How confident are you in figuring out the meaning of a word based on how it's used in a sentence?

Example: Choosing the best meaning of "yield" in a sentence about farming.

How confident are you in understanding why an author organized a passage a certain way or why they included specific details?

Example: Identifying the purpose of a paragraph that introduces a counterargument.

How confident are you in comparing ideas, arguments, or evidence across two different texts?

Example: Analyzing how two authors discuss climate change differently.

How confident are you in identifying the main idea and key supporting details in a passage?

Example: Summarizing what a passage is mostly about.

How confident are you in choosing the best evidence to support a claim or answer?

Example: Picking the quote that best supports why a character acted a certain way.

How confident are you in making logical inferences or reading between the lines based on what's stated in a passage?

Example: Figuring out how a character feels based on their actions and dialogue.

How confident are you in recognizing where sentences or phrases begin and end correctly?

Example: Fixing run-on sentences or identifying where punctuation should go.

How confident are you in choosing the most logical and clear way to express ideas in writing?

Example: Revising a sentence for clarity or organization.

How confident are you in selecting the right transition words or phrases to connect ideas?

Example: Choosing between "however," "in addition," or "for example."

How confident are you in combining information from a passage and a graph or chart to answer a question?

Example: Explaining how a graph supports the author's argument.

How confident are you in solving equations like 2x + 5 = 11?

How confident are you in interpreting and graphing linear functions (e.g., y = mx + b)?

How confident are you in solving problems involving equations with x and y, like 3x + 2y = 12?

How confident are you in solving systems of equations, such as finding the intersection point of two lines?

How confident are you in solving inequalities and graphing solutions on a number line or coordinate plane?

Example: Solving x + 3 > 7

How confident are you in understanding and analyzing functions that are not linear, such as quadratic or exponential functions?

Example: y = x² + 3

How confident are you in solving systems that include at least one nonlinear equation, such as a line and a parabola?

Example: Finding the points where y = x² and y = 2x + 3 intersect.

How confident are you in simplifying or factoring expressions to find equivalent forms?

Example: Factoring x² + 5x + 6

How confident are you in solving problems involving ratios, proportions, and unit conversions?

Example: 3 cups of flour make 5 cookies; how many cookies with 9 cups?

How confident are you in solving percentage problems, like finding percent increase or decrease?

Example: A price goes from $80 to $100—what percent increase?

How confident are you in understanding data sets, including mean, median, and range?

Example: Finding the average score from a list of test scores.

How confident are you in interpreting scatterplots and finding lines of best fit?

Example: Estimating the trend in a graph showing study time vs test scores.

How confident are you in calculating probabilities, including "if... then..." conditions?

Example: What’s the chance of picking a red card from a deck, if one card is already removed?

How confident are you in interpreting data from surveys and understanding margin of error?

Example: A survey says 60% ± 4%; what does that mean?

How confident are you in finding the area or volume of shapes like rectangles, circles, or cylinders?

Example: Finding the volume of a box.

How confident are you in solving problems involving angles, lines, and triangles?

Example: Finding a missing angle in a triangle.

How confident are you in using the Pythagorean Theorem or basic trigonometry (sin, cos, tan) in right triangles?

Example: Finding the height of a tree using a 30° angle and the distance from the base.

How confident are you in solving problems about circles, including radius, diameter, circumference, and area?

Example: Finding the area of a circle with radius 3.

SAT Question Confidence Assessment