 NSAT : New Scholastic Aptitue Test
Duration : 8 weeks
The
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I) is a three-hour
exam that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning
skills that students have developed over time,
and skills that they need to be successful academically.
Many colleges and universities use the SAT I as
one indicator - among others such as class rank,
high school GPA, extracurricular activities, personal
essay, and teacher recommendations - of a student's
readiness to do college-level work. A student’s
SAT I score is compared with the scores of other
applicants, and the accepted scores at an institution,
and can be used as a basis for awarding merit-based
financial aid.
The SAT I is scored on a scale
of 200-800 (for math and verbal) and is typically
taken by high school juniors and seniors. The test
is offered several times a year
SAT
I QUESTION TYPES |
VERBAL
Verbal Topics Covering Approximate Percentage
of Test
Critical Reading (vocabulary in context,
literal comprehension, extended reasoning)
52%
Sentence Completion 24%
Analogies 24%
OTHER
VERBAL FACTS
78 questions, 75 minutes
Two 30-minute sections, plus one 15-minute
section Mathematics
Math
Topics Covering Approximate Percentage of Test
- Arithmetic (Number and Operations) 30-32%
- Algebra and Functions 28-32%
- Geometry and Measurement 27-30%
- Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
10-12%
Types
of Questions
- Five-choice 58%
- Quantitative Comparison 25%
- Student-Produced Response (Grid-ins) 17%
OTHER
MATH FACTS
- 60 Questions, 75 minutes
- Two 30-minute sections, plus one 15-minute
section
- Calculator use permitted but not mandatory
THE
UNSCORED SECTION
In
addition to the above, there is one 30-minute section
that may be either a verbal or math section. This
"equating" section does not count toward
the final score, but is used to ensure that scores
on new editions of the SAT I are comparable to scores
on earlier editions of the test and to try out new
questions for future editions of the SAT I. |
