KS2 ENGLISH: COMPREHENSION
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KEY STAGE 2 ENGLISH IS EASY – PRACTICE PAPERS
Your child needs to be competent and confident to undergo their SATs. That is why, here at How2Become, we have created several English Is Easy guides to ensure your child reaches their maximum potential. We all know how stressful exam times can be, but with a little help, and interactive resources, we feel that your child will walk into their exam feeling able to cope with the pressures of the exam. Like I mentioned above, we have created other revision guides to help you and your child through the exam process. Take a look at our Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling guide, and our Reading and Comprehension guide. Both these guides break down each element of the English SAT, which will allow your child to fully understand and engage with different topics discussed.
THE KEY SKILLS FOR THE ENGLISH ASSESSMENT
During their academic life, children from the age of 7 will undergo many exams and assessments. Whilst assessments in Key stage 2 are not considered extremely important, they do provide a guideline as to the progress of each individual child. During the Key Stage 2 English SAT, children will undergo papers that will assess particular skills and abilities. Below, we have broken this down to give you some indication as to what is expected from your child during their SATs.
GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION & SPELLING
- Demonstrate good use of grammar, and showing understanding of the context in which it was written.
- Demonstrate a good use of English vocabulary.
- Understand the importance of Standard English.
- Understand different literary techniques such as metaphors, similes, irony etc.
- Understand the difference between verbs, adjectives, nouns, adverbs etc.
- Understand the different punctuation marks used, and what they mean.
READING & COMPREHENSION
- Demonstrate a good ability to read a text and pick out key information.
- Understand the different writing styles including fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry.
- Understand the importance of the works of Shakespeare and how he influenced English writing.
- Being able to interpret the text in a particular way.
- Analyse key phrases and words.
- Understand why the author has used something in a particular way.
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- A guide in support of the new national curriculum – this revision book provides sample questions that assess similar skills for the 2025 national curriculum.
- Lots of PRACTICE questions – this guide contains lots and lots of sample questions, for all practice papers.
- Mock papers – two Sets of practice papers, each containing a paper for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, a Spelling paper, and a Reading and Comprehension paper.
- Guidance for parents – to ensure parents know how to help their child during the revision stages of the English SATs.
- Laid out in exam style – to ensure your child is familiar with exam format.
- Marking scheme – work through the guide and work out how many marks each question is worth.
- Fun loving characters – our Key Stage 2 guides introduce our superhero characters which are used to make English more interactive and demonstrate when important tips are being given.
- Answers to every question – we have provided all of the answers, so you and your child can work through the booklet together and see which questions they are getting right and which ones they need to work on.
- Interaction – this revision guide continuously gets your child’s mind working in different ways to understand the basics of English comprehension.
Sample KS2 English Questions
To help you get a better understanding of what the English SAT involves, let’s take a quick look at a few sample questions.
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KS2 English Test Practice Questions
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 01
Lalita needs your help! Match each prefix with the correct word, in order to make a new word.
PREFIX
DIS
IN
COM
RE
MIS
WORD
CITE
LEAD
APPEAR
ACTIVE
MOTION
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 02
Which is the correct spelling of the word in the sentences below?
a) I am quiet / quite happy with my exam results.
b) We need to alter this loose / lose knot.
c) Are / Our shopping trip was really successful.
d) My grandpa is really fragile and week / weak.
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 03
Anil needs your help. The poems use different literary techniques in their writing. Match the term up with the correct example.
WORD
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Oxymoron
EXAMPLE
An oak tree wrinkled.
As precious as a royalty’s ring.
A waking dream.
Buzzed through the empty, childless park.
Sleeping soundly.
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 04
List five adjectives that the poet uses in ‘Countryside by Day’.
ANSWERS
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 01
Disappear
Inactive
Commotion
Recite
Mislead
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 02
a) I am quite happy with my exam results.
b) We need to alter this loose knot.
c) Our shopping trip was really successful.
d) My grandpa is really fragile and weak.
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 03
Simile = as precious as a royalty’s ring.
Alliteration = sleeping soundly.
Onomatopoeia = buzzed through the empty, childless park.
Personification = an oak tree wrinkled.
Oxymoron = a waking dream.
KS2 ENGLISH QUESTION 04
Supportive, strong, perfect, precious, peaceful.
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