Year 6 KS2 SATs Maths — Reasoning — Set 2

Year 6 KS2 SATs — Maths Reasoning (Set 2)

A second round of Papers 2 & 3 practice — fresh multi-step word problems across money, area, ratio, statistics, algebra and angles.

Exam Tips for Maths Papers 2 & 3

1. Don't confuse area and perimeter — area multiplies the sides, perimeter adds them.

2. For ratio problems, always work out what one "part" is worth before scaling up.

3. For algebra, undo operations in reverse order — whatever was done last to the unknown, undo it first.

4. Show your working — marks are often available for a correct method, even with an arithmetic slip at the end.

Real-world problems combining several operations in one question.

Calculating the area of rectangles from their length and width.

Sharing amounts in a given ratio.

Finding the range of a data set.

Solving for a missing number in a simple equation.

Angles on a straight line, and converting between units of measurement.

●Area vs perimeter: area multiplies the sides; perimeter adds them.
●Ratio: find the value of one "part" first, then scale up.
●Range: highest value minus lowest value.
●Angles on a straight line: always sum to 180° (unlike a triangle's three angles, which also sum to 180°).
●Simple algebra: undo operations in reverse order to find the missing number.