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GRE Test Section # of Questions Timing
Analytical Writing 1 essay prompt 30 minutes
Verbal Reasoning Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions
Section 1: 18 minutes
Section 2: 23 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning Section 1: 12 questions
Section 2: 15 questions
Section 1: 21 minutes
Section 2: 26 minutes
Total Exam Time
1 hour, 58 minutes (Not counting breaks between sections.)
SAT Test Section # of Questions Timing
Reading and Writing 1st module: 27 questions
2nd module: 27 questions
1st module: 32 minutes
2nd module: 32 minutes
Math 1st module: 22 questions
2nd module: 22 questions
1st module: 35 minutes
2nd module: 35 minutes
Core Total Exam Time: 2 Hours, 14 Minutes (Not counting breaks between sections.)
REQUIRED CORE SECTIONS
ACT Test Section # of Questions Timing
English 50 (40 Scored) 35 minutes
Math 45 (41 Scored) 50 minutes
Reading 36 (27 Scored) 40 minutes
Core Total Exam Time: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes (Not counting breaks between sections.)
OPTIONAL ADD-ON SECTIONS
ACT Test Section # of Questions Timing
Science (Optional) 40 (34 Scored) 40 minutes
Writing (Optional) 1 Essay 40 minutes
With Science Added: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes, With Science + Writing: 3 Hours, 25 Minutes (Not counting breaks between sections.)