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Everything you need to own the SAT

Guides, tools, and strategies built for the digital SAT — from the first time you open a practice test to the morning you walk into the test centre.

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1600
Maximum score
800
Max per section
98
Total questions
2h 14m
Test duration
4
Modules total
Know the test

The digital SAT structure

The SAT is adaptive — Module 2 difficulty adjusts based on how you performed in Module 1. Understanding this changes how you approach pacing and difficulty spikes.

Section One
Reading & Writing
Module 132 min · 27 questions
Module 232 min · 27 questions
Section total64 min · 54 questions
Section Two
Math
10-minute breakBetween sections
Module 135 min · 22 questions
Module 235 min · 22 questions
Section total70 min · 44 questions
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Every SAT resource on Exhale

Built in a specific order — start with the structure, learn the strategies, practise with the tools. Each resource links to the next.

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Content Guide
Reading & Writing Guide
Every RW question type broken down — main purpose, textual evidence, words in context, transitions, rhetorical purpose. With the thinking process, not just the answer pattern.
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02
Content Guide
Grammar & Punctuation Guide
The specific grammar rules the SAT tests, every time — run-ons, fragments, semicolons, colons, dashes, commas, apostrophes, modifiers, parallelism. Wrong/right examples for each.
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Content Guide
Math Concepts Guide
How to think about each math question type — linear models, systems, quadratics, exponential functions, data analysis, geometry. Not just what to do — why and when.
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04
Reference
Math Formula Blueprint
Every SAT math formula in its own card with an SVG diagram and a real worked example. Geometry, quadratics, trigonometry, statistics, exponentials, and more — across 11 topic sections.
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Vocabulary
SAT Vocabulary — 900+ Words
Over 900 most common words on the SAT as flip cards — alphabetical order, letter filter sidebar, and search. Tap a card to reveal the definition. No tiers, no clutter.
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Strategy
Desmos Strategy Guide
When to reach for Desmos and when not to — systems of equations, quadratic vertices, regression, inequalities, absolute value equations, circle equations. Time-saving shortcuts only.
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Practice Tool
SAT Practice Timer
Module-accurate timer for full SAT practice — RW Module 1 (32 min), RW Module 2 (32 min), 10-min break, Math Module 1 (35 min), Math Module 2 (35 min). Audio alert when time's up. Click any module to jump.
Open timer →
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Practice Tool
Past Paper Tracker
Log every practice test — date, time taken, raw mark, percentage, and the weak topic it exposed. Auto-calculates and colour-codes your percentage. Saves automatically. Find the patterns in your errors.
Open tracker →
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Wellbeing
SAT Stress & Anxiety Guide
What actually happens in your brain before and during the SAT, why it feels the way it does, and what the research says actually helps — before test day, during the exam, and after. With a test-day checklist.
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Recommended Study Path

How to use these resources together

Each resource was built to slot into a progression — not to be used in isolation. Here's the path that makes most sense if you're starting from scratch or have 6–8 weeks before your test date.

See the full path →
Week 1–2
Read both content guides
Week 2–3
Learn the formula blueprint
Ongoing
Review vocab daily
Week 3+
Full timed practice runs
The path

Six steps from zero to ready

This isn't a rigid schedule — it's a sequence. Move faster or slower based on your timeline, but keep the order.

01
Understand the test structure
Before doing any content work, know exactly what the test looks like — how many modules, how many questions, how the adaptive scoring works. Surprises on test day cost marks.
See the structure ↑
02
Read the content guides
Work through the Reading & Writing guide, Grammar guide, and Math Concepts guide. Don't memorise — understand. The goal is recognising question types the moment you see them.
Start with R&W →
03
Memorise the formula blueprint
Work through the Formula Blueprint section by section. Focus on the ones marked high frequency. Understand what each formula is for before trying to memorise it — context helps retention.
Open blueprint →
04
Learn Desmos strategy
The SAT provides Desmos in the math section. Most students either never use it or waste time using it for things that are faster by hand. Learn which questions trigger it and which don't.
Open Desmos guide →
05
Run full timed practice tests
Use the SAT timer to run full 2hr 14min practice sessions in realistic conditions. Log every result in the Past Paper Tracker. The pattern of your weak topics across multiple tests tells you exactly where to focus.
Open timer →
06
Prepare your nervous system
The week before the test, shift from content acquisition to performance preparation. Read the stress guide, build your panic plan, do the breathing exercise before each practice session so it becomes automatic.
Read stress guide →

Why Exhale's SAT resources are different

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No paid upsells. Every resource here is free. No premium tier, no "unlock the full guide," no sponsored content. Exhale doesn't run ads and doesn't take money from prep companies.
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Built by a student, for students. These resources were written by someone who recently sat high-stakes standardised exams — not a corporation trying to sell a course. The perspective is different.
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Strategy over volume. Most SAT prep resources give you more practice problems. Exhale tells you how to think about what you're practising. Recognition, not memorisation, is what raises scores.
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Stress is part of the curriculum. Exhale was built on the premise that exam stress is real, physiological, and affects scores — and that it responds to specific interventions. The SAT stress guide isn't an afterthought. It's core.
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