| Sections |
- English
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Optional Essay
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- Math
- Evidence-based Reading and Writing
- Reading
- Writing and Language
- Optional Essay
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| Scoring |
Composite score: 1–36
4 section scores in English, Math, Reading and Science (1–36 each) |
Total score: 400–1600
2 section scores for Math and Evidence-based
Reading and Writing: 200–800 |
| Length |
2 hours, 55 minutes (without essay)
3 hours, 35 minutes (with essay) |
3 hours (without essay)
3 hours, 50 minutes (with essay) |
| Penalty for Wrong Answers |
None |
None |
| Reading and Writing |
2 sections (English, Reading)
- Passage-based grammar—including
punctuation
- Reading passages drawn from Fiction,
Social Sciences, Humanities and Natural Sciences
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2 sections (Reading test, Writing and Language test)
- No more sentence completions; focus on multiple-meaning words
- Reading passages will draw from significant historical or scientific documents—may include informational graphics, such as charts
- Passages will include complex structure and vocabulary
- Passage-based grammar—including punctuation
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| Math |
Arithmetic
Algebra I & II
Geometry
Trigonometry |
Arithmetic
Algebra I & II
Geometry
Trigonometry |
| Essay |
The essay is optional (40 minutes, timed, at the end of test)
- Students will evaluate and analyze multiple perspectives on a complex issue
- Essay scores in 4 areas: ideas and analysis, development and support, organization and language use
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The essay is optional (50 minutes, timed, at the end of test)
- Students will be provided with a substantial passage (600–700 words) and asked to analyze how the author built his or her argument; students will need to understand the techniques the author used to write persuasively.
- Essay scores are based on comprehension of the provided passage, analysis of arguments and use of evidence by the author, and providing support for an argument.
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