DSAT Study Guide 2026

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📋 DSAT Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

134 min

Time Limit

70.00%

Passing Score

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📚 DSAT Topics to Study (69)

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✍️ Sample DSAT Questions & Answers

1. On the Digital SAT, what is the maximum number of questions in a single Reading and Writing module?

✓ 27 questions

Each Reading and Writing module contains 27 questions to be completed in 32 minutes.

2. A student has completed all questions with 8 minutes remaining in a math module. What should she do?

✓ Review flagged questions and check calculations on questions she found difficult

Using remaining time to revisit flagged questions and verify difficult calculations is the highest-value use of extra time at the end of a module.

3. How should you manage time during a timed test?

✓ Divide total time by questions and pace yourself, spending less on easy ones

Calculate time per question, spend less on easy questions to bank time for harder ones, and check your pace periodically.

4. On the DSAT Math section, a question shows a scatterplot and asks for the line of best fit. A student should look for:

✓ A line that minimizes the overall distance from points to the line

A line of best fit balances the data points on both sides, minimizing total deviation, even though it may not touch any single point exactly.

5. Which property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac?

✓ Distributive property

The distributive property allows you to multiply a single term across terms inside parentheses.

6. A problem states: 'If f(x) = 2x² − 3x + 1, what is f(−2)?' What is the correct order of operations?

✓ Substitute −2 for x, then compute following PEMDAS

Function evaluation always means substituting the given input value for x and then simplifying using the order of operations.

🎯 Free DSAT Practice Tests

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