THE ULTIMATE DIGITAL SAT │
│ MASTERCLASS PREP GUIDE
⭐ 2026 DSAT Edition
✓ Advanced Math
✓ Algebra & Functions
✓ Geometry & Trigonometry
✓ Grammar & Punctuation
✓ Reading Comprehension
✓ Transition Questions
✓ Rhetorical Synthesis
✓ Test-Day Strategies
,✓ Perfect For
“Self-study students targeting
1300–1550+ on the Digital SAT."
Timeline
(8–12 Weeks Before 8–4 Weeks Before 4–2 Weeks Before
Test Day)
Read all chapters; learn
formulas, grammar rules, Focus on SAT question types, Learn graphing shortcuts,
and concepts. Complete transition questions, systems of equations,
topic based practice quadratics, circles, and vertex finding, circle
questions. common traps. Build an error analysis, and calculator
log. hacks.
2 Weeks Before 7 Days Before Night Before
Take 3–4 official practice Review formula sheets, Pack essentials, charge
tests under timed grammar rules, transition devices, confirm test
conditions. Review every matrix, and error log. No new details, and get 8+ hours
mistake thoroughly. topics. of sleep.
,Test Day: Prioritize accuracy in Module 1, use strategic guessing, and apply
Desmos shortcuts where appropriate
Total Topics: 30 Chapters | 2 Sections
SECTION 1 — ENGLISH / READING & SECTION 2 — MATHEMATICS
WRITING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ PART A
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ — ALGEBRA 12. Linear Equations &
PART A — STANDARD ENGLISH Inequalities › Solving Linear Equations › No
CONVENTIONS 1. Clauses & Sentence
Solution / One Solution / Infinite Solutions ›
Structure › Independent & Dependent Clauses
Linear Inequalities & Sign Rules › Inequality
› FANBOYS — Coordinating Conjunctions ›
Subordinating Conjunctions › Sentences vs. Word Problems (At Least / At Most) › Graphing
Fragments › Prepositional Phrases 2. Phrases Inequalities (Solid vs. Dashed Lines) › Systems of
& Modifiers › Verb Participles (Present & Equations (Graphical Method) › Solving Systems
Past) › Participle Phrases › Gerunds (-ing — Substitution & Elimination 13. Quadratics ›
Words) › Appositives › Non-Essential Clauses Standard Form: y = ax² + bx + c › Vertex Form: y
(W-words) 3. Punctuation › Commas — Rules = a(x−h)² + k › Factored Form: y = a(x−p)(x−q) ›
& Restrictions › Comma Splice & Run-On Completing the Square › Middle Term Breaking
Errors › Semicolons & Conjunctive Adverbs › (Factorisation) › Quadratic Formula: x = (−b ±
Colons — List & Explanation › Dashes & √b²−4ac) / 2a › Discriminant — Two Roots / One
Parentheses › Question Marks (Direct vs. Root / No Roots › Finding the Vertex & Axis of
Indirect) › Apostrophes — Possession &
Symmetry › X-Intercepts, Y-Intercepts, Roots,
Contraction › Essential vs. Non-Essential
Zeros › Sketching Parabolas (U-shape / ∩-shape) ›
Punctuation 4. Agreement › Subject-Verb
Agreement (4-Step Method) › Verb Tenses — Zero Product Property › Product & Sum of Roots
Simple Present & Past › Verb Tenses — 14. Polynomials & Advanced Algebra ›
Perfect Forms › Verb Tenses — Progressive Polynomial Factors & Graphs › Remainder &
,Forms › Verb Tenses — Future (Will vs. Factor Theorem › Polynomial Division › Key
Would) › State Verbs vs. Action Verbs 5. Identities: (a±b)², a²−b², (a±b)³, a³±b³ 15.
