What is the SAT?
Math problem solving
Reading types: literature, historical docs, science, social science
How colleges use SAT
Math Geometry
100

What is the total number of main sections on the Digital SAT.

What is two?

100

A store sells notebooks for $3 each. If Maya buys 4 notebooks, how much does she spend?


What is $12?

100

This type of passage often focuses on characters, emotions, and narrative storytelling.

What is literature?


100

 Besides admissions, many colleges use SAT scores to award this type of financial benefit.

What are scholarships?


100

The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is equal to this number of degrees.

What is 180°?

200

What is the total testing time for the Digital SAT.

What is 2 hours and 14 minutes?

200

A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?

What is 50 mph?


200

Passages in this category often require understanding the author’s purpose, audience, and historical context.

What are historical documents?

200

Colleges sometimes use SAT scores to place students into the correct level of these entry courses.

What are placement or introductory courses?

200

A circle has a radius of 5. What is its area in terms of π?

 What is 25π?

300

What is the SAT feature that adjusts the difficulty of Module 2 based on your performance in Module 1.

What is adaptive testing?

300

A number is increased by 8 and the result is 25. What is the original number?

What is 17?

300

This reading type usually presents experiments, data, or explanations of natural phenomena.

What is science?

300

Some colleges use SAT scores to compare students from different schools because grading systems vary. What is this comparison called?

What is a standardized measure?

300

In a right triangle, the legs measure 6 and 8. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

What is 10?


400

What is the score range for each SAT section.

What is 200 to 800?

400

A rectangle has a length that is twice its width. If the perimeter is 36, what is the width?

What is 6?

400

Passages in this category often analyze human behavior, economics, or societal trends.

What is social science?

400

Colleges may use SAT scores to evaluate whether a student is prepared for the academic rigor of their programs. What is this called?

What is college readiness assessment?


400

A parallelogram has a base of 10 and a height of 6. What is its area?

What is 60?

500

What is the website where most students go to register for the SAT.

500

A tank is 40% full with 24 liters of water. What is the tank’s total capacity?

What is 60 liters?

500

A passage explaining how voting behavior changed over time would most likely fall under which reading type?

What is social science?

500

When colleges analyze SAT scores alongside GPA, extracurriculars, and essays, they are using what type of admissions process?

What is holistic review?


500

A right triangle has an angle of 30°. If the hypotenuse is 12, what is the length of the side opposite the 30° angle?

What is 6?

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