<p>Okay, thanks bruh.</p>
<p>Rosaline, YoungProdigy - Check-out my new thread. IceQube JefferyJung, tetatete, Dorkyelmo and others are way ahead of me. I’ll be working on tests they took 2 and 3 weeks ago.</p>
<p>It’s hard for me to sort through this huge thread so a started a new one.</p>
<p>Okay, good news everyone, I took a CR section today, and I got 0 wrong. I think that the test i took yesterday for CR was not accurate because I was out of practice and because I might have been tired last night. </p>
<p>Now, I’m off to do some math practice. I will be posting math questions I have later on today.</p>
<p>YoungProdigy: What methods did you use to attack critical reading? And great job!</p>
<p>^ I use Silverturtle’s method, and the method described in the RR.</p>
<p>Hi everybody! This thread is great. I am hoping for a 2100+ score. Thank you so much for all of your amazing information. I am going try to be disciplined and write posts about my progress. I will also share any useful materials I come across.</p>
<p>Well I just finished the math and critical reading sections of the May 09 SAT. I missed all 3 Level 5 math questions, 6 of the 12 Level 4s and 1 dumb mistake on a Level 3. So I got a 650. The next 50 points are going to be hard. On the CR I missed superfluous, flippant, compunction, platitudinous, and sardonic. Plus I missed 8 passage questions. So I got a 640. Getting to the 700 level is going to take work.</p>
<p>Just took the 2004 PSAT. Missed one question on the math so 77. Missed 8 on critical reading got a 65. And completely bombed the writing section with 13 wrong! Pretty mad. So I got a 55 on that section. Now just reviewing. </p>
<p>Pretty mad about my score. I liked my 2000 (or 200) scores :c</p>
<p>CR question:</p>
<p>Passage 1 is by Dorothy Sayers; Passage 2 is adapted from a work by Raymond Chandler. </p>
<p>Passage 1
The detective story does not and cannot attain the
loftiest level of literary achievement. Though it deals
with the most desperate effects of rage, jealousy, and
revenge, it rarely touches the heights and depths of
human passion. It presents us with an accomplished ------ 5
fact, and looks upon death with a dispassionate eye. It
does not show us the inner workings of the murderers
mindit must not, for the identity of the criminal is
hidden until the end of the book. The most successful
writers are those who contrive to keep the story running ------ 10
from beginning to end upon the same emotional level,
and it is better to err in the direction of too little feeling
than too much. </p>
<p>Passage 2
I think what was really gnawing at Dorothy Sayers in
her critique of the detective story was the realization that ------ 15
her kind of detective story was an arid formula unable to
satisfy its own implications. If the story started to be about
real people, they soon had to do unreal things to conform
to the artificial pattern required by the plot. When they did
unreal things, they ceased to be real themselves. Sayers ------ 20
own stories show that she was annoyed by this triteness.
Yet she would not give her characters their heads and let
them make their own mystery. </p>
<ol>
<li>Passage 1 suggests that Sayers would most likely respond to lines 17-20, Passage 2 (If the story started . . . themselves), by pointing out that
(A) great writers seldom explore the range of human emotions
(B) detective stories do not address the consequences of peoples emotions
(C) detective stories are driven by the plot, not by the characters
(D) readers of detective stories prefer unrealistic situations
(E) real people often act in ways that are unexpected</li>
</ol>
<p>The answer is C. Can anyone explain this answer? I chose A because of lines 9-13.
</p>
<p>Well selection of lines 17 - 20 does not really discuss emotions. It is more directed toward the characters’ actions – “they soon had to do unreal things to conform” – an action not an emotion. Therefore, the selection does not really discuss emotions as described in A. Definitely a hard question…level 5? I hope this helped.</p>
<p>I have a few math questions. Ugh missed two out of the following three and could use some explanations please.</p>
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It’s not A because you are incorrectly comparing “great” writers to the “most successful” writers. Great infers quality of work, while successful simply infers popularity. Passage 1 never mentioned anything about great writers; in fact, from reading it, one gets the impression that the author feels that detective fiction writers are not great writers (as they neglect character study in favor of a formulaic plot). C is the only choice that fits.</p>
<p>Well, where is C supported in passage 1?</p>
<p>For the first question that you posted, the answer is 3/4.
First, QS = 1/2 * PT.
Let QS = a, and the altitude of the triangle PRT = b.
Area of trapezoid PQST = h[(b1+b2)/2]
h = b/2
(b/2)[(a+2a)/2] = 3ab/4
Area of triangle PRT = bh/2
2ab/2 = ab</p>
<p>(3ab/4)/ab = 3/4;</p>
<p>I think my explanation here was extremely convoluted. I’ll write a better one, if you need one.</p>
<p>Second question:
8√8; simplify
8√(4*2); take √4 out as 2
16√2 = x√y</p>
<p>16 + 2 = 18</p>
<p>Third:
BC = 2
AC = 10</p>
<p>10 - 2 < AB < 10 + 2;
8 < AB < 12</p>
<p>Passage 1 states that the detective story writers neglect character development (suppressing the murderer’s thoughts being an example). It also states that the writers neglect this character development in order to move the story along suspensefully (I’m interpreting, of course, but it’s supported). Thus, the author of passage 1 feels that detective fiction writers emphasize plot much more than characters.</p>
<p>Where is it not supported?</p>
<p>I agree with StudiousMaxiums. Passage 1 is primarily concerned about detective stories and writers, not about “great writers.” In Passage 1, the author wrote: “The most successful writers are those who contrive to keep the story running from beginning to end … .” From this sentence you can see that the author emphasizes “the story” so she is likely to respond that the plot is the most important. Also, be careful that “the most successful writers” do not mean general writers but detective writers.</p>
<p>Jeff, I think we would have been able to better examine that question if you hadn’t given us the answer.</p>
<p>^ I agree. Next time someone has a question, please refrain from providing us with the answer. That way, we will be able to express true thought processes that are unbiased by a perceived correct answer.</p>
<p>Ahhh…NO! I just lost the whole rpely I typed…
stupid Chrome…</p>
<p>So…OK, I’ll post my update tomorrow, after taking one more full test.</p>
<p>^ I hate when that happens!</p>
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<p>how do i solve this question(explanation please)</p>
<pre><code>There are 6 red, 6 brown, 6 yellow, and 6 gray scarves
packaged in 24 identical, unmarked boxes, 1 scarf per
box. What is the least number of boxes that must be
selected in order to be sure that among the boxes
selected 3 or more contain scarves of the same color?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8
(E) 9
</code></pre>