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English Reading SATs Papers
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About these KS2 English papers
- Ks2 English 2025 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet for 2025, containing questions about three texts: A Life-changing Game (a biographical piece about Phiona and chess), In the Cave (a narrative about Tom and Geoff discovering a mysterious object), and Longbow Girl (a story about Merry competing in an archery competition). Questions assess vocabulary, retrieval, inference, sequencing, and interpretation skills across short answers, selected responses, and longer explanations.
- A Life-Changing Game, In The Cave, Longbow Girl
- This is a KS2 English reading booklet containing three texts for assessment. A Life-changing Game tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who became an international chess champion despite growing up in poverty. In the Cave is a fictional excerpt about two boys who discover a mysterious machine with lights and buttons in a cave. Longbow Girl follows Merry Owen, a young archer competing in a historical archery competition against adult competitors.
- Ks2 English 2024 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2024 KS2 English SATs, containing 39 questions across three texts. The first text, Streaky and Squeaky, is a non-fiction piece about streaked tenrecs from Madagascar. The second text, The Girl who Walked on Air, is a fiction extract about a girl named Louie learning to walk a tightrope. The third text, The Leopard, is a non-fiction narrative by Ruskin Bond about encountering a leopard in the forest. Questions test retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
- Streaky and Squeaky, The Girl who Walked on Air, The Leopard
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. Streaky and Squeaky is a non-fiction article about lowland streaked tenrecs, unusual animals found in Madagascar's rainforests. The Girl who Walked on Air is a narrative extract about Louie demonstrating her tightrope-walking skills to her friend Ned for the first time. The Leopard is a memoir by Ruskin Bond recounting his encounters with a leopard in the forests near Mussoorie, India.
- Ks2 English 2023 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2023 KS2 English national curriculum test, containing questions about three texts. A Noise in the Night follows Priya and Abby as they discover cattle rustlers while camping. Bats Under the Bridge is an interview with Harriet Lopez about the bat population at Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas. A Howl at Dusk describes Innis encountering mysterious wolf howls and meeting a boy in an area called the Barrens. Questions assess comprehension skills including retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and sequencing.
- A Noise in the Night, Bats Under the Bridge, A Howl at Dusk
- This reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment: A Noise in the Night, a narrative about Priya and Abby who suspect sheep thieves while camping; Bats Under the Bridge, a magazine interview about the bat colony living under Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas; and A Howl at Dusk, a story about Innis Munro who encounters what appears to be a wolf on a Scottish island. Students read these texts to answer comprehension questions in a separate answer booklet.
- Ks2 English 2022 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet for the 2022 national curriculum tests. It contains 35 questions across three literary texts: The Parsnips (a story about a girls' football team going to a tournament), My Circus Life (an interview with circus performer Vladik about his career and family), and A Traveller in Time (a narrative extract where Penelope experiences a mysterious encounter). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary, summarising, and authorial choices such as atmosphere and characterisation.
- The Parsnips, My Circus Life, A Traveller in Time
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Parsnips is a fiction extract about Veronika, a girl heading to a football tournament with her team. My Circus Life is a non-fiction interview with juggler and acrobat Vladik Miagkostoupov about his circus performances. A Traveller in Time is a historical fiction passage where young Penelope encounters a mysterious lady on her staircase in early 20th century England.
- Ks2 English 2019 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2019 KS2 English Reading test. It contains 39 questions across three texts: The Park (a narrative about boys discovering their local park is being closed), Fact Sheet: About Bumblebees (an informational leaflet about bumblebee conservation), and Music Box (a fiction extract about a girl named Piper and a boy named Micah). Questions assess comprehension skills including retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and interpretation of character relationships and text structure.
- The Park, Fact Sheet: About Bumblebees, Music Box
- This reading booklet contains three texts for KS2 English assessment. The Park is a narrative extract about two boys discovering their local park is being closed for development. Fact Sheet: About Bumblebees is an informational text from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust explaining why bees are important and how to help them. Music Box is an adventure story extract set in a different world, featuring Micah bringing a broken music box to his friend Piper during a meteor storm.
- Ks2 English 2018 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the 2018 KS2 English Reading answer booklet containing three sets of comprehension questions based on different texts. Questions 4-15 assess understanding of an information text about giant pandas, questions 16-29 cover a poem titled 'Grannie' about childhood memories and later reunion, and questions 30-40 focus on 'Albion's Dream', a fiction extract about a boy discovering a mysterious game in an old farmhouse. The paper tests retrieval, inference, language analysis, and summarization skills.
- The Giant Panda Bear, Grannie, Albion's Dream
- This reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Giant Panda Bear is a non-fiction article about panda characteristics, habitat, diet, and conservation efforts. Grannie is a poem by Vernon Scannell about a soldier's memories of his grandmother from childhood to adulthood. Albion's Dream is a fiction extract by Roger Norman where Edward discovers a mysterious old game in his uncle's farmhouse.
- Ks2 English 2017 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2017 KS2 English reading test. It contains 39 questions across three texts: Gaby to the Rescue (a narrative about a girl rescuing a cat from a tree), Swimming the English Channel (an informational text about Channel swimmers including Matthew Webb and David Walliams), and An Encounter at Sea (a narrative about Michael meeting a whale). Questions assess vocabulary, retrieval, inference, sequencing, and text structure understanding.
- Gaby to the Rescue, Swimming the English Channel, An Encounter at Sea
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for assessment. Gaby to the Rescue is a fictional narrative about a girl attempting to rescue a cat from a tree. Swimming the English Channel is a non-fiction text covering the history of Channel swimming, frequently asked questions, and celebrity attempts. An Encounter at Sea is a fictional story about a fisherman named Michael who has a close encounter with a whale while out at sea.
- Ks2 English 2016 Sample Reading Answer Booklet
- This KS2 English Reading answer booklet from 2016 contains 36 questions across three texts: Space Tourism (an informational text about space travel and tourists including Anousheh Ansari's blog), Giants (a poem about perspectives on small creatures like snails and frogs), and The Lost World (a fiction extract about explorers encountering dinosaurs). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary, author's language choices, and textual evidence skills.
- Space Tourism, Giants, The Lost World
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. Space Tourism is a non-fiction text about space travel, hotels in orbit, and Anousheh Ansari's blog from the International Space Station, plus a guide to viewing meteors. Giants is a poem by Lydia Pender examining perspective through the eyes of small creatures. The Lost World is a fiction extract from Arthur Conan Doyle's novel about an expedition encountering dinosaurs in South America.
- Ks2 English 2016 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2016 KS2 English reading test, containing 33 questions across three texts. The Lost Queen is a narrative about Maria and Oliver visiting an island with a monument. Wild Ride follows Martine's dangerous giraffe ride through a game reserve and encounter with warthogs. The Way of the Dodo is a non-fiction text about the extinct dodo bird of Mauritius and recent scientific discoveries. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and interpretation skills.
- The Lost Queen, Wild Rose, The Way of the Dodo
- This reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Lost Queen is a fictional narrative about two children exploring a family's historical monument on an island. Wild Ride is an adventure story excerpt about a girl riding a white giraffe across an African game reserve. The Way of the Dodo is a non-fiction article about the extinct dodo bird, examining myths about its extinction and recent scientific discoveries about the species.
- Ks2 English 2015 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English reading answer booklet containing questions about three texts: Charlie Small (a fantasy adventure story about a character encountering gorillas and dangerous flowers), Guide Dogs (an informational text about guide dog training and their work with visually impaired owners), and California's Unlikely Warriors (a historical account about using ladybirds to combat scale insects attacking fruit crops). Questions assess comprehension skills including retrieval, inference, language analysis, and text structure understanding.
- Charlie Small, Guide Dogs, California's Unlikely Warriors
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for assessment. Charlie Small presents a fictional interview and story extract about a boy's adventures with gorillas and inventions. Guide Dogs is an informational text explaining how guide dogs are trained and work with visually impaired owners, including selective disobedience. California's Unlikely Warriors describes how ladybirds were imported from Australia to control scale insects destroying Californian orange groves in the 1800s.
- Ks2 English 2014 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2014 KS2 English Reading test, containing questions about three texts: The Humble Potato (a non-fiction text about potato history), Weird but Wonderful... The Octopus (an informational text about octopus characteristics and abilities), and White Fang (a fictional extract about a wolf cub's encounter with humans). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, text structure, and authorial intent across different formats including short answers, multiple choice, and extended responses.
- The Humble Potato, The Octopus, White Fang.
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Humble Potato is a non-fiction text about the history and cultivation of potatoes. Weird but wonderful... The Octopus is an informational text describing octopus anatomy, behaviour and defence mechanisms. White Fang is a fiction extract from Jack London's novel about a wolf cub's first encounter with humans.
- Ks2 English 2013 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2013 KS2 English reading assessment, testing comprehension across multiple texts about wolves. Students answer 29 questions based on four texts: an informational article about The Jungle Book book and film, an extract from The Jungle Book story, a text about Wolves - good or bad? examining cultural representations, the legend of Romulus and Remus, and an informational text on Wolf communication. Questions assess retrieval, inference, language analysis, and text structure understanding.
- Wolf Pack
- This reading booklet contains four texts about wolves: an informational text about The Jungle Book book and film with character descriptions, an extract from The Jungle Book where the wolf pack discovers baby Mowgli, a text exploring how wolves are portrayed in different cultures and sayings, the Roman legend of Romulus and Remus, and a visual guide to wolf communication through body language and postures.
