Comparison of "Old" Versus "New" SAT |
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Old SAT |
New SAT |
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| Sections | 7
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9
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| Time | 3 hours and 20 min. includes two 10 min. breaks |
4 hours and 5 min. includes three 10 min. breaks |
| Verbal (Critical Reading in 2005) |
Two 30 min. sections& one 15 min. section |
Two 25 min.& one 20 min. section. |
| Verbal Content Tested | Critical Reading Passages |
Critical Reading Passages Sentence Completions Paragraph Readings |
| Math | Two 30 min sections & one 15 min. section |
Two 25 min sections & one 20 min. section |
| Math Content Tested | Through Algebra I & Geometry, Multiple choice, Quantitative Comparisons, Grid-ins |
Through Algebra I & Trigonometry, (No Quantitative Comparisons) |
| Writing | only on PSAT and SAT II (no essay on PSAT-old & new) |
One 25 min
sections & one 25 min. essay |
| Writing Content Tested | Sentence Correction |
Sentence Correction Improving Sentences Improving Paragraphs (Grammar& Usage) |
| Experimental | One 30 min. section | One 25 min. section |
| Scoring | 200-800 Verbal
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200-800 Verbal 2400 is perfect |
| Essay Scoring | no essay (2 to 12 on SAT II) | 2 to 12 (scored from 1 to 6 by two
separate readers then added together) |
| Penalty for Incorrect Answers | Yes | Yes |
