March SAT CR Thread

<p>No, traffic regulation was experimental. I didn’t have it.</p>

<p>K good, I ****ed that up. So there were 2 different experimental reading sections.</p>

<p>i had yours benno. it was a really hard one imo :confused:
something random about how photographers could use their power to portray the truth about things, and then a second one that said something a little different. i don’t remember.</p>

<p>the vocab answers of social and autobiographical were one of the beginning easy ones right?</p>

<p>^yes indeed.</p>

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i debated between this, but in context, she said she landed with a thud. so i chose dismount.</p>

<p>@snarkymanatee, for the author to have dismounted, logic implies that she must have been mounted on something first. The passage fails to mention any sort of thing so arrive would be a better choice.</p>

<p>Yes wanderyonder, I was worried about some of the vocab. I never have trouble on vocab sections; 6 years of latin has replaced studying for me, but I had a few words I’d never even seen before. Complaisant? what the hell. I’ll bet lots of people just answered as if it said complacent.</p>

<p>^That’s the first thing I thought. I knew because it was so similar to an actual one that it was probably one meant to trip people up.</p>

<p>I don’t even remember complaisant being an option…</p>

<p>it wasn’t an option if you didn’t have that experimental section.
and yeah i failed both the vocab and the passage on that exp section.</p>

<p>does anybody remember any of the other choices for the question with autobiographical in it?</p>

<p>jumpmn23, it was one of the first ones, if not the first one. I think the answer was pretty obvious. Most likely you got it right</p>

<p>Pretty much if you missed one of the first two in any of the SC’s, you should go find the nearest blunt object and stab thyself. Those are gimmes.</p>

<p>Guys I remember choosing punitive for an answer…not sure if this was on experimental or not
anyone else confirm this?</p>

<p>i think nothing has been updated yet:)</p>

<p>Consolidated List: 63 out of 67
NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>Vocabulary:
Chagrin
Unfailing
Fascinated/Prospects
Disingenuous
Trendsetter
■■■■■■/Rancidness
Characterless
Caustic/Obstreperous
Resplendent
Adept/Pantheon
Stigmatized/Vindicated
Superficial/Cursory
Autobiographical
Feigned/Hypocrisy
Proficient/Repertory
Salutary/Unconventional
Conversant
Social
Inconclusive/fruitless</p>

<p>Passages - NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>Effects of TV on Courts Double Passage
Both authors granted concessions
Both authors drew comparisons
Both authors agree media coverage of courts could be educational
Ill-advised is what Judge thinks the plan proposed by Passage 1
Stage means phase
Common - cameras will eventually become
Two passages disagree on the proportion of issues that are important in televised court
fashion means way
giving a recommendation
the main idea was about use of cameras in court
many cases have importance to society</p>

<p>Story of Africa Passage
Boundaries were part of the natural setting
Landed means arrived
Marked means delineate
Europeans had assumptions of what gardens were supposed to look like
Wonder is tone of sailors
“Story began 500 years ago” amends a previous assertion
Author did not appeal to an authority
Legends fill in for blank areas in map
Imagine! put the reader in the sailors’ shoes</p>

<p>Storytelling Passage (Short)
Used skills in writing learned as a child
Cadences to imitate natural storytelling i.e. rising, falling</p>

<p>TV Dinners Passage (Short)</p>

<p>Main Idea- to dispel a common misconception
reference to broccoli- make a point about the nature of fresh foods</p>

<p>Painter passage
Admiration is tone of author
Unpretentious manner is the style of the painter
Artistic weaknesses are shown by the bad copies of B Franklin
Desire to share knowledge
Decorative style of England contrasted painters style</p>

<p>Dinosaur passage
Unexcited - the authors attitude toward “secrets”
Movement in the ground is similar to movement in the air - Reason for excitement of new discovery
The new discoveries contradicted the computer models
movement of the bird’s heel in the air.
human footprint in wet vs dry soil- provides an example people can relate to to illustrate the point
Dinosaur’s lower their heel first
Scientist’s method: experimentation and extrapolation
Research overshadowed previous interest in mammals
The dry footprints were valuable but not noteworthy
Author explains definition of trace fossil to prevent misunderstanding
Most significant result was a new discovery in dinosaur movement</p>

<p>Adapting Films Passage:
First author was conflicted, second was assertive
Author 1 would disagree because people want to see accurate adaptations
Passage 1 defends a qualified position, Passage 2 rejects it
films shouldn’t simply be judged based on fidelity (agreement)</p>

<p>Punitive was wrong. It was disingenuous. I did that too :(</p>

<p>ps. did we ever come to a consensus on the broccoli question? I swear it was the “example of a vegetable being maligned” answer. The reference to broccoli talked about it being blanched and frozen too late ect making it loose all of it’s nutritional value.</p>

<p>That’s what I thought it was too. ^</p>

<p>thank God I’m not the only one.</p>