1. What it means for your child.
2016 National Tests
What it means for your child.

2. The Tests Grammar, punctuation and spelling
Paper 1: Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary
Paper 2: Spelling (20 words)
Paper 1: 50 marks
Paper 2: 20 marks
Paper 1: 45 mins
Paper 2: 15 minutes (approx.)
English Reading Test
One paper
Reading booklet and separate answer booklet.
(Texts and questions in order of difficulty)
50 marks
60 minutes. This includes reading time.
Mathematics Test
Paper 1: Arithmetic
Paper 2 and 3: Mathematical reasoning
Paper 1: 40 marks
Paper 2 and 3: 35 marks per paper
Paper 1: 30 minutes
Paper 2 and 3: 40 minutes per paper

3. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling

4. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
G1 Grammatical terms
G2 Function of sentences
G3 Combining words, phrases and clauses
G4 Verb tense and consistency
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Relative pronouns
Adverbs
Adverbials
Prepositions
Determiners
Subject and object
Statements
Questions
Commands
Exclamations
Sentences
Clauses
Relative clauses
Noun phrases
Co-ordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Subordinate clause
Simple past and simple present
Verbs in the perfect form
Modal verbs
Present and past progressive
Tense consistency
Subjunctive verb forms
Passive and active
G5 Punctuation
G6 Vocabulary
G7 Standard English and formality
Capital letters
Full stops
Question marks
Commas in lists
Apostrophes
Commas to clarify meaning
Commas after fronted adverbials
Hyphens
Inverted commas
Direct speech
Brackets
Dashes
Commas to indicate parenthesis
Colons
Semi colons
Single dashes
Bullet points
Synonyms and antonyms
Prefixes
Suffixes
Word families
Standard English
Formal and informal vocabulary
Formal and informal structures
The subjunctive

5. The KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary Test will include primarily closed questions at the start of the test with more open-ended questions towards the end of the test, increasing the level of difficulty.
Q1 Tick the sentence that must end with a question mark.
Q3 Draw a line to match each prefix to the correct word so that it makes a new word.
Q37 Rewrite the sentence below so that it is written in the passive voice.
Q45 Write the sentence that lists all the information given in the box below.
Q35 Explain how the use of commas changes the meaning of the two sentences.

6. Changes to Terminology
Terminology not used in the test
Terminology used in the test
Speech marks
Inverted commas
Connectives (and, but, so, because, when)
Co-ordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Connectives ( on the other hand, in addition, furthermore, therefore)
Adverbs ( therefore) Adverbials (words or groups of words on the other hand)
Time connectives ( first, next, then)
Adverbs (of time)
Connectives ( after, before)
Prepositions of time
Embedded clause/ Dropped in clause
Subordinate clause

7. Articles (a, an, the) will still be included in the test
Articles (a, an, the) will still be included in the test. However, articles now fall under the umbrella term of ‘determiners
articles: a, an, the
demonstratives: this, that, these, those
• possessives: its, our, their, my, your, his, her
• quantifiers: all, enough, some, any, no, much, few, little, both, many, either, each, every, another, other
• numerals (symbol or name): one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5)

8. The Reading Test

9. Challenging Aspects
Children are expected to structure and organise their own responses. A way to do this is using PEE ( Point, Evidence, explanation)
Find and copy questions might require pupils to find answers from the page or whole text rather than being given a specific locater.

10. The vocabulary used in questions might not be familiar to pupils but they can use the context to aid understanding.
The vocabulary will also be more difficult to locate.
Children should be encouraged to find out the meaning of words they don’t understand. They can then use these in their own writing.
Pupils could also create their own word lists that they have collected from their own reading.

11. The Mathematics Test

12. Key Changes
• A new written arithmetic paper is presented at both Key Stages. At Key Stage 2 this replaces the mental arithmetic paper. • There is a significant focus on the number strands of the curriculum. • There are no extension papers at either Key Stage. • At Key Stage 2, in the arithmetic test, method marks are available only for use of standard long multiplication and division methods on relevant questions. • Both series of tests are more demanding than previous tests, to match the new higher expectations of the National Curriculum.

13. The Mathematics Test – more demanding context
The new curriculum is more demanding and the new National Tests are going to be more challenging for children.
In mathematics, there are some particular areas where expectations are different from those in the past. Here, we outline a few of the key changes to the expected standard for the end- of-Key Stage 2, comparing them to the old requirements for level 4.

14. There is a notable increase in the competency and skill required with fractions.
Standard written methods of calculation are also expected, including long multiplication and division.
The significant shift in expectations also means that a good deal of what we might have previously thought of as a level 5 skill (or higher) is now anticipated for those pupils working at the expected standard, including:

15. Compare and order numbers using place value up to 1,000,000.
• Round any whole number to the nearest power of 10 (e.g. round 434,567 to the nearest 10,000).
• Know the prime numbers up to 19.
• Multiply and divide numbers with up to two decimal places by 10 or 100.
• Find simple fractions and percentages of whole number quantities, e.g. 30% of £60.
• Add and subtract fractions, including those with denominators that share a common factor.
• Find possible values in missing number problems involving one or two unknowns.
• Multiply two-digit numbers by two-digit numbers using the standard method of long multiplication.
• Become more confident with division using larger numbers, including the long division method.
• Know and use angle rules, such as angles on a straight line sum to 180° and angles at a point sum to 360°.
• Find the perimeter of compound shapes.
• Calculate the mean as an average (finding the mode is no longer expected at Key Stage 2).

16. Arithmetic Paper
There are around questions, with most worth 1 mark.
Several of the early questions invite pupils to use mental strategies (such as , or ).
Throughout the paper, challenge is increased with the introduction of larger numbers, or increasing numbers of decimal places, and the introduction of more complex fraction calculations.
Questions requiring long multiplication or division are worth 2 marks, with 1 mark being available for the use of a standard method with only one calculation error.
These questions are presented using the standard column or ‘bus stop’ layouts to guide pupils to use these forms. All questions are presented with a 7mm squared grid working area.

17. The Mathematical Reasoning Papers
Tests at both Key Stages include papers which require children to demonstrate their use of mathematical fluency to solve problems both in and out of context.

18. Between 60% and 75% of the marks available on each of the two papers will be awarded for aspects relating to numbers, calculations, fractions, ratio and algebra.
The remaining marks are awarded for questions based on the measurement, geometry and statistics strands.
The sample papers suggest that the increased expectations have led to a notable step-up in question difficulty from the start, meaning none of the ‘easing in’ of the old papers.