What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?

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Anonymous wrote:I thought the analogies were considered the "easy" part. Very straightforward.

Not as involved as some of the reading and math problems.

The analogies were taken out as found socioeconomic disparities in what words and associations being used and understood. Can’t remember all the examples but google old articles on this and some of them would be funny if weren’t so sad.

Yes, I recall that one of the words used by the College Board in the analogies section was a "regatta." Clearly differences in socioeconomic classes that are exposed to that word...

I remember an old report, probably NPR, about testing younger kids. Rich kids knew a ruby was red, poor kids didn't even know what a ruby was.

Even sadder, when asked what color is a banana, the rich kids said yellow and the poor kids said brown. Because their families could only afford the cheaper over-ripened bananas.

This is so dumb. If you read and study, you’ll know what the words mean. You’re smarter if you know what more words mean. Let’s not dumb down the test so dumber people can score better. If you care enough to study for a test then definitely not so stupid you don’t know a banana is yellow. You just have to walk in a market to know this. This is why our kids score so low internationally in education.