Section 1: Multiple Choice

45 questions | 1hr | 45% of Score

Excerpts from nonfiction texts are accompanied by several multiple-choice questions:

• 23–25 Reading questions: You’ll be asked to read and analyze nonfiction texts.

• 20–22 Writing questions: You’ll be asked to read like a writer and consider revisions to the text.

Section 2: Free Response 

3 questions | 2hrs 15mins | 55% of Score

The 2 hour and 15 minute time limit for this section includes a 15-minute reading period.

In the free-response section, you’ll respond to three questions with written answers. This section tests your skill in composition in three areas:

• Synthesis: After reading 6–7 texts about a topic (including visual and quantitative sources), you will compose an argument that combines and cites at least 3 of the sources to support your thesis.

• Rhetorical analysis: You will read a nonfiction text and analyze how the writer’s language choices contribute to the intended meaning and purpose of the text.

• Argument: You will create an evidence-based argument that responds to a given topic.