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SAT Study Guide
The SAT Study Guide will tell you exactly what to expect on test day. You'll find practice tips, test-taking strategies, sample questions, and more.
Practice tests are also available online so you can simulate test day and figure out how to focus your SAT study.
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Getting Ready for the SAT
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Official SAT Study Guide: Introduction
Find out how the SAT came to be, and what related services you can use along your path to college.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Doing Your Best on the SAT
Work hard in school, familiarize yourself with the test's format, and get some test-day tips to help you prepare.
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Evidence Based Reading and Writing
Learn all about the Reading Test, the Writing and Language Test, and the SAT Essay.
Evidence Based Reading and Writing
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Official SAT Study Guide: Command of Evidence
Understand the ways in which authors use evidence to support their arguments, and learn how to interpret different kinds of evidence.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Words in Context
Think about how a word's meaning changes and how authors' word choices affect their work.
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Official SAT Study Guide: About the SAT Reading Test
The Reading Test measures your skills in comprehending texts across a wide range of genres, purposes, and subjects.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Reading: Information and Ideas
Think carefully about what a passage states and read between the lines to interpret the author's message.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Reading: Rhetoric
Analyze word choice, text structure, point of view, purpose, and argument to show how authors convey their messages.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Reading: Synthesis
Make connections between related passages and draw conclusions about data found in tables and other informational graphics.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Sample Reading Test Questions
Read through five sample passages and their related questions. Find out which answers are best and why.
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Official SAT Study Guide: About the SAT Writing and Language Test
The Writing and Language Test measures your ability to revise and edit texts about different subjects and at different levels of complexity.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Writing and Language: Expression of Ideas
Improve the development, organization, and language of a passage.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Writing and Language: Standard English Conventions
Edit multiparagraph passages to correct problems with sentence structure, usage, and punctuation.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Sample Writing and Language Test Questions
Read through five sample passages and their related questions. Find out which answers are best and why.
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Official SAT Study Guide: About the SAT Essay
The redesigned SAT Essay is aligned to typical college writing assignments. Get tips, read the prompt and sample essays, and get ready to write.
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Math
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Official SAT Study Guide: About the SAT Math Test
Get an overview of the Math Test's structure, its various areas of focus, and the kinds of questions you'll encounter.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Heart of Algebra
These questions focus on your mastery of linear equations, systems of linear equations, and linear functions.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Problem Solving and Data Analysis
These questions test your ability to use statistics, modeling, and other skills to solve problems set in the real world.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Passport to Advanced Math
These questions cover topics important for students to master before moving on to advanced math.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Additional Topics in Math
These questions focus on geometry, trigonometry, and the arithmetic of complex numbers.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Sample Math Questions: Multiple-Choice
Get test-taking strategies for the multiple-choice questions on the Math Test, and start practicing.
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Official SAT Study Guide: Sample Math Questions: Student-Produced Response
Learn how to grid in your answers, and get tips to help you succeed.
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