SAT Reading and Writing

64 minutes and 54 questions. Each section has two modules; the second module is harder or easier depending on how the first went. Question types: four-option multiple choice.

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Reading and Writing 132 min, 27 questions

Harder or easier, set by module 1Reading and Writing 232 min, 27 questions

10-minute break

Math 135 min, 22 questions

Harder or easier, set by module 1Math 235 min, 22 questions

The whole SAT to scale, with Reading and Writing drawn solid.

What it tests

4 domains and 11 skills. Each bar is the domain's approximate share of the section's questions, from College Board's test specifications.

Craft and Structureabout 28% of questions
- Words in Context
- Text Structure and Purpose
- Cross-Text Connections
Information and Ideasabout 26% of questions
- Central Ideas and Details
- Command of Evidence: Textual
- Command of Evidence: Quantitative
- Inferences
Standard English Conventionsabout 26% of questions
- Boundaries
- Form, Structure, and Sense
Expression of Ideasabout 20% of questions
- Rhetorical Synthesis
- Transitions