- Ks2 English 2012 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English Reading answer booklet from 2012 testing reading comprehension across multiple text types about The Great Plague. Students answer questions on an information text about the plague (1664-1666), an extract from the story At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, a text about Plague Remedies, and the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and cross-text comparison skills.
- The Great Plague
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains four texts about the Great Plague of 1664-1666. It includes a non-fiction text explaining what the plague was and how it spread, an extract from the historical fiction novel At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper following Hannah's arrival in plague-time London, an illustrated page on plague remedies and protective clothing, and an explanation of the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses and its possible connection to the plague.
- Ks2 English 2011 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2011 KS2 English test, assessing comprehension of a reading booklet titled Caves and Caving in Daveley Dale. Students answer questions about four texts: a contents page and introduction, Need to Know (glossary of caving terms), an interview with caver Lisa Clark, an article Caving...what lies beneath? by Stephen Bleach describing a personal caving experience, and an advertisement for Daveley Dale caves. Questions test retrieval, inference, language analysis, text purpose, and comparison across multiple text types.
- Caves and Caving
- This KS2 English reading assessment booklet contains informational texts about caves and caving at Daveley Dale. It includes: Caving in Daveley Dale (an introductory welcome guide), Need to know (definitions of cave-related terms like stalactites and stalagmites), An interview with Lisa Clark (Q&A with an experienced caver about her experiences), Caving … what lies beneath? (a first-person account by Stephen Bleach describing a terrifying first caving expedition), and Visit Daveley Dale Caves (a tourist advertisement). The booklet tests reading comprehension across different text types including non-fiction, interviews, and promotional materials.
- Golden Dreams
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains the texts that accompany the 2010 reading comprehension assessment. The extracted content shows only source watermarks with no actual readable text or passage titles visible. The booklet would typically contain fiction and non-fiction texts for students to read before answering questions in a separate answer booklet, testing reading comprehension skills including inference, retrieval, and interpretation.
- Ks2 English 2010 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2010 KS2 English Reading test based on the reading booklet Golden Dreams. It contains questions about four texts: Did You Know? (facts about gold), a comic strip version of the King Midas myth, a prose retelling of Midas and the Golden Wish, and The Rush for Gold (non-fiction about the Yukon gold rush). Questions assess comprehension, inference, language analysis, text comparison, and understanding of features in myths and non-fiction texts.
- No Place Like Home
- This is a Reading Booklet for the 2009 KS2 English SATs assessment titled No Place Like Home. The extracted content shows only source watermarks from SATs-Papers.co.uk without readable text passages. A standard KS2 reading booklet typically contains fiction and non-fiction texts for comprehension assessment, but the actual reading materials and their subjects cannot be determined from this extraction.
- The Earth Ship
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains an informational text about Earthships, eco-friendly homes built from recycled materials such as car tyres. The leaflet explains how these sustainable buildings work, including features like solar panels, water collection systems, and natural heating and cooling. The text includes diagrams, photographs, and testimonials describing the environmental and cost benefits of this innovative housing design.
- Ks2 English 2009 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English Reading answer booklet from 2009 for students aged 10-11. The assessment covers two texts: 'Dear Norman', a humorous fictional story told through letters about a boy who lives in a tree house, and The Earthship leaflet, an informational text about eco-friendly houses built from recycled materials. Questions assess comprehension, inference, language analysis, understanding of text structure and purpose, and comparison between fiction and non-fiction texts.
- Rain And Shine
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains two texts for comprehension assessment. Rain and Shine is an informational text about weather and climate, covering topics including temperature extremes, rainfall records, drought conditions, and the impact of weather on daily life and the environment. How Did That Happen? appears to be a second text about weather phenomena. The booklet provides source material for students to read and answer comprehension questions.
- Ks2 English 2008 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2008 KS2 English test, based on the reading booklet titled Rain and Shine. It contains questions across four sections assessing comprehension of: The Hottest Day (a story about a girl named Garnet during a drought), two poems titled Rain and Rain in Summer with contrasting perspectives on rainfall, and an informational text about Rain and Shine in Britain featuring weather records and forecasts. Question types include multiple choice, short answer, explanation, interpretation of literary devices, and comparative analysis.
- On Dangerous Ground
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains four texts about Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii. It includes: an introduction to volcanoes explaining their formation and types; Disaster Strikes, an account of the AD 79 eruption featuring Pliny's letter to Tacitus; Pompeii Today, discussing tourism issues with two contrasting postcards; and A Day in Pompeii, featuring tourist advertisements for activities and services around the archaeological site.
- Ks2 English 2007 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a reading answer booklet for the KS2 English SATs test titled On Dangerous Ground. Students answer questions about multiple text types including: Volcanoes (an informational text about volcanic activity and the eruption of Vesuvius), Disaster Strikes (an historical eyewitness account by Pliny), Pompeii Today (a text about the archaeological site), postcards from visitors, and various advertisements. Questions assess comprehension, inference, vocabulary understanding, and the ability to analyze different text purposes and structures.
- Heart Beat
- This reading booklet contains three texts about percussion instruments. Evelyn Glennie presents a biography and autobiography extracts about the deaf percussionist, describing how she experiences music through vibrations. Drumming Around the World provides information about drums from different cultures including the kalangu, steel drums, ghatam, and drum kit. Could You be a Drummer? features quotes from musicians about the skills and challenges of playing percussion instruments.
- Ks2 English 2006 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet from 2006 (Levels 3-5) containing comprehension questions based on texts about drumming. The reading booklet includes Evelyn Glennie – a short biography (her life and achievements as a deaf percussionist), Evelyn Glennie – autobiography (her own account of discovering percussion), Drumming Around the World (information about different drums including kalangu, steel drum, ghatam, and cymbals), and Could You be a Drummer? (interviews with musicians). Questions assess retrieval, inference, language analysis, and structural understanding.
- Travelling On
- This KS2 English reading assessment contains three texts about people who travel for work. On the Road features Sharon Brown, a lorry driver who transports goods across Europe, including diary extracts from a journey to Spain. The Long Drive describes cowboys moving cattle hundreds of miles in historical America, explaining the roles and dangers they faced. On the Plains follows Bob Lemmons as he tracks and captures wild mustangs in Texas.
- Ks2 English 2005 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet from 2005 (Levels 3-5) titled Travelling On. It contains questions across four sections based on reading texts: On the Road (a diary by lorry driver Sharon Brown about her journey through France), The Long Drive (an informational text about cowboys herding cattle), and On the Plains (a story about Bob Lemmons tracking wild horses). Questions assess comprehension, inference, analysis of language features, text structure, and comparison across texts.
- You Can Do It
- This KS2 English reading assessment booklet contains two sections. Section 1 includes Sport for All, web pages about the Paralympic Games covering history and sports, a feature on Goalball, and Close Contest, a wheelchair basketball match report. Section 2 contains You Can Do It by Theresa Breslin, a short story about Fiona who falls and injures herself while helping move her grandfather, who is recovering from a stroke, leading her to understand his challenges.
- Ks2 English 2004 Reading Answer Booklet
- This KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet from 2004 contains two sections testing comprehension skills. Section 1 focuses on Sport for All, an informational text about Paralympic sports and disabled athletics. Section 2 focuses on You Can Do It, a narrative story about a girl named Fiona and her relationship with her grandfather. Question types include short answers, information retrieval, text analysis, explaining specialist vocabulary, and understanding character feelings and motivations.
- To The Rescue
- This KS2 English reading assessment booklet contains four texts on the theme of rescues and heroes. It includes Quiet Heroine, a story extract about a girl encountering a bear; Superheroes, an informational text about superhero characteristics; The Further Adventures of Souperkid, a comic strip; and Special Effects on Film, interviews with technicians about creating superhero effects including stunt work, morphing, and sound effects.
- Ks2 English 2003 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2003 KS2 English SATs, covering texts titled Quiet Heroine (a story about a girl named Lyddie protecting her family from a bear), Superheroes (an information text describing superhero features), The Further Adventures of Souperkid (a comic strip), and Special Effects on Film (interviews with film technicians). Questions assess comprehension, inference, text purpose, comparison across texts, and understanding of how layout affects meaning.
Download these English Reading SATs papers to help prepare children for their KS2 SATs. Ensure you download both the Reading Booklet and Reading Answer Booklet.
The KS2 English Reading papers test children's comprehension skills. Texts can be fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Use these, together with the relevant mark scheme to help your child improve their comprehension exam technique.
