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The Educational Testing Service (ETS), based in USA administers the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). It is a standardized exam for admission to colleges in the USA.

In the initial years of 90s the SAT consisted of six sections in all: one equating section, one test of standard written English, two math sections and two verbal sections. In the year of 94 there was a modification made in the exam. Math questions were added and antonym section was removed. These were not multiple choice types. This time the average score was around 1000 with 500 each in verbal and math sections.

In 2005 the reasoning exam was lengthened. Analogy questions were removed from Critical Reading which was formerly Verbal section. Quantitative section was removed from the Math section and a writing section was included with an essay. The math section was expanded

Format of New SAT:

There are 10 sections in all in the test. The first section is writing essay (25 minutes), second is Critical Reading which includes Sentence Completion, Short Reading Passages, Long Reading Passages. Duration is 25 minutes. Next section is Mathematics (25 minutes). The fourth section is Writing-Multiple Choice and the fifth section is Critical Reading which includes Sentence Completion, Short Reading Passages, Long Reading Passages. Time allotted for both the sections is 25 minutes each. The sixth section is again Mathematics,multiple choice questions (25 minutes). The seventh section is again critical reading and next is Mathematics. Both of these are of 20 minutes duration. Next section is critical reading of 25 minutes and the last section is Writing-Multiple Choice which is of 10 minutes duration and includes Improving Sentences.

So the total duration of the exam is 3 hours 45 minutes and the number of questions is 202-212.

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