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STANDARDISED ASSESSMENTS
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Assessments)
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Progress in
Reading
Assessment
AGES 4–11
AUTUMN
1
Name
Colin McCarty, Kate Ruttle
The teacher script for the practice question, on page 2, is provided on the back page.
Read aloud the poem on page 2. Also read aloud all instructions for answering questions that are
printed in dark blue. Do not read aloud anything that is printed in black except for the poem on page 2.
Boy
Girl
Date of birth
Test date
/
/
Content domain
Con昀椀dently measure performance and track progress in reading
against national averages with termly assessments.
a Standardised on over 10,000 pupils for reliable benchmarks.
/2
Poem
1b Comprehension
/10
1c Summary
/3
1d Inference
/8
1e Prediction
/2
/
years
Questions
months
Marks
1–8
/10
Story
9–16
/8
Story
17–23
/7
Reading age
Hodder Scale
/25
Age-standardised score
Standardised score
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pira 1 AUTUMN
a Provides diagnostic information including Reading Age, Standardised
Score, and more. Hodder Scale Scores are designed to track and
predict progress on a termly and yearly basis.
a Assess each of the National Curriculum content domains with
engaging fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts, carefully written to
ensure a steady progression in demand.
Text type
1a Vocabulary
Total marks
/
Chronological age
Marks
1
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Read The Yellow Dragon (pages ii–iii)
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At the beginning of the story, where did the Yellow Dragon live?
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Write one word from the box in each space.
2b
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fierce
happy
sad
lively
tired
concerned
cold
In paragraph 1, the Yellow Dragon is
and
.
2h
In paragraph 3, the Yellow Dragon is
and
.
2h
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In paragraph 3, why are the children crying?
They are
.
2d
page total
pira 5 SPRING
5
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AUTUMN
P2
Progress in Reading Assessment
for Scotland
Drives reading
interventions in
Name
The teacher’s script for the phonics and word reading questions on pages 2–3 is provided
on the back page. On pages 4–7, read aloud all instructions for answering questions (printed
in purple), but do not read the texts or answer choices printed in black.
Boy
Girl
Date of birth
/
Text type
Find out more
Word reading
Test date
/
/
/
Chronological age
Questions
years
8–14
15–20
months
Marks
1–7
Story
Story
/10
/8
/7
Total marks
/25
Curriculum organisers
Understanding
/10
Analysis and evaluation
/2
Tools for reading
Reading Age
/13
Hodder Scale
Age-Standardised Score
Standardised Score
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