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!
3 page story with accompanying 15 mark reading comprehension. Story is about an enchanted wood where 2 children get lost and are guided out by a mysterious white pony. Task can be carried individually, in groups for guided reading or as a whole class.
Questions include:
retrieval
inference
fact/opinion
true/false
word comprehension (synonyms)
Task ideal for expected level and greater depth readers. Lower ability year 5 and 6 may require an adult to prompt.
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 two page reading comprehension with photographs. The text is a first person recount of an author’s experiences of visiting a Devon landscape during his childhood. The text is followed by a 20 mark reading comprehension quiz and poses questions in the following categories:
retrieval
Fact and opinion
True and false
Inference
Word comprehension (synonyms)
The format is available in both word and PDF and also comes with the answers for ease of marking.
Short 1 page (A4) reading comprehension accompanied by 10 mark quiz. Questions based on:
inference
retrieval
synonyms
word comprehension
fact/opinion
File is loaded in both Word and PDF formats, making it ideal for a short classroom task or for online learning. Answers are included for ease of marking.
Simply titled ‘Bed’, this is a short poem (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available).
Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills in:
retrieval
inference
features of poetry
synonym
word comprehension
Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word and PDF formats for online learning.
Simply titled ‘Sweep’, this is a short (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available).
Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills:
retrieval
inference
word comprehension
synonym
Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word and PDF formats for online learning.
Simply entitled ‘Duty’, this is a short (text on 1 side of A4) reading comprehension with 6 accompanying questions (10 marks available).
Ideal for a half hour reading exercise to hone skills in:
retrieval
inference
word comprehension
comparative language (simile)
Answers are included for ease of marking and available in both Word documents and PDF formats for online learning.
Short Halloween poem that can be read just for comprehension or performed as a rap, either through guided reading, in groups or as a whole class.
Poem is accompanied by a 17 mark reading comprehension quiz that focuses on:
fact/opinion
retrieval
synonyms
true and false
chronological ordering
Separate answer sheet is included for ease of marking.
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.
Twenty spellings (asked in a similar way to the usual GPS paper). Sheet for chn to fill in the blanks as you read out the required word to complete the sentence.
Second attachment is based on grammar and punctuation.
Questions included are based on:
a and an
adjectives
formal language
active and passive voice
semicolons
main and subordinate clauses
conjunctions
relative clauses
parenthetical commas
statement, question, exclamation
and a few more!
Task can be used for an idea of pupils’ GPS knowledge and could be useful to inform further planning. Both files available as Word and PDF.
All answers included in for ease of marking.
Collection of short texts that make up the one page reading comprehension collection. Each comprehension has a selection of questions based on:
retrieval
true or false
fact or opinion
word comprehension and synonyms
inference
All answers are included for ease of
Short one page reading comprehension about a guardsman patrolling a castle at night.
9 mark reading quiz (comprehension) included. Questions focus on:
retrieval
inference
word comprehension
Ideal for guided reading, whole class reading, extension task or generally for creative writing teaching.
Answers are included for ease of marking.
Christmas reading comprehension written from the point of view of a Christmas Tree.
Just over one page of text with a 15 mark reading comprehension quiz.
Questions include:
retrieval
true and false
word comprehension
inference
Answers are included for ease of marking.
Ten question reading comprehension (comprising of 14 marks) on a poem that discusses lockdown in the past tense. Questions include:
Retrieval
True and false
Synonyms
Antonyms
Inference
Answers are included in a separate document for ease of marking. Good as a time filler, short exercise or welcome back to school task. Can also be paired with artwork or English poetry writing task.