SAT Overview
SAT is a standardized test administered by the College Board and is required to be taken by students seeking admission to undergraduate schools. The full form of SAT is the Scholastic Assessment Test, which was earlier known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test. SAT exam has been developed to evaluate the written, verbal and mathematical skills of the candidates. Applicants aspire to pursue undergraduate courses, particularly in the US and Canada, are required to take the SAT exam. If the student is looking to get admission to a particular course, s/he can take the SAT subject tests to show his knowledge and understanding of that particular subject. Subject tests are offered in areas like Literature, History, Mathematics, Sciences and Foreign Languages
The SAT contains 4 sections:
Reading
- 52 multiple–choice questions
- 65 minutes
- Passages or pairs of passages (literature, historical documents, social sciences, and natural sciences)
Writing & Language
- 44 multiple–choice questions
- 35 minutes
- Grammar, vocabulary in context, and editing skills
Math
- 58 multiple–choice questions (broken up into a 20-question No-Calculator section and a 38-question Calculator-allowed section)
- 80 minutes (25 minutes for the No-Calculator section; 55 minutes for the Calculator-allowed section)
- Algebra I and II, geometry, and some trigonometry
Essay (Optional*)
- 1 essay
- 50 minutes
- Read a passage and explain how the author builds a persuasive argument