KS1 SATs 2016CHILDREN WILL TAKE SATS IN:

• READING• ENGLISH - GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION AND

SPELLING• MATHS• NO WRITING TEST – THIS WILL BE TEACHER

ASSESSED

READING Paper 1 consists of a selection of texts totalling 400 to 700

words, with questions interspersed (20 marks). Paper 2 comprises a reading booklet of a selection of

passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet (20 marks).

Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30-40 minutes each, but children will not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. 

The texts in the reading papers will cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and will get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test.

Reading level - children should be aiming for ‘Gold’ level in their reading books for the end of the year.

Multiple choice Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below

to show in which order they happened in the story’

Matching, e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’

Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that

shows what the weather was like in the story’ Short answer, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended answer, e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the

letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’

Question types

ENGLISHPaper 1: a 20-word spelling test This will take approximately 15 minutes and is

worth 20 marks.

Paper 2 – grammar, punctuation & vocabulary

This will involve a mixture of selecting the right answers e.g. through multiple choice, writing short answers, circling, matching etc.

There are 18 questions (20 marks total). Handwriting and spelling are not assessed but

spellings and legibility will be important for checking understanding of present to past tense for example: was – were; and for contractions, don’t, doesn’t…

Example Qs – paper 2

MATHSThe new Key Stage 1 maths test involves two papers (60 marks total) Paper 1: arithmetic, worth 25 marks and taking

around 20-25 minutes. Paper 2: mathematical fluency, problem-solving and

reasoning, worth 35 marks and taking around 30 minutes, with a break if necessary. There will be a variety of question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or explain their method).

Children will not be able to use any tools such as calculators or number lines. However they will be able to use a ruler for Paper 2.

Content is heavily weighted towards ‘Number’ – approx. 48-54 marks (80-90%) focuses on number & place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculations and fractions.

The other 10-20% tests measurement, shape and data (6-12 marks).

Working at the expected standard Partition two-digit numbers into different combinations

of tens and ones. This may include using apparatus (e.g. 23 is the same as 2 tens and 3 ones which is the same as 1 ten and 13 ones).

Add 2 two-digit numbers within 100 (e.g. 48 + 35) and can demonstrate their method using concrete apparatus or pictorial representations.

Use estimation to check that their answers to a calculation are reasonable (e.g. knowing that 48 + 35 will be less than 100).

Subtract mentally a two-digit number from another two-digit number when there is no regrouping required (e.g. 74 − 33).

Recognise the inverse relationships between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and work out missing number problems (e.g. ∆ − 14 = 28).

Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables to solve simple problems, demonstrating an understanding of commutativity as necessary (e.g. knowing they can make 7 groups of 5 from 35 blocks and writing 35 ÷ 5 = 7; sharing 40 cherries between 10 people and writing 40 ÷ 10 = 4; stating the total value of six 5p coins).

Identify 1/3, ¼ , ½, 2/4, ¾ and knows that all parts must be equal parts of the whole.

The best help is interest taken in learning and progress. Not putting children under too much pressure by over-

emphasising revision work. Accept who they are and where they are ~ don’t push

them or expect more than they can give.

Ensuring children arrive at school:- in good time- having had breakfast- having gone to bed at a reasonable time

How can parents help?

How can parents help?Give them plenty of good food to eatListen when they want to speak to youMake sure they get plenty of sleepGive lots of loveMake sure they are as happy as they can be!

In other words ~ keep things as normal as possible!

When will the tests take place?

The tests will be spread out over a few days during the last two weeks over the first half of the Summer term.

Starting on Thursday 19th May and finishing on Wednesday 25th May.