Maths SATs Papers
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About these KS2 Maths papers
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing place value, rounding, arithmetic operations with money and mass, coordinate translations, conversion between improper fractions and mixed numbers, time conversion between 12-hour and 24-hour formats, ordering decimals and fractions, identification of prime and square numbers, interpretation of pie charts, multi-step word problems involving multiplication and division, measurement conversions between kilometres, metres and centimetres, and angle calculations with parallelograms and rhombuses.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment tests mental and written calculation skills across number operations. Questions cover addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, working with fractions and mixed numbers, calculating percentages, understanding place value, and applying order of operations. Students must complete all calculations without a calculator.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper from 2025 contains 23 questions testing various mathematical concepts without calculator use. Topics include angles, place value and number operations, coordinates, counting patterns, unit conversions (kilograms/pounds, kilometres, millimetres/metres), fractions and percentages, geometry (reflections, nets, cuboids), prime numbers, mass calculations with decimals, and multi-step word problems involving distance, cost, and volume.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning paper tests a range of mathematical concepts including fractions, negative numbers, money calculations, Roman numerals, shape and geometry (translation, perimeter, angles), simplifying fractions, algebra, measurements, percentages, factors, word problems involving multi-step calculations, 3-D shapes, and algebraic expressions. Questions require working with decimals, time conversions, data interpretation using pie charts, and problem-solving skills.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 36 arithmetic questions testing calculation skills without a calculator. Questions cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Includes operations with place value, percentages, long multiplication and division, and calculations involving mixed numbers and common fractions. Three questions require showing formal written methods for 2-mark problems.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning test assesses mathematical problem-solving and reasoning skills across multiple topics. Questions cover geometry and shapes (reflections, 3-D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, coordinates), number operations (multiplication, division, decimals, place value, prime numbers), fractions and percentages, measurements (mass, time, distance), data handling (graphs, mean averages), and word problems involving money, sequences, and ratio. Students must show their working for several multi-step problems.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing place value, number operations, geometry (including reflection, shape identification, and nets), fractions and decimals, measurements (time, mass, length), data handling (tables and graphs), percentages, algebraic expressions, and problem-solving. Questions include calculations, pattern completion, shape work, and multi-step word problems involving real-world contexts such as shopping, travel times, and weather data.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 36 calculation questions testing numerical operations. Questions cover addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, fraction operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), percentages of amounts, and order of operations. Students must complete all calculations without a calculator within 30 minutes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing a range of mathematical skills including time-telling, ordering negative numbers, coordinates and geometry, data interpretation from pictograms and pie charts, money calculations, number sequences, rounding, fractions and decimals, area and symmetry, measurement conversions, percentages, and algebraic formulas. Questions include both single-mark items and multi-mark problems requiring method boxes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains 21 questions testing various mathematical concepts. Questions cover geometry (properties of 3D shapes, coordinates, angles), number operations (multiplication, addition, subtraction with large numbers), fractions and decimals (equivalents and conversions), word problems involving money and real-world contexts, rounding numbers, percentages, mean averages, factors and prime numbers, and algebraic thinking with pattern rules and formulas.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic from 2022 contains 36 calculation questions testing core numerical operations. Questions cover addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, fractions (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and finding fractions of amounts), percentages of quantities, and operations involving place value and decimals. Students complete calculations without a calculator in 30 minutes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions covering number operations, place value, fractions, decimals, measures and conversions, data interpretation, algebra, and geometry. Students work with multi-step word problems involving money, time, distance, mass, and capacity, as well as pictograms, line graphs, angles, transformations, and shape properties. Questions include both direct calculations and problems requiring working to be shown.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing various mathematical concepts including place value, number operations with multi-digit numbers, algebra with simple expressions, ordering decimals and fractions, money calculations and word problems, coordinate geometry, angles, prime numbers and factors, measurement conversions, time calculations, pictograms and data handling, scale models, and multi-step problem solving requiring working out to be shown.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic test assesses core calculation skills. Questions cover addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, working with fractions and mixed numbers, percentages, and operations involving place value and order of operations. Students complete calculations without a calculator in 30 minutes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing various mathematical concepts including number operations, fractions and decimals, geometry and measurement, sequences, percentages, prime numbers, area and perimeter, mean temperature calculations, and volume of cuboids. Questions require both calculation and problem-solving skills, with some requiring methods to be shown.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment from 2018 contains questions testing number sequences, place value, addition with missing digits, factors, coordinates and geometry, ratio and comparison, multiplication and division using known facts, and time calculations. Questions include both numerical problems and word problems requiring multi-step reasoning.
- Question Paper
- KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic from the 2018 national curriculum tests. This paper assesses students' computational skills without a calculator over 30 minutes. Questions include operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Long division and long multiplication questions are worth 2 marks each, with partial credit available for showing formal methods. All other arithmetic questions are worth 1 mark each.
- Question Paper
- Key Stage 2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning from the 2018 national curriculum tests. Contains questions testing mental calculation methods, number sequences, equivalent fractions and decimals, temperature and negative numbers, properties of 3-D shapes including faces, vertices and edges, ordering fractions, estimation, comparison using inequality symbols, and volume of cubes. Includes inverse operations for checking calculations.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains word problems and mathematical reasoning tasks covering multiple topic areas. Questions address number operations (division, multiplication, factors), measurement (time, temperature, capacity, area, volume), fractions and decimals, geometry (shapes, angles, coordinates, translation), and algebra (sequences, patterns, equations). Problems require students to apply mathematical concepts to practical scenarios and show their working methods.
- Question Paper
- This is the KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic from the 2017 national curriculum tests. The paper assesses fundamental calculation skills including addition and subtraction (whole numbers, decimals, and fractions), multiplication and division (including long multiplication and long division methods), operations with fractions and mixed numbers, percentages, and understanding of place value. Students complete the test without a calculator in 30 minutes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper from 2017 contains questions testing various mathematical concepts including number operations, place value, fractions and decimals, measurements and conversions, geometry and shapes, coordinates, ratios and proportions, percentages, and Roman numerals. Questions include word problems about school travel statistics, mountain heights, cooking times, map scales, similar triangles, and real-world calculations involving money and time.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning sample test contains questions covering place value, number operations, multiples, fractions and decimals, measurements (mass and volume), coordinate geometry, translations, percentages, ratio problems, and word problems involving money and area calculations. Questions require students to demonstrate mathematical reasoning and show their methods.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic sample paper from 2016 contains 36 calculation questions completed without a calculator. Questions assess addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using whole numbers, decimals and fractions, alongside percentages, powers, and order of operations. Four questions require showing formal methods for long multiplication and long division.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning sample from 2016 contains questions testing number operations, fractions, time calculations, measurement, geometry, and data interpretation. Topics include Roman numerals, temperature graphs, angles and shapes, long multiplication, mean calculations, rounding, and word problems involving money and proportion. Students work without calculators over 40 minutes.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills. The paper covers number sequences, negative numbers and temperature, time calculations with analogue and digital clocks, algebra with shapes representing numbers, ordering decimals, measurement problems with ribbon lengths, identifying angles (acute and obtuse), money calculations, bus timetable interpretation, volume of cuboids, multi-step multiplication problems, coordinate translation, working backwards from answers, rounding numbers, ratio problems with mass, calculating areas of triangles on grids, properties of quadrilaterals, and applying inverse operations.
- Question Paper
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing various mathematical skills including number operations, ordering numbers, place value, fractions and decimals, shape reflection, algebra, measurement conversions, angles, and coordinate geometry. Questions involve problem-solving with money, weights, temperatures, and multiples, requiring students to show their methods for calculations.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2015 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 assessment tests mathematical skills without a calculator. The paper covers number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions and percentages, shape and symmetry (lines of symmetry, angles in shapes), measurement (length in millimetres, angles in degrees), time problems, data handling (reading charts and graphs), sequences and patterns, and problem-solving with money. Questions include both direct calculations and multi-step word problems requiring reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2015 Test B
- This is Paper 2 (calculator not allowed) of the 2015 KS2 Mathematics assessment. The paper contains 23 questions covering number operations (addition, division with remainders, ordering temperatures), fractions and decimals, measurement (distance, perimeter, reading scales), shape and space (nets, right angles, coordinates, transformations), data handling (bar charts, probability), problem-solving with money and time, and sequences and patterns. Students have 45 minutes to complete the test without a calculator.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2014 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 from 2014 is a non-calculator test covering Levels 3-5. It contains questions on number operations, sequences, data interpretation using pictograms and tables, time calculations, multiplication grids, fractions, money problems, angles, Venn diagrams, temperature including negative numbers, shape properties including quadrilaterals and symmetry, perimeter, multi-digit multiplication, ordering decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion, statistical measures (range and mode), and algebraic inequalities.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2014 Test B
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 assessment for levels 3-5, completed without a calculator. The paper tests number operations (addition, subtraction, decimals, fractions), measurement (weight, length, capacity, temperature), shape and space (symmetry, coordinates, angles, triangles), and data handling (bar charts, graphs, tables). Questions include reading scales, completing patterns, solving word problems involving money and sequences, working with percentages, and constructing accurate geometric drawings.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2013 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A (non-calculator) assesses mathematical skills across levels 3-5. The paper contains questions on number operations (addition, multiplication, division), fractions and decimals, shape and symmetry (reflections, nets of cubes, coordinates), measurement (perimeter, weight conversions), data interpretation (graphs, tables), and problem-solving involving money, percentages, and probability. Questions range from basic arithmetic to multi-step word problems requiring working out.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2013 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B (calculator allowed) assesses a range of mathematical skills across levels 3-5. The paper contains questions on number operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction with decimals), problem-solving (money, time, measurement), fractions and decimals, geometry (angles, rotation, lines), data handling (pictograms, tables, pie charts), and shape and space (area, perimeter). Questions include both straightforward calculations and multi-step word problems requiring methods to be shown.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2012 Test A
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Test A (calculator not allowed) from 2012. The paper assesses mathematical skills including shape recognition (matching shapes to names like pentagon, hexagon, octagon), number operations (ordering decimals, subtraction, division, multiplication), geometry (symmetry, transformations, perimeter), fractions and percentages, word problems involving money and measurements, time, capacity conversions, data interpretation (tables, Venn diagrams, pie charts), and multi-step problem solving.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2012 Test B
