SECTIONS:

LENGTH OF TEST (WITHOUT BREAKS):

ANSWER CHOICES:

FORMAT OF TEST:

READING AND WRITING:

• Two tests:

• Reading Test
• Writing and Language Test
• No more sentence completions; focus on multiple-meaning words
• Passages will draw from significant historical or scientific documents – may include informational graphics, such as charts
• The reading passages will include complex structure and vocabulary
• Passage-based grammar – including punctuation

MATH :

Focuses on:

• Application-based, multi-step questions
• Higher-level math, including trigonometry
• One "extended-thinking" grid-in question (worth 4 points);
• Core math competencies (translating math into English and English into math)
• A deep understanding of the theories behind mathematical principles, such as building equations

CALCULATORS :

Calculators only allowed in the longer of the two math sections

THE ESSAY :

The essay is optional (50 minutes, timed) 
Students will be provided a substantial passage (600–700 words) and will then be asked to analyze how the author built their argument; students will need to understand the techniques authors used to write persuasively