June 2010 Critical Reading

<p>Also I agree, it was snobbishly excessive.</p>

<p>@ugaboga, same here, maybe 4 if i didn’t put watershed (I think I put that, I really hope I did), but thats like 740-780, so don’t stress</p>

<p>yea i put snobbishly excessive as well</p>

<p>I already got a 740. lol I wanted better. Maybe empirical was the right answer(i kid, i kid).</p>

<p>It is really writing im worried about. I got a 660 last time, so I really want to improve this time.</p>

<p>I am looking at -4 to -5 depending on if these consolidated answers are actually right.</p>

<p>@cornetking
there is somewhat of a general consensus and the answers make sense too
so i’d say these answers are pretty reliable</p>

<p>I think I missed 5; definitely missed 4 on vocab(argh); one q I can’t remember what I put. Blahh.
That was the most unexpected vocab…</p>

<p>My (Other people’s) corrections: snobbishly excessive old ways</p>

<p>Total: 55/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 15/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, ??? (one choice was miscalculations, incredulous)
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>

<p>My corrections: SC: ambition, ruthless; SC: proscribed</p>

<p>Total: 56/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 16/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, Ruthless
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant
Proscribed</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>

<p>Does anyone know if an answer was like “her inability to empathize with her father.”</p>

<p>I’m not counting on an 800, I never was. Never imagined I’d get even close. Don’t think I did get close actually.</p>

<p>But my big accomplishment this time around was being able to finish each section. This only ever happened when I took the PSAT for the third time this year as well. Every practice test, every SAT before - I’ve always run out of time. Sooo… I’m pretty happy. I may take it again because I’ve realized how many stupid mistakes I made, but I’m content.</p>

<p>Alright! We have 55. Now just those last 12…</p>

<p>I got INCREDIBLY lucky with the vocabulary. One the last section, I wasn’t sure if underdog was right. I wasn’t sure if acolyte was right. I wasn’t sure if apoplectic was right. I just went with those and I think I got all 19 SC’s.</p>

<p>Correction: Inability to empathize with her father</p>

<p>Total: 56/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 16/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, Ruthless
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant
Proscribed</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”
Inability to empathize with her father</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>

<p>Correction: Total Number error</p>

<p>Total: 57/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 16/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, Ruthless
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant
Proscribed</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”
Inability to empathize with her father</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>

<p>what was the question/other options for curiosities on display for audience? anybody?</p>

<p>What was the question for the inability to empathize with her father?</p>

<p>@jollybjolly
what were the choices to that question?
o there was one question asking what the purpose was of describing the girl’s father as a horse: the purpose was to elaborate on a previous statement describing how she loved her father.</p>

<p>Correction: elaborate upon the previous sentence</p>

<p>Total: 58/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 16/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, Ruthless
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant
Proscribed</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”
Inability to empathize with her father
to elaborate upon the previous sentence</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>

<p>

I am not sure what the question was, I just saw the answer in the consolidated list and I don’t remember putting that… What answer did it correct??</p>

<p>Correction: Elaborate on previous sentence is already listed.</p>

<p>Total: 57/67</p>

<p>Sentence Completion - 16/19
Diverse
Devised
Ignominy
Acolyte
Ambition, Ruthless
Ubiquitous
Apoplectic
Charismatic
Provisional
Matured, Fulfilling
Severe, Upbraid
Underdog
Pioneer, Vanguard
Complicity, Exonerated of
Fight, Rampant
Proscribed</p>

<p>– Short Passage –</p>

<p>Rachel Carson/environmentalism
Marking a watershed moment in public
Respectful</p>

<p>Reading Promotes Learning
Make a claim
Debatable</p>

<p>Independent Films (Paired Passage)
familiar and overly alarmed
monetary concerns
passage 2 is more optimistic</p>

<p>– Long Passage –</p>

<p>Talent/Practice
to examine a psychological experiment
“account” = explained
muddling of cause and effect
walking, talking, potty training: people develop at different times
basketball players, other professions: broad application of a principle
Harvard researchers chose that specific group because “they had a specific talent”
reference specific studies
Statement about ppl who practice but fail: “to demonstrate an incomplete explanation”
10,000 Hours question (second to last): “even if one has a talent, one needs to practice for years to become an expert”</p>

<p>Boy and Author
Argentinian author and author reading stories aloud
Recount unusual experience –> new understanding
happy in his subordinate role
author’s impression with reality
apprehending –> perceiving
author’s lack of control
valuable for readers make connections w/ past readings</p>

<p>Girl in Austria
father wanted her to go on the trip “to learn about her non-English relatives”.
“freedom” means “releasing emotional burdens”
appalled = different viewpoints have equal values
likes her grandfather because “he talked about the present”
felt “disdain” for parent’s nostalgia about tearfully watering plants
“loved father like she loved a horse” = elaborate on previous sentence
painful to stay because of “isolation”
the old ways are “snobbishly excessive”
Inability to empathize with her father</p>

<p>Zoos (Paired Passage)
products of human culture
condition: state of being
spectatorship: strong disapproval
savvy about nature of zoos
curiosities on display for audience
unconcerned with debates about zoo
fun comes at the expense of real insight of animals
do not offer authentic experience of wild animals
passage 1 makes argument that passage 2 finds unpersuasive</p>