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EbookISBN9780593516881SATisatrademarkregisteredbytheCollegeBoard,whichisnotaffiliatedwith,anddoesnotendorse,thisproduct.Thisbookisthe2024editionofPrincetonReviewSATPrep.SomematerialinthisbookwaspreviouslypublishedinPrincetonReviewPSATPrep2024,atradepaperbackrespectivelypublishedbyRandomHouseLLCin2023.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editor:ChrisChimeraProductionEditors:SarahLittandKathyCarterProductionArtist:DeborahWeberCoverartbyimageBROKER/AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeePhotoselectionandlayoutbyCarlingDesign,Inc.Forcustomerservice,pleasecontacteditorialsupport@review.com,andbesuretoinclude:ofulltitleofthebookeISBNepagenumbera_prh_6.0_144626033_c0_r0StudyXY

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AcknowledgmentsAnSATcourseismuchmorethanclevertechniquesandpowerfulcomputerscorereports.Thereasonourresultsaregreatisthatourteacherscaresomuchabouttheirstudents.Manyteachershavegoneoutoftheirwaytoimprovethecourse,oftengoingsofarastowritetheirownmaterials,someofwhichwehaveincorporatedintoourcoursemanualsaswellasintothisbook.Thelistoftheseteacherscouldfillthispage.Specialthankstoallthosewhocontributedtothisyear’sedition:KennethBrenner,SaraKuperstein,AmyMinster,ScottO’Neal,BrittanyBudzon,TaniaCapone,RemyCosse,StaceyCowap,JenniferDaniels,BethHollingsworth,AdamKeller,AliLandreau,AaronLindh,ChristineLindwall,JomilLondon,SweenaMangal,SionainnMarcoux,ValerieMeyers,GabbyPeterson,DenisePollard,KathyRuppert,JessThomas,JimmyWilliams,andSuzanneWint.Wearealso,asalways,veryappreciativeofthetimeandattentiongiventoeachpagebyDeborahWeber,SarahLitt,andKathyCarter.Finally,wewouldliketothankthepeoplewhotrulyhavetaughtuseverythingweknowabouttheSAT:ourstudents.

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ContentsForewordGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:Orientation1TheDigitalSAT.ThePrincetonReview,andYou2PracticeTest13PracticeTest1:AnswersandExplanations4CrackingtheDigitalSAT:BasicPrinciplesPartll:HowtoCracktheReadingandWritingSection5ReadingandWritingIntroductionFindYourStrengthsandWeaknessesTheLesserofTwo(orThree)EvilsStartingOffontheRightSide...oftheScreen6TheReadingQuestionsSATReading:CrackingtheTextsStepsoftheBasicApproachApplyingtheStepsPOECriteria7ReadingQuestionTypes1-3:CraftandStructureVocabularyPurposeDualTexts8ReadingQuestionTypes4-8:InformationandIdeas

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RetrievalMainIdeaClaimsChartsConclusions9AdvancedReadingSkillsVocabulary:PlayingtheGreatestHitsDowntoTwo(orMore):MasteringPOEPoetry:KeepingYourCoolSentenceFunction:UnderstandingWhySentencesareIncluded10ComprehensiveReadingDrillComprehensiveReadingDrillAnswersandExplanations11IntroductiontoRulesQuestionsLearntheRulesandFollowThemToolsforRulesWhat'sChangingintheAnswersDrillWhat'sChangingintheAnswersDrillAnswers12RulesQuestions:CompleteSentencesWhatDoesaSentenceNeed?AnswerintheFormofaQuestionThePerfectFormCompleteSentencesDrillCompleteSentencesDrillAnswersandExplanations13RulesQuestions:DescribingPhrasesWhoorWhatAreYouTalkingAboutExtra!Extra!PutPunctuationAroundlt!Specifyingvs.ExtraInformationDrill

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Specifyingvs.ExtraInformationDrillAnswersDescribingPhrasesDrillDescribingPhrasesDrillAnswersandExplanations14RulesQuestions:LinkingIndependentClausesTheStrongestLinkPickingSideswithTransitionsLinkingIndependentClausesDrillLinkingIndependentClausesDrillAnswersandExplanations15RulesQuestions:DependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationEvery[DependentClause]NeedsaFriendIndependentvs.DependentClausesDrillAddIttoYourList—Punctuation,ThatIsDon'tGoWhereYou'reNotWanted—IfYou'rePunctuationIndependentvs.DependentClausesDrillAnswersDependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationDrillDependentClauses,Lists,andNoPunctuationDrillAnswersandExplanations16RulesQuestions:GrammarLet'sGetGrammaticalVerbsSubjectsandVerbsDrillVerbTenseDrillPronounsNounsModifiersSubjectsandVerbsDrillAnswersVerbTenseDrillAnswers

