Exam paper- English SATS Reading

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SATs

Reading Paper

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What We’ll Look At

Timing

Text Types

Finding Information

Questions

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Timing

1 hour and 15 minutes (15 mins reading time)

Spend about 20 minutes answering the questions on each text

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Text Types

Three extracts will come from different GENRES or FORMS.

Including – fiction, non-fiction, pre-Twentieth Century.

May include - leaflet, story, historical writing, article, informative or persuasive writing, letter or part of an autobiography.

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Text Types:

You need to decide:

What type of text is it? (text type)

Why was it written? (purpose)

Who was it written for? (target audience)

These affect the content and style of the text.

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Finding Information

Firstly - read the text really carefully

Secondly - read question to make sure you understand exactly what it's asking you

Thirdly - use skimming and scanning skills to home in on the information, and write it down

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PEE

Point

Evidence (a quotation) and

Explanation

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PEE: Connectives

Arguing an idea:

However . therefore . because . but . and . furthermore also . in addition . then . as well as . next . whereas . in contrast . later . at first . similarly .

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PEE: Connectives

Explaining an idea:

This implies . this suggests . which gives the impression that . this shows . this clearly shows . possibly . perhaps . this indicates that . obviously . this conveys to the reader that .

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Punctuation

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Punctuation:

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Questions: Language

Focus – showing you understand how a writer uses language for effect.

Explain and comment on words / sentences and why a writer has chosen them

E.g. shrouded – covered up, hidden, a link with death