What Does the SAT Reading Test Measure?
The SAT Reading Test consists of three sections two 25-minute sections and one 20-minute section containing 19 sentence completion questions and 48 reading comprehension questions for a total of 67 questions. In no particular order, you’ll encounter the following: • 25-minute section: 8 sentence completions and 16 reading questions • 25-minute section: 5 sentence completions and 19 reading questions • 20-minute section: 6 sentence completions and 13 reading questions There may be some slight variation from test to test, but you can expect this general layout. Although this is officially called the SAT Critical Reading Test, over one-third of the questions measure your vocabulary. Other than vocabulary, no other specific knowledge is required. Everything you need to answer the reading questions is contained in the passages. The SAT Reading Test is difficult for two reasons: time pressure and vocabulary. Let’s consider time pressure first. You have an average of one minute per question.
