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 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 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. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 88 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Pearson Education Limited .

Brian Speed was formally Chief Examiner for GCSE maths for AQA(NEAB) and has worked for QCA on KS3 testing; Keith Gordon is Chief Examiner for GCSE mathematics for AQA(A); Kevin Evans is an examiner for GCSE mathematics for AQA(A). All authors are currently teaching mathematics.

This book has the following chapters: The key stage 2 national tests: how they work; levels of achievement; levels of entry (tiers). Using this book: mathematics at key stage 2; part 1 - self-check revision; part 2 - test practice papers. Part 1 Self-check revision: revision progress chart; topics 1-10; answers to self-check questions. Part 2 Test practice papers: taking the practice tests; marking the questions; test A (levels 3-5); test B (level 6); mental arithmetic test; answers to test A; answers to test B; answers to mental arithmetic test; marking grid and level chart.