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Learn the words. Read the text. Answer the question.

A few words and rules each day, then short texts like the test's to use them on. Every answer explains why the right choice is right and why yours was not.

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1,840

practice questions so far, each with its own short text

810

academic word cards so far, of about 800 planned

103

grammar and writing rule cards so far, of about 100 planned

60

transition cards so far, of about 60 planned

Those totals include 500 questions kept apart for practice tests; practice never shows them. A separate solver answered every question counted here without seeing the key.

How it works

One loop a day: words and rules, then practice

Dean's SAT covers the Reading and Writing section and nothing else. Every question has its own short text, sometimes a pair of texts, sometimes a table or graph, as on the test.

Then timed two-module practice tests, with an adaptive second module, when you want to test yourself under the clock.

Planned features

Everything for SAT Reading and Writing, and nothing else

Word cards

About 800 academic words planned for short texts and words-in-context questions; 810 ready so far.

Rule and transition cards

About 100 grammar rules and about 60 transitions planned, each with a worked example; 103 rules and 60 transitions ready so far.

Practice by skill

1,840 practice questions so far across the test's four domains, by skill and difficulty.

Every wrong choice explained

Each question has an explanation and a note on every wrong choice, and mistakes come back when they are due.

Timed practice tests

Planned: two modules of 27 questions, 32 minutes each, with an adaptive second module, from a reserved pool that practice never shows.

Stats and an estimate

Accuracy by skill and domain. Practice tests are planned to give an estimated Reading and Writing score range, labelled: estimated from your accuracy; not an official SAT score.

A study plan

Set your test date and your daily time. A daily reminder is optional.

Offline and in sync

Planned for the web, Windows, iPhone and Android. Content stays on the device, and signing in syncs progress.

The test's four domains

What Reading and Writing asks

Information and Ideas

Read for what the text says and implies

Central ideas, details, evidence from a text or from a table or graph, and what a text implies. 600 practice questions so far.

  • One short text and one question at a time
  • Evidence questions from text, and from tables and graphs drawn from the data
  • A note on every wrong choice saying why it fails

From the free set · Central Ideas and Details

Kente, a colorful cloth made by Asante and Ewe weavers in Ghana, is not woven as one wide piece. Weavers, traditionally men, use a small loom to make long, narrow strips of cloth, each with bands of pattern. The strips are then cut and stitched together side by side to form a larger cloth. Because each strip carries part of the design, the weaver must plan carefully so that the patterns line up once the strips are joined, and a well-matched cloth shows the weaver's skill.

What is the central point of the text?

Kente is woven on very large looms that make a whole wide cloth in one piece.Most kente cloth is sold to buyers who live outside Ghana, in other countries.Kente has traditionally been woven by men from the Asante and Ewe peoples of Ghana.Kente is made of narrow woven strips stitched together so their patterns line up.
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Kente is made of narrow woven strips stitched together so their patterns line up. The first sentence says kente is not woven as one wide piece, and the rest of the text explains how it is made instead: narrow strips are woven, cut, and stitched together, with the patterns planned to line up. The key sums up this process.

Craft and Structure

Words, structure and how texts connect

Words in context, how a text is built and why, and how two texts on one subject relate. 470 practice questions so far.

  • Words in context in short academic texts
  • The underlined sentence and what it does in the text
  • Pairs of texts with a question across them

From the free set · Text Structure and Purpose

Sofonisba Anguissola, born around 1532 in Cremona, Italy, began studying painting at about fourteen with the artist Bernardino Campi, and her training set a precedent for women to be accepted as art students. Her skill won her a place at the Spanish court: in 1559, King Philip II asked her to serve as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elisabeth of Valois and to teach the queen painting. Anguissola painted many official portraits in Madrid, but her informal portraits of her own family are often considered her finest works, and her success helped open the way for more women to pursue careers as artists.

What is the author's main aim in the text?

To describe daily life at the Spanish court in the 1500sTo argue that informal portraits of family members are more valuable than official onesTo explain how the painter Bernardino Campi trained the students who came to his workshopTo summarize a Renaissance painter's career and its effect on later women artists
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To summarize a Renaissance painter's career and its effect on later women artists. The text follows Anguissola's career in order: her training, her post at the Spanish court, her portraits, and the effect of her success on later women artists. Its aim is to summarize her career and the way it opened for others.

Expression of Ideas

Say it better

Using a student's notes to meet a stated goal, and choosing the transition that fits the logic. 330 practice questions so far.

  • Rhetorical synthesis from a student's notes
  • Transitions, grouped by the logic they signal
  • A note on every wrong choice saying why it fails

From the free set · Rhetorical Synthesis

  • Things Fall Apart is the first novel by the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.
  • It was first published in London in 1958.
  • It is set in what is now southeastern Nigeria, in Umuofia, a fictional Igbo clan.
  • Its main character, Okonkwo, is a wrestling champion and a respected warrior.
  • Its title comes from W. B. Yeats's 1919 poem "The Second Coming."
  • It has been translated into more than fifty languages.

