May 2012 Critical Reading Discussion

<p>yeah fresh meant new</p>

<p>I think about 13~15 wrong to get 600</p>

<p>Fresh could only mean new? Couldn’t have been recent as the technology is somewhat not that recent? And the answer with re-something was basically saying it was coming back… When he clearly stated it was newwfresh?</p>

<p>Brahm: </p>

<p>For lessening province, there was reducing/embodiment…that’s all I remember</p>

<p>we should try to find the passages like we did in march cause it will make it alot easier</p>

<p>What would -4 or -5 be for this curve?</p>

<p>disappointed with my showing today…the vocab wrecked me. Looks like ill have to retake the sat after all. On my practice tests I was scoring well on the vocab area, although on the test there were more than a handful of words that looked like japanese to me. What is the best way to prep for vocab for the june sat? Also, i had two writing sections with the finding grammar errors in sentences…does that mean that one is experimental?</p>

<p>edit: what did you guys put for the one that was about the small passage that talked about a girls father retiring and going on trips and not really talking to her much? one answer was condone, another was describe a pattern of behavior etc</p>

<p>@oRIDGEinal, I put pattern of behavior for the first one. and harsh judgment of a blunt statement for the second.</p>

<p>@notelitist i think i but pattern of behavior and mild criticism for second although i can’t quite remember my answer to the first one</p>

<p>@oRIDGEinal</p>

<p>Yeah, I’m pretty confident that the first one was pattern of behavior.
My rationale for the second one was that the “Be happy” is a command, not a “well-known saying.” I mean, it’s only two words.
And her reaction was sort of harsh, I’d call it more than just mild.</p>

<p>Hardest part of the test for me, it always gets me. Sigh. I skipped quite a few of the vocab questions. And some of the analysis questions were tough. Eh. Hoping for at least 550… ugh. Any tips on how to handle CR if I end up retaking?</p>

<p>I thought it was mild criticism…oh well</p>

<p>i put mild criticism as well.
I think the commonly used saying would be “Love dad”, although that was only half the overall statement.</p>

<p>Mild criticism and commonly used were the same answer choice right?</p>

<p>yes. 10char</p>

<p>well i guess i got these wrong</p>

<p>put mild criticism instead of harsh judgement
reducing/embodiment instead of lessening province
ebullient effusive instead of voluable cryptic
carved on instead of concealed within</p>

<p>Her judgement wasn’t quite harsh though, she just seemed mildly disappointed. That’s why I put mild criticism instead of harsh judgement.</p>

<p>Who says mild criticism is wrong?!</p>

<p>in preparation for the june sat what do you guys think the most effective way to learn vocab is? I missed more on vocab than id like to admit…</p>

<p>@hkim</p>

<p>Haha, I think I was the only one that thought otherwise. I just thought that “Be happy” isn’t a well-known expression, it’s just a command, or as (A) put it, a blunt statement.</p>