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GrammarDrillGrammarDrillAnswersandExplanations17RhetoricQuestionsASmoothTransitionReady,Set...SynthesizeConclusionRhetoricDrillRhetoricDrillAnswersandExplanationsPartlll:HowtoCracktheMathSection18MathIntroductionTheMathBreakdownUsingtheOnlineToolsandScratchPaper19DigitalSATMath:TheBigPictureTheBigPictureBallparkingReadtheFinalQuestionOnePieceataTimeTheCalculator20FunwithFundamentalsTheBuildingBlocksThereAreOnlySixOperationsFractionsDecimalsExponentsandSquareRootsHowtoReadChartsandGraphsFundamentalsDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations

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21Algebra:CrackingtheSystemDigitalSATAlgebra:CrackingtheSystemFundamentalsofDigitalSATAlgebraSolvingRadicalEquationsSolvingRationalEquationsSolvingforExpressionsSolvingSystemsofEquationsSolvingInequalitiesWritingYourOwnEquationsSimplifyingExpressionsSolvingQuadraticEquationsGrowthandDecayWhenValuesareAbsoluteAlgebraDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations22OtherDigitalSATAlgebraStrategiesPrincetonReviewAlgebra—AKAHowtoAvoidAlgebraontheDigitalSATPluggingIntheAnswers(PITA)SolvingRationalEquationsPluggingInYourOwnNumbersMeaningInContextDigitalSATAlgebraStrategiesDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations23FunctionsandGraphsCallontheCalculatorFunctionFundamentalsTheCoordinatePlane

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PointsonaLineSlopeEquationsofaLineParallelandPerpendicularLinesTwoEquationswithInfinitelyManySolutionsTwoEquationswithNoSolutionsPointsofIntersectionCallontheCalculatorGraphingFunctionsEquationsofaParabolaEquationofaCircleFunctionsandGraphsDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations24AdvancedArithmeticCallontheCalculatorRatiosandProportionsPercentagesFractions,Decimals,andPercentsDrillAveragesWhatIsaMedian?WhatIsaMode?WhatIsaRange?WhatisMarginofError?WhatisaFrequencyTable?WhatisaStandardDeviation?Probability.RatesIsThereScienceontheDigitalSAT

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AdvancedArithmeticDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations25GeometryandTrigonometryGeometryontheDigitalSATLinesandAnglesTrianglesCirclesRectanglesandSquaresVolumeBallparkingPluggingInDrill1:GeometryDrill2:TrigonometryChapterDrillAnswersandExplanations26Fill-InsWhatisaFill-In?TheInstructionsFill-Ins:ATestDriveMorePOODMultipleCorrectAnswersFill-InDrillChapterDrillAnswersandExplanationsPartIV:TakingtheDigitalSAT_144626033__144626033_

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ForewordWelcometoThePrincetonReviewDigitalSATPrep!TheDigitalSATisnotatestofaptitude,howgoodofapersonyouare,orhowsuccessfulyouwillbeinlife.TheDigitalSATsimplytestshowwellyoutaketheDigitalSAT.AndperformingwellontheDigitalSATisaskill,onethatcanbelearnedlikeanyother.ThePrincetonReviewwasfoundedmorethan40yearsagoonthisverysimpleidea,and—asourstudents’testscoresshow—ourapproachistheonethatworks.Sure,youwanttodowellontheDigitalSAT,butyoudon’tneedtoletthetestintimidateyou.Asyouprepare,remembertwoimportantthingsthathavealwaysbeentrueabouttheSAT:eItdoesn’tmeasurethestuffthatmatters.Itmeasuresneitherintelligencenorthedepthandbreadthofwhatyou’relearninginhighschool.Itdoesn’tpredictcollegegradesaswellasyourhighschoolgradesdo.Collegesknowthereismoretoyouasastudent—andasaperson—thanwhatyoudoinasingle2-hourtestadministeredonarandomSaturdaymorning.eItunderpredictsthecollegeperformanceofwomen,minorities,anddisadvantagedstudents.Historically,womenhavedonebetterthanmenincollegebutworseontheSAT.Foratestthatisusedtohelppredictperformanceincollege,that’saprettypoorrecord.YourpreparationfortheDigitalSATstartshere.WeatThePrincetonReviewspendmillionsofdollarseveryyearimprovingourmethodsandmaterialssothatstudentsarealwaysreadyfortheDigitalSAT,andwe’llgetyoureadytoo.

