SAT-style practice for the digital SAT

SAT practice tests

The SAT is the college admission test from College Board, now taken on a computer. It has two sections, Reading and Writing (54 questions in 64 minutes) and Math (44 questions in 70 minutes). Each section is two modules: the first mixes easy, medium and hard questions, and how a student does on it decides whether the second module is easier or harder. Every Reading and Writing question has its own short passage, and some math answers are typed in.

Our SAT-style practice follows that shape: two sections, two modules each, at the real lengths and times, with the second module chosen by the first. Reading and Writing covers words in context, text structure, evidence from texts, tables and graphs, inferences, grammar and punctuation, transitions and using notes. Math covers algebra, advanced math, problem-solving and data analysis, and geometry and trigonometry, with about a quarter of the answers typed. The report shows the number right in each content domain, never a predicted score.

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A look at the test

Questions in the SAT style

Written by us in the style of the published SAT question types.

Math: a quadratic equation
What is the positive solution to the equation 2x² + 8x − 90 = 0?
1. A−5
2. B9
3. C−4
4. D5
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerD5
1. Divide by 2, then find two numbers with product −45 and sum −4: 5 and −9.
2. x − 5 = 0 or x + 9 = 0.
3. Final answer
  5
Remember
Factor to find the solutions.
Math: exponential growth
The balance, in dollars, of a savings account is modeled by B(t) = 4,500(1.02)^t, where t is the number of years since the first measurement. By what percent does the balance increase each year?
1. A2%
2. B98%
3. C0.02%
4. D102%
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerA2%
1. Growth factor
  1.02.
2. 1.02 − 1 = 0.02.
3. 0.02 = 2%.
4. Final answer
  2%
Remember
Repeated multiplication by the same factor is a power: amount = start × factor^t.
Reading and Writing: transitions
Arctic terns
Each year, the Arctic tern flies from its breeding grounds in the Arctic to waters near Antarctica and back, a round trip that can be longer than 40,000 miles. ______, because it lives through summer at both ends of the world, the tern sees more daylight than any other animal.
Which choice gives the most logical transition for the blank?
1. AFor example
2. BInstead
3. CHowever
4. DMoreover
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerDMoreover
1. Say how the sentence with the blank relates to the one before it: adding, contrasting, giving an example, or showing a result.
2. Pick the transition that names that relationship.
3. Final answer
  Moreover
Remember
Name the relationship between the sentence with the blank and the one before it: adding, contrasting, giving an example, showing a result, or a time order.
Reading and Writing: words in context
Stage fright
Before the recital, Theo's hands shook so badly that he could barely open his violin case. But once he began to play, his fear ______, and the music filled the hall with a confidence he had not felt all week.
Which choice gives the most logical and precise word or phrase for the blank?
1. Agrew
2. Bmultiplied
3. Cfaded
4. Dreturned
Show the answer and whyHide the answer
AnswerCfaded
1. Read the whole text and say in your own words what the blank must mean.
2. Try each choice in the blank and keep the one that fits that meaning exactly.
3. Final answer
  faded
Remember
Cover the choices.

The test

The two sections

Section	Grades	Questions	Time	What is on it
Reading and Writing	Grades 10 to 12	54 (27 + 27)	64 min (32 + 32)	Craft and Structure about 28%, Information and Ideas about 26%, Standard English Conventions about 26%, Expression of Ideas about 20%.
Math	Grades 10 to 12	44 (22 + 22)	70 min (35 + 35)	Algebra about 35%, Advanced Math about 35%, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis about 15%, Geometry and Trigonometry about 15%. About a quarter of answers typed.

The sections, lengths, times, the two-module design and each content domain's share of the questions are College Board's published figures. How the modules are put together and where the cut between them lies are not published, so ours are our estimate. Every passage and question is written by us.

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Pricing

Three free practice tests. Unlimited tests and answers are US$99.

A free account includes 3 practice tests. A plan opens unlimited tests and shows your child what they got right, the right answers and how to reach them, on every SAT-style and PSAT-style practice test. Practicing for more than one kind of test? The US bundle covers them all for US$99.

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US$99

for 6 months

Which questions your child got right, after every practice test
The right answer to every question
A worked solution for every question, step by step
SAT-style Reading and Writing and Math, both modules, Grades 10 to 12
PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10-style practice for Grades 10 and 11, and PSAT 8/9-style for Grades 8 and 9
Results by content domain after every section

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Math contest practice, Grades 1 to 8
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Iowa practice for Grades 3 to 8, all five Core tests
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Questions

What parents ask

Are these real SAT questions?: No. We write our own passages and questions in the shape of the published test: the same sections, lengths, times and content domains. College Board's own practice tests in its Bluebook app are the place to see real screens.
Does it adapt like the real test?: Yes, by module, as the real test does. Each section is two modules. How your child does on the first module decides whether the second is easier or harder. Each section also comes as a fixed Practice test whose second module is the harder one.
How is it different from the real test?: We serve one question at a time, and an answer is final once your child presses Next; on the real test a student can move around inside a module and mark questions to come back to. We also have no unscored pretest questions: every question counts. A calculator is allowed on every math question, as on the real test, but we do not provide the built-in graphing calculator or a reference sheet.
Does a practice result predict my child's SAT score?: No. An SAT score comes from College Board's own questions and scoring, which only the real test can give, so we never show a predicted score or anything on the 400 to 1600 scale. The report shows the number right in each content domain and which questions to go back over.
Is it free?: A free account includes 3 practice tests. A plan opens unlimited SAT-style tests. The SAT and PSAT pack (US$99 for six months) shows which questions were right, the right answers and a worked solution or explanation for each, for every SAT-style and PSAT-style section. The US bundle (US$99) covers every US test we offer.
Which grade should my child choose?: The SAT is the same test at every grade, so choose the grade your child is in. Grade 11 is also the one for Grade 12 students.

SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 are trademarks registered by College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Scholar Tests. Our SAT-style and PSAT-style questions and passages are written by us in the shape of the published test; they are not real SAT or PSAT questions, and a practice result is not an SAT or PSAT score.