January 2010 Critical Reading

<p>@…ehz
Can you give more details? I don’t remember that question…</p>

<p>what’s the integral/extinction question</p>

<p>HUMOUR PASSAGE WAS PAIRED.</p>

<p>The advertisement came separately with two questions, just like the cosmology one. The answer was novelty and something else.</p>

<p>For the advertisement passage, I remember one of the answers being something about a claim being unsubstantiated.</p>

<p>ah yeah, I remember putting unsubstantiated</p>

<p>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 and Virgil passage:
Father’s face was tender
Wistfulness
Father’s reasons are incomplete
Growing Companionship
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
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
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image
Most surprised about his father’s affection</p>

<p>Humor in Workplace Double Passage:
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Passage 1 delineates the consequences
Passage 2 views humor in workplace w/ skepticism</p>

<p>Writing fiction double passage:
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Assume means take for granted
Passage 1 advises “yes, to keep the reader interested”
Must anticipate a reader’s response
Passage 1 is like 19th century writers
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
True writers = genuine writers</p>

<p>Tunisian Tourist Passage:
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
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome</p>

<p>Scientist Passage:
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Trick means feat
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
The discovery was another clue to the puzzle
Incessant</p>

<p>Cosmology Passage:
Astronomers baffled b/c they are unable to predict observed celestial phenomena
Explain a problem that affected the development of the field </p>

<p>Advertisement Passage:
Businesses use novelty
Claim that businesses used long-term ads was UNSUBSTANTIATED</p>

<p>What was the integral/extinction sentence and what were the other choices</p>

<p>@billsrage</p>

<p>the question was something about codfish. I don’t remember the other possible choices</p>

<p>Some fish was integral to some environment and thus there extinction would be detrimental to something.</p>

<p>humor in workplace last question: the authors quote alluded to argued that humor in workplace will increase productivity (something like that)</p>

<p>^ I remember that question. It’s how would the person (some pro-humor guy) in Passage 2 respond to something in Passage 1? And the answer was he would respond that humor increases productivity in the workplace.</p>

<p>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 and Virgil passage:
Father’s face was tender
Wistfulness
Father’s reasons are incomplete
Growing Companionship
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
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
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image
Most surprised about his father’s affection</p>

<p>Humor in Workplace Double Passage:
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Passage 1 delineates the consequences
Passage 2 views humor in workplace w/ skepticism
Pro-Humor guy in Passage 2 argues that humor increases workplace productivity</p>

<p>Writing fiction double passage:
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Assume means take for granted
Passage 1 advises “yes, to keep the reader interested”
Must anticipate a reader’s response
Passage 1 is like 19th century writers
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
True writers = genuine writers</p>

<p>Tunisian Tourist Passage:
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
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome</p>

<p>Scientist Passage:
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Trick means feat
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
The discovery was another clue to the puzzle
Incessant</p>

<p>Cosmology Passage:
Astronomers baffled b/c they are unable to predict observed celestial phenomena
Explain a problem that affected the development of the field</p>

<p>Advertisement Passage:
Businesses use novelty
Claim that businesses used long-term ads was unsubstantiated</p>

<p>Argh you beat me to it.</p>

<p>We have compiled a great list. Nice job, everyone.</p>

<p>I remember being confused by the codfish one.
probably the catch was between
inexplicable…extermination
integral…extinction
of course, integral is the answer. :)</p>

<p>theres another question on the science one i think the answer is appreciative i put astonished tho</p>

<p>Oh and I remember “appreciation” was one of the answers for the attitude/tone question in one of the long passage readings (not humor…that one is definitely skeptical)… I don’t know where the question was, and maybe I got that wrong, but whatever.</p>

<p>Um…noooooooooooo :(</p>

<p>CR was so hard for me and I usually do well on it. (on practice tests.)</p>

<p>I got cajolery right. :D</p>

<p>Did anyone else find the math REALLY easy? I don’t do so well on it but I only skipped one…</p>

<p>Adding “appreciative tone” answer.</p>

<p>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 and Virgil passage:
Father’s face was tender
Wistfulness
Father’s reasons are incomplete
Growing Companionship
Cards to cards - Continuous Sequence
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
Thieves analogy - Unaccustomed freedom
Brand new shoe evokes sensory image
Most surprised about his father’s affection</p>

<p>Humor in Workplace Double Passage:
Two authors agree that humor is not acceptable in all situations
Passage 1 delineates the consequences
Passage 2 views humor in workplace w/ skepticism
Pro-Humor guy in Passage 2 argues that humor increases workplace productivity</p>

<p>Writing fiction double passage:
Writer’s motto comes off as arrogant
Writing a novel Passage 1 was didactic
Assume means take for granted
Passage 1 advises “yes, to keep the reader interested”
Must anticipate a reader’s response
Passage 1 is like 19th century writers
“Bench” is unnecessary concession for the readers
Negative effects of commercial consideration
True writers = genuine writers</p>

<p>Tunisian Tourist Passage:
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
Tunisians walk more modestly
Strange was about appearances
Repetition emphasized the uncertainty of the outcome</p>

<p>Scientist Passage:
Author says how scientists choose to specialize in a field of study is “no matter”
Trick means feat
Thought process distinctive to researchers
To expand on preceding generalizations
The discovery was another clue to the puzzle
Incessant
Appreciative tone</p>

<p>Cosmology Passage:
Astronomers baffled b/c they are unable to predict observed celestial phenomena
Explain a problem that affected the development of the field</p>

<p>Advertisement Passage:
Businesses use novelty
Claim that businesses used long-term ads was unsubstantiated</p>

<p>I was stuck on the father’s stupid tender face for five minutes. Gah, and I got it wrong.</p>

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<p>That sounded hilarious, ahahaha. But I’m sorry you missed it. : (</p>