Digital SAT Preparation
About this course
We created this course to support your journey through college admissions, scholarships, and test prep. We're always working to improve our materials, so please feel free to share any feedback as you study.
Wishing you the best of luck!
What the Digital SAT is
The SAT is a standardized admissions test used by universities — most heavily in the United States — to compare applicants from different schools, curricula, and countries on a common scale. Since 2024 it is fully digital and adaptive: you take it on the College Board's Bluebook application, and the difficulty of your second module in each section is chosen based on how you performed in the first.
How the test is structured
The SAT has two sections — Reading and Writing, then Math — and each is split into two modules that are timed separately. You cannot go back to a module once its time is up, but you can move freely between questions inside the module you are working on.
| Part | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing — Module 1 | 27 | 32 minutes |
| Reading and Writing — Module 2 | 27 | 32 minutes |
| Break | — | 10 minutes |
| Math — Module 1 | 22 | 35 minutes |
| Math — Module 2 | 22 | 35 minutes |
That is 98 scored and unscored questions in 2 hours and 14 minutes of testing time, or about 1 minute 11 seconds per Reading and Writing question and 1 minute 35 seconds per Math question. Pacing is a skill in its own right, which is why every practice page in this course has a timer you can set.
Reading and Writing: what is tested
Every Reading and Writing question is a short, self-contained passage of roughly 25 to 150 words followed by a single question. There are no long passages with multiple questions attached. Questions are grouped into four domains, and they appear in order of domain within each module.
| Domain | Share of section | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Information and Ideas | ~26% | Reading closely, using evidence (text and data), central ideas, inference |
| Craft and Structure | ~28% | Vocabulary in context, text structure and purpose, cross-text connections |
| Expression of Ideas | ~20% | Rhetorical synthesis, transitions |
| Standard English Conventions | ~26% | Sentence boundaries, punctuation, agreement, verb forms |
Math: what is tested
About 75% of Math questions are multiple choice and about 25% are student-produced responses, where you type your own answer instead of picking one. A built-in Desmos graphing calculator is available for every Math question, and a reference sheet of common formulas is provided.
| Domain | Share of section | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | ~35% | Linear equations, inequalities, systems, linear functions |
| Advanced Math | ~35% | Quadratics, polynomials, exponentials, radicals, nonlinear systems |
| Problem-Solving and Data Analysis | ~15% | Ratios, percentages, probability, statistics, data inference |
| Geometry and Trigonometry | ~15% | Area and volume, lines and angles, triangles, circles, right-triangle trig |
How the SAT is scored
| Total score range | 400 – 1600 |
| Reading and Writing section | 200 – 800 |
| Math section | 200 – 800 |
| Scoring penalty for wrong answers | None — always answer every question |
| Results released | Typically within about two weeks |
Because there is no penalty for a wrong answer, leaving a question blank is never the right choice. If you are running out of time, eliminate what you can and answer everything.
How to use this course
Use the menu on the left to open a section — Reading & Writing or Math — and pick a topic. Each topic opens with a short lesson: an explanation of the skill, two fully worked examples, and tips for solving. Below that are practice questions sorted into easy, medium, and hard, each with a full explanation you can reveal after answering.
You can check answers one at a time as you go, or solve a batch and check them together to simulate exam conditions. Every lesson and question is free to use and needs no account.