SAT I or SAT Reasoning Test, in particular, has three major sections -
- Mathematics,
- Critical reading and
- Writing.
SAT II or SAT Subject Test,
on the other hand, focuses on the students knowledge on a particular
subject area like math, world history, chemistry, physics and others.
Critical Reading Section
The SAT I Critical Reading section was formerly known as the verbal
section and was only changed to critical reading section on 2006.
It
contains three critical reading subsections, two of which last for about
25 minutes while the remaining one for 20 minutes.
Lots of
passages are
expected to be encountered in this section. The passages are followed
by questions that will test the examiners ability to read critical
information.
Sentence completion problems can also be found in this
section.
All in all, the Critical Reading section has
48 questions about reading
passages. The passages could be either long or short and ranges from 100
to 850 words. The topics of the passages can come from social science,
humanities, fiction and the sciences. However, prior knowledge on each
subject is not needed. Also, some passages can be either strictly
narrative or persuasive.
Sentence Completion Questions
Sentences that can be seen here may be missing one or more words
One tip to beat this section is to have a
wide vocabulary and broad
understanding of
complicated sentences.
All in all, there are
19 sentence completion questions in SAT I and it
composes about
one-third of the Critical Reading questions.
Math Section
Like the Critical Reading section, Math section is divided into three
subsections. Two of them are 25 minutes each while the remaining one
takes 20 minutes. There are 44 multiple choice questions for this
section. However, examiners must come up with their own answers in the
10 grid-in questions.
Questions in the Math section basically cover mathematical operations,
geometry, algebra, statistics and interpretation of tabular and
graphical data.
Essay Section
All SAT I examination begin with the Essay section. The examiners are
given a topic and a time of 25 minutes to come up with a
logical and
clear essay. No background knowledge is required for this section.
However, the examiner must be able to create a well thought-out answer
based on
reasoning, good evidence and organization.
To be able to beat this section, one must begin reading sample essays
and practice skills like developing and outlining logical responses.
Writing Section
The SAT I Writing section is also divided into
three subsections. One
section is an essay section lasting for about 25 minutes and the other
two sections are
multiple choice sections lasting for 25 minutes and 10
minutes. The examiners are tested in this section with regards to their
ability to improve writing samples, identify
writing errors and produce
their own logical and clear essay.
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