Anonymous
03/13/2025 09:51
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:Laughing that OP defined analogies for us.
bc still triggered by them 20 years later!
Anonymous
03/13/2025 09:31
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
A component that is hard is pace.
Because it is adaptive, the questions on the 2nd half maybe harder so you need to balance and be aware of how you are managing time in a manner that is not really easy.
Because it is adaptive, the questions on the 2nd half maybe harder so you need to balance and be aware of how you are managing time in a manner that is not really easy.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 08:58
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Laughing that OP defined analogies for us.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 08:56
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:DD took the digital SAT in November (score 1430) and last weekend. She said compared to the practice tests, the reading comprehension for the science excerpts is the hardest. She said she used strategies from the prep books for these specifically that helped a lot. Also, even though she is an avid reader, the vocabulary is tricky. For example, the choices for the meaning of "optimistic" were words that were not the exact meaning, you had to choose the closest meaning. I can't remember the choices, but they stumped me.
For math, the November test had more difficult free response problems, with "difficult" meaning strange setups different from practice tests. They seem to be testing critical thinking as much as math concepts. In Nov. she left one blank, and although the March test last weekend had them as well, she left none blank. She said for math, time management has been more of an issue than she expected, but she had extra time to work on the free response Qs this time because she learned some speedier tips from the prep book. We'll see next weekend when scores come out!
What prep book(s) did she use?
Anonymous
03/13/2025 08:41
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:The end of module 2 math is the hardest.
This seems to be a pretty widespread view. It might be easier, or at least no harder, to score 700 on the digital SAT math, but it seems harder to score 800.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 08:09
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
DD took the digital SAT in November (score 1430) and last weekend. She said compared to the practice tests, the reading comprehension for the science excerpts is the hardest. She said she used strategies from the prep books for these specifically that helped a lot. Also, even though she is an avid reader, the vocabulary is tricky. For example, the choices for the meaning of "optimistic" were words that were not the exact meaning, you had to choose the closest meaning. I can't remember the choices, but they stumped me.
For math, the November test had more difficult free response problems, with "difficult" meaning strange setups different from practice tests. They seem to be testing critical thinking as much as math concepts. In Nov. she left one blank, and although the March test last weekend had them as well, she left none blank. She said for math, time management has been more of an issue than she expected, but she had extra time to work on the free response Qs this time because she learned some speedier tips from the prep book. We'll see next weekend when scores come out!
For math, the November test had more difficult free response problems, with "difficult" meaning strange setups different from practice tests. They seem to be testing critical thinking as much as math concepts. In Nov. she left one blank, and although the March test last weekend had them as well, she left none blank. She said for math, time management has been more of an issue than she expected, but she had extra time to work on the free response Qs this time because she learned some speedier tips from the prep book. We'll see next weekend when scores come out!
Anonymous
03/13/2025 07:54
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:Different people find different things hard. Duh.
This. I was an English lit major in college (a good one!) but the hardest SAT section for me was always the reading comprehension. Something about how the test phrased things, I guess. Always a struggle. FWIW, I loved the analogies.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 07:53
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:Different people find different things hard. Duh.
Of course, some will find all sections hard and some will find all easy, but OP question is if there are any sections now that standout like the analogies did. If there aren’t any now with digital test, explains why more students able to get higher scores now. That and testers continue to attempt to take out questions that could favor higher socioeconomic families.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 07:52
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Be aware that the digital test is adaptive. If you don't do so well on the first section, your second section will be easier and your score will be capped. If you do well on the first section, you get a harder second section and an opportunity for a higher score.
So maybe that’s the harder part- that if panic at beginning and mess up some questions you’re screwed to get a high score?
Yes, if you can’t answer many questions you will get a low score. That’s how tests work.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 07:51
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
There is no “hard” section know. That’s the point. The test is now general knowledge of fundamental algebra and literacy.
There are simpler and more demanding questions in every category. In English there are some rarer words and more complex passages. In math there are some more complicated equations and data interpretations.
There are simpler and more demanding questions in every category. In English there are some rarer words and more complex passages. In math there are some more complicated equations and data interpretations.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 07:20
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Different people find different things hard. Duh.
Anonymous
03/13/2025 01:24
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
The end of module 2 math is the hardest.
Anonymous
03/12/2025 23:29
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Anonymous wrote:Be aware that the digital test is adaptive. If you don't do so well on the first section, your second section will be easier and your score will be capped. If you do well on the first section, you get a harder second section and an opportunity for a higher score.
So maybe that’s the harder part- that if panic at beginning and mess up some questions you’re screwed to get a high score?
Anonymous
03/12/2025 21:45
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
Be aware that the digital test is adaptive. If you don't do so well on the first section, your second section will be easier and your score will be capped. If you do well on the first section, you get a harder second section and an opportunity for a higher score.
Anonymous
03/12/2025 21:14
Subject: What are the “hard” sections of new digital SAT?
SAT before 2005 had analogies (the this word is to this other word questions) that were often called “hardest” but that section “replaced” with sentence completion 2005-2015, which then changed to determine vocabulary in context questions. Think digital version keep the context questions and didn’t bring back analogies…. So my question is, what is now the hardest section for English side? Which type of questions now considered the hardest? Same question on math side, what are hardest sections? Just curious what students saying [img]that have now taken digital version? Thanks,