Timing: SAT Reading is made up of two to three 20-25 minute sections, depending on which subject is unscored. Pacing for SAT Reading can be a little more complicated than for other sections since there are passages to read. Some people only feel comfortable answering the questions on a passage if they have read the whole thing; however, for many people, time constraints won’t allow them to both read the whole passage and answer all the questions. If you find that time is an issue for you, first just read the opening and closing paragraphs, which usually contain the main idea, and perhaps skim the middle. Then read the questions and go back into the passage knowing what you are looking for. Try out a few different approaches to passage-based reading. Ultimately, the right way to do it is the way that works best for you.
Try this SAT reading question for practice before test day!
Format: The two question types on SAT Reading are sentence completion and passage-based reading. Both are standard multiple-choice.
Sentence Completion: You will have to choose the word or words (two) that best complete the sentence. Unless you are a vocabulary genius, there are probably going to be some words on the test that you don’t know, so learn some strategies to up your chances of answering correctly even if you aren’t familiar with all the choices.
Passage-based reading: You will be given several passages throughout the course of SAT Reading, some short and some long. Some may be easy to read; others might be dense and filled with unknown terminology. Each passage will be followed by questions about the passage.