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Test B (Calculator Paper) from 2012, assessing Levels 3-5. It contains questions on arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions and percentages, measurement (length, area, time), geometry (shapes, symmetry, coordinates, parallel and perpendicular lines), data interpretation (charts and graphs), and word problems involving money, ratio, and logical reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2011 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B) from 2011 is a calculator-allowed paper testing various mathematical concepts. Questions cover number operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction with whole numbers and decimals), fractions and decimals, geometry (symmetry, angles, 2D shapes including rhombus and kite), measurement (mass, length, money, time using timetables), data handling (bar charts, Venn diagrams), sequences and patterns, percentages, probability, and problem-solving involving real-world contexts.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2011 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses students' mathematical skills without calculators over 45 minutes. The paper contains 25 questions covering number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), place value with digit cards, time calculations, money problems, shape identification and properties, perimeter and area, fractions, data interpretation from charts and graphs, coordinates, symmetry, sequences, decimals, measurements including mass, and geometric construction using protractors. Questions include standard calculations, word problems, and tasks requiring working to be shown.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2010 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 from 2010 contains a variety of arithmetic and reasoning questions testing core mathematical skills. The paper covers number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, time calculations, measurement, data interpretation, shape and space problems, and word problems involving real-world contexts. Students must demonstrate understanding of mathematical concepts through calculations, problem-solving, and explaining their reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2010 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 from 2010 contains questions testing various mathematical skills including number operations, fractions and decimals, shape and space, data handling, and measures. Questions involve arithmetic calculations, problem-solving scenarios, interpreting charts and tables, understanding geometric properties, and working with money and measurements. The paper assesses both computational skills and mathematical reasoning abilities.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2009 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A from 2009 is a non-calculator paper containing questions across multiple mathematical topics. It includes time calculations, number operations (addition, division, multiplication), geometry (reflections, coordinates, shapes, angles), fractions and decimals, data handling (tables, graphs, pie charts), measures (weight, volume, length), area and perimeter, and problem-solving involving real-world contexts such as shopping and puzzles.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2009 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Calculator allowed) from 2009 contains questions testing number operations, rounding, fractions and percentages, geometry, measurement, and data interpretation. Topics include multiplication calculations, angle identification, symmetry, time problems, Carroll and Venn diagrams, money calculations, graph reading, and conversions between units. Questions incorporate real-world contexts such as shopping, recipes, and the London Eye.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2008 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 (Test A) from 2008 is a non-calculator test covering a range of mathematical skills. Questions assess number operations (addition, multiplication, division), time calculations, data interpretation using pictograms and charts, geometry and shapes (reflection, properties of shapes, angles), fractions and decimals, percentages, sequences and patterns, money problems, measurement conversions, and problem-solving with multi-step word problems.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2008 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B) is a calculator-allowed assessment containing questions on number operations, including place value, money calculations, and sequences. It covers geometry and measures topics such as sorting shapes, nets of 3D shapes, time, symmetry, rotation, and angles. Additional areas include fractions, data handling with charts and graphs, probability with spinners, and multi-step problem-solving questions involving perimeter and logical reasoning with variables.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2007 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses pupils' mathematical knowledge without a calculator over 45 minutes. The paper contains arithmetic calculations including multiplication, division and number operations, problem-solving questions involving money, time, measurement and data interpretation, and geometry tasks covering symmetry, shape properties, coordinates, transformations and nets. Questions also test understanding of number sequences, multiples, fractions, decimals, temperature and probability concepts.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2007 Test B
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Test B (Calculator allowed) from 2007, assessing levels 3-5. The paper covers a range of mathematical skills including number operations and ordering, measurements (length, time, capacity), geometry (reflection, rotation, properties of shapes including quadrilaterals and triangles), data interpretation (tables, bar charts, line graphs), fractions and percentages, money calculations, and problem-solving involving area and multi-step reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2006 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 from 2006 is a non-calculator test covering levels 3-5. It contains questions on number ordering, symmetry, data interpretation with bar graphs and pie charts, calculations including addition, subtraction, and division, fractions and decimals, time problems, measurement of distance and perimeter, factors, and geometric construction using protractors and rulers. Questions include both straightforward calculations and multi-step word problems requiring written working.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2006 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B) from 2006 is a calculator-allowed assessment covering levels 3-5. The paper tests a range of mathematical skills including arithmetic operations (multiplication, division, subtraction), fractions and percentages, handling money and measures (time, weight, capacity), interpreting graphs and charts, working with coordinates and shapes (quadrilaterals, rectangles, nets), sequences and multiples, and solving word problems involving ratios and proportional reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2005 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B from 2005 is a calculator-allowed paper for levels 3-5. It contains questions covering ordering decimals and prices, addition, shape reflection and rotation, 3D shapes, pictograms and data interpretation, number sequences, probability, inverse operations, area calculations, coordinates, factors, bar charts, ratio problems, percentage calculations, perimeter, and multi-step word problems involving division and measurement.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2005 Test A
- This is KS2 Mathematics Test A from 2005, a non-calculator paper testing levels 3-5. The paper covers number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions and decimals, shape and geometry (hexagons, angles, symmetry, nets of cubes), measurements (time, length in millimetres), data handling (bar graphs, pie charts, line graphs), ordering numbers, square numbers, probability, and problem-solving with money and patterns.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2004 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses students at levels 3-5 without calculator use. Questions cover number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division with whole numbers and decimals), fractions, money calculations, measurement (length, temperature, time, capacity), geometry (shapes, symmetry, coordinates, nets, perimeter), data interpretation from graphs and tables, problem-solving with ratios and percentages, and algebraic thinking.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2004 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B, Levels 3-5) allows calculator use and covers number operations including multiplication, place value, and decimals; geometry and measures including symmetry, angles, shapes (pentagons, hexagons, triangles), and reading scales; data handling with tables and graphs; and problem-solving with money, time, and multi-step word problems involving real-world contexts like sports day results and shopping bills.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2003 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A (2003) is a non-calculator paper for levels 3-5. It contains questions covering number operations (addition, subtraction, division), place value and rounding, money calculations, fractions and decimals, shape and symmetry (including quadrilaterals and coordinates), sequences and patterns, measurement (length, mass, capacity), data interpretation using tables and pie charts, and problem-solving involving multi-step calculations.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2003 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B (2003) assesses levels 3-5 with calculator use permitted. The paper contains questions covering arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), time calculations, fractions and equivalents, number sequences, geometric shapes and reflections, data interpretation from charts, temperature and negative numbers, percentages, measurements and conversions, probability statements, and multi-step word problems involving money and proportional reasoning.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2002 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A from 2002 is a non-calculator paper for levels 3-5. It contains questions covering number operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction), fractions and decimals, geometry (reflection, coordinates, angles), measurement (length, weight), data interpretation from graphs and tables, word problems involving money, multiples, sequences, and probability.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2002 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B (levels 3-5) allows calculator use and assesses various mathematical skills. Questions cover number operations including multiplication and division, data interpretation from bar charts and graphs, measurement tasks involving temperature and volume, geometry including symmetry and triangle properties, fractions, decimal calculations, problem-solving with money, and algebraic thinking through inverse operations.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2001 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A (Paper 1) from 2001 assesses levels 3-5 without calculator use over 45 minutes. The paper contains arithmetic operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, money problems ordering amounts and calculating change, geometry tasks involving reflections, angles, measurements and coordinates, fractions and percentages, data interpretation from tables and charts, probability with spinners, and problem-solving questions involving patterns, sequences and perimeter calculations.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2001 Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B paper from 2001 assesses levels 3-5 with calculator use permitted. It contains questions covering number operations (addition, multiplication, division), fractions and decimals, geometry (symmetry, shapes, angles, perimeter), measurement (weight, time, money), data interpretation using charts and graphs, problem-solving with ratios and proportions, sequences, and prime numbers. Questions include both straightforward calculations and multi-step word problems.
- Part 2
- This KS2 Maths Paper 2 from 2000 contains questions testing data interpretation (bar charts), money calculations, area, number properties, 3D shape nets, number lines, transformations (rotation), percentages, calculator work, algebra (substitution), distance-time graphs, geometry (angles, parallel and perpendicular lines), unit conversions (miles to kilometres, currency), and probability. Questions include both numerical calculations and written explanations.
- Part 1
- This KS2 Mathematics Test B paper from 2000 allows calculator use and assesses levels 3-5. Questions cover arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction), number sense and place value, telling time using analog and digital clocks, money calculations with coins, word problems involving multiplication and division, reflection and symmetry using mirror lines, and interpreting timetables. Problems include both straightforward calculations and multi-step reasoning tasks.
- Ks2 Mathematics 2000 Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses pupils at levels 3-5 without calculator use. It contains questions on multiplication and division, addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, fractions and percentages, symmetry and reflection, temperature and negative numbers, probability, data handling including tables and pie charts, perimeter and measurement, coordinates, and number sequences. Questions include both straightforward calculations and word problems requiring working out.
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- Ks2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2025 Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. The document contains instructions for test administration and the spelling transcript with 20 words to be read aloud to pupils. Words tested include: knight, through, rewarded, adventure, developed, explosion, passed, scene, affordable, suggestion, angrily, alteration, reindeer, residential, anchor, plaque, jealousy, flourish, disappointed, and receiving. Each word is presented within a context sentence for pupils to spell correctly.
- Ks2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the Paper 2: Spelling component of the 2025 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment. The paper contains 20 spelling items presented in sentence contexts with blanks for students to complete. Students are assessed on their ability to spell words correctly, including common words, words with specific spelling patterns, and subject-specific vocabulary across various difficulty levels.
- Ks2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions assessing punctuation (commas, apostrophes, brackets, colons, semi-colons, inverted commas), grammar (verb forms, word classes, clauses, active/passive voice, subjunctive), sentence types (statements, commands, questions), and vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, formal language). Students identify, insert, and explain grammatical features, and complete sentences using correct forms.
