SAT Preparation

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SAT Preparation

The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and is developed, published, and scored by the College Board.

In the early 1990s, the SAT consisted of six sections: Two math sections (scored together on a 200-800 scale), two verbal sections (scored together on a 200-800 scale), the Test of Standard Written English (scored on a 20-60+ scale), and an equating section. In 1994, the exam was modified, removing antonym questions, and adding math questions that were not multiple choices. The average score on the 1994 modification of the SAT I was usually around 1000 (500 on the verbal, 500 on the math). The most selective schools in the United States (for example, those in the Ivy League) typically had SAT averages exceeding 1400 on the old test.

Beginning with the March 12, 2005 administration of the exam, the SAT Reasoning Test was modified and lengthened. Changes included the removal of analogy questions from the Critical Reading (formerly Verbal) section and quantitative comparisons from the Math section, and the inclusion of a writing section (with an essay) based on the former SAT II Writing Subject Test. The Mathematics section was expanded to cover three years of high school mathematics.

Getting start to prepare for the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) can be intimidating. Our goal is to make the first step as easy for you as possible. To perform well on the SAT, you need to draw on a set of skills. The SAT is an important test. It’s different from the tests that you’re used to taking. On explicitly stated purpose of the SAT is to predict how students will perform academically as college freshmen. But the more practical purpose of the SAT is to help college admission officers make acceptance decisions, because it provides a single, standardized means of comparison. The SAT is a predictable test and can be well prepared through practice.

SAT Syllabus: SAT Exam Structure

Sections 10
  • 3 Verbal
  • 3 Math
  • 3 Writing section
  • 1 Experiment Section
Time 3 Hours 45 Minutes
Score Overall 600-2400
  • Verbal 200-800
  • Math 200-800
  • Writing 200-800

 

Critical Reasoning 3 Section
  • Sentence Completion
  • Reading Comprehension (Long & Short)
Question Type Multiple Choice
Time 70 Minutes (One 20 Min and two 25 Minutes)
Score 200-800
Math 3 Section
  • Basic Arithmetic
  • Geometry
  • Algebra
  • Algebra II
Question Type Multiple Choice
Time 70 Minutes (One 20 Min and two 25 Minutes)
Score 200-800
Writing 3 Section
Grammar, Usage and Word Choice
Question Type Multiple Choice and Essay
Time 70 Minutes (One 20 Min and two 25 Minutes)
Score 200-800

 

More Detailed Structure of SAT:  Format of New SAT

Section Time Topic’s Name No of Question
1 25 minutes Writing- Essay 1 Essay
2 25 minutes Critical Reading

  • Sentence Completion
  • Short Reading Passages
  • Long Reading Passages
24-28
3 25 minutes Mathematics 20
4 25 minutes Writing- Multiple Choice 33-37
5 25 minutes Critical Reading

  • Sentence Completion
  • Short Reading Passages
  • Long Reading Passages
24-27
6 25 minutes Mathematics

  • Multiple choice
  • 10 Questions
  • Grid-ins
  • 10 Questions
20
7 20 minutes Critical Reading

  • Reading Passages
    (possible Sentence Completions)
15-20
8 20 minutes Mathematics 14-15
9 25 minutes Critical Reading, Math and Writing 20-35
10 10 minutes Writing- Multiple Choice
Improving Sentences
14-15
3 Hours 45 Minutes 202-212 Questions

 

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