Digital SAT Reading and Writing, skill by skill
Short passages, one question each. Learn what every Reading and Writing question type is really asking, practise with original passages, and sit full adaptive modules under real timing.
At a glance
- Format
- Two adaptive modules
- Questions
- 54 (27 per module)
- Time
- 64 minutes
- Question type
- Multiple choice, 4 options
- Passages
- One short passage per question
Based on the College Board's published test specifications at the time of writing. Check the official site for the latest details.
Topics available on TutorAura
These are the SAT Reading and Writing topics we currently support with lessons, worked examples, adaptive practice and the AI tutor. This is a focused starting set, not the full specification.
Craft and Structure
- SAT Words in ContextChoose the most precise word for a blank, or the meaning of a word as it's used in a short text.
- SAT Text Structure and PurposeIdentify why a text was written, how it is organized, and what job a particular sentence does.
- SAT Cross-Text ConnectionsCompare two short texts on the same topic and predict how one author would respond to the other.
Information and Ideas
- SAT Central Ideas and DetailsIdentify a text's main idea and locate details it states directly.
- SAT Command of Evidence (Textual)Choose the quotation or finding that most directly supports, illustrates or weakens a claim.
- SAT Command of Evidence (Quantitative)Use data from a table or graph to complete or support a claim in a short text.
- SAT InferencesComplete a text with the conclusion that most logically follows from the information given.
Standard English Conventions
- SAT Boundaries (Punctuation)Punctuate sentence boundaries, supplementary elements and lists correctly: periods, semicolons, colons, commas and dashes.
- SAT Form, Structure, and Sense (Grammar)Choose grammatically correct forms: subject–verb and pronoun agreement, verb tense, plurals and possessives, and modifier placement.
Expression of Ideas
Original passages
Every passage and question is written by TutorAura across literature, history, social science and science, including paired texts, tables and student notes.
Strategy for each type
Each skill lesson explains how to find the answer from the text alone, and the common traps in wrong options.
Timed modules
Full-length practice tests give you 27 questions in 32 minutes, with mark for review and the answer eliminator, just like the real test.
Official information
Always check the official specification and sample materials for the definitive content, format and rules of your exam.
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