- Ks2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2024 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains instructions for test administration and the full spelling script with 20 words to be dictated to pupils. Each word is presented with a context sentence. Words tested include: young, island, famous, texture, social, replacing, symbol, increase, examination, frequently, veins, league, chaos, queue, solution, reluctance, memorable, persuasion, referring, and nutritious.
- Ks2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2024 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words correctly in sentence contexts. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of word types, including words with common spelling patterns, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and subject-specific vocabulary. Each item presents a sentence with a blank space where the target word must be written.
- Ks2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions testing punctuation marks (question marks, commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, brackets, dashes), sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations), verb forms (simple past, past progressive, passive voice), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, modal verbs), grammatical structures (noun phrases, relative clauses, subordinate clauses, adverbials), vocabulary skills (synonyms, antonyms, prefixes), formal versus informal language, Standard and non-Standard English, and punctuation of direct speech.
- Ks2 English 2023 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2023 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. The document provides instructions for test administrators on how to conduct the spelling assessment, which requires pupils to write 20 missing words from dictated sentences. The script includes context sentences for words such as lamb, undrinkable, misconduct, unique, protein, and scenario, testing various spelling patterns including silent letters, prefixes, suffixes, and complex word structures.
- Ks2 English 2023 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2023 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling test. It contains 20 dictation-style spelling questions where students write missing words in sentences. The test assesses spelling accuracy across a range of vocabulary including homophones, common words with irregular spellings, and subject-specific terminology. Each question presents a sentence context with a blank space for the target word.
- Ks2 English 2023 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This paper is Paper 1: Questions from the 2023 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. It contains 50 questions testing skills including sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations), punctuation (commas, apostrophes, inverted commas, colons, dashes, brackets), parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners), verb tenses, active and passive voice, Standard English, formal and informal language, word families, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, clauses and phrases.
- Ks2 English 2022 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2022 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains instructions for test administrators and the complete transcript of 20 spelling words to be read aloud to pupils. Each word is presented with a context sentence. Words tested include: ordering, disrespect, special, couple, measure, cough, machine, invisible, banned, television, character, caution, syrup, reluctantly, reference, ridiculous, scenic, survey, transferred, and receipt.
- Ks2 English 2022 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2022 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2, which is a spelling test. The paper contains 20 sentences with missing words that students must spell correctly. The words tested cover various spelling patterns and rules, including homophones, suffixes, prefixes, and commonly misspelled words. Students write the correct spelling for each blank space in the provided sentences.
- Ks2 English 2022 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 from 2022 tests students' understanding of grammatical terminology and sentence construction. It covers punctuation marks (commas, colons, semi-colons, dashes, apostrophes, question marks), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions), verb forms and tenses (simple past, past progressive, past perfect, active and passive voice), sentence types and clauses (main, subordinate, relative), prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, and Standard English usage.
- Ks2 English 2019 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2019 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains instructions for test administrators and the complete script for reading aloud 20 spellings to pupils. The spelling words test various patterns including silent letters (numb, muscle), common exception words (enough, tongue), suffix additions (thoughtful, accidentally), homophones (sighed), and tricky spellings (deceive, chorus). Each word is presented within a context sentence.
- Ks2 English 2019 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2019 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling test. The paper contains 20 spelling tasks where students must write missing words in sentences that are read aloud by the test administrator. The assessment tests students' ability to spell words correctly including common vocabulary, homophones, and words with specific spelling patterns relevant to the Key Stage 2 curriculum.
- Ks2 English 2019 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the 2019 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 (Questions booklet). It assesses grammar terminology including word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners), punctuation marks (commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, dashes, brackets, hyphens), sentence types (questions, commands, statements), clause structures, verb tenses and forms (including passive voice), formal and informal language, Standard English usage, prefixes and suffixes, synonyms and antonyms, and subject-object identification.
- Ks2 English 2018 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling test from 2018. It contains instructions for test administrators on how to conduct the spelling component, which consists of 20 spelling words presented in context sentences. The script includes the complete list of words to be dictated: thumb, trouble, mixture, portable, dough, science, attention, obtained, weightless, council, suffered, typical, usually, cautious, essential, vague, adventurous, architect, descendant, and inconceivable. Each word is read aloud with its context sentence for pupils to write in their answer booklets.
- Ks2 English 2018 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2018 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2, which is a spelling test. The paper contains 10 sentences with missing words that students must spell correctly. The words tested include common spellings, homophones, and curriculum-appropriate vocabulary that assess students' spelling accuracy across different word types and patterns.
- Ks2 English 2018 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the 2018 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1, a questions booklet assessing pupils' understanding of grammatical terminology and language conventions. It tests skills including punctuation (commas, apostrophes, colons, dashes, question marks), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions), sentence types (statements, questions, commands), verb tenses (past perfect, present progressive, simple past), formal and informal language, prefixes and suffixes, active and passive voice, clauses, and Standard English usage.
- Ks2 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is an administrator guide for the 2017 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling test. The transcript contains 20 spelling words to be read aloud to pupils, including words testing various spelling patterns such as likely, straight, sensation, nervous, probable, inspiring, thorough, and sympathetic. Instructions cover test administration procedures, timing guidance, and requirements for maintaining test security.
- Ks2 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2017 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2, which consists of a spelling task. Students are required to fill in 20 missing words in given sentences, testing their ability to spell words correctly in context. The test includes a range of vocabulary across different word types and spelling patterns that Year 6 students are expected to know.
- Ks2 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 from 2017 assesses children's technical knowledge of grammar and punctuation through multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Topics covered include punctuation marks (question marks, semi-colons, colons, commas, apostrophes, brackets, dashes), sentence types (statements, questions, commands, exclamations), word classes (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, determiners, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns), clauses (main and subordinate), prefixes and suffixes, verb tenses, active and passive voice, formal and informal language, and synonyms and antonyms.
- Ks2 English 2016 Sample Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator's transcript for the KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains the script for test administrators to read aloud 20 spelling words in sentence contexts. Words tested include discover, mission, gymnastics, illusion, parachute, abundance, and possession. The document includes test administration instructions, equipment requirements, and procedures for managing issues during the test.
- Ks2 English 2016 Sample Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is a KS2 English spelling test (Paper 2) sample booklet published in July 2015 for implementation from 2016. The paper contains 20 spelling items presented as sentences with missing words. Students must spell words correctly in context, covering various spelling patterns and rules including words with silent letters, suffixes, homophones, and common exception words. Each numbered item provides a sentence with a blank space to be filled.
- Ks2 English 2016 Sample Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 sample test from 2016. It assesses students' understanding of grammatical terminology, sentence structure, punctuation rules, and word classes. Questions cover topics including verb tenses, prefixes and suffixes, clauses, pronouns, apostrophes, conjunctions, active and passive voice, direct speech, modal verbs, and the use of commas, colons, semicolons, dashes and brackets.
- Ks2 English 2016 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator transcript for the 2016 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains the 20 context sentences that test administrators read aloud to pupils, who must write the missing words correctly. The test assesses spelling of words including prefixes and suffixes (disorder, misplaced, polishing), homophones (prey), silent letters (knock), word endings (-sion, -tion), and complex spellings (ferociously, ceiling). The document includes full administration instructions and scripts for test supervisors.
- Ks2 English 2016 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the Paper 2: Spelling component of the 2016 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test. The paper contains 20 incomplete sentences where pupils must spell words correctly based on context. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across various word types including words with common spelling patterns, homophones, prefixes and suffixes, and words with unusual or challenging spellings.
- Ks2 English 2016 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the 2016 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 (questions booklet). It assesses students' understanding of grammatical terminology, sentence structure, and punctuation rules. Question types include matching suffixes to words, identifying sentence parts (objects, subjects, clauses), using conjunctions and determiners, applying correct punctuation (commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes), understanding verb tenses (present perfect, past progressive, subjunctive), recognizing active and passive voice, and working with prefixes, pronouns, and word classes.
- Ks2 English 2015 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2015 KS2 spelling test (Paper 2). It contains instructions for reading 20 spelling words to pupils, each presented within a context sentence. The words tested include common spelling patterns such as double consonants (tapping, happiest), silent letters (knee), prefixes and suffixes (unsure, luckily), and multi-syllabic words (international, potential). The script specifies timing, reading procedures, and when pupils may review their answers.
- Ks2 English 2015 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is Paper 2: Spelling from the 2015 KS2 English tests. It contains 20 incomplete sentences where students must fill in missing words after hearing them read aloud three times by an administrator. The test assesses students' ability to spell words correctly from dictation, including words with common spelling patterns, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and irregular spellings.
- Ks2 English 2015 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 from 2015 contains short answer questions testing students' understanding of English language mechanics. The assessment covers grammatical concepts including verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns), sentence types (statements, questions, commands), and connectives. It tests punctuation skills such as correct use of commas, apostrophes, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks, inverted commas, and brackets. Additional topics include prefixes and contractions, synonyms, plural forms, and clause identification.
- Ks2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is Paper 2: Spelling Task from the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. The paper contains 20 numbered sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. Words are read aloud three times by an administrator. The test assesses students' ability to spell words accurately when heard in context, covering various spelling patterns and word types including adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs.
- Ks2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the Paper 2: Spelling Task for the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words that are read aloud by an administrator within the context of sentences. The missing words test spelling accuracy across common vocabulary and include words with various orthographic patterns. Each sentence contains one blank space where students write the dictated word.
