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The SAT is a stepping stone on the way to college. Because high schools and their students vary so much across the country, the SAT is used as a standard way of measuring certain sets of skills. The test is not a content based test, but rather requires a grasp of strong reasoning.
There are three main topics on the SAT covered across nine sections (on the actual test a student will take ten sections with one of those sections being an experimental section that is not considered in the final score): |
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| 44 Multiple choice questions and
10 student response questions.
The Math on the New SAT covers
numbers and operations, Algebra
I, Geometry, Data and Functions
(Trig Elements). |
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| 2 sections that are 25 minutes
and 1 section that is 20 minutes |
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There is no penalty for wrong
answers on the student response
questions. Students should always
make an attempt to fill in an
answer for these questions. A
complete Trig course is not needed
to master the SAT. Students should,
however, feel comfortable with
basic graphs and functions. |
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19 Sentence Completion questions
and 48 Passage-based reading questions.
The Passage based questions consist
of short passages, long passages
and dual passages. |
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| 2 sections that are 25 minutes
and 1 section that is 20 minutes |
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There are now more vocabulary
questions on the New SAT. Students
should be very familiar with vocabulary
as well as roots. |
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14 Usage questions, 30 improving
sentences questions, 5 Improving
Paragraphs questions and 1 25
minute essay. |
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14 Usage questions, 30 improving
sentences questions, 5 Improving
Paragraphs questions and 1 25
minute essay. |
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Students should become familiar
with the scoring rubric used for
the essay. Students should also
try to use 2-3 examples from history
or literature to support the thesis. |
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How
to Prep: Practice, Practice, Practice
The new
test is long and requires a student to focus
for an extended period of time. Students should
practice taking the test under timed circumstances
outside of their home (to stimulate real testing
environments). After each practice session,
students should analyze their mistakes to
learn from them. A student needs a solid 6-8
weeks to prepare well for this test. |
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