The digital SAT has 98 questions: 54 in Reading and Writing and 44 in Math. Each section has two modules, so you see 27 + 27 Reading and Writing questions and 22 + 22 Math questions. Eight of the 98 are unscored pretest questions, so 90 count toward your score. You get 2 hours and 14 minutes in total.
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By type: College Board splits each section into four content domains and gives a question range for each. We added our own count of 57 full Reading and Writing forms to show how many questions each single skill gets. Every type below has practice in the Digital SAT question bank, organized by test month and form.
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Start 1-day free trial →How many questions are on the digital SAT in total?
98 questions in 134 minutes. College Board's page How the SAT Is Structured lists these numbers.
| Section | Modules | Questions | Scored | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and Writing | 2 modules of 27 | 54 | 50 | 64 minutes (two 32-minute modules) |
| Math | 2 modules of 22 | 44 | 40 | 70 minutes (two 35-minute modules) |
| Total | 4 modules | 98 | 90 | 134 minutes, plus a 10-minute break |
Each module has 2 pretest questions. College Board says pretest questions "appear the same as operational questions," so answer every one. That works out to about 1 minute 11 seconds per Reading and Writing question and about 1 minute 35 seconds per Math question, per College Board's specifications.
How many Reading and Writing questions are there of each type?
College Board gives ranges for four domains. Its Assessment Framework (Table 10) lists these scored question counts out of 50.
- Craft and Structure (vocabulary, text structure, two-text questions): about 28%, or 13 to 15.
- Information and Ideas (main idea, evidence, inferences): about 26%, or 12 to 14.
- Standard English Conventions (grammar and punctuation): about 26%, or 11 to 15.
- Expression of Ideas (transitions and notes): about 20%, or 8 to 12.
College Board stops at the domain level. It does not say how many vocabulary or inference questions you get, so we counted them ourselves. Our sample is 57 full Reading and Writing forms (54 questions each) from test versions in our database, labeled by SAT date from June 2023 to December 2025. We sorted every question by its College Board skill tag.
| Domain (College Board range, out of 50 scored) | Skill | TTA average per 54-question form | TTA range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craft and Structure (13 to 15) | Words in Context (vocabulary) | 8.5 | 6 to 11 |
| Text Structure and Purpose | 4.7 | 2 to 7 | |
| Cross-Text Connections | 1.1 | 1 to 2 | |
| Information and Ideas (12 to 14) | Command of Evidence (text and data) | 7.3 | 6 to 9 |
| Inferences | 5.5 | 3 to 9 | |
| Central Ideas and Details | 2.3 | 0 to 6 | |
| Standard English Conventions (11 to 15) | Boundaries (punctuation) | 6.7 | 4 to 10 |
| Form, Structure, and Sense (usage) | 5.1 | 2 to 9 | |
| Expression of Ideas (8 to 12) | Rhetorical Synthesis (notes) | 7.1 | 3 to 9 |
| Transitions | 5.8 | 4 to 11 |
Our counts include the 2 pretest questions per module, because our records do not mark which ones were pretest. Our domain totals also differ a little from College Board's midpoints: grammar averaged 11.7 per form and Expression of Ideas 13.0. Treat College Board's ranges as the official rule and our numbers as what the forms we counted looked like.
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For a closer look at the three types students ask about most, see how many grammar questions are on the SAT, how many inference questions are on the SAT and how many vocabulary questions are on the SAT.
In what order do the Reading and Writing types appear?
The same order in both modules. College Board's Table 9 runs each module from Craft and Structure to Information and Ideas to Standard English Conventions to Expression of Ideas. Inside each domain except grammar, questions are grouped by skill and go from easiest to hardest. Grammar questions go from easiest to hardest whatever the topic. Every Reading and Writing question is four-option multiple choice.
How many Math questions are there of each type?
