Students take the SAT Subject Tests to demonstrate
to colleges their mastery of specific subjects such as English,
history, mathematics, science, and foreign languages. The content of each
test is not based on any one approach or curriculum but rather evolves to
reflect current trends in high school course work.
Five
general subject areas
The SAT® Program offers 20 Subject
Tests that fall into general subject areas.
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English
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Literature
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Languages
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Chinese with Listening
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French
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German
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Modern Hebrew
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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History and Social Studies
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United States History
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World History
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French with Listening
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German with Listening
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Japanese with Listening
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Korean with Listening
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Spanish with Listening
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Mathematics
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Mathematics Level 1
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Mathematics Level 2
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Science
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Biology E/M
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Chemistry
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Physics
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SAT
Subject Tests facts
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The SAT Subject Tests are offered six times a
year in the United States and at international sites.
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Students can take one, two, or three tests on
a single test date.
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Each takes one hour.
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All Subject Tests consist of multiple-choice
questions, but some have unique features or formats.
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The types of questions change little from year to
year.
Unique
features and formats on SAT Subject Tests
Students need to be prepared for some
differences between the Subject Tests. The SAT
Subject Tests Preparation Centre in
the student area of this site covers these differences in depth. The unique
features and formats of the tests include:
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Languages with Listening: Subject
Tests in Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish
consist of a listening section and a reading section. Students taking these tests
must bring an acceptable CD player with
earphones to the test centre.
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Biology E/M: This
test contains 60 general-knowledge multiple-choice questions, followed by 20
multiple-choice questions that emphasize one of the following:
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Ecological (Biology
E) subject matter
o
Molecular (Biology
M) subject matter
Students choose the section they feel most prepared for at the start of testing. After completing the 60 core questions, test-takers move on to the section that they chose.
Students choose the section they feel most prepared for at the start of testing. After completing the 60 core questions, test-takers move on to the section that they chose.
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Chemistry: This
test includes approximately five questions that ask students to evaluate two
related statements based on equation balancing and/or predicting chemical reactions.
Students answer these five questions in a special section of the answer sheet, labelled
"Chemistry."
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Mathematics Level 1 and Level 2: These
tests include questions that cannot be answered without the use of at least a
scientific or graphing calculator. Mathematics Subject Tests are developed with
the expectation that most students will use a graphing calculator.
CF INDIA PORTAL helping students decide which SAT Subject
Tests to take
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Whether to take a listening test
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Which Biology emphasis to
choose
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Which Mathematics level to choose
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