SAT I (Scholastic Aptitude Test)
Scholastic Aptitude Test is an entrance examination required by most of the colleges for undergraduate admissions (Bachelors Degree courses). Princeton New Jersey. SAT is administered 6 times a year. (Once every January, May, June, October, November and December)
SAT scores form an important criterion to assess the eligibility of the students for admissions as well as for scholarships and other financial aids. SAT I is a mandatory test for students seeking undergraduate studies abroad whereas SAT II is required by some universities in addition to SAT I.
SAT I (Reasoning Test)
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It is a three-hour, primarily multiple-choice test that measures reasoning abilities in two areas viz. Verbal and Math. Each area is scored out of 800 points. Therefore the SAT I is scored out of 1600 points. SAT I is a paper-based test.
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Verbal questions test your ability to understand and analyze what you read, recognize relationships between parts of a sentence, establish relationships between pairs of words.
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Math questions test your ability to solve problems involving arithmetic, algebra and geometry
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Students are allowed to use calculators for SAT
Sections |
Type of Question |
Total Questions |
Timing |
VERBAL |
Sentence Completion - approx 10 questions |
35 questions |
30 minutes |
Analogy Questions - approx 13 questions |
Critical Reading - approx 12 questions |
VERBAL |
Sentence Completion - 9 questions |
30 questions |
30 minutes |
Analogy Questions - 6 questions |
Critical Reading - 15 questions |
VERBAL |
Critical reading questions on paired passages |
13 questions |
15 minutes |
Mathematics |
Multiple Choice - 25 (5 answer choices) |
25 questions |
30 minutes |
Mathematics |
Quantitative Comparisons - 15 (4 answer choices) |
25 questions |
30 minutes |
Student-produced-response Questions - 10 |
Mathematics |
Multiple Choice - 10 (5 answer choices) |
10 questions |
15 minutes |
Experimental |
Either verbal or Mathematics section |
Variable |
30 minutes |
TOTAL |
Source - 10 Real SATs from 1994 - 2001 |
138 + |
3 Hours |
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