<p>I find it to be the easiest part of the test but on here everyone seems to think that the math part of the exam is the easiest. I always barely have time to finish the math section and I usually have 5-8 minutes left when I'm done with the CR section. The curve is usually a lot harder in math than CR too. How does everyone do the math so easily?</p>
<p>CR is not considered the hardest, but rather the hardest to improve on. Math, for me, is the easiest because I am just better at math than I am at English. Your difficulty with math just means that you will have an easier time improving your score than someone who struggles with CR.</p>
<p>It varies by person. CR is also the one I found easiest.</p>
<p>Yeah i seriously think CR is so easy. Math is a gamble for me since i do have a tendency to make dumb errors. Writing is also a toss-up…</p>
<p>because people are too lazy to read the section thoroughly and then look back to find answers. I know because I felt that way to. Luckily I sucked it up in March and got a 660 after not breaking 600 in any practice tests.</p>
<p>Because having to read a passage about nigerian elephants or modern specialization of biologists or womens rights after 3 hrs makes u want to eat the yellow number 2 pencils on ur desk</p>
<p>for you guys who think CR is easy, TEACH MEE. i know that sounds very i guess impossible but ive tried to “understand” the CR sections and i just cant see the spark that everyone else sees who says its easy. november i got 550, march i got 520…im sinking here. please i will die for a score of 650+ i have till june. basically my problems are not understanding the passage or the question and thinking its something that its actually not</p>
I usually do well on CR (700+), but I thought this CR was tough…I think I did well on Math, probably made some dumb mistakes. Writing is usually a toss up
The math and reading portions on the SAT are both hard in their own ways… But yeah, count your blessings, as SAT Math scores are generally considered to be a lot easier to improve.
I have also found it to be the easiest. To be honest it was the most intuitive for me, perhaps because I read a lot as a child. It was the section I didn’t study for and still managed to do well on
I think reading is the hardest for many because you cant easily teach someone how to read a passage and understand it right away. And sometimes it isnt about lack of concentration; even if I really try to focus, I just find it so hard sometimes to understand what I had read.
I think writing is the easiest because there are a set of rules you need to remember and recognize on the test. That probably explains my huge score difference between reading and writing, though both are branches from the English language…
To those who wondered how to score well on CR:
I read a lot of philosophy and in-depth non-fiction. I think this contributed to my score of 770. On practice tests I would miss 2 CR’s at the most, but I missed 4 on the actual test (VERY nice curve!). One thing that I learned was that I read much slower on the actual SAT, probably due to the high-stakes and nervousness.
While you can’t improve in a month to the same degree you could on Math or Writing, there are a few simple tricks to employ on reading that I have often seen on these forums:
Play devil’s advocate and try to ruthlessly eliminate 4 answers. Don’t defend any answer whatsoever.
Become immersed by the passage (without slowing down you reading speed, of course), as this will allow you to become more attuned to detail.
One thing I noticed through my own experiences is that you can actually quantify the “tone” of a passage, to bring it from subjectivity to concrete objectivity. After eliminating the most blatantly incorrect answer choices, you can further narrow down your candidates by tallying up the words that indicate each tone, and then accounting for their intensity. It’s hard to explain this without an actual example, but it can help to demystify some of the “what is the author’s tone…” sorts of questions.