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*** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests College Board Official Practice Test Suite]] | *** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests College Board Official Practice Test Suite]] | ||
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* | == Writing section overview == | ||
** = 8 | * SAT Writing Section Test Directions | ||
** students are to answer questions based upon: | |||
*** revising text for effective expression of ideas | |||
*** correcting grammatical errors, such as sentence structure, usage, or punctuation | |||
*** interpret graphs and apply to text corrections | |||
** some questions will refer to an underlined portion of a passage | |||
** some questions will ask you to consider a portion of a passage or the passage as a whole | |||
** the correct answer “most effectively improves the quality of writing” | |||
** correct answers conform to “conventions of standard English” | |||
*SAT Writing Test Structure | |||
** students have 35 min. to answer 44 questions | |||
** test has four readings passages with 11 questions each | |||
*** = average of 8:45 min per passage | |||
=== Difficulty level === | |||
* difficulty level is based on the passage and not the questions | * difficulty level is based on the passage and not the questions | ||
** there can be difficult questions on easy passages, but the bulk of "hard" questions will coincide with difficult passages | ** there can be difficult questions on easy passages, but the bulk of "hard" questions will coincide with difficult passages | ||