7 Ways the SAT Is Changing

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No penalty for wrong answers anymore!

The SAT in 2016 will be changing from an increase in curriculum based questions to a revamped essay section. These are 7 ways the SAT will be changing in 2016 (to read more about this article click here):

  1. ONLINE TEST PREP
    • Khan Academy will provide online test prep.
  2. NO PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS!
    • Students will not be penalized for any wrong answers!
  3. REVAMPED ESSAY
    • Students will read a passage and explain how the author is persuading the audience.
  4. EVIDENCE-FOCUSED READING
    • Students will be asked a question about the text, and then asked which piece of evidence best supports that answer.
  5. NO MORE OBSCURE VOCABULARY
    • Students will be asked to define a word based on how it is used in context.
  6. MORE GRAPHS AND CHARTS
    • Students will have to infer information from graphs and charts as well as revising sentences in order to make them be consistent with the information from the graphs.
  7. MORE GREAT TEXTS
    • The reading section will include excerpts from U.S. founding documents such as the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, or works by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.

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