SAT 2016
CHAPTER 1
ATTACKING THE NEW SAT: TWELVE FAQs
2 WHAT ARE THE PRIMARY SKILLS ASSESSED BY THE REDESIGNED SAT?
SAT Reading
• Interpreting, analyzing, and drawing inferences from college-level texts across the liberal arts and sciences such as arguments, narratives, and personal or expository essays
• Interpreting and drawing inferences from data in the form of graphs, tables, and diagrams that accompany reading passages
SAT Writing and Language
• Analyzing sentences and paragraphs in terms of their grammatical correctness and semantic coherence
• Analyzing essays in terms of their overall development, tone, and effectiveness
SAT Math
• Solving algebraic problems involving equations, inequalities, systems, formulas, and functions
• Solving data-analysis problems involving concepts such as ratios, proportions, percentages, units, and numerical relationships
• Solving problems in advanced mathematics involving concepts such as quadratics, polynomials, angles, polygons, areas, volumes, exponentials, complex numbers, and trigonometry
SAT Essay (Optional)
• Writing an effective essay that analyzes and critiques a given argumentative passage