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Historically, each math section on the SAT has been arranged by increasing difficulty. In other words, the questions start relatively easy and get progressively more challenging, capping out at Question 22. Since the advent of the digital SAT, College Board has made the test adaptive. According to the Princeton Review:
The first module of each digital SAT section is a mix of easy, medium, and difficult questions. The second module that you’ll receive will depend on your performance on the first module. If you do well, the second module will have fewer easy questions and more difficult questions, whereas if you do not do as well, the second module will have more easy questions and fewer difficult questions. The final section score is based both on how many questions you get correct and which second module you receive.
The goal of this weekly challenge is to provide exposure to some of the tougher questions and to present novel and clever approaches to problem solving.
The image at the right shows the typical formula chart embedded into each SAT math section.
Questions from each math section of the SAT will test mastery of algebra, advanced math, problem-solving, data analysis, geometry, and trigonometry.
About one-third of the math questions on the SAT are contextual word problems, requiring you to apply your math skills to real-life scenarios involving science and social studies.
Click HERE for an in-depth look at the types of math specifically tested.
SAT 22: 2025-2026
SAT 22: 2025-2026
Texas Success Initiative
Texas Success Initiative
In 2003, the Texas Legislature passed The Texas Success Initiative to evaluate a student's readiness for college-level coursework. Amended in 2017, the statute requires an assessment of a student's academic skills in the areas of Math and English, the TSIA2, as designed and administered by College Board, the same folks responsible for the SAT and Advanced Placement.
After completing the Pre-Assessment Activity, you will complete a number of sample math questions. On test day, you'll take the adaptive, multiple-choice Mathematics College Readiness Classification Test consisting of 20 questions covering the four content categories listed at the right. If you fail to meet the benchmark, you'll proceed to the Mathematics Diagnostic Test (48 additional questions) to assess your strengths and weakness in those same content areas.
Note: No formula chart will be provided, and a calculator (four-function, square-root, or graphing) will be embedded in the test for each question requiring such a utility. Unfortunately, neither handheld calculators nor Desmos will be available.
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