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 poem 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: Daydreaming
The poem Daydreamimg by Joshua Seigal follows a child imagining themselves as various Greek gods, from Poseidon to Zeus. It comes from our Real Writing collection, which features high-quality work by professional children’s authors. Pupils are exposed to rich vocabulary, imaginative imagery and engaging rhythmic structure.
The poem’s playful tone and vivid descriptions make it ideal for practising SATs reading skills. Pupils can explore the contrast between fantasy and reality, infer character feelings, retrieve information about the gods and their attributes and compare stanzas to notice patterns and shifts.
Why this text works well for SATs revision
- Inference-rich content: Pupils can deduce the child’s feelings and wishes from the imagined scenarios.
- Tier 2 vocabulary in context: Words such as skewer, revelling and orchestrating support vocabulary-focused questions.
- Clear retrieval opportunities: Pupils can locate details about the gods, objects and actions described in the poem.
- Small extract, high impact: The short poem allows pupils to reread quickly and focus on comprehension and language techniques.
- Natural links to predicting and summarising: The structured stanzas invite meaningful comparison and thematic analysis.
What’s included in this resource pack
- Quick Reading Questions PowerPoint
- PDF version of the poem
- 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.