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Orientation
Notes
Key points
- Math section: 2 modules × 22 questions, 35 minutes each — 44 questions, 70 minutes.
- Adaptive: how you do in Module 1 sets an easier or harder Module 2.
- About 25% are student-produced responses (grid-ins); the rest are 4-option multiple choice.
- Desmos and the reference sheet are built into Bluebook, open on every question.
- No penalty for wrong answers — never leave a question blank.
- Algebra and Advanced Math ≈ 35% each; Data Analysis and Geometry/Trig ≈ 15% each.
- Move freely within a module; once it ends, you can't go back.
Common traps
- Grid-ins: no mixed numbers — goes in as 3/2 or 1.5.
- Long decimals: fill every space (.6666 or .6667), not .67. No %, $ or commas.
- Burning 4 minutes on one hard question while easy ones sit unanswered.
SAT tip
About 95 seconds per question: bank the easy ones fast, mark the hard ones, return with leftover time.
Test yourself
10 official SAT questions on Orientation, easiest first.