January 2010 Critical Reading

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>

  1. Asked for another probable reason why the father/son chose not to take the highway, and the other reasons listed were all economical</p>

<ol>
<li>The man had a _______ for colorful __________, such as describing a political race as “spandex tight”</li>
</ol>

<p>Sentence Completion</p>

<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
_______/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Palatable</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</p>

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<p>@ powerbomb: I’m almost positive there was. Maybe your CR section was just different…?</p>

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<p>for the science passage,</p>

<p>was it </p>

<p>“everyday’s mysterious phenomena” </p>

<p>or</p>

<p>“a thought process distinctive to researchers”</p>

<p>and also, the last question on that passage was</p>

<p>“to recapitulate points made in intro.” </p>

<p>or</p>

<p>“to expand on preceding generalizations”</p>

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<p>fledgling, the answer choice was not “to maintain reader’s attention” there was something like that but not as direct…</p>

<p>I believe the answer was “to anticipate the reader’s reaction”</p>

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<p>i think it’s the phenomena because it never said in that it was distinctive to researchers</p>

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<p>@powerbomb you are confusing two different questions</p>

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<p>RIGHT. Okay, so I did put the “anticipating readers’ reaction” answer choice. Awesome. </p>

<p>As I’ve stated countless times, I have a very, very VERY bad memory lol</p>

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<p>powerbomb, distinctive thought process
appreciation or astonishment or envy. i picked appreciation</p>

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<p>it was bolster. He tried to help the “thief” get free by BOLSTERING his defense case, but he ended up helping the other side…</p>

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<p>

I chose distinctive thought process I think.
Sentence Completion</p>

<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
_______/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Palatable</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</p>

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<p>@powerbomb, the latter that you listed is not right. i think i said an answer with the word “phenomena” but it might have not been the former u listed.</p>

<p>in one of the short one paragraph passages was the author fascinated or showing approval</p>

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<p>and also, the last question on that passage was</p>

<p>“to recapitulate points made in intro.” </p>

<p>or</p>

<p>“to expand on preceding generalizations”</p>

<p>which one???/</p>

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<p>To expand on preceding generalizations.</p>

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<p>anyone find the vocab in the test REALLY difficult? i got most of them right though by POE</p>

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<p>^ Which question was that?</p>

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<p>Um, I think it was in the passage dealing with scientific research.</p>

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<p>mybmanglass, I don’t even remember “fascination” or “approval”</p>

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<p>powerbomb, he means astonishment vs appreciation. I guessed appreciation.</p>

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<p>Continue adding to the consolidated list everyone</p>

<p>Sentence Completion</p>

<p>Debilitate/Disheartening
Progenitor/Exploit
Penchant/Locution
Bolster
Rancor
Unflappable
_______/Mitigate
Prodigy/Anonymity
Austere/Unadorned
Acute
Cajolery/Undertake
Diversity/Palatable</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</p>

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<p>What’s the verdict on the last question for the science article?
About the purpose of the geneticist’s account?</p>