- Ks2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the 2014 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 containing short answer questions that assess multiple grammatical concepts. The paper tests word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, articles), punctuation (commas, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets), sentence types (commands, questions), verb tenses (present and past), connectives and conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses, singular and plural nouns, synonyms and antonyms, and subject-verb agreement.
- Ks2 English 2013 Specimen Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is a Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment paper testing KS2 Level 3-5 students' understanding of English language conventions. The paper assesses skills including word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns), sentence types (statements, questions, commands), punctuation (capital letters, commas, apostrophes, inverted commas, question marks), verb tenses and agreement, connectives, prefixes, clauses and phrases, and vocabulary meanings. Questions use multiple formats including multiple-choice, matching, sentence completion, and short written responses.
- Ks2 English 2013 Specimen Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is a KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling task from 2013. It contains 20 sentences, each with a missing word that pupils must spell correctly. The administrator reads each word aloud three times: once in isolation, once within the sentence context, and once more in isolation. Words are tested across various spelling patterns and common vocabulary appropriate for Key Stage 2 levels 3-5.
- Ks2 English 2013 Specimen Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2013 KS2 English spelling test. It provides instructions for reading aloud 20 words in context sentences to students, who must spell each word correctly in their answer booklets. Words tested include common spellings such as dinner, following, picture, and more challenging terms like immediately, temperature, and obvious. The script specifies the format for administering each spelling three times with 12-second gaps between items.
- Ks2 English 2013 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2013 KS2 spelling task. It contains instructions for reading aloud 20 spelling words in context sentences. The words tested range from common patterns like boiled and stapled to more complex spellings including disruptive, physically, and substantial. The script specifies timing, presentation format, and includes sentences contextualizing each spelling word for students to write in their answer booklets.
- Ks2 English 2013 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the 2013 KS2 Paper 2: Spelling task for the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. It contains 20 sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. The words are read aloud by an administrator three times: once in isolation, once within the sentence context, and once more in isolation. Students write their spellings in the provided spaces.
- Ks2 English 2013 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 from 2013 tests a range of language skills including punctuation (capital letters, commas, apostrophes, question marks, exclamation marks, inverted commas), grammar (subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, sentence types, subordinate clauses, pronouns, prepositions), word classes (nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, connectives), and vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, word meanings, suffixes). Students answer short-answer and multiple-choice questions across these areas.
- Internal
- This is a KS2 spelling test transcript from 2012 testing 20 spelling words within a passage about dragons. The assessment requires students to spell words dictated by the teacher, including fantasy, cultures, intelligent, dangerous, and supreme. The document includes marking conventions, the complete reading passage with target words in bold, a quick reference mark scheme, and a conversion table for converting raw scores out of 20 into standardised marks out of seven.
- Internal
- This is a KS2 spelling test from 2012 that assesses pupils' ability to spell words in context. The test uses a passage about dragons covering mythology, cultural traditions, physical characteristics, and real dragon-like animals such as the Komodo Dragon. Students must fill in 20 numbered spelling gaps as words are read aloud by the teacher.
- External
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2012 that assesses students' ability to spell words in context. The test presents a passage about Atlantis, the mythical ancient island civilization. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text based on words read aloud by the teacher. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of vocabulary including mythological terms, verbs in various tenses, and descriptive language.
- External
- This is the teacher's version of the 2012 KS2 Spelling Test, featuring a text about Atlantis. The paper contains a passage about the myth of Atlantis, from its legendary origins to the Greek god Poseidon and his son Atlas. Twenty spelling words are embedded throughout the text for teachers to dictate to pupils, testing spelling patterns including suffixes, homophones, and commonly misspelled words.
- Boomerangs
- This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test from 2011. The test uses a passage about boomerangs as the context for assessing spelling skills. Students are tested on 20 spelling words embedded in the text, including words such as purposes, enemies, instruments, significant, dimensions, vertical, and precision. The passage covers the history, uses, and throwing technique of boomerangs.
- Ks2 English 2011 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2011 that assesses students' ability to spell words correctly in context. The test uses a passage about boomerangs, covering their history, uses by Australian Aboriginal people, and techniques for throwing them. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text, testing spelling accuracy across various word types including plural nouns, verbs, adjectives, and technical vocabulary.
- Collecting
- This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test titled Collecting. The test presents a passage about collecting as a hobby, with 20 target spelling words embedded in the text that pupils must write correctly during dictation. Words tested include: children, variety, bottle, particular, challenge, sharing, enthusiasm, signatures, figures, musicians, occasionally, forge, illegal, considerably, condition, creases, valuable, character, excited, and hundreds.
- Ks2 English 2010 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 spelling test from 2010 presented as a cloze passage about collecting as a hobby. Students must fill in 20 numbered gaps with correctly spelled words as dictated by the teacher. The passage covers topics including different types of collectibles, reasons for collecting, and specifically discusses autograph collecting, including factors that affect their value such as fame, condition, and medium used.
- The Crater
- This is the teacher's version of a Key Stage 2 spelling test titled The Crater. The test requires pupils to spell words as they are read within the context of a passage about a volcanic crater in Tanzania and its wildlife. The words tested include common vocabulary and subject-specific terms, assessing spelling accuracy of words with various patterns and complexities, including words with prefixes, suffixes, and uncommon spellings.
- Ks2 English 2009 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2009, part of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GaPS) assessments. The test contains a passage titled The Crater, about a volcanic caldera conservation area in Tanzania and its wildlife. Students must fill in 20 numbered blanks with correctly spelled words that are read aloud by the teacher, testing their ability to spell words in context.
- The Silk Trade
- This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test titled The Silk Trade. The test uses a dictation passage about the history and trade of silk, from ancient China to modern production. Students listen to sentences read aloud and write specific words correctly. The passage includes 20 spelling words covering common homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and frequently misspelled terms such as luxury, delicate, exclusive, precious, and responsible.
- Ks2 English 2008 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from the 2008 SATs examining students' ability to spell words in context. The test presents a passage about the silk trade, covering its origins in ancient China, its exclusive use by emperors, its industrial applications, and its role in international commerce via the Silk Road. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text, testing spelling accuracy within meaningful sentences.
- Reilly
- This is the teacher's version of the KS2 English Spelling Test from 2007. The paper tests spelling accuracy through a dictation format using an extract from Reilly by Mary Rayner, a narrative about a stray cat entering a home where two other cats live. Students spell 20 words within the context of the story, including words such as whiskers, surveyed, ravenously, and corridor.
- Ks2 English 2007 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 English Spelling Test from 2007. It contains a narrative passage titled Reilly about a stray cat entering a home with resident cats. The test assesses pupils' ability to spell words in context, with 20 numbered gaps where students must write correctly spelled words as they are read aloud. The passage includes vocabulary related to animals, household settings, and descriptive language.
- Top Tips
- This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test from 2006. The test uses a reading passage about photography tips as the context for assessing spelling. Words to be tested include: attention, recent, additional, illuminate, probably, causing, directly, effectively, distraction, surroundings, expecting, uncomfortable, difficult, texture, fascinating, friends, vary, natural, and importantly. The passage provides the semantic context within which students must spell these words correctly.
- Ks2 English 2006 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2006, presented as a passage titled Top Tips about photography with 20 missing words that students must spell correctly. The text provides advice on taking photographs, covering topics such as camera equipment, using flash, avoiding red-eye, composition, candid photography, photographing pets, and family pictures. Students listen to each word read aloud in context and write the correct spelling in numbered gaps throughout the passage.
- Bacteria
- This is the teacher's version of a spelling test for Key Stage 2, presenting the passage Bacteria that teachers read aloud while students write the specified words. The test assesses students' ability to spell 20 words of varying difficulty within a scientific context, including words such as washing, disease, material, process, essential, available, survive, supply, release, surprising, advantage, properties, medicine, physical, varieties, remember, and design.
- Ks2 English 2005 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2005 that assesses pupils' ability to spell words in context. The test uses a passage about bacteria with 20 blank spaces where students must write the correctly spelled word dictated by the teacher. The text covers topics including hygiene, decomposition, digestive systems, and the various uses of bacteria in food production and medicine.
- Olympic Games
- This is the teacher's version of the 2004 KS2 Spelling Test based on the theme Olympic Games. The paper tests students' ability to spell words within context, including common words (stopped, bodies, follow), subject-specific vocabulary (approximately, wrestling, audience), and words with challenging patterns (extremely, throughout, accuracy). Words to be spelled are embedded within an informational text about the ancient and modern Olympic Games.
- Ks2 English 2004 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2004 that assesses students' ability to spell words within context. The test uses a passage about the Olympic Games with 20 blank spaces where students must write specific words dictated by the teacher. The text covers the history of the Olympics from Ancient Greece, the opening ceremonies, and modern sporting events, testing spelling accuracy of topic-related vocabulary.
- Stunt Doubles
- This is the teacher's version of the 2003 KS2 spelling test titled Stunt Doubles. The test consists of a passage about stunt performers in action films, with 20 target words embedded throughout the text that students must spell correctly. Words assessed include: perform, involved, building, qualified, disguised, ensure, smoothly, thoroughly, planned, important, knowledge, realistic, participate, tumble, challenging, escaping, special, effortless, together, and rehearsed.
- Ks2 English 2003 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2003, part of the Grammar and Punctuation (GaPS) assessment. The test uses a passage about stunt doubles in action films, with 20 numbered blanks where students write words dictated by the teacher. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across various word types including verbs, nouns, adjectives, and words with common spelling patterns.
