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<h2>1.) Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, became known as “Mr. Poinsettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and by pioneering it as a living symbol of Christmas. No error </h2>

<p>Moonless Mercury<br>
rotating three times while circling the Sun twice; an odd<br>
arrangement, not as satisfying as what they used to tell us
—that it rotated once as it circled the Sun. No perpetual<br>
darkness after all. Why did they give out such confident<br>
45 information, only to announce later that it was quite wrong?<br>
Finally, the picture already familiar from magazines: the<br>
red soil of Mars, the blooming pink sky. </p>

<p>2.) In lines 40-43 (“Moonless . . . Sun”), the narrator’s comment about the “arrangement” demonstrates a preference for</p>

<p>(A) irony<br>
(B) inventiveness<br>
(C) symmetry<br>
(D) ornamentation<br>
(E) ambiguity </p>

<hr>

<p>Then a man’s voice,<br>
an eloquent professional voice, began to speak slowly, out<br>
of the walls. The voice reminded me a little of the way<br>
10 radio announcers used to introduce a piece of classical<br>
music or describe the progress of the Royal Family to<br>
Westminster Abbey on one of their royal occasions.<br>
There was a faint echo-chamber effect. </p>

<p>3.)In line 11, “progress” most nearly means</p>

<p>(A) evolution<br>
(B) improvement<br>
(C) prosperity<br>
(D) promotion </p>

<h2>(E) advance </h2>

<p>It was no accident that nineteenth-century naturalist<br>
Charles Darwin strove to connect the mentality and<br>
emotionality of people with that of dogs, rather than, say,<br>
Line doves or horses. Neither his theory of evolution nor any<br>
5 general understanding of biology demanded that he pref-
erentially underline our similarity to dogs over other<br>
species. But politically and emotionally, the choice was<br>
inevitable for an English gentleman who had set himself<br>
the task of making the idea of evolutionary continuity<br>
10 palatable. Darwin wrote that “dogs possess something<br>
very similar to a conscience. They certainly possess<br>
some power of self-command. . . . Dogs have long been<br>
accepted as the very type of fidelity and obedience.” </p>

<p>4.) The phrase “It was no accident” (line 1) implies that the author of Passage 1 believes that Darwin</p>

<p>(A) knew that the resemblance between dogs and humans could not be accounted for by his theory<br>
(B) exploited the sympathies of his audience to gain support for his theory<br>
(C) considered intelligence to be largely a matter of luck<br>
(D) believed that the way previous authors had written about dogs was inaccurate<br>
(E) wished to convince the public to celebrate the virtues of dogs </p>

<p>Lastly, which one is better? Taking the SAT I's in november, and sat II's in December or the other way around? If i take the SAT II's in December, then i won't be able to submit those scores to certain colleges....so.. what should I do?</p>

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<p>Is question three “E”?</p>

<p>It just seems like the Royal Family is going to some place.</p>

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<ol>
<li>I don’t know what’s underlined, but I’ll take a stab at it. Varieties is plural and “it” is singular. That’s the only mistake I see in the sentence.</li>
</ol>

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<p>Question 2 is probably choice C, symmetry. The old theory was symmetric–1 rotation per 1 revolution. The new findings are not as well-balanced–3 rotations per 2 revolutions (or is it the other way around?).</p>

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<p>1.) Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, became known as “Mr. Poinsettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and by pioneering it as a living symbol of Christmas. No error </p>

<p>The error should be the one marked in bold. </p>

<p>1.) Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, became known as “Mr. Poinsettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and **by **pioneering it as a living symbol of Christmas. No error</p>

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<p>2.) In lines 40-43 (“Moonless . . . Sun”), the narrator’s comment about the “arrangement” demonstrates a preference for</p>

<p>(A) irony
(B) inventiveness
<a href=“C”>B</a> symmetry <a href=“D”>/B</a> ornamentation </p>

<h2>(E) ambiguity </h2>

<p>3.)In line 11, “progress” most nearly means</p>

<p>(A) evolution
(B) improvement
(C) prosperity
(D) promotion
<a href=“E”>B</a> advance **</p>

