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The SAT consists of three sections: math, critical reading, and writing. Scores on each section range from 200 to 800, with scores always being a multiple of 10 (i.e. 580, 720, never 645 or 643). The scores for each of the sections are added together for the composite score, with a 2400 being a "perfect" SAT score. Students do not need to get all answers on the SAT correct to get a perfect score. More details are below in the Scoring section.

In addition to the 9 sections that count towards the student's score, there is a 10th section that will not count but that the College Board administers to test questions for future SATs. This extra section does not count towards a student's score. During the test, students will not know which section will not count towards their final score so they should treat each section as though it does count. What is known, however, is that the essay, which is always the first section on the SAT, and Section 10, which is always a ten minute writing section, will always count towards a student's SAT score.

The SAT is administered 7 times a year in the United States, in October, November, December, January, March (or sometimes April), May, and June. The SAT is usually offered on the first Saturday of the month for November, December, May and June. Outside of the United States, the SAT is offered on the same dates as in the United States except for the first spring test date, which is either March or April.
 

• One 25 minute section with 20 Multiple Choice questions
• One 25 minute section with 18 questions:
  • 8 Multiple Choice questions
  • 10 Grid-In questions (not multiple choice!)
• One 20 minute section with 16 Multiple Choice questions

• One 25 minute section with 24 questions:
  • 8 Sentence Completions
  • 4 Short Critical Reading Passage questions
  • 12 Critical Reading questions from 1 passage
• One 25 minute section with 24 questions:
  • 5 Sentence Completions
  • 4 Short Critical Reading Passage questions
  • 15 Critical Reading questions from 2 distinct passages
• One 20 minute section with 19 questions:
  • 6 Sentence Completions
  • 13 Critical Reading questions from 2 related passage
    • 4-5 questions relating to Passage 1
    • 4-5 questions relating to Passage 2
    • 2-4 questions asking you to compare/contrast the two passages

• One 25 minute section with 1 Essay
• One 25 minute section with 35 questions
  • 11 Improving Sentences questions
  • 18 Identifying Sentence Errors questions
  • 6 Improving Paragraphs questions
• One 10 minute section with 14 Improving Sentences question