January 2010 Critical Reading

<p>“Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter””</p>

<p>Does anybody remember the question and answer exactly? I remember that was a hard one but the description given by Jersey13 doesn’t seem to spark a memory.</p>

<p>wait. whats the q w/ hostile/skecptism/ambi?</p>

<p>doughboy, that one was “take for granted”</p>

<p>-What were other choices to the thieves question? I think I put A for that one. It was steady progression or something like that.
-The “assume” question. I put B, whatever that was…</p>

<p>Other than that, looking good so far. =)</p>

<p>EDIT: I put “seize” for the “assume” one too</p>

<p>I put the granted one… not sure if it’s right.</p>

<p>Why is it precedented for?</p>

<p>Wasnt it something about judges and how the ruling would be broken?</p>

<p>Jersey, the first word for the mitigate SC question was “established”</p>

<p>Oh frig. I had take for granted then I changed it :(</p>

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something alone the lines of how her actions can’t be called altruistic because even though they were beneficial. she did it for selfish reasons… (i completely rearranged the sentence cuz i don’t exactly remember)</p>

<p>Sorry, this is my first time taking the test, but is there more than one experimental section? I know that you can get math, cr, or writing, but, say, is there more than one experimental in just cr or in just math? I definitely didn’t get anything about physics. I would remember that because physics is friggin awesome. But I feel like I didn’t get some of the math questions that people on that thread are saying are experimental. I do have a terrible memory, but I’m incredibly confused by this. And I definitely didn’t have writing because I didn’t get a writing section until section 7. Unless I’m remembering that wrong too.</p>

<p>Thanks Randwulf</p>

<p>v No experimental section answers included v
Sentence Completion - COMPLETE</p>

<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
Established/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Emotional/Literal
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Unpalatable
Integral/Extinction
Steadfast
Fraudulent
Altruistic
Impromptu
Precedent For</p>

<p>Reading Questions</p>

<p>Father’s face was tender
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Something wistfulness
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Father’s comparison to cowboy - Wild exuberance
Father refusal to pick up soldier - Disloyal
Example of another reason - Inexpensive motel
Father isn’t fair - Right
True writers - Genuine writers
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Businesses use novelty
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Traveling by river vs land is different because river is unambiguous
The question from the old man was to emphasize one of the author’s points
Tunisian passage details author’s feelings of being a foreigner
Trick means feat
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image</p>

<p>whoa, if that list is right, I only got 2 or 3 wrong on the SC (unsure if I put penchant, anybody know the other possible answers?). That’s much better than the 7/12 I got on the October PSAT lol. Thank you Direct Hits!</p>

<p>Yeah. You have to take for granted that they can reason somewhat coherently, but you can’t take for granted that they’ll understand every thing you say without you explaining properly.</p>

<p>That’s what Passage 1’s author was trying to say.</p>

<p>the last question on the lab research passage… is the last paragraph a digression or does it expand upon previous generalization?</p>

<p>Can someone please explain the austere/unadorned sentence completion question? I do not remember what the sentence was, but I put plain/ornate. Thanks</p>

<p>doughboy, yeah it was something like “your readers come in with a world of knowledge which you may assume, but you must provide enough information so they clearly understand your narrative” (I totally butchered the second part, but it was something along those lines.)</p>

<p>I don’t see how it’s “take for granted.” Can someone explain this? (I put seize)</p>

<p>" the last question on the lab research passage… is the last paragraph a digression or does it expand upon previous generalization? "</p>

<p>I think it expands. First the author states that scientists have a special way or thinking or something along the lines of that. And then the puzzle method shows this way.</p>

<p>sunshower, im same with u. I definitely had 4 CR passages and no Writing till section 7. Im trying to figure out my experimental CR section.</p>

<p>Why is it “precedent for”? Question was like judges making a ruling that someone is gonna break or something.</p>

<p>same question as Invisible Monster, I put “pretend to have”</p>

<p>suabemulch, I put previous generalization. digression is definitely wrong, it was generalization or expanding on the first paragraph (that one was hard!)</p>