SAT TEST FORMAT 

The main sections of the SAT are: critical reading, writing and math.  The majority of the
questions are multiple choice although there are also "grid-in" questions in the math
area.  There is also an essay in the writing section. The SAT Test is made up of 10
sections.  The first section is a 25 minute essay.  Sections 2 through 7 are 25-minute
sections.  Sections 8 and 9 are 20 minute sections and section 10 is a 10 minute
multiple choice writing section.  The table below summarizes the sections.

Number of
Section Time Limit Summary
Questions
 70 minutes
67 questions (19
(Two 25
sentence
SAT minute Short and long reading passages. 
completion and
Critical sections and Measures sentence completions and
48 passage-
Reading one 20 passage-based reading.
based reading
minute
questions)
section)
70 minutes
Covers basic mathematical skills that are
(Two 25
54 questions (44 typical for a student at the end of junior
minute
SAT multiple choice year.  You will be tested on: number and
sections and
Math and 10 response operations; algebra and functions;
one 20
questions) geometry and measurement; and data
minute
analysis, statistics, and probability.
section)
60 minutes
(two 25
 One essay and 49 multiple choice
minute
SAT questions (25 on improving sentences,
sections and  40 questions
Writing 18 on identifying sentence errors, and 6
one 10
on improving paragraphs)
minute
section)