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SAT general incorporates three sections – Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) and Mathematics & Essay. As Essay part is optional, it’s up to you to do the Essay or not. Let’s take you through the SAT scoring blueprint:

 

S.No	Sections	Scoring Range
1	Evidence Based Reading (Reading)	200-800
2	Writing & Language (Language)
3	Math	200-800
4	Essay (Optional)	2-8

Let’s decode the EWRW & Math Level 1 into the sub-sections according to the duration of test.

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S.No	Sections	No. Of Questions	Time (in minutes)
1	Evidence Based Reading (Reading)	52	65
2	Writing & Language (Language)	44	35
3	Math (No Claculator)	20	25
4	Math (Calculator)	38	55
5	Essay (Optional)	1	50
	Total	154 Questions & 1 Essay	3 Hours (Apart from Essay) 3 Hours, 50 Minutes (with Essay)

 

Now, you can see that the Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) is divided into two subsections (Reading and Writing & Language) & Math is divided into two subsections (Maths No Calculator & Maths Calculator).

You get 2 interval sessions while taking the SAT. That is, one after the Writing & Language sub-section and one after the Math Level 1 (No Calculator) session.

Let’s decode all the subsections of general SAT – Reading, Writing & Language, Math (No Calculator) and Math (Calculator) & Essay sessions successively.

 

Reading Section Overview:

SAT Reading section is the longest section and there’s only 65 minutes to answer this section. Special focus will be given for SAT Reading section during SAT Coaching Program.

The Reading section is passage-based and each passage has 10-12 multiple-choice questions (A, B, C & D). You’ll be facing 5 comprehensive passages in this section – One from US/World Literature, Two from History/Social Studies and the last Two from Science.

 

Some passages accompany bars/graphs/charts according to the passage. Indeed, you will deal with tables/graphs in all the four sections of the SAT.

College Board often takes these comprehensive passages from prose or selections from fictional narratives.

After accomplishing the Reading section, you’ll get 5 minutes break.

 

 

Writing & Language Section Overview:

SAT Writing & Language section is about half of the Reading part duration.

Writing & Language section is Passage based and each passage is accompanied with 11 questions. Every question in the passage is of multiple-choice one. You’ve to answer 44 questions in 35 minutes.

These comprehensions deal with Careers, Humanities, Science and Social Studies. All the Writing passages will be argument-based, explanatory and non-fiction narrative.

 

This section passages examine your writing competencies. You’ve to revise the passage to improve the expression of ideas for some questions. For some questions, you’ve to edit the passage, rectify the errors in the sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. Some passages accompany bars/charts to support the comprehensive passages.

Some questions in the comprehension will direct you to an underlined portion of the passages and some questions direct you to the location of a passage and ask you to think about the entire passage and answer the multiple-choices.

Some questions in the comprehension will direct you to an underlined portion of the passages and some questions direct you to the location of a passage and ask you to think about the entire passage and answer the multiple-choices.

 

 

Math Non - Calculator Section Structure:

During SAT Coaching online classes, In the non calculator section, you are strictly prohibited to use calculator. Tips and Tricks are discussed to overcome calculation problems. 

You’ve have to answer 20 questions in 25 minutes duration. 15 of them will be multiple-choice ones and the remaining five are grid-ins.

• Duration – 25 Minutes

• # of Multiple Choice Questions – 15 (#1-15)

• # of Grid-Ins – 5 (#16-20)

Syllabus Topics	No. of Questions	% of Test
Heart of Algebra	8	40%
Passport to Advanced Math	9	45%
Additional Topics	3	15%

In this section, SAT Preparation will cover the questions from the syllabus of three areas – Heart of Algebra, Passport to Advanced Math, and Additional Topics. Let me illustrate the syllabus in the below blueprint:

 

 

Math Calculator Section:

In this Math section, you’ve to answer 38 questions and you’re allowed to use calculator in the entire 55 minute duration. You’re asked to answer the 30 multiple choice questions and the 8 grid-in questions. One grid-in question would be an Extended Thinking Question, which illustrates a graph and asks you two more questions about it.

• Duration – 55 Minutes

• # of Multiple-Choice Questions – 30 (#1-30)

• # of Grid-ins – 8 (#31-38)

 

This section tests you on all the Maths No Calculator section topics (Heart of Algebra, Passport to Advanced Math, and Additional topics) along with the Problem Solving & Data Analysis one. Let’s walk you through the blueprint of Math Calculator section which will also be followed while SAT Classes are going on:

 

Syllabus Topics	# of Questions	% of Test
Heart of Algebra	11	29
Passport to Advanced Math	7	18
Problem Solving with Data Analysis	17	45
Additional Topics	3	8

 

 

Most Colleges In The US Require SAT Scores:

Most colleges of the United States want you to submit SAT scores to examine your competencies in the EBRW, Math Level 1 and Essay. The SAT test acts as an indicator for you to demonstrate your abilities.

Colleges also acknowledge some more factors while offering an admission to the student. The factors are Letter of Recommendation (LOR), Statement of Purpose (SOP), University Wise Specific Essays, Ideal Activities etc. Check the components of an undergraduate application to know more.

If you’re unsure about if you have to take the SAT Essay or not, here’s the list of colleges that require SAT Essay (updating soon).

 

Highly Qualified Faculty

• Teachers play the most important role in the student’s learning and progress. And there is no substitute for a qualified and experienced teacher. Thus TestprepKart brings for their students a panel of the most qualified and highly experienced group of faculty members. Our teachers belong to Harvard, Wharton, Yale, Stanford and Maryland.

