Elevate Resources presents this SATs style reading comprehension pack ideal for cross-curricular work looking at the 9/11 Twin Towers attacks in a child-friendly way. Includes: Non-fiction text - Remembering September 11. A child-friendly text explaining the events of the attacks including sections on the attack, rescue attempts, aftermath, present day and memorials. 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses including word meaning, retrieval, summarising, inference, choice of words to enhance meaning, and comparisons. Answer sheets.

Article on the scandal of how the Windrush immigrants were treated as we approach the 75th anniversary of the ship’s arrival, accompanied by 17 SATs style reading comprehension questions on Windrush from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning. Suitable for UKS2 preparation for SATs or KS3.

Article looking at the impact of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on fashion, culture and the media at the time accompanied by 16 SATs style questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, and Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning. Ideal for UKS2, Y5/6 guided reading lessons!

With the Rugby League World Cup around the corner, this resource includes an article on how the Nazis conspired with the Vichy regime in France to cripple the game there. Comprehension questions cover a wide range of assessment focuses created in the style of SATs examinations.

Match report from England Lionesses V Germany Euro '22 final followed by eighteen SATs style questions covering word meaning, retrieval, summarising, inference, prediction and comparison.

A report highlighting a brief history of women’s football in England followed by SATs style reading comprehension questions from a range of assessment focuses including word meaning, retrieval, summarising, inference and prediction.

August 2022 marks the 75th anniversary of independence of India and Pakistan from British rule. This reading comprehension contains information about the history of Britain’s rule, the build up to independence and the aftermath of the partition leading to the formation of Pakistan. Accompanying SATs style questions cover assessment focuses including word meaning, retrieval, summarising and inference.

Elevate Resources presents an article on the history of the ‘cold war’ followed by19 SATs style reading comprehensions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons.

Pen pictures of the Euro '22 winning England Lionesses squad accompanied by 17 SATs style questions from word meaning, retrieval, summarising and comparison assessment focuses.

This year the BBC celebrate their centenary. This reading comprehension with SATs style questions from a range of assessment focuses including word meaning, retrieval, summarising, inference and prediction is suitable for UKS2 or LKS3. It looks at the formation of the BBC and the changes that have occurred up to present day.

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Elevate Resources presents this four page article on the grave of the Unknown Warrior, accompanied by 16 SATs style reading comprehension questions for non-fiction text from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning.

Elevate Resources presents this unit of work guiding students towards writing their own anti-racist speech modelled on Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. Using apartheid in South Africa as a stimulus, but easily adaptable to other anti-racist themes, the unit covers: Understanding of arguments around apartheid Glean features of a persuasive speech Compare two persuasive speeches Understanding use of punctuation for effect. Organise the structure of a speech Plan a persuasive speech Writing a persuasive speech Resources include: Speeches (edited and full) by Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., Tony Blair, Abraham Lincoln & Earl Spencer. ‘Boxing up’ planning sheet. WAGOLL speech. Axis of emotion & venn diagrams for comparing speeches. Success criteria for final piece. A great cross curricular unit which will lead students to producing their own fantastic speeches!

Elevate Resources presents this seven-page article on the holocaust (the Nazis, Hitler, Propaganda, Discrimination, Kristallnacht, Punishment, Memorials, etc) followed by 20 SATs style reading comprehension from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning. Complete with answers.

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Free sample of Elevate Resources biography of Charles Dickens along with SATs style reading comprehension questions.

Elevate Resources presents this 8-page biography of Charles Dickens (Early Life, Beginnings of a Literary Career, Dickens in the United States, Master Novelist, Journalist and Reformer, Dark Times, Theatre & Public Reading, & Final Novels), complete with 19 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, & Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, AND answers.

Free sample of Elevate Resources article and reading comprehension questions on World Water Day.

Elevate Resources presents this seven-page article on World Theatre Day (History of World Theatre Day, World Theatre Day Timeline, World Theatre Day FAQs, World Theatre Day Activities, 5 Interesting Facts About Theatre, Why We Love World Theatre Day, World Theatre Day Dates) accompanied by 18 SATs style reading comprehension questions from assessment focuses: Word Meaning, Retrieval, Summarising, Inference, Prediction, Choice of Words to Enhance Meaning, & Comparisons… And Answers!

Free sample of Elevate Resources article and reading comprehension questions on World Theatre Day.