DSAT Study Guide 2026

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📋 DSAT Exam Format at a Glance

98
Questions
134 min
Time Limit
70.00%
Passing Score

📚 DSAT Topics to Study (37)

✍️ Sample DSAT Questions & Answers

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 6?
✓ 30 square units

Area = ½ × base × height = ½ × 10 × 6 = 30 square units.

4. Which definition of 'novel' applies in 'The researchers proposed a novel approach to treating the disease'?
✓ New and original

As an adjective, 'novel' means new and not resembling something formerly known or used.

5. Among 200 cat owners surveyed, 120 also own dogs. What is the probability that a randomly selected cat owner from this group also owns a dog?
✓ 0.6

120 / 200 = 0.60, so there is a 60% probability that a cat owner also owns a dog.

6. What does 'compare and contrast' mean in reading?
✓ Identifying similarities and differences between two or more things

Compare and contrast involves analyzing two or more subjects to find their similarities (compare) and differences (contrast).

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