Scoring
The Reading/Writing/Math section is scored within this range.
What is 200-800 points?
This is the biggest overall concept tested in the Reading Section.
What is reading comprehension?
The two sections of the math section are the
calculator section and the __________ section.
What is no calculator?
True or false: the essay is optional.
TRUE. You do not need to complete the essay portion unless the schools you are applying to require it.
You should not bring these things on test day.
What are any electronics that are not the approved calculator?
What are pens, highlighters, books, scrap paper?
What are earplugs?
The range for the composite score on the SAT.
What is 400-1600 points?
There are this many total questions in the Reading section.
What are 52 questions?
There are this many questions on the math section in total.
What are 58 total math questions?
There are this many questions in the writing question section.
What are 44 questions?
These are things you need for the test.
What are your photo admission ticket, valid photo ID, #2 pencils, approved calculator, non-smart watch, and drinks/snacks?
The essay is scored within this range.
What is 2-8 points?
True or false: Reading questions grant partial credit for some answers.
FALSE: There is only one right answer (the best answer).
While on high school tests you may be able to work with the teacher to get partial credit, the SAT has one "best" answer per question. That is the correct answer and any other answer is considered incorrect.
These two formats of question are presented on the SAT.
What are Multiple Choice and Grid-In?
There are this many minutes allotted for the essay.
What are 50 minutes for the essay?
True or false: The math section is presented roughly in order of difficulty.
TRUE: the math sections generally start at with the easiest material and get harder as the section progresses.
Caveat: if a question is hard for you, regardless of its placement, than it's a hard question! Same with easy questions. If a question is easy for you, then it's an easy question.
A wrong answer deducts this many points from your score.
What is 0 points?
True or false: Some reading passages will contain charts or graphs.
TRUE: Generally, one history or social science passage and one science passage will contain a total of 2 graphs or charts
These four types of math are tested on the SAT
What are Algebra I, Algebra II, Trigonometry, and Geometry?
The essay is graded based mostly on these two elements.
What are Expression of Ideas and Standard English Conventions.
AKA: Is the essay organized/follow logical flow? Is the grammar correct and are words used correctly?
These are good resources to use for practicing for the SAT.
What are the College Board, Khan Academy, Kaplan, or Princeton Review?
This happens when colleges and universities take the best scores from multiple test dates.
What is superscoring?
The passage topics for the Reading section fall under these three categories.
What is US and World Literature, History/Social Studies, and Science?
On the grid in questions, you can format your
answer as either a _______ or a _________.
What is fraction or decimal?
As an SAT test taker doing the essay portion, you have be two things in addition to being a writer.
What are proofreader and editor?
This is the primary reason colleges require students to take the SAT.
What is standardization?
Since all high schools and high school experiences are different in the US, colleges need some common and standard measure with which to evaluate students. This is the primary purpose of the SAT.