Considerable importance is placed upon the National Tests - or SATS - that face children at the end of years 6 and 9, and, as a parent, you'll want to give your child the best possible chance of success. Longman Test Practice Kits explain exactly what the tests are all about, and, by providing lots of practice questions and helpful hints, will help you and your child prepare as thoroughly as possible, assuring them of the best result.

 

This book is part of a book series called Longman Test Practice Kits .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Pearson Education Limited .

This book has the following chapters: The Key Stage 3 National Tests: how they work; levels of achievement; levels of entry. Using this book: part 1 - self-check revision; part 2 - test practice papers. Part 1 Self-check revision: grammar - parts of speech; grammar - sentences; punctuation; spelling; writing - paragraphs; writing - planning; writing - reading; Shakespeare - "Julius Caesar"; Shakespeare - "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Shakespeare - "Romeo and Juliet"; answers to self-check questions. Part 2 Test practice papers: taking the practice tests; marking the answers; reading and writing test; Shakespeare test; grammar, spelling and punctuation test; answers to tests and mark schemes; marking grid and level chart.