SAT & PSAT Practice
Overview
College Board's Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is a standardized assessment that measures the academic skill of students in several areas like reading, writing, and mathematics. It is commonly used for undergraduate college admissions, usually taken by 11th and 10th Grade, and can be taken multiple times to get better scores.
Its preliminary counterpart, also known as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), can be used as a way to gauge how well a student can get on the SAT, can determine eligibility for the National Merit Scholarship, and is usually taken from 8th to 11th Grade.
Both are very similar exams with a difference in the number of questions and time given.
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SAT
Reading & Writing - 800 Maximum*
Section I: Reading | 52 Multiple Choice | 65 Minutes | 5 Passages
1 Passage With 10 Questions on U.S. And World Literature
2 Passages or 1 Passage and 1 Paired-Passage Set With 10-11 Questions Each on History/Social Studies
2 Passages or 1 Passage and 1 Paired-Passage Set With 10-11 Questions Each on Science
Section II: Writing / Grammar | 44 Multiple Choice | 35 Minutes | Concepts:
Expression of Ideas
Standard English Conventions
Math - 800 Maximum
Section III: No-Calculator Math | 15 Multiple Choice | 5 Free Response / Write the Answer | 25 Minutes
Section IV: Calculator Math** | 30 Multiple Choice | 8 Free Response / Write the Answer | 55 Minutes | Concepts:
Heart of Algebra
Problem Solving and Data Analysis
Both Sections on Passport to Advance Math / Working With Nonlinear Functions
* The Composite Score is the Sum of Both Sections (400 - 1600; 1000 is the 50th Percentile)
** In the Calculator Section, Four-Function, Scientific, and Graphing Calculators are Permitted
PSAT*
Reading & Writing - 760 Maximum**
Section I: Reading | 47 Multiple Choice | 60 Minutes | 4 Passages
1 Passage With 10 Questions on U.S. And World Literature
1 Passages or 1 Passage and 1 Paired-Passage Set With 10-11 Questions Each on History/Social Studies
2 Passages or 1 Passage and 1 Paired-Passage Set With 10-11 Questions Each on Science
Section II: Writing / Grammar | 44 Multiple Choice | 35 Minutes | Concepts:
Expression of Ideas
Standard English Conventions
Math - 760 Maximum
Section III: No-Calculator Math | 13 Multiple Choice | 4 Free Response / Write the Answer | 25 Minutes
Section IV: Calculator Math*** | 27 Multiple Choice | 4 Free Response / Write the Answer | 45 Minutes | Concepts:
Heart of Algebra
Problem Solving and Data Analysis
Both Sections on Passport to Advance Math
* The amount of questions and time given is based on the PSAT 10 and PSAT/NMSQT exams, PSAT 8/9 has less questions and time but similar distribution to the other exams
**The Composite Score is the Sum of Both Sections (320 - 1520; 760 is the 50th Percentile)
*** In the Calculator Section, Four-Function, Scientific, and Graphing Calculators are Permitted