usage - question on textbook activity using ～ば～ほど

We are using the textbook "Adventures in Japanese," and in class we got up to this activity:

Begin a conversation with your partner with the comments below. Your partner agrees, then gives his/her opinion starting with でも and using the ～ば～ほど pattern.

Example as written:

質問： 数学って、むずかしいね。
答え：ええ。でも、勉強すればするほど、分かるようになるよ。

１．質問：漢字って、むずかしいね。

We spent like 15-20 minutes in class trying to figure out an answer that works: our sensei says there is something wrong no matter how many times we try to answer that we aren't realizing.
How I tried to answer:

ええ。でも、勉強すればするほど新聞が読めるようになるよ。

other questions:

日本語って、むずかしいね。
お茶って、苦いね。
茶道って、つまらないね。

Any insight? Thank you.