Read through the SAT Study Guide so you’ll know what to expect on test day. You'll find practice tips, test-taking strategies, sample questions, and more.
Practice tests are also available online so you can simulate test day and figure out how to focus your SAT study.
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Get tips and strategies to help you do your best on test day.
Introducing the SAT
Find out how the SAT came to be, and what related services you can use along your path to college.
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Doing Your Best on the SAT
Work hard in school, familiarize yourself with the test’s format, and get some test-day tips to help you prepare.
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Learn all about the Reading Test, the Writing and Language Test, and the SAT Essay.
Command of Evidence
Understand the ways in which authors use evidence to support their arguments, and learn how to interpret different kinds of evidence.
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Words in Context
Think about how a word’s meaning changes and how authors’ word choices affect their work.
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About the SAT Reading Test
The Reading Test measures your skills in comprehending texts across a wide range of genres, purposes, and subjects.
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Reading: Information and Ideas
Think carefully about what a passage states and read between the lines to interpret the author’s message.
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Reading: Rhetoric
Analyze word choice, text structure, point of view, purpose, and argument to show how authors convey their messages.
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Reading: Synthesis
Make connections between related passages and draw conclusions about data found in tables and other informational graphics.
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Sample Reading Test Questions
Read through five sample passages and their related questions. Find out which answers are best and why.
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About the SAT Writing and Language Test
The Writing and Language Test measures your ability to revise and edit texts about different subjects and at different levels of complexity.
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Writing and Language: Expression of Ideas
Improve the development, organization, and language of a passage.
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Writing and Language: Standard English Conventions
Edit multiparagraph passages to correct problems with sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
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Sample Writing and Language Test Questions
Read through five sample passages and their related questions. Find out which answers are best and why.
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About the SAT Essay
The redesigned SAT Essay is aligned to typical college writing assignments. Get tips, read the prompt and sample essays, and get ready to write.
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Explore the Math Test.
About the SAT Math Test
Get an overview of the Math Test’s structure, its various areas of focus, and the kinds of questions you’ll encounter.
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Heart of Algebra
These questions focus on your mastery of linear equations, systems of linear equations, and linear functions.
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Problem Solving and Data Analysis
These questions test your ability to use statistics, modeling, and other skills to solve problems set in the real world.
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Passport to Advanced Math
These questions cover topics important for students to master before moving on to advanced math.
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Additional Topics in Math
These questions focus on geometry, trigonometry, and the arithmetic of complex numbers.
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Sample Math Questions: Multiple-Choice
Get test-taking strategies for the multiple-choice questions on the Math Test, and start practicing.
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Sample Math Questions: Student-Produced Response
Learn how to grid in your answers, and get tips to help you succeed.
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