7+ English and Verbal Reasoning:Developing Skills Book 2

Student Book
10 thematic units
Paperback
Sat in Year 2

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Book 2 of 2 in the 7+ Developing Skills series for English and Verbal Reasoning.

The 7+ Developing Skills: English and Verbal Reasoning series is a comprehensive two-book collection designed to thoroughly prepare Year 2 students for the demands of competitive 7+ entrance exams. Each book provides a complete course of study, integrating reading comprehension, creative writing, and verbal reasoning into a structured, engaging learning journey.

Inside this book

Ten units, ten adventures

Each unit pairs an engaging text with focused practice questions, moving from confident starts to gentle stretch as the book progresses.

Unit 01
The Talking Pebble
A gentle fable that builds close reading, sequencing and early inference skills.
Unit 02
The Pyramid Builders
Non-fiction about ancient Egypt, developing fact-finding and topic vocabulary.
Unit 03
The Moon's Secrets
Science reading about the night sky, practising retrieval from text and diagrams.
Unit 04
The Cave of Echoes
An adventure story that stretches prediction, atmosphere and descriptive writing.
Unit 05
The Knight's Armour
Historical non-fiction building skimming, scanning and precise word choice.
Unit 06
The Clever Octopus
Animal science that develops summarising and explaining what the text shows.
Unit 07
The Vanishing Statue
A mystery calling for careful evidence-gathering and reasoned explanation.
Unit 08
The First Telephone
The story of an invention, practising cause-and-effect and ordering events.
Unit 09
The Ant's Lesson
A traditional fable exploring character, moral and writing in a clear voice.
Unit 10
The Thunderstorm
A rich final unit that draws the book's reading and writing skills together.