3 mark questions. This is good practice for providing evidence from the text itself and explaining reasoning.
These exercises can be carried out in a whole class guided reading environment, small groups or individually. Might be a good idea to one text as a class and discuss how to answer the questions. Give another as a paired exercise and the final two as individual work.
A teacher notes/answers sheet is provided as a separate file for ease of marking.
2 separate worksheets (with answers for ease of marking) that call on pupils to identify main, subordinate and relative clauses in different sentences. The method asks for similar identification to that asked for in the GPS SATs test so can be used as a good foundation for revision or simple teaching throughout upper key stage 2.
The Christmas views of a rather grumpy Christmas tree who is dragged indoors every December.
Written in the first person, the story/narrative is accompanied by a comprehension quiz (15 questions) requiring pupils to infer, recall, retrieve, state true or false, state fact or opinion, consider word meaning/comprehension and look for synonyms. Questions are styled to be a good practice ahead of the SAT reading paper.
All answers are included for ease of marking.
Year 5/6 Reading comprehension based on a newspaper article written about a planned housing development in a fictional town. Contains layout of a newspaper report, opinions and examples of formal writing throughout. Also contains interviews and opinions to provide context to the report.
Comes with a 20mark reading comprehension paper with questions based around the following:
True and False
Fact and Opinion
Inference
Retrieval
Word comprehension
Synonym
Questions are accompanied by an answer sheet for ease of marking and marking boxes for speedy feeback (especially if peer-marking is to be used).
Year 5 and 6 reading comprehension based on esafety and keeping safe on the internet. 22 mark reading comprehension. Comprehension discusses the stranger dangers associated with online gaming/use, gaming addiction and how to look after yourself during online activities.
Reading comprhension covers the following areas in the questioning.
information retrieval
word comprehension/synonyms
Fact and opinion
inference
Answers are included for ease of marking
A 24 mark reading comprehension written in non-fiction style. 4 paragraphs for children to read and then answer questions on.
Question types include:
Retrieval
Synonyms
Word comprehension
Inference
Fact and Opinion
True or False
A great resource for SAT preparation, general reading practise, guided reading or all three!
Answer scheme included for ease of marking.
A two-page first-person narrative written by the Ghost of Christmas Past that describes his visit to Scrooge. A good example of a well-known story being written by another character’s point of view with shifts in formality (good for modeling and discussion). Exercise can be done as whole-class guided reading, group guided reading or individually.
Story comes with a 15 question comprehension consisting of:
true/false
fact/opinion
inference
retrieval
Some elements of GPS
All answers are included at the end of the document for ease of marking.
Newspaper article on Prometheus stealing fire from The Gods and giving it to humankind. Uses formal language and writing features expected in a news article as well as including a shift to informality where appropriate in interviews.
Article is accompanied by a 14 question (19 mark) reading comprehension comprising of:
retrieval
inference
true/false
fact/opinion
synonyms
language
level of formality
Available as Word and PDF with answers for ease of marking.
A useful year 6 revision tool comprising of 19 grammar and punctuation questions.
Also includes 20 spellings with a mixture of year 5/6 list spellings, frequently used words and homophones.
Questions targeted on:
clauses
adverbs and adjectives
relative clauses
word classes
tenses
‘a’ and ‘an’
formal language
passive and active voice
All answers are included for ease of marking.
A GPS quiz for Christmas consisting of 20 spellings and 20 Grammar and punctuation questions.
A time filler for that approach to the end of term and a good assessment tool to see how children are doing in GPS by using the Christmas context.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
Quizzes can be done individually, in pairs or in cooperative groups.
A reading comprehension resource suitable for years 5 and 6. The story is a four page short spooky storyin keeping with the Halloween time of year. The reading paper is accompanied by a 2 page comprehension that has a mixture of questions ranging from inference, retrieval, true/false and fact/opinion.
The text can be used for either group guided reading, whole class guided reading or individual independent reading. It is also a good resource in that its questioning is aligned to the style found in year 6 reading SAT papers.
In terms of GPS and story preparation, the story text can also be used to identify different features as it uses a broad variety of the following:
subordination
coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
dialogue
simile
multi-clause sentences
instances where semicolons are used to demarcate main clauses
Answers are enclosed in the package for ease of marking.
Poem about an old oak tree that discusses getting old and seeing better days. Useful for examples of metaphor and alliteration, with other poetry conventions.
20 mark comprehension quiz to accompany the poem, incorporating:
**inference
retrieval
fact/opinion
true/false
chronological ordering
**
Exercise is accompanied by an answer sheet (separate file) for ease of marking.
Good practice in the run-up to the SAT reading paper as poetry may be one of the reading sections (it was last year!).
Hope you enjoy.
A short autumn poem with 12 mark reading comprehension to welcome in the autumn term. Five stanza poem describing the author’s feelings about autumn. Question areas include:
retrieval
true and false statements
statements of fact or opinion
word meanings
word comprehension
Answers are included in a separate document for ease of marking.
A nice resource to break pupils into the autumn term. A five stanza poem about autumn accompanied by a 12 mark reading comprehension. Question areas include:
retrieval
true or false
fact and opinion
synonyms
word comprehension
inference
Good for general poetry study or simply as a reading task. Short nature of poem should make the task accessible to most abilities.
A reading comprehension exercise consisting of 4 passages of text and two 3 mark questions accompanying each.
The exercise is designed to help children infer from evidence given in the next when meaning is not always directly described. The task can be carried out independently, as a group guided session or whole class exercise.
Answers are provided for ease of marking for guidance - teachers can use their discretion upon marking.
Short reading comprehension about a wizard’s apprentice who is tempted by the forbidden top shelf of books in his master’s absence.
One A4 page of story text followed by an 8 question quiz (10 marks available).
Questions include:
retrieval
inference
antonyms
word comprehension
Answers are included for ease of marking. Exercise is ideal for online teaching as well as in the classroom.