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Element | Redesigned SAT | Redesigned PSAT/NMSQT | ||
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Time Allotted |
65 minutes |
60 minutes |
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Passage Word Count |
3,250 words total from 4 single passages and 1 pair; 500–750 words per passage or paired set |
3,000 words total from 4 single passages and 1 pair; 500–750 words per passage or paired set |
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Questions | Number | % of Test | Number | % of Test |
Total | 52 | 100% | 47 | 100% |
(Across Reading and Writing and Language Tests) |
10 questions |
19% | 10 questions |
21% |
Command of Evidence
(Across Reading and Writing and Language Tests) |
10 questions |
19% | 10 questions |
21% |
Analysis in History/Social Studies
(Across Math, Reading, and Writing and Language Tests) |
21 questions |
40% | 19 questions |
40% |
Analysis in Science
(Across Math, Reading, and Writing and Language Tests) |
21 questions |
40% | 19 questions |
40% |
Passage Contents | Number | % of Test | Number | % of Test |
U.S. and World Literature | 1 passage; 10 questions | 20% | 1 passage; 9 questions | 20% |
History/Social Studies | 2 passages, or 1 passage and 1 pair |
40% | 2 passages, or 1 passage and 1 pair |
40% |
Science | 2 passages, or 1 passage and 1 pair |
40% | 2 passages, or 1 passage and 1 pair |
40% |
Graphics | Number | Number | ||
1–2 graphics in 1 History/Social Studies and 1 Science passage | 1–2 graphics in 1 History/Social Studies and 1 Science passage | |||
Text and Graphical Complexity | ||||
Text Complexity | A range from grades 9–10 to postsecondary entry across 4 passages and 1 pair | A range from grades 9–10 to postsecondary entry across 4 passages and 1 pair | ||
Graphical Data Representations
(tables, graphs, charts, etc.) |
Somewhat challenging to challenging (moderate to moderately high data density, few to several variables, moderately challenging to moderately complex interactions) | Somewhat challenging to challenging (moderate to moderately high data density, few to several variables, moderately challenging to moderately complex interactions) |