KS2 SATs Reading Comprehension 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A character in a story 'slammed the door and stomped up the stairs.' How is the character most likely feeling?
- Excited
- Frightened
- Angry (Correct answer)
- Confused
Correct answer: Angry
Slamming and stomping are aggressive, forceful actions that typically indicate anger or frustration.
Question 2: What does 'retrieve' mean in this sentence: 'The dog was trained to retrieve the ball'?
- To throw
- To chew
- To fetch and bring back (Correct answer)
- To hide
Correct answer: To fetch and bring back
'Retrieve' means to get something and bring it back. In this context, the dog fetches the ball and returns it.
Question 3: Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
- I need: to go home now.
- She packed three items: a torch, a map and a compass. (Correct answer)
- The weather was: cold and rainy.
- He said: that he was tired.
Correct answer: She packed three items: a torch, a map and a compass.
A colon is correctly used to introduce a list. 'She packed three items: a torch, a map and a compass' uses the colon to introduce the list of items.
Question 4: An author includes statistics in a persuasive text. Why might they do this?
- To entertain the reader
- To make the argument sound more factual and convincing (Correct answer)
- To confuse the reader
- To make the text longer
Correct answer: To make the argument sound more factual and convincing
Statistics (numbers and data) are used in persuasive writing to provide evidence and make arguments appear more credible and convincing.
Question 5: What is the main purpose of an opening paragraph in a newspaper report?
- To give the journalist's opinion
- To summarise the key facts of the story (Correct answer)
- To describe the weather that day
- To introduce the characters
Correct answer: To summarise the key facts of the story
The opening paragraph (or 'lead') of a newspaper report summarises the most important facts: who, what, where, when and why.
Question 6: In the phrase 'a blanket of snow covered the fields,' what type of figurative language is used?
- Simile
- Metaphor (Correct answer)
- Alliteration
- Hyperbole
Correct answer: Metaphor
This is a metaphor because it describes the snow AS a blanket, without using 'like' or 'as'. The snow is not literally a blanket but is compared to one directly.
KS2 SATs Reading Comprehension 2
A character in a story 'slammed the door and stomped up the stairs.' How is the character most likely feeling?