Free SAT Essay Writing Practice
Where to Find SAT Essay Topics and Tests
The best source of essay practice is the official source and there are actually 4 different practice sites; one is for improving sentences, another is improving paragraphs, sentence errors and finally the SAT essay . It gives you an up-to-date picture of the test to come.
There are a number of good free practice sites for writing.
Major Tests give quite a few. They don't charge or expect you to register or anything. The quality is not that bad at all. They do not separate the grammar sections like the official site, and instead put them into one under grammar and then give another for the essay . there are 6 sentence error questions and 3 sentence correction questions. it is a bit weaker in the essay section, but gives 2 reasonable sample essays and a grid you can use to self-evaluate your result.
About.com under test prep give writing practice in the various segments and so a better job than Major tests in the essay by giving more prompts
Pro Profs does a great job of guiding you through it before finally letting you do the practice questions in writing but unfortunately does not give anything on the essay. It is a very democratic website getting contributions from a variety of educators so it is quite reliable.
Don't I wish that some day Khan Academy would produce some free YouTube videos on the reading and writing sections but they do provide practice tests.
There are a number of good free practice sites for writing.
Major Tests give quite a few. They don't charge or expect you to register or anything. The quality is not that bad at all. They do not separate the grammar sections like the official site, and instead put them into one under grammar and then give another for the essay . there are 6 sentence error questions and 3 sentence correction questions. it is a bit weaker in the essay section, but gives 2 reasonable sample essays and a grid you can use to self-evaluate your result.
About.com under test prep give writing practice in the various segments and so a better job than Major tests in the essay by giving more prompts
Pro Profs does a great job of guiding you through it before finally letting you do the practice questions in writing but unfortunately does not give anything on the essay. It is a very democratic website getting contributions from a variety of educators so it is quite reliable.
Don't I wish that some day Khan Academy would produce some free YouTube videos on the reading and writing sections but they do provide practice tests.
Free Essay Marking (Ottawa area residents only)
Many people find this is the hardest way to practice since once you complete the essay it is difficult to know how well you have done. Check out our SAT blog for any archived writing tips
If you complete an essay, please send it through email and it will be marked according to the standard used in SAT exams.
This is a free service and I welcome all (students and non-students) but it is limited to one per participant and can be withheld for any reason. You need to fill out the following form below.
If you complete an essay, please send it through email and it will be marked according to the standard used in SAT exams.
This is a free service and I welcome all (students and non-students) but it is limited to one per participant and can be withheld for any reason. You need to fill out the following form below.
