The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) assesses undergraduate students aptitude in both verbal and quantitative skills. The test, comprising Critical Reading, Writing Skills and Quantitative Skills, is requirement of most of the American undergraduate schools. Administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and sponsored by the College Board USA, the SAT is a three hour forty-five minute test.
Local SAT Test centers:
1 Lincoln School, Rabi Bhawan, Kathmandu
2 St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu
Test Dates: The SAT tests are not scheduled through out the year. Every year, the College Board publishes information bulletin.
General Format of SAT:
I. CRITICAL READING SECTION
Section |
Duration |
Questions |
01 |
25 minutes
24/25 questions |
8 sentence completion questions.
4 reading comprehension questions. ( 2 short passages)
12/13 reading comprehension questions. (1 long passages)
|
02 |
25 minutes
24/25 questions
|
5 sentence completion questions.
4 reading comprehension questions. (2 short passages)
15/16reading comprehension questions. (2 long passages) |
03 |
20 minutes
19 questions |
6 sentence completion questions.
13 reading comprehension questions (paired long passages) |
II. WRITING SKILLS SECTION
Section |
Duration |
Questions |
01 |
25 minutes |
1 Essay
|
02 |
25 minutes
33 questions |
11 improving sentences
18 identifying sentence error
6 improving paragraphs
|
03 |
10 minutes
14 questions |
14 improving sentences
|
III QUANTITATIVE SECTION
Section |
Duration |
Questions |
01 |
25 minutes |
20 standard multiple choice
|
02 |
25 minutes |
8 standard multiple choice
10 grids-ins
|
03 |
20 minutes |
16 standard multiple choice
|
College Board Exams introduced the new Scholastic aptitude Test (N-SAT) in 2005. Even though many colleges and universities do not require N-SAT of international students, this test scores are highly considered for the assessment of undergraduate scholarship application in American schools. The test dates for this test are published in advance in the information bulletin that is available at the United States Education Foundation (USEF) at Gyaneshwor, Kathmandu. N-SAT is administered at two locations in Nepal: Lincoln School at Rabi Bhawan and St. Xavier’s School at Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. For more information regarding N-SAT, students can brows through the website of Entrance Examination Board: www.collegeboard.com |