The Official SAT Online Course

1. The Official SAT Online Course

2. What the SAT® Measures • It tests the same things taught every day in high school classrooms: reading, writing and math. • SAT questions represent high school curricula, testing skills in geometry, algebra, grammar and critical reading. • Teachers and educators review every SAT question for relevance and coherence. • The critical thinking skills that the SAT tests are 21st-century skills that will help you succeed in college. • The SAT measures what students know and how well they apply that knowledge.

3. Test Details • Three sections: critical reading, mathematics and writing • Length: 3 hours, 45 minutes (including three breaks) • Score range: 200–800 per section, 600–2400 overall • Question types: • Critical Reading — Sentence Completions, Reading Passages • Mathematics — Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Statistics and Probability • Writing — Essay, Identifying Errors, Improving Grammar and Usage

4. Getting Ready for the SAT® • Select challenging high school courses. • Read widely and write extensively, both in and out of school. • Take the PSAT/NMSQT®as a sophomore or junior. • Become familiar with SAT question types, format and directions. • Take advantage of free College Board resources at sat.collegeboard.com.

5. A Little Practice Goes a Long Way • Research is clear that cramming and short-term test prep aren’t effective substitutes for hard work in school. • To feel comfortable and confident on test day, it’s a good idea to be familiar with the test format and question types. • Like anything else in life, a little practice never hurts.

6. Features of the Online Course • Official Full-Length Pretest • Personalized Score Reports • 18 Interactive Lessons • Practice Quizzes with over 600 additional questions • 9 full-length Practice Tests (with automatic essay scoring) • Detailed answer explanations

7. Recommended Plan • A little practice goes a long way! • Take the Official Full-Length Pretest • Work Through the Lessons and Quizzes • Take the Practice Quizzes • Take an Official Full-Length Practice Test • Take Another Official Practice Test

8. What a Student Sees

9. Inside a Test

10. Lessons • Critical Reading • About the Critical Reading Section • Sentence Completion • Passage-based Reading • Writing • About the Writing Section • The Essay • Identifying Sentence Errors • Improving Sentences • Improving Paragraphs • About the SAT • Introducing the SAT® • How to Do Your Best on the SAT® • About the PSAT/NMSQT® • Math • About the Mathematics Section • Multiple-Choice Questions • Student-Produced Response Questions • Number and Operations • Algebra and Functions • Geometry and Measurement • Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability

11. What an Educator Sees

12. Reports for Educators • Monthly Usage Reports • School, Class, and Student level progress reports • Reports can be broken down by lesson, subject, skill group, or item type.

13. Reports for Educators

14. Additional Resources

15. Benefits • Practice is authentic, with all • questions made by the test maker. • Students that use the online course: • Become more familiar with the test experience • Increase test-taking comfort and confidence • Perform better on the SAT than students who do not • The SAT Online Course is available 24/7 anywhere you have an internet connection.