Download these GaPS (Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling) SATs papers to help prepare your child for their KS2 SATs.
Science SATs Papers (2014+)
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About these KS2 Science papers
- Ks2 Science 2016 Question Booklet
- This KS2 Science sampling test booklet contains multiple papers assessing scientific knowledge and working scientifically skills. Topics include animal and plant adaptations (duck and mole features, camel survival), seed dispersal mechanisms, plant growth requirements (grass heads experiment), medical history (Dr Jenner's smallpox vaccination), human life cycles and pulse rate, microbiology (Fleming's penicillin discovery), plant classification, and soil composition. Questions assess observation, prediction, fair testing, data interpretation, and scientific reasoning across biological and physical science contexts.
- Ks2 Science 2014 Question Booklet
- This KS2 Science sampling test contains selected questions from 2014 covering key areas of the science curriculum. Topics include space and astronomy (Earth, Sun, Moon movements and shadows), materials and their properties (selecting materials for construction, transparency, flexibility), separating mixtures (filtering, evaporating, sieving, using magnets), human body systems (exercise, skeleton function), forces and motion (friction, air resistance, parachutes), sound (vibrations, pitch, volume), reversible and irreversible changes (burning, melting), and electricity (circuits, components, symbols).
Download our Science SATs papers to help prepare your child for their KS2 SATs.
Science SATs Papers (2003-2012)
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About these KS2 Science papers
- Ks2 Science 2012 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2012 contains questions across multiple scientific topics including biology (bird adaptations, animal heart rates, plant life cycles, germination, human anatomy), chemistry (states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, mixtures and separation methods including filtering and evaporation), and physics (forces, electrical circuits, light reflection, thermal insulation). Questions assess scientific knowledge, data interpretation, fair testing principles, and the ability to explain scientific processes.
- Ks2 Science 2012 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2012 assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across biology, physics, and chemistry. Topics include pond life and food chains, sound and vibration, plant adaptations and seed dispersal, separating mixtures and material changes, plant water transport, shadows and Earth's movement, forces and motion investigations, and reversible versus non-reversible changes. Questions involve labelling, predictions, interpreting data tables and graphs, and designing fair tests.
- Ks2 Science 2011 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge across biology, chemistry and physics topics. Questions cover life processes and living things (butterfly identification, life cycles, fish tank ecosystems, trees and flowers), materials and their properties (states of matter, separating mixtures, dissolving), and physical processes (forces, magnetism, pulse rate investigation). Students answer questions about classification, practical investigations, data interpretation, and scientific processes including filtration, evaporation and pollination.
- Ks2 Science 2011 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across multiple topics. Questions cover human life cycles and health, dissolving solids in water, reaction time investigations, soil properties and absorption, electrical circuits, sound and light, the water cycle, heat conduction through different materials, and the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Students answer questions involving data interpretation, fair testing, drawing conclusions, and practical science concepts.
- Ks2 Science 2010 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B paper assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across multiple topics. Questions cover magnets and forces, plant reproduction (duckweed investigation), chemical reactions (rocket experiment), sound and vibrations (drums), human biology (pulse rate and organs), Earth and space (Moon orbit and day/night), thermal insulation (keeping milk warm), planning a seed growth investigation, and separating mixtures (salt, sand, and sugar). Students answer questions about scientific concepts, interpret experimental data, plan investigations, and explain phenomena.
- Ks2 Science 2010 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2010 assesses scientific knowledge and inquiry skills across multiple topics. Questions cover separating materials and filtration (removing mud and organisms from stream water), electrical circuits (components, symbols, and brightness), heating water (variables, temperature measurement, and interpreting graphs), classification of river wildlife (using keys to identify birds), forces on floating objects, dissolving and evaporation (growing crystal coats), plant growth requirements and the water cycle, and states of matter (freezing temperatures).
- Ks2 Science 2009 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A from 2009 assesses Levels 3-5 across multiple science topics. Questions cover human body systems (heart, lungs, teeth, skeleton), forces and motion (friction, investigating toy truck movement), plant classification and life cycles (sorting plants, bean germination), light and shadows (reflection, mirrors), electrical circuits (quiz board design), and materials and their properties (solids, rock identification). Includes practical investigation planning and data interpretation tasks.
- Ks2 Science 2009 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B paper assesses scientific knowledge across physical, chemical, and biological science. Topics include materials and their properties (thermal conductivity, melting, freezing, reversible changes), forces (gravity, air resistance, magnetism), experimental investigation skills (variables, fair testing, interpreting data from tables and graphs), Earth and space (shadows, planetary motion), and life processes (plant growth, photosynthesis, plant reproduction). Questions require both written explanations and data interpretation.
- Ks2 Science 2008 Test A
- This is Test A from the 2008 KS2 Science SATs paper for Levels 3-5. The paper contains questions covering multiple science topics: solids, liquids and gases, teeth and animal adaptations, string instruments and sound, fish tanks and food chains, sieves and separation methods, banana ripening investigations, floating and forces in salty water, sleeping babies and scientific testing, and candles with reversible and irreversible changes. Questions assess scientific knowledge, experimental design, fair testing, and data interpretation.
- Ks2 Science 2008 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B from 2008 assesses scientific knowledge across multiple topics. Questions cover Earth, Moon and Sun (orbits, day and night), animal classification and food chains using penguins, electrical circuits and conductivity, thermal insulation with hot drinks, flowering plant reproduction and pollination, the water cycle and evaporation, and forces including air resistance with parachutes. The paper includes an investigative planning task about testing shoes for winter conditions.
- Ks2 Science 2007 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A from 2007 covers scientific concepts across multiple topics including electricity and conductors, dissolving and melting, teeth structure and health, the Earth-Sun-Moon system, changes of state, sound and vibrations, plant growth and photosynthesis, materials and light transmission, and micro-organisms. Questions assess scientific knowledge, investigation skills, data interpretation from tables and graphs, and understanding of fair testing.
- Ks2 Science 2007 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B from 2007 assesses students across multiple scientific topics including medicines and drugs, the water cycle, magnetism, states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases), life processes, light and shadows, sound transmission, forces and space, and living organisms. Questions cover evaporation and condensation, magnetic strength testing, properties of materials, the Earth's rotation, plant functions, experimental design and variables, and animal adaptations in habitats such as seashores.
- Ks2 Science 2006 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B from 2006 assesses levels 3-5 across multiple scientific topics. Questions cover human and animal biology (bones, teeth, skeletons), materials and their properties (flexibility, transparency, reversible and non-reversible changes), physical processes (forces, light, sound), mixtures and separation (dissolving, filtering, evaporation), plants (germination, fair testing), food chains, and micro-organisms in bread-making. Students complete a variety of tasks including labeling diagrams, explaining scientific concepts, identifying variables in investigations, and planning experiments.
- Ks2 Science 2006 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2006 assesses scientific knowledge and investigation skills across physical, life, and material sciences. Topics include reversible and non-reversible changes (popcorn), forces and floating (boats), classification of mini-beasts, gravity and the solar system (Isaac Newton), plant structure and function (trees), magnets and materials, states of matter (ice experiments), and electrical circuits (train in tunnel). Questions test observation, prediction, investigation design, data interpretation, and application of scientific concepts.
- Ks2 Science 2005 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A from 2005 assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across life processes, materials and their properties, and physical processes. Topics include pond life classification, evaporation and drying, magnetism and force measurement, friction and absorbency, plant life cycles and food chains, light sources and shadows, material properties and water absorption, states of matter and melting, and forces including gravity and friction in water.
- Ks2 Science 2005 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2005 assesses students on topics including the human heart and health, shadows and light, animal adaptations and classification keys, states of matter (solids, liquids and gases), electrical circuits, seed germination experiments, separating mixtures, and Earth, Sun and Moon relationships. Questions include interpreting tables, identifying variables in investigations, completing circuit diagrams, and explaining scientific concepts.
- Ks2 Science 2004 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2004 covers levels 3-5 and contains questions across multiple science topics. It assesses knowledge of food and balanced diet, sound and vibrations, properties of rocks including hardness and permeability, animal classification, forces and breaking strength, states of matter and thermal conductivity, human growth and life processes, the effect of drinks on teeth, and magnetism and forces. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, table completion, and planning an investigation.
- Ks2 Science 2004 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) from 2004 assesses scientific knowledge across multiple topics including materials and their properties (burning, reversible and irreversible changes, dissolving), physical processes (light, shadows, electrical circuits), and life processes (plant structure, food chains, the water cycle). Questions involve labeling diagrams, interpreting data tables, designing fair tests, and explaining scientific phenomena such as acid rain effects on rocks and brine shrimp behavior.
- Ks2 Science 2003 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A from 2003 assesses levels 3-5 across nine topics. Students answer questions on balanced diets and nutrition, opposing forces and skateboard motion, living things in a vegetable patch including food chains, investigating paper towel absorbency, shadow formation and movement, seed germination experiments, temperature changes in drinks and thermal insulation, forces and stacking masses, and properties of materials including solids, liquids, and separation techniques.
- Ks2 Science 2003 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B (levels 3-5) assesses understanding across multiple scientific topics. Questions cover human biology (pulse rates during exercise), materials and changes (mixing liquids, reversible/irreversible reactions), scientific investigations (bouncing balls, evaporation rates), biology (seed dispersal, micro-organisms), Earth and space (planetary motion, gravity), and electricity (circuits, conductors and insulators). Students demonstrate knowledge through explanations, predictions, experimental design, and data interpretation.
Table of Contents
What are KS2 SATs?
