What's on the SAT

I. WRITING

A. 25 minute essay - persuasive

B. 25 minute multiple choice (35)

1. identifying sentence errors (18)

2. improving sentences (11)

3. improving paragraphs (6)

C. 10 minute multiple choice (14)

improving sentences (14)

II. CRITICAL READING

A. 25 minute section (24)

1. sentence completions (8)

2. reading comprehension (16)

B. 25 minute section (24)

1. sentence completions (5)

2. reading comprehension (19)

C. 20 minute section (19)

1. sentence completions (6)

2. reading comprehension (13)

III. MATHEMATICS

A. 25 minute math

multiple choice questions (20)

B. 25 minute math

1. multiple choice questions (8)

2. student-produced answers (10)

C. 20 minute math

multiple choice questions (16)

IV. EXPERIMENTAL

Could be any one of the 25 minute Reading Comprehension or Math sections

 

TOTALS

WRITING (49 + essay)

1 essay

18 identifying sentence errors

25 improving sentences

6 improving paragraphs

CRITICAL READING (67)

19 sentence completions

48 reading comprehension

MATHEMATICS (54)

44 multiple choice

10 student-produced answers