Studying for the KS2 English SATs in 2024? We've got you! The SATs Reading paper tests your skills, including metaphors and similes, facts and opinions, poems and plays, and the types of non-fiction.

The Critical Reading exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes long. Overall, this paper constitutes 40% of your final score.

Mark*, a 17-year-old student from La Salle College, said both Part A and B2 of this year’s reading paper were harder than last year’s, and he was only left with two minutes to check his answers.