KS2 SATs are a mix of formal exams and informal assessments in English, Maths and Science for children in Year 6. Individual SATs results are given to parents at the end of the academic year.
KS2 SATs are important tests for both children and schools.
KS2 SATs past papers are KS2 SATs papers that were used in previous years. We offer free SATs papers to help students prepare for their real KS2 SATs papers.
When are KS2 SATs?
The 2026 KS2 SATs will take place in the week commencing 11th May 2026. The precise SATs test dates can be found on our 2026 SATs page. Here you can download a PDF Exam Timetable or add the dates to your online calendar.
Key Stage 2 SATs papers are always taken in or around the second week of May during the timetabled "SATs week". Children must take these test papers throughout this week as per the timetable, there is no flexibility with absence.
Who takes KS2 SATs Papers?
KS2 SATs are taken by children that attend state schools in England. The tests are taken in Year 6, when pupils are between 10 and 11 years old. Hence KS2 SATs are sometimes known as 'Year 6 SATs'.
Teachers enter all eligible pupils using the 'primary assessment gateway' (PAG) from early February 2026. The test date registration deadline is in early March 2026. Teachers need to ensure all pupils are correctly registered before then.
What's in KS2 SATs Papers?
Children take Key Stage 2 SATs papers in English Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.
Want to know what sort of questions they will face? Try our free Online SATs Quiz and see how you do! (Most parents fail).
How many KS2 SATs Papers are there?
Children are required to take six separate Key Stage 2 SATs papers in English and Maths:
English Reading
Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Paper 1 (Questions)
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Paper 2 (Spelling Test)
As well as these KS2 SATs papers, children take teacher assessments in Writing and Science.
Unlike KS1 SATs, the English Reading Test, Maths SATs Papers, GaPS Paper 1 (Questions) and GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling test) are all mandatory tests.
Who marks KS2 Year 6 SATs papers?
KS2 SATs papers are marked by a team of external examiners. In the case of Writing and Science assessments, these are set and compiled by your child's teacher.
How many marks are there in Year 6 SATs papers?
A full breakdown of the marks available in the Year 6 SATs papers can be found below. Please note that this does not include the Writing and Science teacher assessments:
| Test | Total Marks (paper) | Total Marks (test) |
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| English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 (Questions) | 50 marks | 70 marks |
| English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2 (Spelling) | 20 marks | |
| English Reading | 50 marks | 50 marks |
| Mathematics Paper 1 (Arithmetic) | 40 marks | 110 marks |
| Mathematics Paper 2 (Reasoning) | 35 marks | |
| Mathematics Paper 3 (Reasoning) | 35 marks |
Do KS2 SATs Papers use Scaled scores?
Yes. After marking each SATs paper, teachers convert a child's 'raw marks' into the equivalent scaled score. The easiest way to do this is by using our free scaled score converter.
These scaled scores show whether their child has reached the expected standard, exceeded the expected standard or fallen below it.
Why do KS2 Year 6 SATs exist?
KS2 SATs papers are used by teachers and schools to check and compare children's performance against national averages.
KS2 SATs also act as a reference point for measuring children's development compared to their KS1 SATs mark from KS1 SATs.
These two SATs tests form the basis of several measurements in school league tables.
For further information about why KS2 SATs are important for everyone involved, read our article "Are KS2 SATs Important?"
Should I help prepare my child for Key Stage 2 SATs?
Yes! Key Stage 2 SATs are an opportunity for your child to really shine! We recommend parents help their children with our free SATs papers archive and other free resources.
Using past SATs papers is the fastest and easiest way to help children prepare for their KS2 SATs. Download the past papers, their mark schemes and dedicate some time to private study. Past SATs papers truly are one of the best revision tools available. Best of all, they're even free!
If your child is struggling with KS2 Maths SATs papers, ensure you make full use of our exclusive full worked solutions for each test. These are free to download and are listed among the KS2 Maths question papers.
We also have a number of free Year 6 Maths Worksheets for teachers and parents to download. These aim to challenge children on a broad range of Year 6 Maths topics before they face their real tests.
Alternatively, if you don't want the burden of printing past SATs papers, buy some practice SATs papers from retailers such as Exam Ninja.
As well as using past SATs papers, parents should use our free Online SATs Tests. These multiple-choice tests in English and Maths feature SAT style questions, providing extra Maths and SPaG practice for Year 6. They're really useful for children preparing for the 2026 SATs.
Lastly, ensure you take a look at our free guide to SATs Revision and our 12 Crucial SATs Tips for success in the 2026 KS2 SATs.
Whether you use past papers or practice SATs papers, you're helping your child feel more confident in their tests.
History of KS2 SATs Papers
Below you will find the history of KS2 SATs however we also recommend you read about the History of SATs in our dedicated article.
The introduction of KS2 Year 6 SATs (1995-2009)
KS2 SATs papers first started in 1995 under the Education Reform Act of 1988. Pupils that took KS1 SATs in 1991 were the first year to take the new KS2 SATs in 1995.
These SATs exams were in English, Maths and Science and used a combination of formal tests as well as informal assessments to judge each child's attainment against the national curriculum targets.
Pupils were expected to reach 'level 4' by the end of Key Stage 2.
The Maths Year 6 SATs papers featured a Mental Maths Test. The Mental Maths Test was particularly popular as it involved children listening to a CD recording of the questions while completing their answer booklet.
The Year 6 English tests included an audible spelling test that was read out by their teacher. The intention of this test was to probe children's spelling skills and ultimlty to encourage the development of children's vocabulary.
Some particularly able pupils could take advanced 'level 6' English and Maths SATs papers. The additional workload meant very few pupils were ever entered and they were discontinued in 2002.
More Teacher Assessments (2009-2010)
In 2009 the KS2 Science SATs ceased to be a formal exam and would instead become a teacher assessment.
In 2010, the KS2 Writing test also became an informal assessment.
The return of Level 6 Tests (2012-2015)
In 2012, Level 6 SATs tests were reintroduced to allow the most able children the opportunity to earn the highest grade.
These English and Maths SATs were designed to really challenge children.
Level 6 tests were again optional (i.e. children had to be put forward for the test by their teacher). Children could be entered into either test or both.
Informal KS2 Science SATs (2014)
Lord Bew's review of Key Stage 2 testing in 2010 concluded that a random selection of schools should take national sampling tests to monitor standards.
A biennial sampling system was introduced in 2014 whereby approximately 9,500 children were randomly selected (based on 5 children from 1,900 schools). The randomisation ensured that no individual school or child could be subsequently identified.
If instructed, a school was required to administer the test within a two week window from the first Monday of "SATs week".
The test would consist of three separate papers (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). Each would take no longer than 25 minutes to complete.
Schools that were selected were required to participate.
KS2 English Reading Test Tweaks (2014)
In 2014 the KS2 Reading Test was updated such that the texts no longer related to each other in the reading booklet or the reading answer booklet.
New KS2 SATs papers (2016-)
In 2013, a new national curriculum was announced for 2014 marking the demise of levels, a raft of new KS2 SATs tests and the introduction of a new measure of attainment.
From May 2016, Year 6 children would sit all-new SATs tests in English Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Maths with teacher assessments in Writing and Science.
In 2015, the STA offered access to sample SATs papers with guidance notes that reflected the new format and new SPaG SATs paper. This allowed pupils plenty of time to practise with example questions.
KS2 Maths SATs papers
KS2 Maths SATs papers faced a big overhaul, now featuring three papers and the popular Mental Maths Test no longer being administered. Children would now take an arithmetic Maths SATs test as well as two reasoning Maths SATs papers.
The KS2 Maths arithmetic test (Paper 1) was designed to test children's core maths skills. It would require students to demonstrate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with several number forms including integers, fractions, decimals and percentages. This also included long multiplication and long division calculations. Sound numeracy and times tables skills would hence be essential for this KS2 Maths SATs paper.
Each mathematical reasoning paper, Paper 2 (Reasoning) and Paper 3 (Reasoning) contained problem-solving questions and challenged children with questions related to weights, measures, money, volume, data, shapes, geometry, ratio and algebra.
Level Thresholds out, scaled scores in
Rather than level thresholds, children's performance would be measured using scaled scores.
A scaled score could show whether a pupil had reached the 'expected standard', had exceeded it as 'working at greater depth' or had struggled with 'working towards the expected standard'.
KS2 SATs Cancelled (2020-2021)
Following the closure of schools in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the DfE (Department for Education) announced that the 2020 KS2 SATs would be cancelled.
As schools were once again closed in January 2021, it was announced that KS2 SATs would be again cancelled for 2021.
KS2 Science Teacher Assessment (2022-)
The STA (Standards and Testing Agency) announced in July 2022 that there would not be any further science sampling tests. Instead, teacher assessment data would be used.
FAQ
Are KS2 SATs bad or good?
Research shows that SATs are a good method of providing primary school assessments for maintaining accountability in schools. For further information, read our article 7 BAD things about SATs (and 7 GOOD things!).
What are the 2025 SATs papers?
The 2025 SATs papers were the KS2 SATs taken by Year 6 children in 2025. They can all be downloaded on our dedicated 2025 SATs Papers page.
What are Year 6 SATs papers?
Year 6 SATs papers are national curriculum tests. See our dedicated What are SATs? page for further information.
How many papers SATs KS2?
Altogether there are six KS2 SATs Papers - one English Reading, three Maths and two Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar (sometimes called 'SPaG' or 'GaPS').
What papers are in KS2 SATs?
KS2 SATs Papers are taken in English Reading, Maths and Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar (sometimes called 'SPaG' or 'GaPS').
