yes and no. anecdotally, I did quite well on the SAT and never did a minute of study for it.
it is certainly possible to study for it, but it is also possible to just be naturally very good at standardized testing.
it is certainly possible to study for it, but it is also possible to just be naturally very good at standardized testing.
SAT Math does not test number sense or ability to reason with abstsactions, instead how effective you are at applying a specific set of memorized rules.
SAT ERW does test comprehension, but only in a very specific context. The College Board specifically chooses passages that are meant to be boring, so the reader skims them. SAT Reading is mostly about the grit of paying attention to detail.
SAT Writing, of course is about applying specific prescriptivist grammar rulesets (no singular they comes to mind)
Fundamentally, SAT is designed to be a test of attention to detail and studying, not content mastery. Schools will look at transcripts, AP Tests, or SAT Subject Tests to determine that.