Section

Number of Questions

Question Types

Time

Writing Sample

1 (unscored) prompt

Topic statement which you will be asked to respond to (support or argue), using specific examples from personal experience, current events, history or literature

25 minutes

Break

5 minutes

Quantitative (Math)

25 multiple choice

Number Concepts and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis, Probability

30 minutes

Reading

40 multiple choice (7 passages)

Main Ideas, Details, Inferences, Word Meanings, Author’s Purpose and Tone, Opinions and Arguments, Predictions

40 minutes

Break

10 minutes

Verbal

60 multiple choice (30 synonyms and 30 analogies)

Vocabulary, Verbal Reasoning, Ability to Relate Ideas Logically

30 minutes

Quantitative (Math)

25 multiple-choice

Number Concepts and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis, Probability

30 minutes

Experimental

16 multiple choice

Verbal, Reading, and Quantitative-style questions

15 minutes

Total

167 questions

3 hours, 5 minutes