SAT Strategies
General SAT Questions
100

What is the blurb of the passage?

The blurb is a small excerpt about the text.

100

How many questions are on the Reading section of the SAT?

52

200

What is the first thing that you do once the test begins?

Find the passage of your interest and begin working.

200

How many minutes do you have to complete the SAT Reading section?

65 minutes

300

How many lines before and after the line reference should you read?

5 lines before and 5 lines after

300

How many types of passages are in the SAT Reading section?

5

400

After you select the passage of your interest, what is the next step?

Answer all line-referenced/vocabulary questions.

400

What website do you visit to see your SAT score?

Collegeboard

500

If you have questions that are left unanswered and time is about to be up, what should you do?

Choose a letter of the day and bubble that letter for all unanswered questions

500

How many questions do you need answer correctly to score a 480?

25

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