Test your knowledge with these SATs questions meant for 11-year-olds

Primary school pupils as young as 6 are gearing up to take their SATs across Britain this week. While the tests are no longer mandatory for Key Stage 1 (Year 2) pupils, many schools have decided to conduct them anyway, alongside compulsory SATs for Key Stage 2 (Year 6) students.

The controversial tests for Year 6 children are intended to track their progress, with questions on English reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling, as well as mathematics.

There have been many calls to fully scrap SATs over the years, but the Government maintains that the exams "provide vital information to parents about their child's attainment, support the transition to secondary schools, and identify where additional support is best targeted to individuals". The tests are also used to gauge school performance, according to Manchester Evening News.

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How do the tests work, and when will the results be released?

To keep the pressure low, SATs are usually taken in a normal classroom situation, and papers are not strictly timed.

On July 9, 2024, the test results will be sent to schools. By the end of the summer term, parents will receive a report from their child's school detailing test results and teacher assessment judgements.

The report will contain each child's scaled score for every tested subject, calculated using their individual marks from a specific test. A scaled score below 100 indicates that a child might need additional support to reach the expected standard, while a score of 100 or more suggests that a child is working at, or above, the expected standard for the key stage.

If a child has special educational needs, reporting will be different, and parents should consult with their child's teacher for more information, as recommended by the Government Education Hub.

You might think SATs sound like a walk in the park, but many of us have forgotten a lot since school. The average score for adults taking these tests is less than 50%, so most would score below expectations in their KS2 SATs if they were to take them today.

We've sifted through Key Stage 2 past papers from the last few years to select 10 questions - how many can you answer correctly?

The quiz below contains five English grammar questions and five mathematics questions, all of which were asked to 11 year olds sitting their SATs in 2022 or 2023 - give it a try and let us know your score.

Bear in mind that we have provided multiple choice answers for the mathematics questions where there wouldn't be in a real test paper - and calculators are not allowed!

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