Number and Type of Questions with Time Allotted for Each Section of the SAT
Sections Number of
of the SAT Types of Questions Questions Time Allotted
Critical Reading Sentence Completion 19 70 mins (two 25-min
Passage-Based Reading 48 sections and one
Total Critical Reading Questions 67 20 minute section)
Writing Identifying Sentence Errors 18 60 mins (one 25 min
Improving Sentences 25 essay, one 25 min
Improving Paragraphs 6 multiple-choice
Essay Writing 1 essay section and one 10- Total Writing Questions 49 + Essay min multiple choice section
Mathematics Multiple Choice 44
Student-Produced Response 10 70 mins (two 25-min
(grid-ins) sections and one 20
Total Mathematics Questions 54 min section)
Sections Number of
of the SAT Types of Questions Questions Time Allotted
Critical Reading Sentence Completion 19 70 mins (two 25-min
Passage-Based Reading 48 sections and one
Total Critical Reading Questions 67 20 minute section)
Writing Identifying Sentence Errors 18 60 mins (one 25 min
Improving Sentences 25 essay, one 25 min
Improving Paragraphs 6 multiple-choice
Essay Writing 1 essay section and one 10- Total Writing Questions 49 + Essay min multiple choice section
Mathematics Multiple Choice 44
Student-Produced Response 10 70 mins (two 25-min
(grid-ins) sections and one 20
Total Mathematics Questions 54 min section)