Today you will discover your baseline, learn the structure of the Digital SAT, and begin building a personalized score-improvement plan.
Begin Your JourneyThe Digital SAT is adaptive, shorter, and more strategic than ever. Here is exactly how it works.
Reading & Writing
27 questions · 32 min
Adaptive R&W
27 questions · 32 min
Math
22 questions · 35 min
Adaptive Math
22 questions · 35 min
Your performance on Module 1 determines the difficulty of Module 2. Doing well early means access to higher-scoring questions.
The Digital SAT rewards critical thinking and strategic elimination. You do not need to memorize everything — you need to think efficiently.
At 2 hours 14 minutes, the Digital SAT is significantly shorter than the old paper test. You take it on a laptop using the Bluebook app.
Your responses help build a customized SAT strategy plan. Every detail matters for personalizing your sessions.
This information will be used to customize your SAT prep plan across all future sessions.
Six SAT-style questions to establish your baseline. Select an answer, then reveal the explanation to learn from each one.
As used in the passage, "sweeping" most nearly means:
Reasoning: Context is key. The passage says peers felt the sample size was "insufficient" for such conclusions. The word "sweeping" here means the conclusions were overly broad or far-reaching given the evidence. The other meanings of "sweeping" (cleaning, graceful motion) do not fit the academic context. SAT Tip: Always substitute your answer choice back into the sentence to confirm it makes sense.
Select the option that best completes the sentence:
The city council, along with several community organizations, _______ committed to reducing pollution by 30% over the next decade.
Reasoning: The subject of the sentence is "The city council" (singular). The phrase "along with several community organizations" is a parenthetical modifier — it does NOT make the subject plural. Subject-verb agreement requires the singular verb "is." SAT Tip: Ignore phrases set off by commas between the subject and verb. Identify the true subject first.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?
Reasoning: The second sentence says the benefits were "consistent across subjects, age groups, and difficulty levels." This extends the finding beyond one specific group — it broadens applicability. It does not introduce a limitation, offer an alternative explanation, or challenge the methodology. SAT Tip: For "function" questions, ask: what role does this sentence play in the argument? Support? Contrast? Limitation?
A phone plan charges a $25 monthly fee plus $0.10 per text message. If a customer’s bill was $43 for one month, how many text messages did they send?
Reasoning: Translate the words into an equation. Total = monthly fee + (cost per text × number of texts). So: 43 = 25 + 0.10x → 18 = 0.10x → x = 180 texts. SAT Tip: Always translate word problems into algebra. Identify the fixed cost, the variable cost, and the total, then solve.
If f(x) = 3x² − 12, what is the value of f(4)?
Reasoning: Substitute x = 4 into the function: f(4) = 3(4)² − 12 = 3(16) − 12 = 48 − 12 = 36. SAT Tip: With function notation, simply replace every x with the given value. Use order of operations carefully: exponent first, then multiply, then subtract.
A store marks up the wholesale price of a jacket by 60% to set the retail price. During a sale, the retail price is discounted by 25%. What percent of the wholesale price does a customer pay during the sale?
Reasoning: Let wholesale = $100. After 60% markup: retail = $160. After 25% discount: sale price = 160 × 0.75 = $120. So the customer pays 120% of wholesale. SAT Tip: For percent problems, pick $100 as your starting number — it makes the arithmetic simple and clear. Never add/subtract percentages of different bases.
These foundational strategies apply to every section of the SAT. Master these first, and everything else becomes easier.
Every correct answer is directly supported by the text. If you cannot point to a specific phrase or sentence that proves your answer, it is likely wrong. Never rely on outside knowledge or assumptions.
Answer choices with words like "always," "never," "all," or "completely" are almost always wrong on the SAT. The test prefers moderate, well-qualified answers. Look for the most precise, supported choice.
When two answer choices are grammatically correct, the SAT almost always prefers the shorter, cleaner version. Avoid redundancy and wordiness. If it says the same thing with fewer words, that is your answer.
Every word problem is hiding an equation. "Is" means equals. "Per" means multiplication. "More than" means addition. Train yourself to convert language into algebra before you start solving.
The built-in Desmos calculator is powerful. Use it to graph equations, find intersections, and verify your answers. Practice with Desmos before test day so you are fast and efficient.
The SAT places trap answers designed to catch common mistakes: forgetting a negative sign, misreading the question, or solving for the wrong variable. Always re-read the question after solving.
Track your mistakes to find patterns. The fastest way to improve is to stop making the same errors twice.
Complete these before our next session. Each task is designed to build on what we covered today.
Download the Bluebook app and complete one full practice test under timed conditions. This establishes your true baseline score.
Download Bluebook →Spend at least 30 minutes on Khan Academy practicing the section you identified as hardest. Focus on understanding explanations, not just getting answers right.
Open Khan Academy SAT →Write down or screenshot every question you got wrong on the practice test. We will review them together and add them to your error log.
Re-read the Reading/Writing and Math strategies above. Try to apply at least one strategy consciously during your practice test.
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