sat introduction
DESCRIPTION
All about the S.A.T.TRANSCRIPT
VEA Online
Briana Songer
2014
A broad
range of
contentHigh stakes
An essay in 25
minutes
Rigidly timed
Know the CONTENT
Know the TEST
Know the
STRATEGIES
instruction
of concepts
and skills
application
of content
knowledge
to the test
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Sections Timing Question Type and (#)
Critical Reading200-800 points
Two 25-min. sectionsSentence Completions (19)Reading Comprehension (48)One 20-min. section
MathematicsTwo 25-min. sections Multiple-Choice (44)
Grid-ins (10)One 20-min. section
Writing
One 25-min. section Identifying Sentence Errors (18)Improving Sentences (25)Improving Paragraphs (6)
One 10-min. section
One 25-min. essay
Experimental One 25-min. section• Questions assess either Critical
Reading, Math, or Writing• Does not count toward score
Raw Score
• Students receive 1 point for every correct answer.
• For every incorrect answer to a MC question, they lose 1/4 point.
• There is no guessing penalty for grid-in questions.
Scaled Score
• Each section is scored 200-800. (Critical Reading, Writing, Mathematics)
• The maximum score is 2400.
• The average score is 1500.
What happens if a student guesses on five questions?
Result:
no gain, no loss.
But if we could eliminate a few answers each time…
norm-referenced vs. criterion-referenced
SAT Distribution Curve
200 300 400 500 600 700 800
Section Score
500400 600200 800
Student Introduction
Provides a brief introduction to the SAT
Unit 1 Reading Comprehension
Unit 2 Sentence Completions
MPT Mini Practice Test: Critical Reading
Unit 3 Grammar and Usage
MPT Mini Practice Test: Grammar and Usage
Unit 4 Essay
MPT Mini Practice Test: Essay
Appendix SAT Grammar & Vocabulary in a Nutshell
Read each statement and use your knowledge of what you know about the S.A.T. at this time to choose the correct answer. Choose true or false. If false, explain why.
1. You can type your response during the essay section of the S.A.T.
2. Answering a multiple choice question correctly earns one point.
3. One point is subtracted for answering a multiple choice question incorrectly.
4. All questions in the Critical Reading and Writing Section are multiple choice.
5. ¼ of a point is subtracted for every mistake made in the essay section.
6. The Critical Reading Section mainly tests
vocabulary.
7. Test takers are allowed to write in the S.A.T.
test booklet.
8. The writing portion of the S.A.T. is divided
into three, 60-minute sections.
9. Questions in the S.A.T. Critical Reading
Section are all arranged in order of difficulty.
10. You must have prior knowledge of the
subjects of reading comprehension passages to
answer the questions correctly.
Congratulations.!
You are finished with the introduction.
Now you are ready to start learning some strategies.