SAT English Literature Test Format Syllabus MCQs Paper
English Literature Subject Test
Points 200-800
Minutes 60
Questions 60 (Multiple Choice)
American literature
Written by authors from the United States 40–50%
English literature
Written by British authors 40–50%
Other literature written in English
Past tests have included writers from India, Ireland, Canada, and the Caribbean 0–10%
Chronology Approximate % of Test
Renaissance and 17th century 30%
18th and 19th centuries 30%
20th century 40%
Genre Approximate % of Test
Prose passages
Primarily excerpts from fiction and essays 40–50%
Poetry
Primarily entire poems, although some selections are excerpted from longer works 40–50%
Drama and other 0–10%
Points 200-800
Minutes 60
Questions 60 (Multiple Choice)
American literature
Written by authors from the United States 40–50%
English literature
Written by British authors 40–50%
Other literature written in English
Past tests have included writers from India, Ireland, Canada, and the Caribbean 0–10%
Chronology Approximate % of Test
Renaissance and 17th century 30%
18th and 19th centuries 30%
20th century 40%
Genre Approximate % of Test
Prose passages
Primarily excerpts from fiction and essays 40–50%
Poetry
Primarily entire poems, although some selections are excerpted from longer works 40–50%
Drama and other 0–10%