Basic Facts
The Critical Reading section contains three timed sections.
We explain each of these in detail, complete with strategies and
plenty of examples, later in this chapter. Here are the three core
sections that make up the new SAT Critical Reading section:
- Sentence Completions: Single
sentences with one or two blanks.
- Short Reading: Single passages with two
questions each; dual passages with four questions each
- Long Reading: Single passages with about
eight questions each; dual passages with about thirteen questions
each