The student wants to specify where Things Fall Apart is set. Which choice uses the notes to meet this goal most effectively?

The main character of Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, is a wrestling champion and a respected warrior.Things Fall Apart, whose title comes from a 1919 poem by W. B. Yeats, has been translated into more than fifty languages.Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is set in what is now southeastern Nigeria, in Umuofia, a fictional Igbo clan.Things Fall Apart, first published in 1958, was the first novel by the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe.
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Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is set in what is now southeastern Nigeria, in Umuofia, a fictional Igbo clan. The goal asks for the novel's setting. The third note says the story takes place in what is now southeastern Nigeria, in Umuofia, a fictional Igbo clan, and the key states this. Nigeria also appears in the first note, but there it is the writer's country, not the place where the story is set.

Standard English Conventions

The rules of written English

Punctuation between and within sentences, agreement, verb forms, pronouns and modifiers. 440 practice questions so far.

  • Boundaries: punctuation between and within sentences
  • Form, Structure, and Sense: agreement, verb forms, pronouns and modifiers
  • Each Conventions question is tied to a rule card (planned)

From the free set · Boundaries

Archerfish live in fresh and brackish waters from India to northern Australia, and they hunt in an unusual way. When an archerfish spots an insect resting on a leaf above the surface, it spits a jet of water at its blank struck insect then drops into the water, where the fish swallows it.

Which choice fills the blank so that the text follows the conventions of standard written English?

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target. The. The words before the blank form a complete sentence (it spits a jet of water at its target), and so do the words after it (the struck insect then drops into the water). Two independent clauses with no joining word must be separated by a period or a semicolon, so the period is correct.

Platforms

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Pricing

Planned prices

Not on sale yet. These are the prices we plan: in US dollars, plus tax where it applies, the same in every country.

Full access, 3 months Planned

$39
  • Every Reading and Writing question in the app
  • Word, rule and transition cards
  • Practice tests, stats and study plan
  • 3 devices, offline
  • 3 months from the day you activate

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Extensions Planned

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Not included

  • Math
  • A score guarantee
3 months from activation3 devices7-day refund (policy)Cards and PayPalAll planned, as for our other products
Free set

What the free version includes

No card. The sample at the top of this page comes from it.

22 questions

From across the skills, with the same explanations as the rest of the app.

20 word cards

The first academic words in the deck.

5 rule cards

Rules behind the Conventions questions.

5 transition cards

Transitions grouped by the logic they signal.

Questions

Frequently asked

What does Dean's SAT cover?

The Reading and Writing section of the digital SAT, with academic word cards and grammar-rule and transition cards. It does not cover Math. If your target score depends on Math, you will need something else for it.

Can I buy or download it now?

You can try the free version now, in your browser and with no account, at sat.deanprep.com. Buying opens later: leave your email and we will write once, when it does.

What is inside?

2,340 Reading and Writing questions so far, with 810 academic word cards so far, 103 rule cards so far and 60 transition cards so far. Those totals include 500 questions kept apart for practice tests; practice never shows them.

What is the format of the digital SAT's Reading and Writing section?

The digital SAT's Reading and Writing section is 54 questions in two modules of 27, with 32 minutes for each module. Each module has 25 scored questions and 2 unscored ones. Every question has its own short text of 25 to 150 words, sometimes a pair of texts, a table or a graph, and four answer choices. How you do on the first module decides whether the second is easier or harder. We checked this on satsuite.collegeboard.org on 5 November 2026; formats can change, so confirm there.

Will I get a score?

Practice tests are planned to give an estimated Reading and Writing score range, labelled: estimated from your accuracy; not an official SAT score.

Will it raise my score?

No. We make no promise about scores. We say what is inside and let the free set speak for itself. Any score range the app shows is an estimate, not an official SAT score.

Who writes the questions?

We write our own questions. A separate reviewer checks the facts and the key, and a separate solver answers each question without seeing the key. A question that fails goes back to be fixed. The College Board has no part in them. Nothing is copied from College Board tests or prep books.

Is there a free version?

Yes, and it is open now at sat.deanprep.com: 22 questions from across the skills, 20 word cards, 5 rule cards, 5 transition cards. The sample at the top of this page comes from it.

Which devices will it run on?

The free version works in any browser now, at sat.deanprep.com. Apps for Windows, iPhone and Android are coming, on up to 3 devices.

How old do I have to be?

13 and over. A parent or guardian can sign up, or set it up for a younger student. Anyone under 13 should ask a parent to do it.

Is Dean's SAT official?

No. Dean's SAT is independent and every question, text and card is our own. SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this product.

Can students outside the US use it?

Yes. The SAT is taken at centers around the world, and Dean's SAT is planned as the same product at one price in US dollars in every country, in English.

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