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However,thereisnomagicpill:justbuyingthisbookisn’tgoingtoimproveyourscores.Solidscoreimprovementtakescommitmentandeffortfromyou.Ifyoureadthisbookcarefullyandworkthroughtheproblemsandpracticetestsincludedinthebook,notonlywillyoubewell-versedintheformatoftheDigitalSATandtheconceptsittests,butyouwillalsohaveasoundoverallstrategyandapowerfularsenaloftest-takingstrategiesthatyoucanapplytowhateveryouencounterontestday.InadditiontothecomprehensivereviewinDigitalSATPrep,we’veincludedadditionalpracticeonline,accessiblethroughourwebsite—PrincetonReview.com—tocontinuehelpingyoutoimproveyourscores.Beforedoinganythingelse,besuretoregisteryourbookatPrincetonReview.com/prep.Whenyoudo,you’llgainaccesstothemostup-to-dateinformationontheDigitalSAT,aswellasmoretestprepandcollegeadmissionsresources.Themoreyoutakeadvantageoftheresourceswe’veincludedinthisbookandtheonlinestudenttoolsthatgowithit,thebetteryou’lldoonthetest.Readthebookcarefullyandlearnourstrategies.Takethefull-lengthpracticetestsunderactualtimedconditions.Analyzeyourperformanceandfocusyoureffortswhereyouneedimprovement.Perhapsevenstudywithafriendtostaymotivated.AttendafreeeventatThePrincetonReviewtolearnmoreabouttheDigitalSATandhowitisusedinthecollegeadmissionsprocess.Searchourwebsiteforaneventthatwilltakeplacenearyouortakeplaceonline!Thistestischallenging,butyou’reontherighttrack.We’llbewithyoualltheway.Goodluck!TheStaffofThePrincetonReview

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OtherReferencesWatchUsCrackIt

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PartIOrientation1TheDigitalSAT,ThePrincetonReview,andYou2PracticeTest13PracticeTest1:AnswersandExplanations4CrackingtheDigitalSAT:BasicPrinciples

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LET'SGETTHISPARTYSTARTED!Youareabouttounlockavastrepertoireofpowerfulstrategiesthathaveoneandonlyonepurpose:tohelpyougetabetterscoreontheDigitalSAT.ThisbookcontainsthecollectedwisdomofThePrincetonReview,whichhasspentmorethan40yearshelpingstudentsachievehigherscoresonstandardizedtests.We’vedevotedmillionsofdollarsandyearsofourlivestobeatingtheSAT.It’swhatwedo(twistedasitmaybe),andwewantyoutobenefitfromourexpertise.WHATISTHEPRINCETONREVIEW?ThePrincetonReviewistheleaderintestprep.OurgoalistohelpstudentseverywherecracktheSATandabunchofotherstandardizedtests,includingthePSATandtheACTaswellasgraduate-levelexamsliketheGREandtheGMAT.Startingfromhumblebeginningsin1981,ThePrincetonReviewisnowthenation’slargestSATpreparationcompany.Weoffercoursesinmorethan500locationsin20differentcountries,aswellasonline;wealsopublishbest-sellingbooks,liketheoneyou’reholding,andonlineresourcestogetstudentsreadyforthistest.Ourtechniqueswork.WedevelopedthemafterspendingcountlesshoursscrutinizingrealSATs,analyzingthemwithcomputers,andprovingourtheoriesintheclassroom.Welcome!WelcometothePremiumEditionofSATPrep.Thiseditioncomeschock-fullofawesomeonlineresources,includingthreeDigitalSATpracticetests,aswellasstudyguides,collegeadmissionsarticles,andmore.See“GetMore(Free)Content”onthis

