How many questions are on the digital SAT?

98 questions total: 54 on Reading and Writing and 44 on Math, spread across four modules.

How many sections does the digital SAT have?

Two: Reading and Writing, then Math. Each is split into two modules, so you move through four modules in all.

Are Reading and Writing separate on the digital SAT?

No. They are combined into one section on the digital SAT, unlike the old paper test where they were separate.

Digital SAT Format: Sections, Modules, and Questions

By the Cheetah Prep team

The digital SAT has a simple shape once you see it laid out. Two sections, each broken into two modules, for four modules and 98 questions in a little over two hours. Here is how each piece fits together.

Part	Time	Questions
Reading and WritingModule 1	32 min	27
Reading and WritingModule 2	32 min	27
Break	10 min	—
MathModule 1	35 min	22
MathModule 2	35 min	22
Total testing time	2h 14m	98

Testing time excludes the 10 minute break, so the full appointment runs about 2 hours 24 minutes before check in.

Two Sections, Four Modules

You take Reading and Writing first, then Math, with a 10 minute break between them. Each section is divided into two modules of equal length. Reading and Writing has 54 questions across its two 32 minute modules, so 27 questions each. Math has 44 questions across its two 35 minute modules, so 22 each.

The modules matter for more than pacing. The first module of each section is a fixed mix of easy, medium, and hard questions. Your performance on it decides whether the second module leans harder or easier, which is the adaptive part of the test.

What Each Section Contains

Reading and Writing blends what used to be two separate sections. Every question is its own short passage, usually under 150 words, followed by a single question. About half the section is grammar and sentence structure, and the rest is reading: main ideas, evidence, vocabulary in context, and connecting texts.

Math covers algebra, advanced math like quadratics and exponentials, problem solving and data analysis, and some geometry and trigonometry. Roughly three quarters of the questions are multiple choice and the last quarter are student produced responses, where you type in your own answer instead of picking one.