January 2010 Critical Reading

<p>I’m pretty sure that’s what I put. His father couldn’t give him a real explanation, so he saw it as irrational. Soldiers don’t command loyalty; there wasn’t any mention of him thinking his father disloyal in the reading.</p>

<p>shoe was from the roadtrip passage</p>

<p>it was the one with the boy and his dad traveling across the country in a car.</p>

<p>Shoot. I think I missed that skipped over that question, which means all my other answers after that are wrong. Considering canceling my scores now :((</p>

<p>How is that not “shrewd”? I really don’t understand… I think I’m just dumb :(</p>

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<p>Yes, there was. The narrator went on to talk about patriotism.</p>

<p>the same science passage that eveyone is talking about…i know one of the choices was “appreciated”</p>

<p>So, this is the consolidated list, basically:</p>

<p>SC-</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>Passage-based-</p>

<p>Wistful
Arrogant
Didactic
Disloyal
Incomplete
Tender
Appreciation
Skepticism
Companionship
Incessant
Cars to cards analogy: continuous sequence
Father’s comparison to a cowboy: wild exuberance
Inexpensive motels
Fair: right
Assume: take for granted
True: genuine
Trick: feat
Analogy to thieves: unaccustomed freedom
Anticipate the reader’s responses
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
Advertisers use novelty
The author of passage one is most like the 19th century writers
Humor is not always appropriate
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
Delineating the consequences for particular actions
River is unambiguous.
The question from the old man was to emphasize lack of clear destination
The passage was mainly about how the author feels foreign.
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome
Most surprised by father’s affection
Irrelevant was how people specialize in their fields
Shoe was to evoke sensory
The discovery was a solution to the puzzle </p>

<p>56/67 Questions :)</p>

<p>Thought process distinctive to researchers…what question was this?</p>

<p>was the section with newton an experimental section?</p>

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<p>the narrator did NOT go on to talk about patriotism. He only said he was patriotically embarrassed. I really do not think the answer was “disloyal,” even if the son used the words “patriotically” and “seditious.” </p>

<p>Also, how is the answer for “trick” a “feat?” I thought it as a peculiarity.</p>

<p>@jacktharippa- I don’t remember that specific QUESTION from the science passage.</p>

<p>awesomemath, I don’t remember exactly, but I do remember that the other choice that seemed possible was “to explain a natural phenomena” or something like that.</p>

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<p>I did not have such a section, so I presume that, indeed, the section was experimental.</p>

<p>What about the vocab question with the 50,000 birds versus 149 leaving their home land? I put fanaticism, but I think that may have been my experimental</p>

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<p>Pardon me, but I do not see how you’re not fully contradicting yourself here?</p>

<p>anyone happen to know where the shoe/sensory question was located on the test number wise? I’m thinking that it was between 15-25</p>

<p>From Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary on “sedition”:</p>

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<p>From the Random House Dictionary on “patriotism”:</p>

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<p>Do these words tend more toward “disloyal” or “illogical”? I’m thinking the former.</p>

<p>Thought process distinctive to researchers…was this like one of the earlier questions about what does the author imply about scientific research or something</p>

<p>Was “skeptical” an answer to one of the questions about humor in the workplace?</p>