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pageforstep-by-stepinstructionsforaccessingyourexclusivePremiumtools.Happytestprepping!ThePrincetonReviewWayThisbookwillshowyouhowtoscorehigherontheDigitalSATbyteachingyouto:*extractimportantinformationfromtrickytestquestionsotakefulladvantageofthelimitedtimeallowedosystematicallyanswerquestions—evenifyoudon’tfullyunderstandthemoavoidthetrapsthattheDigitalSAThaslaidforyou(andusethosetrapstoyouradvantage)ThetestiswrittenandadministeredbyCollegeBoard,andtheyknowthatourtechniqueswork.Foryears,thetest-writersclaimedthattheSATcouldn’tbecoached.Butwe’veproventhatviewwrong,andthey,inturn,havestruggledtofindwaysofchangingtheSATsothatThePrincetonReviewwon’tbeabletocrackit—ineffect,acknowledgingwhatourstudentshaveknownallalong:thatourtechniquesreallydowork.(Infact,CollegeBoardhasrecentlyadmittedthatstudentscanandshouldpreparefortheSAT.Sothere!)TheSAThasremainedhighlyvulnerabletoourtechniques.AndthecurrentversionoftheSATisevenmoresusceptibletoourmethods.Readthisbook,workthroughthedrills,takethepracticetests,andyou’llseewhatwemean.Study!Ifyouweregettingreadytotakeabiologytest,you'dstudybiology.Ifyouwerepreparingforabasketballgame,you'dpracticebasketball.So,ifyou'repreparingfortheSAT,youneedtostudyandpracticefortheSAT.Theexamcan'ttesteverythingyoulearninschool(infact,ittestsverylittle),soconcentrateonlearningwhatitdoestest.StudyXY

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Chapter1TheDigitalSAT,ThePrincetonReview,andYouWelcome!OurjobistohelpyougetthebestpossiblescoreontheDigitalSAT.ThischapterwilltellyouwhattoexpectfromtheDigitalSATaswellassomespecificsaboutthetest.ItwillalsoexplainhowtomakethemostofallyourPrincetonReviewmaterials.

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GENERALINFORMATIONABOUTTHEDIGITALSATYoumayhaveboughtthisbookbecauseyouknownothingabouttheDigitalSAT,orperhapsyoutooktheSATonceandwanttoraiseyourscore.Eitherway,it’simportanttoknowaboutthetestandthepeoplewhowriteit.Let’stakeasecondtodiscusssomeDigitalSATfacts,someofwhichmaysurpriseyou.WhatIsTestedontheDigitalSAT?JustbecausetheDigitalSATfeaturesmath,reading,andwritingquestionsdoesn’tmeanthatitreflectswhatyoulearnedinschool.YoucanacecalculusorwritelikeShakespeareandstillstrugglewiththeSAT.Thetest-writersclaimthatthetestpredictshowwellyouwilldoincollegebymeasuring“reasoningability,”butalltheDigitalSATreallymeasuresishowwellyoutaketheDigitalSAT.Itdoesnotrevealhowsmart—orhowgood—apersonyouare.WhoWritestheDigitalSAT?EventhoughcollegesanduniversitiesmakewideuseoftheSAT,they’renottheoneswhowritethetest.That’sthejobofCollegeBoard,theorganizationthatcreatesthetestsanddecideshowtheywillbeadministeredandused.Thetest-writershavebeencriticizedfortheSATovertheyears.Manyeducatorshavearguedthatthetestdoesnotmeasuretheskillsyoureallyneedforcollege.In2005,thisledCollegeBoardtooverhaultheentiretest,onlytoreviseitalloveragaininearly2016.AndinJanuary2022,CollegeBoardannouncedanothermajorchange—theshifttoadigital,adaptiveSAT.TheimportanttakeawayhereisthatthepeoplewhowritetheDigitalSAThavemademanychangestothetestovertheyears,sounderstandingthestructureofthecurrentexamisyourfirststeptoimprovingonthetest.Wait,WhoWritesThisTest?

