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SAT Topics

All 29 topics on the Digital SAT, with the traps behind the wrong answers.

In short

  • The Digital SAT has two sections: Reading and Writing, 54 questions in two 32-minute modules, and Math, 44 questions in two 35-minute modules.
  • College Board sorts every question into one of eight domains, four per section, and 29 topics within them.
  • Each section's second module is harder or easier depending on how you did on the first.

Information and Ideas

Reading and Writing, about 26% of the section: 12 to 14 questions per test

Craft and Structure

Reading and Writing, about 28% of the section: 13 to 15 questions per test

Expression of Ideas

Reading and Writing, about 20% of the section: 8 to 12 questions per test

Standard English Conventions

Reading and Writing, about 26% of the section: 11 to 15 questions per test

Algebra

Math, about 35% of the section: 13 to 15 questions per test

Advanced Math

Math, about 35% of the section: 13 to 15 questions per test

Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

Math, about 15% of the section: 5 to 7 questions per test

Geometry and Trigonometry

Math, about 15% of the section: 5 to 7 questions per test

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