SAT Time Breakdown
The SAT is close to four hours long, so when you take the SAT, be prepared to take a test that's longer than most of the tests you've taken in class. To prepare yourself, you'll need to know the SAT time breakdown, so here it is:
SAT Writing
- 25 minutes - Essay
- 25 minutes - 35 questions (improving sentences and paragraphs, identifiying sentence errors)
- 10 minutes - 14 questions (improving sentences)
SAT Critical Reading
- 25 minutes - 24 questions (sentence completion, short and reading comprehension)
- 25 minutes - 24 questions (sentence completion, short and reading comprehension)
- 20 minutes - 19 questions (setence completion, long reading comprehension)
SAT Math
- 25 minutes - 20 questions (multiple choice)
- 25 minutes - 18 questions (multiple choice, grid-in)
- 20 minutes - 16 questions (multiple choice)
Experimental Section
- 25 minutes - questions vary
The 25-minute Essay section will always come first and the 10-minute Writing section will always come last. All other sections can be any order and will vary not only from test date to test date but also from student to student.