SAT TEST FORMAT

SAT Test Sections

SAT Reading Test

The questions in the SAT reading section majorly focuses on the following three components:

Command of Evidence:

to identify the evidence that best supports the conclusion of the passage, to find how the author correlates evidence to support his/her claim, and to identify a common parameter that relates the visual data and the passage written.

Words in Context:

to understand the meaning of a word or a phrase based on the context and to decide on author’s choice of words to shape the meaning, style, and tone of the sentence.

Analysis in History/Social Studies and in Science:

to analyze an assumption, to evaluate data and to ascertain inference.     

Types of questions: All questions in this section are passage based multiple choice questions.

The reading section has been designed to analyze the way the test taker processes the written information. The reading section is part of evidence based reading and writing section on the SAT.

SAT Writing and Language Test

The questions in the writing and language section tests skills which includes the following:

Command of Evidence:

to strengthen the passage by choosing an appropriate supporting information.

Words in Context:

to choose appropriate words to concise and modify the passage to retain the intended meaning.

Analysis in History/Social Studies and in Science:

to make editorial decisions to improve passages based on history, social studies and science.

Expressions of ideas:

to analyze the impact on the intended meaning of a passage based on the overall structure of the passage.

Standard English conventions:

to replace words, clauses, sentences and punctuation based on the Standard English conventions. This includes a few concepts such as parallelism, subject-verb agreement, tenses and so on.

SAT Math Test

58 questions are tested across two sections, math-no calculator section with 20 questions and math-calculator section with 38 questions.

Questions will be based on real world context assessing the test taker’s reasoning skill. Overall, the math section on the SAT measures the student’s ability to solve, create and interpret equations.

The math section has been outlined to ensure that the test taker is fully prepared with a proper foundation to comprehend the complex statistical data in advance courses of STEMS and economics at college level.

SAT Essay (Optional)

Unlike the traditional essay prompts, an extract from a high-quality source will be presented.

A test taker is expected to analyze the argument based on the evidence. The essay score is not a part of the total SAT score 400-1600.

SAT TEST FEE

Sat Registration Fee – International Students

Sat Without Essay $46 + Non – U.S.

Regional Fee Sat With Essay $60 + Non – U.S. Regional Fee*

* Non – U.S. Regional Fee For Middle-East Countries: $47

SAT Test Dates

SAT Score Reports

Every time you take the SAT, you get an option to report four free score reports to the colleges of your choice. You can avail four free SAT score reporting option from the day you register for the test till nine days after the test date, after this period for each SAT score report there will be an additional fee of $12.

ADDITIONAL SAT SCORE REPORTS

You can request for an additional SAT score report for a fee of $12 per score report.

SAT RUSH REPORTING

Usually your scores are reported to universities in approximately 1-2 weeks. With SAT rush reporting option the scores will be reported to universities in 2-4 business days. Rush reporting SAT score can be availed at an additional fee of $31.