Critical Reading (70 min):
Two 25-minute sections and
one 20-minute section.
Tests passage-based reading comprehension and sentence completions.

Mathematics (70 min):
Two 25-minute sections
and one 20-minute section.
Multiple-choice and
student-response format.
Covers number operations,
algebra, geometry, probability
and statistics, and data analysis.

Writing (60 min):
Multiple choice questions
(35 min) and student-written
essay (25 min). Covers
vocabulary, grammar (written
portion only), usage, and
word choice.

Experimental (25 min):
An extra section that does not
count towards student's score.
May be a critical reading,
mathematics, or multiple-choice
writing section.

English (45 min):
Tests punctuation, grammar
and usage, sentence structure, and rhetorical skills.

Math (60 min):
Tests algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.

Reading (35 min):
Tests reading comprehension.
Contextual basis may be in
s ocial studies, natural sciences, prose fiction, or the humanities.

Science Reasoning (35 min):
Tests scientific skills such as interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Writing (30 min):
Optional section. Required by some schools.