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Diagnostic Tests (Key Stage 2)

The Ziptales Diagnostic Tests are a way for teachers to quickly find out how well pupils are doing in Reading
Comprehension (all genre types) and Language Conventions (spelling, grammar, syntax), using a standardised

test instrument.

There are eight tests in this module:

Year 3 READING TEST - two fully interactive tests (36 items each)
LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS TEST - two fully interactive tests (46 items each)

Year 5 READING TEST - two fully interactive tests (35 items each)
LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS TEST - two fully interactive tests (50 items each)

Each test is a live, interactive, ‘real time’ exam, where the pupil responds to questions and chooses answers
from those shown onscreen. He/she completes the test, and the teacher instantly gets an emailed print out of
the results (a line by line breakdown of correct and incorrect answers). This allows the teacher to determine
what areas of reading and language skills need remedial action.

Also included are multiple lessons on spelling, grammar, punctuation, reading and writing.

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