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title: SATs: the reading paper — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · English
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 51 «SATs: the reading paper» of the English course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# SATs: the reading paper

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The 15 questions of lesson 51 «SATs: the reading paper» of the English course of Mova's primary school with their options, 91 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t1/) — Your mate says, "You gotta read every text super slow, three times, then answer." What is better? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t2/) — What would happen if you spent 40 of the 60 minutes on the first text? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t3/) — A 3-mark question says, "Give three reasons why Sam was upset." Liam writes one long reason. What is most likely? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t4/) — "Find and copy one word that shows the house was old." The text says, "The crumbling house stood silent." What should you write? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t5/) — A cartoon says SATs decide whether you are allowed into secondary school. Fix it. — right ✓ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t6/) — Gran in Bristol: "Don't you go all teasy, my lover, 'tis only a test." ("Teasy" is West Country for cranky; "my lover" is a friendly greeting.) What does she mean? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t7/) — The text says, "Amira's hands shook as she knocked." The question: "How did Amira feel? Give evidence." What is the best answer? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t8/) — Josh, rough: "Bloody hell, I ticked three on a 'tick two', I'm done for." What is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t9/) — You meet a really hard question near the start. What is the best move? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t10/) — "Tick one: the main idea of the text is…" What should you look for? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/t11/) — "Which word in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to 'scared'?" Paragraph 2: "Ben was hungry and terrified, though he tried to look brave and cheerful." — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/e1/) — Identify the year group in England in which pupils customarily sit the national reading test known colloquially as SATs. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/e2/) — It is given that a question instructs candidates to "find and copy one word". Determine the most appropriate response. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/e3/) — Ascertain the duration customarily allotted to the reading paper. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/51-sats-the-reading-paper/e4/) — Select the response consistent with established guidance concerning questions requiring evidence. — wrong ✗ · exam

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