Take the 6th grade exam quiz as concerns have been raised about the difficulty

Sats, or standard assessment tests, are used to measure children’s English and math skills in 2nd and 6th grades and consist of six 45-minute papers.

Here are some sample questions from last year’s exams to see how you’re doing.

Question 1

Which word is the subject of the following sentence?

A whale lives in the sea.

question 2

In which sentence are commas used correctly?

A – The band will perform at concerts in Belfast, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Sheffield.

B – The children could choose to play netball, cricket, hockey or tennis.

C – Owls, badgers, hedgehogs and bats are all nocturnal animals.

D – Painting, drawing, sculpting and printmaking were the choices on art day.

question 3

Match each word to its antonym.

Almost close

cold far

remote hot

Warm cold

question 4

4/9 + 2/3 = ?

question 5

7/10 of 30 = ?

question 6

6 + 4 / 2 = ?

Answer

• Question 1 – Whale
• Question 2 – B
• Question 3 – Near and far, cold and hot, far and near, warm and cool
• Question 4 – 10/9 or 1 and 1/9
• Question 5 – 21
• Question 6 – 8

Addressing concerns about the difficulty of this year’s sats, which brought tears to some sixth-formers, Schools Secretary Nick Gibb said: “I haven’t seen the paper yet. I’ll check it out next week when it’s available.

“The Standards and Testing Agency tested this test before the pandemic, they tested it with a large group of children last year, they monitored the reaction of these children to the test and to the questions and found that 85% enjoyed it have.” take the test.

“But we’ll look at it. I’ll definitely look into this because I know some schools have expressed concerns.”