KS2 SATs Reading: Comparing and Contrasting
Comparison questions ask how something is similar or different, often at two points in a text. A full-mark answer covers both sides, gives evidence for each, and links them with a word such as "whereas" or "however". Learn the trap of only describing one side, then choose the answer that earns both marks.
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2:37KS2 SATs Reading: Recognising Question Types and Command Words
Every SATs reading question tests a specific skill. "Find and copy" asks you to retrieve exact words; "What does … mean?" tests vocabulary; "Why do you think…?" and "How can you tell…?" ask you to infer; "What might happen next?" asks you to predict. Learn the command words, the trap of paraphrasing a find-and-copy answer, then classify a question SATs-style.
2:33KS2 SATs Reading: Summarising the Main Idea (Content Domain 2c)
A summary captures the main idea of a whole paragraph, not a single detail. Read a paragraph about emperor penguins and choose the summary that covers everything, learn the trap of picking a true detail that isn’t the main idea, then choose the best summary of a paragraph about bees in a SATs-style question.
2:21KS2 SATs Reading: Making Evidence-Based Predictions (Content Domain 2e)
A strong prediction is based on clues in the text and on what we know about the characters, not a guess. Use the dark clouds, the forgotten umbrella and the long walk home to predict what happens next, learn why an unsupported prediction scores no marks, then predict what Fizz the fox will do with a feather in a SATs-style question.