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2023 SATs SPaG Paper 1: grammar and punctuation questions

45 minutes, 50 marks, 50 questions. This is the KS2 paper Year 6 sat in May 2023.

For a grown-up to set

Marked against the official 2023 mark scheme when you finish.

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Before you start

  • This paper tests grammar, punctuation and spelling. Most questions are a tick, a choice or one word to write.
  • Some ask you to underline, circle or add punctuation inside a sentence. Tap the words on screen where you can; where you cannot, write it on paper and a grown-up marks it.
  • Have a pencil and paper ready for those.
  • The clock cannot be paused. When it reaches zero the paper is handed in with the answers you have given, so keep an eye on it, or ask a grown-up to.

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How this paper is marked

Answers with one right form are marked for you; answers you draw or explain are shown beside the official mark scheme for you or a grown-up to mark.

  • 35 of the 50 answers are marked by the site the moment the paper is handed in. If one is written in a way the site cannot be sure about, it goes to the grown-up with the mark scheme.
  • 15 answers are drawn, written into a sentence or explained, so a grown-up marks them.

A paper on its own has no scaled score. The scaled score needs all 2 grammar, punctuation and spelling papers for 2023, added together and converted with the official 2023 table.

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What is in the 2023 SPaG Paper 1: questions

50 questions and 50 marks. Every question is worth one mark.

What it tests

The areas the official mark scheme gives for each question. A question can cover more than one area, so the numbers can add up to more than 50.

  • Grammatical terms or word classes17 questions
  • Functions of sentences4 questions
  • Combining words, phrases and clauses9 questions
  • Verb forms, tenses and consistency6 questions
  • Punctuation17 questions
  • Vocabulary5 questions
  • Standard English and formality3 questions

In 2023, 36 out of 70 across the 2 grammar, punctuation and spelling papers was the mark needed for a scaled score of 100, the expected standard. Work out a scaled score

The official 2023 files

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