Pronouns › Personal & Reflexive Pronouns › Exponents & Radicals › Laws of Exponents (Same
Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement › Indefinite & Different Bases) › Negative & Fractional
Pronouns (Always Singular) › Possessive Exponents › Radical / Surd Functions ›
Pronouns (their/there/they're, your/you're, Simplifying Surds (Prime Factorisation) ›
whose/who's, its/it's) › Demonstrative
Rationalising Surds 16. Functions › Domain &
Pronouns (this/that/these/those) › Collective
Range › Linear, Quadratic, Cubic Functions ›
Nouns 6. Nouns & Possessives › Singular &
Plural Nouns (Regular & Irregular) › Singular Rational & Radical Functions › Composite
& Plural Possessives › Common vs. Proper Functions f(g(x)) › Function Notation Tips —
Nouns 7. Structure & Style › Parallel Structure f(2x), f(x+3) 17. Graph Transformations › Vertical
› Word Pairs (as...as / not only...but also / Translations (add/subtract constant) › Horizontal
either...or / neither...nor) › Faulty Comparisons Translations (shift in x) › Reflections — y-axis, x-
› Fewer/Less — Many/Much › Negative axis, y=x, y=−x, Origin › Stretches &
Prefixes (in-, un-, a-, dis-, non-) › Coordinate Compressions › Absolute Value (Modulus) Graphs
& Cumulative Adjectives — V-shape 18. Exponential Equations & Growth ›
────────────────────────── Exponential Growth: y = a(1+r)^t › Exponential
──────────────────────── Decay: y = a(1−r)^t › General Form: y = a · b^x ›
PART B — CRAFT & RHETORIC 8. Asymptotes › Identifying Growth Type from
Reading Comprehension Strategies › Central
Tables (1st Differences / 2nd Differences) ›
Ideas & Details › Inferences › Text Purpose &
Structure › Cross-Text Connections 9. Exponential > Quadratic > Linear Growth
Command of Evidence › Textual Evidence › ────────────────────────────
Infographics & Data (Graphs & Charts) › ────────────────────── PART B
Rhetorical Synthesis 10. Transitions › Cause — PROBLEM-SOLVING & DATA ANALYSIS
& Effect › Contradiction & Contrast › 19. Ratios, Rates & Percentages › Ratios —
Continuation & Addition › Comparison & Part:Part & Part:Whole › Proportions & Cross
Emphasis › Sequence of Events › Define & Multiplication › Rate & Unit Rate › % Change
Clarify › Transition Rules (One Transition Per Formula › Percentage Increase & Decrease › Cost
Connection) 11. Additional Skills › Double Price / Selling Price / Marked Price › Profit, Loss,
Negatives › Pronoun Tracing › Avoiding Tax, Commission, Discount › Mixture Problems
Extreme Answer Choices › Archaic / Poem 20. Statistics › Mean, Median, Mode › Range,
Words (thou, hast, thee, thy, gast, ought)
Variance, Standard Deviation › Impact of Outliers
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
on Data › Weighted Mean (Σfx / f) › Five-Number
Summary (Min, Q1, Median, Q3, Max) ›
Symmetrical, Skewed Left & Skewed Right
Distributions 21. Data Representation › Bar
Graphs & Line Graphs › Scatter Plots & Line of
Best Fit › Box & Whisker Plots › Pie Charts
(Angle Calculation) › Histograms 22. Probability ›
Basic Probability (P = Favorable / Total) ›
Complementary Probability (1 − P) › AND
Probability (Conditional — Multiply) › OR
Probability (Addition) › With & Without
Replacement › Geometric Probability (Area-
Based) › Independent Events › Data Inference &
,Margin of Error › Sample Bias & Representative
Samples 23. Number System & Variation ›
Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers ›
Prime & Composite Numbers › Factors &
Multiples / Surds › Direct Variation (y = kx) ›
Inverse Variation (y = k/x) › Consecutive Integers
(Even, Odd, Sum) › Rounding — 10s, 100s,
1000s, Decimals
─────────────────────── ────
PART C — GEOMETRY & TRIGONOMETRY
24. Angles & Lines › Complementary &
Supplementary Angles › Parallel Lines —
Alternate (Z), Co-interior (C), Corresponding (F)
Angles › Vertically Opposite Angles (VOA) ›
Reflex Angles 25. Triangles › Types —
Equilateral, Isosceles, Scalene, Right, Acute,
Obtuse › Interior & Exterior Angle Theorem (X =
A + B) › Triangle Inequality Rule › Special
Triangles — 30-60-90 & 45-45-90 26. Similarity
& Congruency › Tests — AA, SSS, SAS › Ratio of
Areas (a²:b²) & Volumes (a³:b³) › Scaling
Dimensions & Volume Effects 27. Polygons & 2D
Shapes › Interior Angle Formula: (n−2) × 180° ›
Sum of Exterior Angles = 360° › Trapezium,
Parallelogram, Rhombus, Kite › Areas of All 2D
Shapes 28. 3D Shapes & Volume › Cone: V =
⅓πr²h › Cylinder: V = πr²h › Rectangular Prism: V
= l × w × h › Sphere: V = ⁴⁄₃πr³ › Rectangular
Pyramid: V = ⅓ × l × w × h › Surface Area of All
3D Shapes 29. Circles › Standard Form: (x−h)² +
(y−k)² = r² › General Form — Completing the
Square › Circumference = 2πr | Area = πr² › Arc
Length & Sector Area › Chord, Diameter,
Segment, Sector Definitions › Inscribed Angle vs.
