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SAT format and substance
Always know where a dictionary is, or how to look up the meaning of new words online.
Always know where a dictionary is, or how to look up the meaning of new words online.
== SAT I Format ==
The SAT format is as follows.
=== Critical Reading ===
The "critical reading" portion of the SAT is composed of 67 questions, with roughly 1 minute per question. 48 of the 67 questions are passage-based reading and the remaining 19 are sentence completion questions. This portion of the exam is broken into two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section, for a total of 70 minutes overall.
The critical reading section is split into three general categories:
*Extended reasoning with 42–50 questions
*Literal comprehension with 4–6 questions
*Vocabulary in context with 12–16 questions.
The topics for the passage-based reading are from Natural sciences, Humanities, Social sciences, and Literary fiction. Passages range in length from 100 to 850 words approximately. According to the College Board that writes the exam students are asked to: Identify the meanings of words from their context, answer questions about information directly stated, including the main idea, and synthesize and analyze information such as identifying cause and effect, drawing inferences, understanding logic of analogies or argument, and evaluating the assumptions and techniques in the reading passage.
The other part of the "critical reading" portion of the SAT consists of the sentence completion questions. These ask the students to measure the meaning of words, and identify how the different parts of a sentence fit together. Each question has one or more fill in the blank type answer choice. The student is required to choose the word that best completes the sentence.
=== Writing Sections ===
The writing sections consist of 49 multiple-choice questions and one essay question. The student has 35 minutes (one 25-minute section and one 10-minute section) for the multiple-choice questions, and 25 minutes for the essay, for a total of 60 minutes.
The multiple choice topics include: improving sentences (25 questions), identifying sentence errors (18 questions), and improving paragraphs (6 questions).
The essay is the first question on the SAT and must be written out longhand with a number 2 pencil. Students are given a prompt with a quote that is no more than 80 words. They must respond to this prompt by developing a point-of-view and supporting their point-of-view.
=== Math Sections ===
We will not be covering math in this course, but for information purposes the math portion of the SAT consists of 54 questions in 70 minutes. There are two multiple choice sections totaling 44 questions, and a student-produced response section where the student writes the answer rather than choosing from options (see below), which has 10 questions. The timing on the math exam is 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section.
There are four general categories covered by the math portion of the SAT:
*Numbers and operations with 11–13 questions
*Algebra and functions with 19–21 questions
*Geometry and measurement with 14–16 questions
*Data analysis, statistics, and probability with 6–7 questions.
For the student-produced response question, the student must solve the math problem and fill in the answer on the grid. It is encouraged that the student read the instructions carefully before beginning to work on these problems in order to understand how to complete them correctly.
== Homework Assignment ==
== Homework Assignment ==