{"id":661,"date":"2023-07-14T10:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=661"},"modified":"2023-11-15T21:46:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:46:13","slug":"whats-tested-on-the-sat-reading-and-writing-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/sat\/whats-tested-on-the-sat-reading-and-writing-section\/","title":{"rendered":"What's Tested on the SAT Reading and Writing Section?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SAT tests reading and writing and language skills in the context of passages. This means that all of the answers to the reading questions will have support in the passage\u2014no outside knowledge is necessary. For the Writing & Language questions, you\u2019ll need to not only identify and correct grammar issues but also correct issues related to transitions and relevancy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SAT Reading<\/h3>
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The SAT Reading test is 65 minutes and has 52 multiple-choice questions, each of which has 4\u00a0answer choices. There are 5\u00a0passages total: 4\u00a0single passages and 1\u00a0set of paired passages, with 500\u2013750 words per passage or passage set.<\/p>\n

SAT Reading Passages will draw from U.S. and World Literature, History\/Social Studies, and Science. One set of History\/Social Studies or Science passages will be paired. History\/Social Studies and Science passages can also be accompanied by graphical representations of data such as charts, graphs, or tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Reading Test Passage Types<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
U.S. and World Literature<\/td>\n1 passage with 10 questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History\/Social Studies<\/td>\n2 passages or 1 passage and 1 paired-passage set with 10-11 questions each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Science<\/td>\n2 passages or 1 passage and 1 paired-passage set with 10-11 questions each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The multiple-choice questions for each SAT Reading passage will be arranged in order from the more general to the more specific so that you can actively engage with the entire passage before answering questions about details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0Skills Tested by Reading Test Questions<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Information and Ideas<\/td>\nClose reading, citing textual evidence, determining central ideas and themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Summarizing<\/td>\nUnderstanding relationships, interpreting words and phrases in context<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhetoric<\/td>\nAnalyzing word choice, assessing overall text structure, assessing part-whole relationships, analyzing point of view, determining purpose, analyzing arguments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Synthesis<\/td>\nAnalyzing multiple texts, analyzing quantitative information<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[ RELATED:<\/strong> What is tested on the SAT Math section<\/a> ]<\/p>\n

Digital SAT Reading Comprehension Quiz<\/h3>
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Get ahead of the most challenging parts of the new Digital SAT<\/a> by taking this reading quiz.<\/p>\n

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