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ACT reading or SAT CR

Which 1 is harder? y?
will SAT CR prepare me for ACT Reading?

nd09

SAT CR requires a higher level of thinking ability IMO. To do well on ACT reading you just have to be able to read fast but the questions really don't require a high level of understanding, they are pretty straight forward. On SAT CR you don't have to read as fast but the questions are more difficult in that they are trickier and you can't speed through them.

If you are preparing for the ACT I would at least take a practice reading test just so you can have an idea of what pace you have to read and answer questions at.

Claire1016

SAT critical reading questions aren't as clear cut. Plus the SAT includes the fill in sentences and the ACT doesn't, but the ACT reading is really time pressured. I'm a fast reader and I finished the section with only a minute or two to spare. I got about the same equivalent score on both, 720 and a 34, but a lot of people find the ACT reading a little easier.

Threehittolumby

my scores

SAT CR - 800
ACT Reading - 27


I'm a slow reader =/

KMad

My scores:

SAT CR: 690
ACT Reading: 35

I'm a fast reader, and thus I read questions fast. ACT focuses more on the actual passage, not on tricky questions. If you can comprehend what you read well, you'll do well on the ACT. If you can pick through passages and decipher SAT-ese, you'll do well on the SAT.

llpitch

My scores (both tests taken cold with NO prior studying):

SAT CR: 660
ACT Reading: 36

So yeah, I like the ACT better lol.

brainygotback

ditto nd09