Reading and Writing Specifications

The various tests in the SAT Suite of Assessments measure the same skills and knowledge in ways that make sense for different grade levels. The Reading and Writing section keeps pace with student progress, matching the scope and difficulty of work in the classroom.

In the Reading and Writing section, students will answer questions that test their ability to read, analyze, and use information and ideas in passages (texts); explain how and why authors make the choices that they do; revise passages to improve how information and ideas are expressed; and edit passages so that they meet expectations of Standard English sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.