Published: January 1, 1991

Current Events / In Brief

The remodeled exam-- which high school juniors and seniors will take for the first time in the spring of 1994--will remain broken into two sections, one testing math ability, the other verbal skills.

For the first time, however, the math section will include questions that require student-generated answers, and test-takers will be permitted to use calculators.

The verbal portion of the exam will place a greater emphasis on critical-reading skills and understanding words in context. The testing of antonyms is being eliminated, as is a multiple-choice English test that currently accompanies the SAT. The trustees of the College Board, which administers the achievement test, have decided to use essay questions to test English proficiency, but they have made the...