Level 6 SATs Papers for KS2

2015 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (New Worlds)

This is a reading stimulus booklet containing two texts for comprehension assessment. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson presents extracts describing Jim Hawkins' first impressions of the mysterious island where treasure is buried. Moondust by Andrew Smith recounts the 1969 Moon landing, focusing on Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic first steps on the lunar surface. Both texts explore themes of exploration and first encounters with unfamiliar places.

2015 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is a Level 6 English Reading answer booklet from 2015 Key Stage 2 tests. Students answer questions about two texts: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, an extract describing Jim Hawkins' arrival at the mysterious island, and Moondust, a non-fiction account of the Apollo 11 moon landing and Armstrong's first steps. Questions assess comprehension, language analysis, inference, and comparison skills across both texts.

Questions: 19

2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Living With Animals)

This Level 6 reading stimulus booklet contains two texts exploring human relationships with animals. Animal Management discusses animal domestication, explaining the characteristics needed for successful domestication including diet, growth rate, breeding, character, response to danger, and hierarchy. A Donkey in Corfu is an extract from Gerald Durrell's memoir about receiving a donkey as a birthday present and his brother's disastrous attempt to teach him donkey care.

2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is the answer booklet for the Key Stage 2 Level 6 English reading test. Students answer questions about two texts: Animal Management, an explanatory text about why certain animals cannot be domesticated (covering gorillas, hippos, bears, cheetahs, zebras, elephants, and antelopes), and A Donkey in Corfu, a narrative extract about a boy named Gerald receiving a donkey named Sally as a gift. Questions assess comprehension, inference, analysis of language effects, text structure, and comparison between the two texts.

Questions: 20

2013 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Going the Distance)

This reading booklet contains three texts on the theme of endurance and physical challenges. Length after length is a novel extract about Jess, a teenage swimmer training at her local pool. The half-mile is a poem by Pamela Gillilan recounting a childhood swimming achievement in a tidal sea-pool. Triathlon – Will Dad make it? is a magazine article describing a family's experience competing in a triathlon event, covering swimming, cycling and running.

2013 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is an answer booklet for Key Stage 2 Level 6 English reading assessment. Students respond to questions about three texts: Length after length (a narrative about a swimmer named Jess), The half-mile (a poem by Pamela Gillilan about swimming), and Triathlon - Will Dad make it? (an article about a family's triathlon experience). Questions assess comprehension, inference, language analysis, structural features, and cross-text comparison.

Questions: 15

2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Reflections on Water)

This Level 6 English reading stimulus contains three texts about water's role in human life. The Great Stink of London describes Victorian sewage problems and Joseph Bazalgette's engineering solution. Daughter of the River is an autobiographical extract about childhood in 1960s China near the Yangtze River. Bath times with the Romans explains Roman public bathing systems and their social importance. The paper assesses reading comprehension at an advanced level.

2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This Level 6 English reading answer booklet contains questions based on three texts: The Great Stink of London (about Victorian sewerage and cholera), Daughter of the River by Hong Ying (a memoir about life by the Yangtze), and Bath times with the Romans (about Roman public baths). Questions assess inference, language analysis, writer's techniques, and cross-text comparison skills.

Questions: 17

2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Man and Machine)

This reading stimulus booklet contains three texts exploring the relationship between humans and machines. Robots rule... is a web page from a science museum discussing the history and development of robotics. The Tractor by R S Thomas is a 1950 poem about a Welsh farmer's new tractor and its impact on traditional farming. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction extract by Brian Aldiss where machines respond to the absence of human orders.

2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is an answer booklet for a Level 6 English reading test covering three texts. Robots rule... is a non-fiction web page about robots and their increasing role in society. The Tractor is a poem about a farmer named Cynddylan and his relationship with his tractor. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction story about machines questioning their purpose when humans disappear. Questions assess comprehension, language analysis, writer's technique, and comparative skills across these texts.

Questions: 17