Critical Reading two worded answer choice meanings?

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<p>i'm not sure what it is exactly called, but on the critical reading section for the passage-based questions, is there a list of common two worded answers i.e. 'analytical detachment' 'mutually exclusive' etc. If anyone has a common list of these types of answers, please share :)</p>

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<p>Yea that would be helpful. Bump</p>

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<p>I also have trouble with this. It shows up frequently on the double passage sections. Sometimes it is phrased as “The tone of the lines 55-68 in Passage 2 is best described as…” It goes onto list words such as “Vehement, Sanguine, Resigned, Flippant, Caustic.” Once I look up the definitions it is clear which word is the correct choice but I have trouble with this.</p>

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<p>Bump
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<p>Choose the answer that is less extreme.</p>

<p>Have a nice day</p>

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<p>^The incorrectness of this statement is astounding. It is perhaps the greatest myth on the SAT ever. Its untrueness is beyond belief.</p>

<p>Section 7, Question 16, QAS Test October 2007:</p>

<p>Growing up in the 1950s, I was somewhat awed and at times frightened by our extended family’s emphasis on picture taking. Every wall and corner of my grandparents’ (and most everybody else’s) home was linked with photographs. When I was young, I never linked this obsession with self-representation to our history as a subjugated people.</p>

<p>The author uses the “obsession” in line 6 in order to
A.) reveal her own strong interest in family history
B.) demonstrate the extent of her involvement with her parents
C.) show her admiration for her family’s devotion to a hobby
D.) suggest that there was something extreme about the adults’ behavior
E.) deplore the effects of excessive picture taking on the community</p>

<p>Answer is D. D is an extreme answer, yet it is correct. Mind blown! :O</p>

<p>As for two-word answer choices, there was a question on the recent Jan 2013 SAT with answer choices:
A.) Guarded skepticism
B.) Outspoken criticism</p>

<p>B.) was obviously the correct answer, despite the chattering prattle of those who didn’t know any better and put A.) only because they didn’t like the look of “extreme” answers.</p>

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This might not be what you’re looking for, but hopefully it’s helpful.</p>