SAT 5 Full Length Practice Tests 2019
The SAT assesses a broad range of reasoning skills in the liberal arts. It does not test specific subject knowledge, but rather the broadly applicable skills of analytical reading, analytical writing, and mathematical problem solving. Here is a more comprehensive list of SAT skills, broken down by test:
SAT Reading
• Interpreting, analyzing, and drawing inferences from college-level texts across the liberal arts and sciences such as arguments, narratives, and personal or expository essays
• Interpreting and drawing inferences from data in the form of graphs, tables, and diagrams that accompany reading passages
SAT Writing and Language
• Analyzing sentences and paragraphs in terms of their grammatical correctness and semantic coherence
• Analyzing essays in terms of their overall development, tone, and effectiveness
SAT Math
• Solving algebraic problems involving equations, inequalities, systems, formulas, and functions
• Solving data-analysis problems involving concepts such as ratios, proportions, percentages, units, and numerical relationships
• Solving problems in advanced mathematics involving concepts such as quadratics, polynomials, angles, polygons, areas, volumes, exponentials, complex numbers, and trigonometry
SAT Essay (Optional)
• Writing an effective essay that analyzes and critiques a given argumentative passage
