Year 6 · English · Reading for SATs · Lesson 4

Summarising and sequencing

SATs reading summarising and sequencing: main ideas of paragraphs, ordering events, choosing titles, using an original non-fiction text about honeybees.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Summarise paragraphs
Sequence events
Choose a whole-text title
Separate main points from details

The method

Read.
Mostly about?
One sentence.
Number events.

Key words: summarise, sequence, main idea, time connectives.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What does summarising leave out?

Step 1: Small

Answer: small details and examples

Question 2

Where do worker bees collect nectar from?

Step 1: f...

Answer: flowers

Question 3

Where do bees store nectar on the way home?

Step 1: stomach

Answer: their honey stomach