Central Angle Theorem › Circle Transformations
(Shifting Centre) 30. Trigonometry › Degrees ↔
Radians (180° = π) › Unit Circle — sin, cos, tan
Definitions › cos(θ) = sin(90°−θ) / sin(θ) =
cos(90°−θ) › Trigonometric Ratios (SOH CAH
TOA) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
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│ MASTERCLASS PREP GUIDE
⭐ 2026 DSAT Edition
✓ Advanced Math
✓ Algebra & Functions
✓ Geometry & Trigonometry
✓ Grammar & Punctuation
✓ Reading Comprehension
✓ Transition Questions
✓ Rhetorical Synthesis
✓ Test-Day Strategies
,✓ Perfect For
“Self-study students targeting
1300–1550+ on the Digital SAT."
Timeline
(8–12 Weeks Before 8–4 Weeks Before 4–2 Weeks Before
Test Day)
Read all chapters; learn
formulas, grammar rules, Focus on SAT question types, Learn graphing shortcuts,
and concepts. Complete transition questions, systems of equations,
topic based practice quadratics, circles, and vertex finding, circle
questions. common traps. Build an error analysis, and calculator
log. hacks.
2 Weeks Before 7 Days Before Night Before
Take 3–4 official practice Review formula sheets, Pack essentials, charge
tests under timed grammar rules, transition devices, confirm test
conditions. Review every matrix, and error log. No new details, and get 8+ hours
mistake thoroughly. topics. of sleep.
,Test Day: Prioritize accuracy in Module 1, use strategic guessing, and apply
Desmos shortcuts where appropriate
Total Topics: 30 Chapters | 2 Sections
SECTION 1 — ENGLISH / READING & SECTION 2 — MATHEMATICS
WRITING ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ PART A
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ — ALGEBRA 12. Linear Equations &
PART A — STANDARD ENGLISH Inequalities › Solving Linear Equations › No
CONVENTIONS 1. Clauses & Sentence
Solution / One Solution / Infinite Solutions ›
Structure › Independent & Dependent Clauses
Linear Inequalities & Sign Rules › Inequality
› FANBOYS — Coordinating Conjunctions ›
Subordinating Conjunctions › Sentences vs. Word Problems (At Least / At Most) › Graphing
Fragments › Prepositional Phrases 2. Phrases Inequalities (Solid vs. Dashed Lines) › Systems of
& Modifiers › Verb Participles (Present & Equations (Graphical Method) › Solving Systems
Past) › Participle Phrases › Gerunds (-ing — Substitution & Elimination 13. Quadratics ›
Words) › Appositives › Non-Essential Clauses Standard Form: y = ax² + bx + c › Vertex Form: y
(W-words) 3. Punctuation › Commas — Rules = a(x−h)² + k › Factored Form: y = a(x−p)(x−q) ›
& Restrictions › Comma Splice & Run-On Completing the Square › Middle Term Breaking
Errors › Semicolons & Conjunctive Adverbs › (Factorisation) › Quadratic Formula: x = (−b ±
Colons — List & Explanation › Dashes & √b²−4ac) / 2a › Discriminant — Two Roots / One
Parentheses › Question Marks (Direct vs. Root / No Roots › Finding the Vertex & Axis of
Indirect) › Apostrophes — Possession &
Symmetry › X-Intercepts, Y-Intercepts, Roots,
Contraction › Essential vs. Non-Essential
Zeros › Sketching Parabolas (U-shape / ∩-shape) ›
Punctuation 4. Agreement › Subject-Verb
Agreement (4-Step Method) › Verb Tenses — Zero Product Property › Product & Sum of Roots
Simple Present & Past › Verb Tenses — 14. Polynomials & Advanced Algebra ›
Perfect Forms › Verb Tenses — Progressive Polynomial Factors & Graphs › Remainder &
,Forms › Verb Tenses — Future (Will vs. Factor Theorem › Polynomial Division › Key
Would) › State Verbs vs. Action Verbs 5. Identities: (a±b)², a²−b², (a±b)³, a³±b³ 15.