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YoumaybesurprisedtolearnthatthepeoplewhowriteDigitalSATtestquestionsareNOTnecessarilyteachersorcollegeprofessors.ThepeoplewhowritetheDigitalSATareprofessionaltest-writers,notsuper-humangeniuses,soyoucanlearntothinkastheydoandbeatthemattheirowngame.What'sontheDigitalSAT?TheDigitalSATis2hoursand14minuteslong.Thetestconsistsofthefollowingsections,inthisorder:*ReadingandWriting(2modules,each27questionsin32minutes)oAllquestionsintheRWsectionaremultiple-choice.oTwoquestionsineachmoduleareexperimentalandarenotscored.eA10-minutebreakeMath(2modules,each22questionsin35minutes)oMostquestionsintheMathsectionaremultiple-choice.oTherestare“student-producedresponses”(fill-ins).oTwoquestionsineachmoduleareexperimentalandarenotscored.KeyTakeawayKnowinghowthetestisstructuredwillhelpyoudeterminewhatyouneedtodotocrackit!TheMathsectioncontainssomestudent-produced-responsequestions,butallotherquestionsontheexamaremultiple-choice.Allmultiple-choicequestionsontheDigitalSAThavefourpossibleanswerchoices.Theremainingchaptersofthisbookcoverthesesectionsindetail,buthere’sabriefrundownofwhatyoucanexpect.ReadingandWritingSectionStudyXY

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PreviousversionsoftheSAThadReadingandWritingasseparatesections,withseveralquestionsattachedtoeachlongpassage.TheDigitalSATcombinesReadingandWriting.TheReadingandWriting(RW)sectionis64minuteslongandconsistsof2modules,eachwith27questionsthatarepassage-basedandmultiple-choice.Eachshortpassage(whichCollegeBoardcallsa“text”)orpairofpassages(texts)isassociatedwithjustonequestion,andtextsmaybepairedwithinformationalgraphics.Someoftheselectedtextswillbefrompreviouslypublishedworksintheareasofworldliteratureorpoetry,butmostwillbeshortpassageswrittenbyCollegeBoardandcoveringtopicsinhistory,socialstudies,andscience.TheRWsectionconsistsoffourpartsinorder:1.CraftandStructure(~28%)2.InformationandIdeas(~26%)3.StandardEnglishConventions(%26%)4.ExpressionofIdeas(~20%)Thequestionsineachcontentareawillbearrangedbytypeand,inmostcases,inorderofdifficulty.ThefirsttwopartsofeachmodulewillcoverwhatwaspreviouslyintheReadingsectionoftheSAT,withquestionsthatrequireyoutojustifyyourselectedanswerwithevidencefromthetextand/orgraphprovided.(Thissectionisnotaboutcomingupwithanything;it’saboutfindingthecorrectanswerbasedonthetext.)Inthethirdandfourthpartsofeachmodule,therewillbequestionsfocusedonWritingskills.Insteadofaskingyoutoanalyzeatext,questionswillrequireyoutodothingslikechooseanswerswithcorrectpunctuationandgrammar.PartITofthisbookwillcovereachquestiontypeintheReadingandWritingsection.

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WantMore?Forevenmorepractice,checkoutSATLevelUp:VerbalandSATLevelUp:Math.MathSectionYouwillhaveatotalof70minutestocompletetheMathsection,which,asmentionedearlier,isdividedintotwomodules(eachwith22questionsin35minutes).Mostquestionsaremultiple-choice,buttherearealsoahandfulofwhatCollegeBoardcallsstudent-producedresponsequestions,whichwecallfill-ins.Forfill-inquestions,insteadofchoosingfromfouranswerchoices,you’llhavetoworkthroughaquestionandthenenteryouransweronthescreenbytypingintheappropriatenumbers.We’lldiscussthisinmoredetailinChapter26.Approximately11ofthe44mathquestionswillbefill-ins.TheMathsectioncoversfourmaincontentareas,butnotinthisorder:1.Algebra(35%)2.AdvancedMath(x35%)3.Problem-SolvingandDataAnalysis(¥15%)4.GeometryandTrigonometry(15%)IncontrasttothesetorderoftheReadingandWritingtopics,eachMathmodulewillhavequestionsineachofthesecontentareasscatteredthroughoutbutarrangedinorderofdifficultyfromthestartofthemoduletotheend.PartIIIofthisbookcoverseachofthesecontentareasindepth.TheDigitalSAThasabuilt-inDesmoscalculatorthatcanbeusedonallMathquestions.Inaddition,studentsmaybringtheirownapprovedcalculatorsiftheyprefer.Acalculatorwillbeagame-changeronsomequestionsandcompletelyuselessonothers,sothinkabouthowtouseit(ornot)asyouworkthroughPartIII.Practicewiththecalculatoryouplantouseontheactualtestsoyoucantakefulladvantageofthistool.IsMyCalculatorAllowed?