College Board's Table 16 gives the Math split out of 40 scored questions.
| Math domain | College Board share and count | Share of TTA math bank questions (3,989) | Example topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algebra | about 35%, 13 to 15 | 31.1% | linear equations, systems, inequalities |
| Advanced Math | about 35%, 13 to 15 | 35.4% | quadratics, exponential and other nonlinear functions |
| Problem-Solving and Data Analysis | about 15%, 5 to 7 | 16.7% | percentages, ratios, rates, data, probability |
| Geometry and Trigonometry | about 15%, 5 to 7 | 16.7% | area and volume, triangles, right-triangle trig, circles |
The bank shares come from our 21 Digital SAT Math question banks, counted by each question's domain tag. They sit close to College Board's split.
Math also has two answer formats. College Board says about 75% of Math questions are multiple choice, and the rest are student-produced response questions, where you type your own answer. You can use the built-in Desmos calculator, which College Board says "is available for the entire Math section." Our Desmos SAT guide shows how to use it.
For more on single Math types, read how percentages and ratios are tested, how trigonometry is tested and the hardest SAT Math question types.
Does the number of questions change in Module 2?
No. Module 2 has the same number of questions as Module 1 in each section. College Board says the second module "will either be more difficult or less difficult" based on your first module. Most types shift by less than one question per module: in our 142 Reading and Writing modules, Module 1 averaged 5.75 grammar questions and Module 2 averaged 6.04. Inference questions shifted the most of the ten skills, from 2.07 in Module 1 to 3.37 in Module 2.
How should you use these counts to study?
Spend study time in proportion to these counts. A plan that follows the numbers:
- Get a starting score. Create a free account and take one full-length adaptive SAT section free, with a real Module 1 to Module 2 route and a scaled score.
- Drill one type at a time. Our lesson notes are free with a free account. Good starts: vocabulary, verbs, transitions and quadratic equations. Then practice in the Digital SAT question banks.
- Work full question banks. Start with the free June 2026 Reading and Writing Question Bank (230 questions). For math, try the October 2026 Math Question Bank (106 questions). The full list is in our practice test catalog.
How we built this page
Official figures come from College Board's How the SAT Is Structured, its Reading and Writing specifications and Math specifications, and the Assessment Framework for the Digital SAT Suite (Tables 9, 10 and 16, and its sections on question format and calculator use). TTA figures come from read-only queries on our database: 57 full Reading and Writing forms and 142 complete modules (85 test versions, June 2023 to December 2025), and 21 Math question banks (3,989 questions). College Board does not publish counts for single skills, so the per-skill numbers are our measurements, not official. Verified 2026-10-13.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are on the digital SAT?
98. Reading and Writing has 54 questions in two 27-question modules, and Math has 44 questions in two 22-question modules. Each module includes 2 unscored pretest questions, so 90 questions count toward your score.
How many Reading and Writing questions are there of each type?
College Board gives scored ranges out of 50: Craft and Structure 13 to 15, Information and Ideas 12 to 14, Standard English Conventions 11 to 15, and Expression of Ideas 8 to 12. In 57 full forms we counted, Words in Context averaged 8.5, Inferences 5.5 and Transitions 5.8 per form.
How many Math questions are there of each type?
College Board gives scored ranges out of 40: Algebra 13 to 15, Advanced Math 13 to 15, Problem-Solving and Data Analysis 5 to 7, and Geometry and Trigonometry 5 to 7. About 75% of Math questions are multiple choice; the rest ask you to type an answer.
How many questions are scored on the SAT?
90 of the 98. Each of the four modules has 2 pretest questions that do not count toward your score. College Board says pretest questions appear the same as scored ones, so answer every question.
How much time do you get per SAT question?
College Board's specifications give about 1 minute 11 seconds per Reading and Writing question (64 minutes for 54) and about 1 minute 35 seconds per Math question (70 minutes for 44).
Does Module 2 have the same number of questions?
Yes. Both modules in a section have the same number of questions: 27 in Reading and Writing and 22 in Math. Module 2 is harder or easier based on how you did in Module 1, but its length stays the same.