<p>4.) The phrase “It was no accident” (line 1) implies that the author of Passage 1 believes that Darwin</p>

<p>(A) knew that the resemblance between dogs and humans could not be accounted for by his theory
<a href=“B”>B</a> exploited the sympathies of his audience to gain support for his theory <a href=“C”>/B</a> considered intelligence to be largely a matter of luck
(D) believed that the way previous authors had written about dogs was inaccurate
(E) wished to convince the public to celebrate the virtues of dogs</p>

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<p>I don’t see why those answers are right… explanation anyone? :3</p>

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<p>Do you doubt that the suggested answers are correct, or do you fail to see how the usual strategies lead to the correct answer?</p>

<p>Do you remember that incorrect answers contradict the text, introduce superfluous, or vagie concepts that are not precise enough to be the correct answer.</p>

<p>Here’s one more attempt to show how it works</p>

<p>Text:</p>

<p>It was no accident that nineteenth-century naturalist
Charles Darwin strove to connect the mentality and
emotionality of people with that of dogs, rather than, say,
Line doves or horses. Neither his theory of evolution nor any
general understanding of biology demanded that he pref-
erentially underline our similarity to dogs over other
species. But politically and emotionally, the choice was
inevitable for an English gentleman who had set himself
the task of making the idea of evolutionary continuity
palatable. Darwin wrote that “dogs possess something
very similar to a conscience. They certainly possess
some power of self-command. . . . Dogs have long been
accepted as the very type of fidelity and obedience.” </p>

<p>The phrase “It was no accident” (line 1) implies that the author of Passage 1 believes that Darwin</p>

<p>(A) knew that the resemblance between dogs and humans could not be accounted for by his theory</p>

<p>Quite the opposite should be true</p>

<p>(B) exploited the sympathies of his audience to gain support for his theory </p>

<p>Who wouldhis audience be? Gentlemen like him? In that case, “But politically and emotionally, the choice was inevitable for an English gentleman …”</p>

<p>(C) considered intelligence to be largely a matter of luck</p>

<p>Are the words intelligence and luck mentioned? </p>

<p>(D) believed that the way previous authors had written about dogs was inaccurate</p>

<p>Were are previous authors mentioned? </p>

<p>(E) wished to convince the public to celebrate the virtues of dogs</p>

<p>Where does he try to convince to celebrate dogs? Is this about how great dogs are … or about something else?</p>

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<p>I failed to see the strategies that leads to the correct answer.</p>

<p>So, what does this statement mean? “Neither his theory of evolution nor any
general understanding of biology demanded that he preferentially underline our similarity to dogs over other species”
-I chose answer choice A because i thought it was a summary of the above statement.</p>

<p>And for answer choice B, I don’t see how passage talk about Darwin using sympathy.
"But politically and emotionally, the choice was inevitable for an English gentleman who had set himself the task of making the idea of evolutionary continuity palatable. "
I don’t get how this statment would lead to the answer…T_T</p>

<p>Also, can you explain how you got your answers for number 2 and 3 pretty please? :3</p>

<p>And what’s wrong with “by” in front of pinoeering?</p>

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<p>Post #4 is my explanation of question #2.</p>

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<ol>
<li> Paul Ecke, flower grower and hybridizer, became known as “Mr. Poinsettia” after developing new varieties of the flower and by pioneering it as a living symbol of Christmas. </li>
</ol>

<p>“pioneering the flower”: pronoun antecedent seems ambiguous (varieties or flower) … and deleting “by” before pioneering (missed that)… </p>

<ol>
<li><p>(C) symmetry: movements don’t match the order “that it rotated once as it circled the Sun” that they were told. </p></li>
<li><p>(E) advance: advance, as in the slow walk up the ritualistic procession {sorta culturally biased (you’d need to know what royal Brits did) if you ask me}</p></li>
<li><p>(B) exploited the sympathies of his audience to gain support for his theory: Charles Darwin strove to connect the mentality and emotionality of people</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>Think of it like this. </p>

<p>after (developing new varieties of the flower + by pioneering it as a living symbol) =
after developing new varieties of the flower + after BY pioneering it as a living symbol
By is extraneous</p>