Content | Reading, Writing and Language, Math, Essay (Optional) | English, Math, Reading, Science Reasoning, Essay (Optional) | Placement and diagnostic assessments in Reading, Writing, Mathematics | Measures aptitudes in four domains: Verbal, Math, Science and Technical, Spatial |
Content Specifics | 5 reading Passages No specific science section, however charts and data interpretation are included. Includes Arithmetic, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Data Analysis Essay section tests your comprehension of a source text. The essay is optional but may be required by some colleges. | 4 reading passages Tests critical thinking not specific science knowledge Includes Arithmetic, Algebra I and II, Geometry, and Trigonometry Essay section tests how well you evaluate and analyze complex issues. The essay is optional but may be required by some colleges. | Reading: information and ideas, rhetoric, synthesis, vocabulary Writing: expression of ideas and standard English conventions Math: whole number operations, fractions, decimals, percent, number comparisons and equivalents Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics: rational numbers, ratios and proportional relationships, exponents, algebraic expressions, linear equations, linear applications and graphs, probability sets, descriptive statistics, geometry concepts | Verbal: Word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, Math: arithmetic reasoning, mathematics knowledge Science and Technical: general science, electronics information, auto information, shop information, mechanical comprehension Spatial: assembling objects |
Approx. Length | 3 hours (w/out essay) 3 hours, 50 minutes (w/essay) | 2 hours, 55 minutes (w/out essay) 3 hours, 40 minutes (w/essay) | Untimed | 2 hours, 29 minutes (paper and pencil) 2 hours, 34 minutes (computer) |