The importance of the SAT for millions of students is immense, but that needn't hinder your performance as long as you've prepared well for what lies ahead.Taking the SAT Test is required for freshman entry to many universities in the United States. Over two million students take the test every year and it is used to evaluate a student’s college readiness. The test measures a student’s ability to understand and process elements in three subjects:
Reading
Writing
Math
The SAT Tests those skills that students learn in school. It is always important to remember that it is not merely your SAT score that will get you into college but your High School grades too. SAT tests students in the following area:
Critical reading – This section includes reading passages and sentence completion
Writing – This section includes a short essay and multiple-choice questions on identifying errors and improving grammar and usage
Mathematics – This section includes questions on arithmetic operations, algebra, geometry, statistics and probability.
The SAT will examine your writing skills in order to assess your suitability for college requirements.The critical reading sections on the SAT test are designed to test your ability to read and understand written English. This will ensure that you are at a level needed to take a university course. There are two types of questions you will have to overcome:Sentence CompletionReading Comprehension
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Math
The math exams aims to analyse your problem-solving skills in order to get some understanding on how you think and approach difficult, technical tasks.The test is 70 minutes long with two 25 minute sections
and one 20 minute section. There are 54 questions in total with 44 of
them being multiple choice and 10 response questions. The test covers
basic math skills that are typical for a student at the end of a junior
year so its time to get familiar.
As you probably already know, the SAT is a time-limited exam with a duration of 3 hours and 45 minutes. Sometimes the time constraints in an exam situation can adversely affect our performance. However, you can help get used to the pressure by exam practice.Create timed quizzes on GoConqr and see how well you do. The more practice you get, the more your performance will improve as you get used to working to time restictions.
