<p>Do any of you know the answer to one of the short paragraph questions about writing that had the answer choices: novel, magazine article, biography, private diary, and it asked you to pick the one the paragraph would not belong in…??? I don’t know whether it was experimental or not because I had an experimental CR section…</p>
<p>oh and also does anyone know the answer to the long paragraph question that had answer choices: paradox, melodramatic, etc.</p>
<p>@newyorkgirl123, I recall putting melodramatic. The people requested more advanced stuff — they got technology — then they proceeded to criticize it. I thought that was melodramatic…but it might be too extreme.</p>
<p>@nygirl
yeah, almost sure it was paradox.</p>
<p>@nygirl, I put paradox…hopefully it’s right. And I think the diary thing is experimental? 
I had math experimental and I don’t recall that passage.</p>
<p>ok good I put paradox and I’m pretty sure its correct because I just looked up the definition. Melodramatic seems too extreme.</p>
<p>Also the short paragraph question with answer choices: novel, biography, private diary, magazine article, etc. What did you guys put??</p>
<p>Thanks! :)</p>
<p>@hkim0713: Thanks! I thought that was experimental because I remember it being in the same section as the flouride in water passage… O.o</p>
<p>Guys, do you remember that one question in the dancer passage that went something like : The author uses questions for all of the following reasons except _____
??? I felt shaky on that one.</p>
<p>I know this is kind of late, and the argument has passed, but I remembered that astronauts/reports SC. The question never had the word contrary in it, to my knowledge. I remember the question merely saying that the astronauts’ reports were not expansive, and it required little thought. The answer was most definitely laconic, and not any of the others. And even if it was asking for something that meant lengthy/etc. and I misread the question…histrionic doesn’t make sense in context and neither does cohesive. </p>
<p>I really have no idea why the hell that required three pages to argue…jeezzz</p>
<p>@usnfilms, I noticed that no one answered your question on one of the SCs that you posted on page 24 or something, I know which one you’re talking about. The SC was “Even though most would think her job was a ____, it actually required a lot of work” or something along those lines. I got SINECURE for that one. Can’t remember any other choices. Did anyone else get that also? I don’t think we’ve discussed this SC yet…</p>
<p>Ok, I know this will make me seem really naive but, what exactly is a experimental passage? Does it count? Or does it depend on something?</p>
<p>@ lilly it definitely had the word contrary in it.</p>
<p>sinecure has definitely been discussed. i got this and many others did too. it makes total sense given that it literally means “without care” in latin. </p>
<p>Experimental sections are simply that. they don’t count. everybody takes one (everyone has an extra section of either math CR or writing) </p>
<p>They just try out new things i guess. don’t sweat it. it doesn’t even matter.</p>
<p>@tnoonan2013 an experimental section is an extra section that the SAT gives you, one of the numbered sections from 2-10. You don’t know which one it is while you’re taking it. It never counts. You’re normally supposed to have 3 math, 3 CR, and 2 writing, so whichever you got an extra section of, you had an experimental there.</p>
<p>@caulfield1, I must’ve missed it somehow. Oops!</p>
<p>Just a general note to everyone, I do think that many of us are getting a bit too aggressive about questions in this thread. Relax, we’re not trying to prove we’re right and other people are wrong. Not saying that we shouldn’t debate questions, but if you did get it right, and others are uncertain about it, no need to be rude about it. Not everyone has the same vocab/CR strengths as you. </p>
<p>Not sure if this happens on each offering of SAT’s CC thread, but wanted to share an observation, because it seemed prevalent in this thread especially.</p>
<p>what were the cr experimentals?</p>
<p>@miamiheat</p>
<p>game 5 bro thats all i gotta say! haha!</p>
<p>anyways</p>
<p>I heard it was fluoride water, creativity, venice, and something else</p>
<p>There was one question about what the scientist meant when he said ‘we do live on this planet’ or something to that effect. It seems like a lot of people put down the answer regarding astrophysical characteristics, but - why? Wasn’t his comment criticizing those who dismissed the solar system for its purported ‘boringness’? What do astrophysical characteristics have to do with his statement?
Anyone?</p>
<p>@skylimits, Initially I was like “ha! collegeboard would never put an answer choice like that”, so i didn’t choose that option. But, then when i looked at the astrophysical choice, it made NO sense. He wasn’t referring to the astrophysical parts — he was sorta mocking the scientists by saying “we do live on this planet”. So in the end, I put down the answer u did.</p>
<p>same. It came right after the scientist and them making jokes about the earth only being good for being a telescope holder.</p>