Pronouns › Personal & Reflexive Pronouns › Exponents & Radicals › Laws of Exponents (Same
Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement › Indefinite & Different Bases) › Negative & Fractional
Pronouns (Always Singular) › Possessive Exponents › Radical / Surd Functions ›
Pronouns (their/there/they're, your/you're, Simplifying Surds (Prime Factorisation) ›
whose/who's, its/it's) › Demonstrative
Rationalising Surds 16. Functions › Domain &
Pronouns (this/that/these/those) › Collective
Range › Linear, Quadratic, Cubic Functions ›
Nouns 6. Nouns & Possessives › Singular &
Plural Nouns (Regular & Irregular) › Singular Rational & Radical Functions › Composite
& Plural Possessives › Common vs. Proper Functions f(g(x)) › Function Notation Tips —
Nouns 7. Structure & Style › Parallel Structure f(2x), f(x+3) 17. Graph Transformations › Vertical
› Word Pairs (as...as / not only...but also / Translations (add/subtract constant) › Horizontal
either...or / neither...nor) › Faulty Comparisons Translations (shift in x) › Reflections — y-axis, x-
› Fewer/Less — Many/Much › Negative axis, y=x, y=−x, Origin › Stretches &
Prefixes (in-, un-, a-, dis-, non-) › Coordinate Compressions › Absolute Value (Modulus) Graphs
& Cumulative Adjectives — V-shape 18. Exponential Equations & Growth ›
────────────────────────── Exponential Growth: y = a(1+r)^t › Exponential
──────────────────────── Decay: y = a(1−r)^t › General Form: y = a · b^x ›
PART B — CRAFT & RHETORIC 8. Asymptotes › Identifying Growth Type from
Reading Comprehension Strategies › Central
Tables (1st Differences / 2nd Differences) ›
Ideas & Details › Inferences › Text Purpose &
Structure › Cross-Text Connections 9. Exponential > Quadratic > Linear Growth
Command of Evidence › Textual Evidence › ────────────────────────────
Infographics & Data (Graphs & Charts) › ────────────────────── PART B
Rhetorical Synthesis 10. Transitions › Cause — PROBLEM-SOLVING & DATA ANALYSIS
& Effect › Contradiction & Contrast › 19. Ratios, Rates & Percentages › Ratios —
Continuation & Addition › Comparison & Part:Part & Part:Whole › Proportions & Cross
Emphasis › Sequence of Events › Define & Multiplication › Rate & Unit Rate › % Change
Clarify › Transition Rules (One Transition Per Formula › Percentage Increase & Decrease › Cost
Connection) 11. Additional Skills › Double Price / Selling Price / Marked Price › Profit, Loss,
Negatives › Pronoun Tracing › Avoiding Tax, Commission, Discount › Mixture Problems
Extreme Answer Choices › Archaic / Poem 20. Statistics › Mean, Median, Mode › Range,
Words (thou, hast, thee, thy, gast, ought)
Variance, Standard Deviation › Impact of Outliers
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
on Data › Weighted Mean (Σfx / f) › Five-Number
Summary (Min, Q1, Median, Q3, Max) ›
Symmetrical, Skewed Left & Skewed Right
Distributions 21. Data Representation › Bar
Graphs & Line Graphs › Scatter Plots & Line of
Best Fit › Box & Whisker Plots › Pie Charts
(Angle Calculation) › Histograms 22. Probability ›
Basic Probability (P = Favorable / Total) ›
Complementary Probability (1 − P) › AND
Probability (Conditional — Multiply) › OR
Probability (Addition) › With & Without
Replacement › Geometric Probability (Area-
Based) › Independent Events › Data Inference &
,Margin of Error › Sample Bias & Representative
Samples 23. Number System & Variation ›
Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers ›
Prime & Composite Numbers › Factors &
Multiples / Surds › Direct Variation (y = kx) ›
Inverse Variation (y = k/x) › Consecutive Integers
(Even, Odd, Sum) › Rounding — 10s, 100s,
1000s, Decimals
─────────────────────── ────
PART C — GEOMETRY & TRIGONOMETRY
24. Angles & Lines › Complementary &
Supplementary Angles › Parallel Lines —
Alternate (Z), Co-interior (C), Corresponding (F)
Angles › Vertically Opposite Angles (VOA) ›
Reflex Angles 25. Triangles › Types —
Equilateral, Isosceles, Scalene, Right, Acute,
Obtuse › Interior & Exterior Angle Theorem (X =
A + B) › Triangle Inequality Rule › Special
Triangles — 30-60-90 & 45-45-90 26. Similarity
& Congruency › Tests — AA, SSS, SAS › Ratio of
Areas (a²:b²) & Volumes (a³:b³) › Scaling
Dimensions & Volume Effects 27. Polygons & 2D
Shapes › Interior Angle Formula: (n−2) × 180° ›
Sum of Exterior Angles = 360° › Trapezium,
Parallelogram, Rhombus, Kite › Areas of All 2D
Shapes 28. 3D Shapes & Volume › Cone: V =
⅓πr²h › Cylinder: V = πr²h › Rectangular Prism: V
= l × w × h › Sphere: V = ⁴⁄₃πr³ › Rectangular
Pyramid: V = ⅓ × l × w × h › Surface Area of All
3D Shapes 29. Circles › Standard Form: (x−h)² +
(y−k)² = r² › General Form — Completing the
Square › Circumference = 2πr | Area = πr² › Arc
Length & Sector Area › Chord, Diameter,
Segment, Sector Definitions › Inscribed Angle vs.
Central Angle Theorem › Circle Transformations
(Shifting Centre) 30. Trigonometry › Degrees ↔
Radians (180° = π) › Unit Circle — sin, cos, tan
Definitions › cos(θ) = sin(90°−θ) / sin(θ) =
cos(90°−θ) › Trigonometric Ratios (SOH CAH
TOA) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
,
, Scanned with CamScanner
