What is on the SAT?

SAT (Contents)

The SAT consists of 3 Subject Areas and an Essay
     -- Critical Reading
     -- Math
     -- Writing Skills (with Essay)

There are 10 sections on the SAT:
     --3 Sections of Critical Reading
     --3 Sections of Math
     --3 Sections of Writing Skills
     --1 Equating (Experimental) Section
          + Can be any one of the 3 subject areas
          + Does NOT affect the SAT score

Test Format
The first section must be the Essay. for 25 minutes. The 10th, final, section must be a 14 question section of Writing Skills that lasts 10 minutes. The 8th and 9th sections are 20 minutes long each, and one of them will be Math and the other will be Critical Reading. The order, however, will vary by test administration. The 2nd through 7th sections will consist of two Reading Comprehension sections, two Math sections, one Writing Skills section, and one Equating section. Each of these 6 sections will be 25 minutes long.

Since the above paragraph probably befuddled the reader, we will now provide a sample SAT format below:

Subject Area	Minutes
Essay	25
Critical Reading	25
Math	25
Critical Reading**	25
Writing Skills	25
Math	25
Critical Reading	25
Math	20
Critical Reading	20
Writing Skills	10

**Equating Section

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