• The SAT faculty members (Dubai) specialize in their subjects where they are undisputed experts- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and English and are assisted by other experts as well when it comes to preparing the course material as well as Tests, Assignments and Practice problems.

• Most of the SAT faculty members are alumni of Harvard, Wharton, Yale, Stanford and Maryland, IITs/BITS Pilani and other top ranked Engineering institutes with the best grasp on the SAT II / SAT I preparation strategies and techniques.

• SAT Faculty members for the live classes are selected through a rigorous recruitment process that considers their subject knowledge, conceptual understanding and their style of teaching, which should make it easy for students to understand and apply the concepts.

• The SAT faculty panel will be enlarged according to demands and TestprepKart takes proper care that they are trained in the technical aspects of Live classes as well so as to make optimum use of the students’ time through their teaching and timely tests as well as course material sharing

• All SAT teachers try to remain updated with any changes in the exam patterns of SAT II / SAT I etc and TestprepKart takes care to keep them abreast with any new developments or any new topic knowledge required.

 

One-to-One SAT Mentoring Sessions

• The students would often need SAT guidance regards their preparation based on the assessment in the tests as well as class participation.

• The faculty members would take SAT coaching sessions of half-an-hour every quarter for each student.

• One student will have one SAT faculty member as mentor and the mentor would be responsible for his smooth progress in the class as well as helping him/her cope with stress and anxiety.

• The SAT Coaching sessions (Dubai) would focus less on academics and more on general preparation strategies, tactics and individual progress and on what subjects to focus more.

• The mentoring session can involve parents as well if they want to so that they get a genuine feedback of their ward’s progress and know of the future plans for his/her score improvements.

• The SAT Coaching Prep goal would be to make a student ready for his goals ahead and focus on his subjects without getting left behind in the competitive scenario.

 

Test Series for SAT I / SAT II Prep

• SAT Live Test Series are tests taken at regular intervals along with the progress in syllabus determine a student’s progress and performance in a test environment.

• It identifies a student’s weaknesses and strengths as well as benchmarks his/her performance with peers from across India and other countries.

• In total 30 SAT tests across subjects will be taken in the academic session for the students at dates scheduled beforehand.

• The syllabus of the tests will be known beforehand and can be taken anytime on that time in the 24 hour period.

• The pattern will be MCQs of 3 hours just as tests are taken for SAT II / SAT I.

• The SAT periodic tests are to remove the fear and anxiety of tests from the mind of students as lesser number of chapter will ease them into the test taking mode while preparing them for bigger challenges ahead.

• Besides the LTS, completed syllabus tests will be taken nearing the end of the academic sessions for the assessment of grasp of the entire course.

• These tests will measure a student’s performance against the yearly goals and will help him/her determine his efforts and progress in the year and thus plan for the next year accordingly.

• After the full syllabus tests, the students will get a one-to-one SAT mentoring and guidance session with a faculty member to discuss the progress against plan and then plan for the next year with expectations in mind.

One of TestprepKart's leading experts elucidates you the pedagogy of SAT General Test and the features TestprepKart provides once you enrol with us. Check the below-mentioned video for more details:

 

 

SAT Faculty Profile

Check out some of our best faculty members associated with us:

Name: Lita Margarette:

Subject: Verbal & Math

I am a highly experienced SAT instructor. I love sharing knowledge and that has driven me towards the career in teaching. I am an adroit at preparing students for both SAT Math I & Verbal. I have a concrete record in preparing students for top-tier universities such as University of California, University of Pennsylvania, BITS Pilani, King’s College London, University of South Carolina and Boston University.

My engineering and English background helped me ton to prepare students for SAT Math & SAT English. I have tutored over 5000 in both the SAT Math I & SAT Verbal in my 15 years tutoring career. More than 90% of my students scored perfect score in SAT Math I and 87% have scored perfect score in SAT Verbal.

 

Name: Sanjay Kumar Sharma:

Subject: Math

I hold a graduation from Delhi Technological University with a First Class Honour’s degree and graduated in the top 5 in my cohort. And I pursued Masters in Mathematics & Statistics from the University of Sydney. My achievements in applied mathematics delivered me the academic award as well. I am known for building solid relations with all my students based on the trust and mutual respect and never care how challenging the situations are.

My determination, patience and thorough subject knowledge allowed me to crack many students’ misconceptions and resulted in achieving fantabulous results. I have tutored over 3000 students and mostly, my SAT students’ often outpace the other SAT students with a minimum score of 1500.

 

Name: Steven McHon:

Subject: Physics

I am a California University graduate with a Master’s Degree. I am a well-qualified professor with 10 years of experience in standardized college-readiness tests like SAT, ACT and even curriculums like IB Diploma Program. I have tutored more than 3000 students in SAT Physics and SAT Mathematics.

Prior to this, I taught in two oversubscribed colleges in Manchester. I use my creativity in everyday teaching and tailor lessons according to the student’s needs so that I can help them to reach their goals. Since becoming a tutor, I have successfully helped 2500 students to achieve 1550+ score.

 

Name: Muskan Kumari:

Subject: Chemistry & Biology

I am into private tutoring for the past 12 years and have tutored 5000+ students in SAT Chemistry, SAT Biology. I am a Chemistry graduate with a Masters. I am a highly qualified professor and tackles with the curriculums like IGCSE, IB and CBSE along with the college entrance tests like SAT and ACT. I use supportive dialogue to build students confidence and to encourage the curiosity, questioning and perseverance.

I also examine the student’s performance via open dialogue and jot down the student’s cons and manage study planner as per the students’ needs. As of now, 88% of my SAT students’ has ended up with a perfect score.

 

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