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Major US Test Announces Big Change

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The SAT, one of the most popular college entrance exams in the US, is going digital. SAT officials announced that American students will begin taking the test online in 2024, while international students will start one year earlier. Students will still have to take the test at schools or test centers; some changes will be that the digital SAT will be shorter—about two hours instead of three for the current SAT, with more time per question. The digital test will feature shorter reading passages with one question tied to each, and passages will reflect a wider range of topics that represent the works students read in college. Calculators will be allowed in the entire Math section. Students and educators will get scores back in days, instead of weeks. And, to reflect the range of paths that students take after high school, digital SAT Suite score reports will also connect students to information and resources about local two-year colleges, workforce training programs, and career options.

Critics of the SAT say that it favors richer students because they have the money to take prep courses and pay for the test multiple times. For many years, entrance exams like the SAT were necessary to apply to college, but now, about 80% of American four-year colleges say they aren’t requiring such tests anymore. Instead, they’re focusing more on GPAs and admissions essays.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Entrance exams /ˈɛntrəns ɪgˈzæmz/ noun בחינות כניסה

    a test that you take to be accepted into a school, etc.

    The entrance exams are difficult and the fees are prohibitive.

  • SAT /sæt/ noun ישב

    an examination that is often taken by students who wish to enter a college or university.

    SAT is an abbreviation for 'Scholastic Aptitude Test.

  • Favors /ˈfeɪvərz/ noun טובות הנאה

    a kind or helpful act that you do for someone

    I've learned to be grateful for small favors.

  • GPAs /ʤi-pi-eɪz/ noun מדדי GPA

    a mark of a student's academic achievement which is the average of all the grades that they have been awarded.

    People who achieve high scores on the SAT tend to earn high college GPAs in the future.

  • Submissions /səbˈmɪʃənz/ noun הגשות

    an act of giving a document, proposal, piece of writing, etc.,

    The deadline for submissions is January 31st.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Do students in your country take a lot of tests?
  2. Are you good at taking tests?
  3. In your opinion, are GPAs and admissions essays a good way for colleges to choose students?
  4. In your opinion, are multiple-choice tests a good way to check students' learning?
  5. What’s the most difficult test that you’ve ever taken?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Will students be able to take the digital SAT from home?

  2. Why do critics say that the SAT favors richer students?

  3. How long is the current SAT exam?

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