Digital SAT Reading and Writing:
What You Need to Know
Test is now fully digital - taken on computer or
What's tablet
Adaptive testing: questions adjust based on
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your answers
Shorter test time: about 2 hours instead of 3
the Faster results: days instead of weeks
Digital Built-in calculator and reference tools
SAT? More time per question than paper test
Reading and Writing Section Format
• 54 questions total
• 27 reading questions
• 27 writing questions
• 98 minutes to complete
• Single passages with 1-2 questions each
• Variety of topics: literature, social studies, science
• Shorter passages than old SAT
Command of Evidence
Words in Context
Types of Expression of Ideas
Questio Standard English Conventions
ns You'll Information and Ideas
See Craft and Structure
Cross-text Connections
Central Ideas and Details
Domain Skill Distribution
Central Ideas and Details
Command of Evidence (Textual)
Information and Ideas ≈26% (12-14 questions)
Command of Evidence (Quantitative)
Inferences
Words in Context
Craft and Structure Text Structure and Purpose ≈28% (13-15 questions)
Cross-Text Connections
Rhetorical Synthesis
Expression of Ideas ≈20% (8-12 questions)
Transitions
Standard English Boundaries
Conventions Form, Structure, and Sense ≈26% (11-15 questions)
Practice with digital tools before test day
Read passages carefully but efficiently
Tips for Use process of elimination
Succes Don't spend too long on any one question
s Check your work if time allows
Familiarize yourself with the digital interface
Take practice tests in digital format
Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy
College Board's Official Digital SAT App
Resourc Bluebook Testing Application
es and Practice tests on College Board website
Practice
Tools Study groups with classmates
Ask teachers for additional resources
Use official SAT study guides
