Exam structure

Total time: 64 minutes

MCQModule 1
27 Qs·32 min·50%

Mixed difficulty. Performance determines Module 2 difficulty.

MCQModule 2
27 Qs·32 min·50%

Adaptive — easier or harder based on Module 1 performance.

Scoring

200–800 scaled score. Module-adaptive: strong Module 1 → harder Module 2 → higher score ceiling.

Tips
  • ~71 seconds per question
  • Short passages (25–150 words) with 1 question each
  • No penalty for guessing — answer every question

What's on this exam

Information and Ideas

26%
  • Central ideas and details
  • Inferences
  • Command of evidence

Craft and Structure

28%
  • Words in context
  • Text structure and purpose
  • Cross-text connections

Expression of Ideas

20%
  • Rhetorical synthesis
  • Transitions

Standard English Conventions

26%
  • Boundaries (punctuation between sentences)
  • Form, structure, and sense (subject-verb agreement, pronouns, modifiers, verb tense)