The 29 Digital SAT skills

Words in Context

Determine the most logical and precise word or phrase for a given context.

Text Structure and Purpose

Analyze how a text is organized and identify its main purpose or the function of a part of it.

Cross-Text Connections

Compare two related texts and determine how one author would respond to the other.

Central Ideas and Details

Identify the central idea of a text and interpret its key supporting details.

Command of Evidence

Select the textual quotation or data from a table or graph that best supports or challenges a claim.

• Textual evidence
• Quantitative evidence

Inferences

Draw the most reasonable conclusion that logically completes a text.

Boundaries

Punctuate sentence boundaries correctly: periods, semicolons, colons, dashes and commas between clauses.

Form, Structure, and Sense

Apply agreement, verb form and tense, pronoun, plural and possessive, and modifier conventions.

Transitions

Choose the transition word or phrase that expresses the logical relationship between ideas.

Rhetorical Synthesis

Use information from research notes to accomplish a specific rhetorical goal.

Linear Equations in One Variable

Create, solve and interpret linear equations in one variable, including equations with no or infinitely many solutions.

Linear Functions

Interpret and use linear functions, including slope as a rate of change and the y-intercept as a starting value.

Linear Equations in Two Variables

Create, graph and interpret linear equations in two variables in standard and slope-intercept form.

Systems of Two Linear Equations in Two Variables

Solve systems of two linear equations and reason about systems with one, zero or infinitely many solutions.

Linear Inequalities in One or Two Variables

Create, solve and interpret linear inequalities and systems of linear inequalities.

Equivalent Expressions

Rewrite polynomial, rational, radical and exponential expressions in equivalent forms.

Nonlinear Equations in One Variable and Systems of Equations in Two Variables

Solve quadratic, radical, rational and absolute value equations, and systems that include a nonlinear equation.

• Nonlinear equations in one variable
• Systems of equations in two variables

Nonlinear Functions

Interpret and use quadratic, exponential and other nonlinear functions and their graphs.

• Quadratic functions
• Exponential functions
• Polynomial, rational and other functions

Ratios, Rates, Proportional Relationships, and Units

Solve problems with ratios, rates, proportional relationships and unit conversions.

Percentages

Solve problems involving percentages, percent increase and decrease, and percents of percents.

One-Variable Data: Distributions and Measures of Center and Spread

Interpret distributions and compare mean, median, range and standard deviation.

Two-Variable Data: Models and Scatterplots

Interpret scatterplots and linear, quadratic and exponential models of two-variable data.

Probability and Conditional Probability

Calculate probabilities and conditional probabilities, often from two-way tables.

Inference from Sample Statistics and Margin of Error

Use sample data to make inferences about a population and interpret margins of error.

Evaluating Statistical Claims: Observational Studies and Experiments

Evaluate which conclusions are supported by the design of an observational study or experiment.

Area and Volume

Solve problems involving area, perimeter, surface area and volume, including scaled figures.

Lines, Angles, and Triangles

Use angle relationships, triangle properties, congruence and similarity to solve problems.

Right Triangles and Trigonometry

Apply the Pythagorean theorem, special right triangles, and sine, cosine and tangent.

Circles

Work with circle equations, arc length, sector area, central angles and radians.