Help your Year 6 pupils prepare for the KS2 SATs reading test with this mini practice pack. Each resource is built around a carefully chosen text and includes SATs-style questions covering key reading skills such as vocabulary, retrieval, inference, summarising and predicting, and comparing and explaining.
For more texts and question sets, explore our full KS2 SATs reading collection.
About the text: Victory Parade
This newspaper-style article by Jon Mayhew recounts the capture of a marauding grey wolf in a small Russian village. The extract comes from our Real Writing collection, which features high-quality texts by professional children’s authors. Pupils benefit from engaging narrative craft, clear structure and rich vocabulary.
The text offers a compelling real-world scenario to practise key SATs skills. Peter’s bravery, the wolf’s threatening behaviour and the reactions of other characters provide excellent material for inference, explanation and retrieval. The article’s formal report style also introduces pupils to features of non-fiction writing, supporting comprehension across genres.
Why this text works well for SATs revision
- Inference-rich content: Peter’s actions, feelings and the wolf’s danger provide opportunities for reading between the lines.
- Tier 2 vocabulary in context: Words such as commotion and terrorising support vocabulary-focused questions.
- Clear retrieval opportunities: Pupils can locate details about characters, events and setting with confidence.
- Small extract, high impact: The concise article allows multiple readings in a short lesson, ideal for timed practice.
- Natural links to predicting and summarising: The narrative structure encourages pupils to anticipate outcomes and summarise key points.
What’s included in this resource pack
- Quick Reading Questions PowerPoint
- PDF version of the non-fiction text
- Vocabulary Questions worksheet
- Retrieval Questions worksheet
- Inference Questions worksheet
- Summarise and Predict Questions worksheet
- Compare and Explain Questions worksheet
- Teacher notes
How to use this pack
Use the PowerPoint for whole-class modelling or small-group intervention, focusing on test technique and question analysis. Each section begins with a warm-up question and is followed by SATs-style questions linked to a specific reading skill.
Pupils can then apply their understanding using the PDF worksheets, either in class or as homework, using the text to justify their answers.
For further Year 6 reading practice, explore our KS2 SATs reading resources collection.