June 2009 SAT INTERNATIONAL

<p>It is definitely “fleeting” for that disputatious SC question. Mundane “everyday activities” are easy to capture, and “fleeting” moments are rare and difficult to find/capture. It is obvious that fleeting is correct…I don’t understand why you guys are confused haha</p>

<p>Deep sea scientist passage~</p>

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<li>analogy: musician who got impressed by a good piece of music or something<br>
What were the other choices ??I dont agree about this.The author clearly stated that he felt like an amateur ,someone who has never seen sth like this. (when he described the Grand Canon) .</li>
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<p>Passage with Baker

  • Theatrical flair</p>

<p>I think I chose sth about his appearance here .
What do u think /</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure they were commanding — compassionate</p>

<p>About the Interview passage, there was one asking for a comparison. I just remember selecting “age and ???”. Was it right?</p>

<p>CR7_ManUtd
did u choose A? i was struggling with A and the flair one during the test. but i decided it should be theatrical flair…i think the passage talked about sth which is like she can convey her words through her eyes or sth like that…</p>

<p>Musician choice was definitely correct.
@all there is no argument about the fleeting question–> it is definitely fleeting.
@hmhanh yes it should be correct.</p>

<p>Doubt that it is theatrical flair for the other one though.</p>

<p>The youthfulness answer seems more appropriate if you read the passage carefully.</p>

<p>lots of energy shown in lively body language when talking, flirting with the eyes, plus the general idea of youthfulness the author was attempting to convey in the paragraph and adjacent ones.</p>

<p>theatrical flair would be fine if the passage didn’t emaphasize on the “being younger than her age” part so much.</p>

<p>it is a holistic idea the passage is trying to convey, not merely young in terms of physical appearance, but also youthful in behaviour.</p>

<p>hmm if you are still not convinced think about it like this: You can have all the theatrical flair in the world, but if you are old and frail, and lack energy, you wouldn’t be able to have animated body language when you are talking.</p>

<p>At this point i have to concede that ’ constantly flirting with the eyes’ seems to point to theatrical flair. however, the overall idea still screams youthfulness.</p>

<p>The last question asked about the author’s attitude towards that guy he was talking about (forgot his name) when he said the guy was his “property” and no one could trespass or something? What were your answers? At first I chose the option that said it showed the guy was very important to the author, but later changed it to the author refused to accept any negative truths about the guy or something.</p>

<p>No trespassing etc. etc.?</p>

<p>the choice is something about the person being a very personal part of the author…</p>

<p>personal is the keyword.</p>

<p>@ shellsnail
,It cant be ''like musician who enjoys some great music ‘’ The Author clearly told that he felt like he was experiencing something different ,he felt extraordinary when he saw the great canon .
Do you think musician feels entirely different when he is listening to music ? I dont remember any other answer choices ,but this doesnt seem right.</p>

<p>@ shellsnail ,
When I now think about that ,maybe I also picked ''musician ‘’ .Not sure about that ,I just thought this was easy one .
What do you think about ‘‘curiosity’’ vs ‘‘frustration’’ ?</p>

<p>it wasn’t “musicians ENJOYING”</p>

<p>it was something like “a musician who got inspired after hearing a great piece of music”</p>

<p>yeah it was like “a musician who heard a piece of music which was greatly appreciated” or something like that…
i think i marked that :wink:
I chose Curiousity…it seems to be the best option</p>

<p>aaaaaaaaa yes now I remember .This is what i marked :)</p>

<p>I also chose musician and curiosity. </p>

<p>Yes, it should be youthfulness instead of theatrical flair for the expatriate question. Sure she had great makeup, but she expressed her feelings/message with her eyes as much as with words. Theatrical flair doesn’t really convey that meaning. She could be just a great talker and have theatrical flair. Youthfulness conveys that she has that “spark” in her eyes that allows her to communicate just with her eyes. The word “flirting” in “flirting with her eyes” also screams youthfulness.</p>

<p>Hey guys ,what was the sentence with ‘‘impasse’’ about ?The SC one :)</p>

<p>I think I remembered :wink: impasse / insurmountable was the SC about the negotiations ;)</p>

<p>For the Black Expatriate question I put theatrical flair… I also put the “personal” answer for the last one. I think I was a bit strung between that answer and the one about him not being able to accept the criticism towards the guy. Something was mentioned about that, but I assumed I’d misinterpreted it so I went with the “personal” answer.</p>

<p>I also put the “musician who hears a piece of music” answer…</p>

<p>Sci-fry ,this ‘‘flair’’ question was very tricky.I guess we will find out when the results come up.
What about the father painter passage ?THere was a question asking sth about how would you describe the picture of the father drawing in the garden every morning ?I put '‘peaceful’ because the author told that this scene relaxed her as a prayer for good night …
I was between compelling and peaceful ;)</p>

<p>@CR7</p>

<p>hmm i put frustration, explained earlier why…</p>

<p>peaceful is correct.</p>

<p>what about the 2 short passages on commerce, travel, fastfood chains, … Any ques ??</p>

<p>The Lawyer passages: spin = propose??? ( the other 4 are prolong, create, ??, ??)</p>

<p>Can’t remember any of the Lawyer questions. What a nightmare. :o</p>

<p>I put theatrical flair because youthfulness does not necessarily mean expressiveness, while theatrical flair does seem to indicate an energy with “body language”. I’m not too sure though, i was trying to decide between the two options</p>