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Key Stage 1
National Curriculum Tests
Workshop
What is Tested?
 The tests form an assessment of Reading, Writing
and Maths at the end of Key Stage 1.
 We call them ‘quizzes’.
 They provide a ‘snapshot’ of your child.
 Your child’s class teacher’s assessment of your
child is on-going and is mainly used to assess your
child.
Important!
Your child will not know they are
doing tests!
Six Papers
 English grammar, punctuation and spelling x2
 English reading x2
 Mathematics x2
 Everyone takes the same paper.
 The papers test the contents of KS1 National
Curriculum (Years 1 and 2).
 The expectation is that everyone will pass all the test
papers to be in line with National Expectations.
READING
What will be tested?
 Knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts.
 Identify and explain key aspects of fiction/non-fiction
texts
(such as characters, events, titles and information).
 Identify and explain sequence of events in texts.
 Make inferences from the text.
 Predict based on what read so far.
READING
The Tests:
 Paper 1: Short Reading and comprehension tasks -
Fiction and Non-fiction
 Paper 2: Long Reading and comprehension tasks Fiction and Non-fiction
READING
Question Types:
 Selected Response
Multi-choice, match, order
 Short Response
Find and copy
 Extended Response
Why…?
Selected Response
 Multi-choice e.g.
 Which word in the text describes what worker ants
are like?
 Tick one
Sleepy
Noisy
Busy
Fast
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Match e.g.
Draw lines to match these characters to the help they
gave the blackbird.
Fox
Frightened the king
Ants
Scared the chicken
River
Terrified the elephants
Selected Response
Order e.g.
Number the sentences below from 1 to 4 to show the
order they happen in the story.
The first one has been done for you
They found a big basket
They fell asleep on an island
They went into a boat
The boat drifted away from them
Short Response
Find and copy e.g.
Find and copy two words that describe how scared
the king was.
1______________________
2______________________
Extended Response
Why? e.g.
Why can plastics be dangerous when they melt?
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WRITING – SPaG
What will be tested?
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Grammatical terms/word classes
(nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
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Functions of sentences
(statements, questions, commands, exclamations)
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Combining words, phrases and clauses
(co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions, noun phrases, sentences)
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Verb forms, tense and consistency
(simple past and present, progressive past and present)
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Punctuation
All basics, plus commas in list, speech marks, apostrophes
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Vocabulary
Understanding prefixes and suffixes, plurals “s” and “es”, adding “ness”, “ment” and
“er”, adding “ful”, “less”, “er” and “est”
WRITING
 The Tests:
 Paper 1 Spelling
 Paper 2 Grammar and Punctuation
WRITING
 Question Types:
 Selected Response
identify, tick, match, circle, underline
 Constructed Response
Complete, Correct, Rewrite, Write, Explain
 (adding plural ending, punctuation mark, creation of
verb tense, formation of type of sentence)
 Extended Response
Spelling
 One word response x 20
 Hannah ran _____________ than Lee.
 The school garden is a ____________ place to sit.
Grammar and punctuation
Selected Response
Identify/tick e.g.
What type of word is underlined in the sentence below?
Poppy held the baby rabbit gently in her arms.
Tick one
An adjective
An adverb
A noun
A verb
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 Match e.g.
 Draw lines to match the groups of words that have
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the same meaning.
I will
you have
it is
did not
it’s
I’ll
didn’t
you’ve
Selected Response
 circle/underline e.g.
 Circle the three nouns in the sentence below
A whale has an enormous heart that can weigh as
much as a small car.
Constructed Response
 adding plural ending e.g.
 Write s or es to make each word a plural.
 Fox__
 Card___
 Match___
Constructed response
 Punctuation mark e.g.
 Write the missing punctuation mark to complete the
sentence below.
Can you play my favourite tune
Constructed response
 Creation of a verb tense e.g.
 Write this verb in the past tense
smiles
My brother__________ for his picture.
Constructed response
 Formation of type of sentence e.g.
 Tick the sentence that is a statement.
 Tick one.
What an interesting painting!
Can you collect all the crayons, please?
James washed the paintbrushes.
Check that your tables are clean.
Extended response
 Why do the underlined words start with a capital
letter?
 King Fred had a party at Greystone Palace on
Sunday afternoon.
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MATHS
 The Tests:
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Paper 1: Arithmetic
 Number
 No apparatus allowed
 Paper 2: Reasoning/Applying
 Place value/number
 Shape and Measure
 Ruler allowed
Maths
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Arithmetic
79+10 =
15-4 =
17+2+2 =
+4= 9
57-40=
60= 20
8x10=
12÷2=
¼ of 20=
½ of 30=
¾ of 40=
Maths
 Reasoning and applying
How can you help your child?
Reading
 Read with your child EVERY day.
 Ask questions to ensure that they understand what
they have read.
 Check their understanding of words used in the text.
 Encourage your child to think about what is inferred
within the text.
 Lots of our home readers have guidance at the back
or on the inside cover to support you.
How can you help your child?
Writing
 Help your child to learn their weekly spellings and
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Phonics.
Encourage your child to use capital letters at the
beginning of a sentence and a full stop at the end.
Correct your child’s spoken language especially
tenses .e.g. I eatted/ I ate.
Discuss the word classes eg. Verb, noun…
Reinforce correct pencil grip and correct letter
formation.
How can you help your child?
Maths
 Help your child to learn their 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
 Ensure they are fluent in their number bonds to 10 and
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to 20.
Ensure they know doubles and halves up to 20.
Help your child to be familiar with money.
Add and take away two digit numbers.
Help your child to tell the time.
Encourage your child to measure objects, fluids and
temperature, recognising standard units of measure.
 Any questions?