SAT Info
Test Format
The SAT is a 3 hour and 45 minute exam that tests students’ ability in 3 different subjects: Math, Writing, and Critical Reading. The format of the test is as follows:
Math
Question Types: 44 multiple choice and 10 student produced responses
Content: Numbers and Operations, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Data Analysis, Statistics, Probability
Length: two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section (70 minutes total)
Writing
Question Types: 1 essay and 49 multiple choice
Content: essay writing, identifying sentence errors, improving sentences, improving paragraphs
Length: one 25-minute essay, one 25-minute multiple choice section and one 10-minute multiple choice section (60 minutes total)
Critical Reading
Question Types: 67 multiple choice
Content: sentence completion, passage based reading comprehension
Length: two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section (70 minutes total)