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NotallcalculatorsarepermittedbyCollegeBoardforuseontheSAT.ToseethefullCollegeBoardcalculatorpolicy,visitsatsuite.collegeboard.org/digital/what-to-bring-do/calculator-policyThereisonemorethingtoknowaboutthemake-upoftheDigitalSAT:test-takersdonotgettheexactsametest.Inthedaysofpaper-and-pencilSATtests,thepracticeofgivingstudentsallovertheglobethesametestformledtoissueswithtestsecurityandpossiblecheating.WiththeswitchtotheDigitalSAT,CollegeBoardsaysthetestingappwillnow“assemble”atestforeachstudentthatis“unique.”So,whileallstudentswillseethesameconcepts,theywon’tallseethesamequestionstotestthoseconcepts.ScoringontheDigitalSATScoresfromtheDigitalSATwillbereportedinamatterofdays,notweeksaswasthecasewiththepaper-and-penciltest.YourscorereportfortheDigitalSATwillfeaturescoresforeachofthefollowing:*TotalScore:Thesumofthetwosectionscores(ReadingandWriting,Math),rangingfrom400to1600eSectionScores:1.ReadingandWriting,rangingfrom200to8002.Math,alsorangingfrom200to800Aspreviouslymentioned,therewillbetwoquestionsineachmodulethatareexperimental.CollegeBoardusesthesetoseehowstudentsanswerthem,buttheywillnotcounttowardyourscore.Unfortunately,theyarenotmarkedinanyway,somakesuretotreatallquestionsasiftheywillbescored.Ontherecentpaper-and-pencilversionsoftheSAT,varioussubscoresandcross-testscoreswerereportedinadditiontothesectionandoverallscores.OntheDigitalSAT,onlythescoreslistedabovewillbereported.Thismeans

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thatyouwillnotbegivenanyinformationonhowyouscoredwithinspecificsubjectareas.EnhanceyourtestprepwithyourPremiumonlineresources,likehelpfulweek-by-weekstudyguides.Plus,usethe“SATInsider”tohelpnavigatecollegeadmissions,applications,financialaid,andmore.Sohowdothetwomodulesworktogethertodetermineyourscoreinasection?Well,howyouscoreonthefirstmoduledetermineswhetheryougetanEasierorHardersecondmodule.IfyouaregiventheEasiersecondmodule,you’llfindthatmoreofthequestionsarewithinyourabilitytogetright,buttherewillbeanupperlimittoyourscore.IfyougettheHardersecondmodule,you’llhavethechancetoscorehigher,butthequestionsinthemodulewillbemoredifficulttogetright.Ofcourse,ifyougetenoughquestionscorrectinthefirstmoduletogettheHardersecondmodule,it’slikelythattheharderquestionswillbebettersuitedtoyourabilities.Somequestionswithinamodulearealsoweighted,sodoingbetteronthosewillincreaseyourscoremorethandoingwelloneasier,non-weighted

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questions.Assuch,yourscoreisdeterminednotonlybyhowmanyquestionsyougotrightbutalsobyhowhardthosequestionswere.AlthoughthescoringcurveoneachDigitalSATmaycalculateyourscoreslightlydifferently,youwillalwayshavetwojobs:understandingwhichquestionscanmaximizeyourscoreandbuildingyourstaminatostaysharpthroughbothmodulesineachsection.Throughoutthisbook,wewillshowyouhowtodojustthat.ThefollowingtablesummarizesthestructureandscoringoftheDigitalSAT.Category[DigitalSATTime134minutesplus10-minutebreakOverallComponents|¢ReadingandWritingsectioneMathsectionNumberof¢ReadingandWriting:54,including4experimentalQuestionsquestionseMath:44,including4experimentalquestionsAnswer*ReadingandWriting:allmultiple-choicewith4answersChoicesperquestioneMath:75%multiple-choicewith4answersperquestion,25%student-producedresponsesTimeby¢ReadingandWriting:64minutesintwo32-minuteSectionmodulesoMath:70minutesintwo35-minutemodulesRelationship|eModule1hasabroadmixoflevelsofdifficulty.BetweenePerformanceonModule1determinesthedifficultyofModulesModule2.eStudentswhodowellonModule1willgetaModule2thatisharder,onaverage.eStudentswhodolesswellonModule1willgetaModule2thatiseasier,onaverage.Scoring

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