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<li>Since there weren’t much autobiographical documents(paucity), the historian had to “guess”.
→ This eliminates A and B.
For the second blank, look at the phrase after the blank. "rather than from any diaries or correspondence(btw, you made a typo here).
→ Only A and C fit for the second blank.</li>
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<p>C is the only feasible answer… Gah… I can’t explain SC. Perhaps you can tell me which answer you chose.</p>

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<li>A and B both fit in describing the greatness of the “Nutcracker”. However, the key word is “impression” and “remember”. “remember” fits better with “indelible”.</li>
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<p>I don’t quite understand why 1. is not A. Is it because stipulate doees not fit in the context of the sentence? If that is the reason, then I got it wrong because I don’t know the meaning of stipulate. I thought that “stipulate” meant to quess or infer. But, Google is saying:
stip·u·late- Demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement: “he stipulated certain conditions before their marriage”.</p>

<p>Could stipulate EVER mean to infer or guess?</p>

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<p>No, stipulate cannot mean to infer or to guess. All its meanings are listed here:</p>

<p>[stipulate</a> - definition of stipulate by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.](<a href=“Stipulate]stipulate - definition of stipulate]stipulate by The Free Dictionary”>Stipulate - definition of stipulate by The Free Dictionary)</p>

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<p>****, every question that I have gotten wrong today, from my CR tests to the SC questions posed on CC I have gotten them wrong because of my inept vocabulary… :(</p>

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<p>^ Me too): I’m having problems recalling definitions and fitting them into the context of SC problems. Did you guys memorize words from a vocab. book?</p>

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<p>I used Direct Hits, The Essential 300 Words, Barron’s 3.5k word list, and I also made flashcards for every unfamiliar word on all the SATs I’ve taken. If you are having trouble with vocab words, try studying my Quizlet flash cards:</p>

<p>Princeton Review Vocab:</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> Review 11 Tests Vocab flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/9321156/princeton-review-11-tests-vocab-flash-cards/]Princeton”>http://quizlet.com/9321156/princeton-review-11-tests-vocab-flash-cards/)</p>

<p>Pre-2005 SAT Vocab:</p>

<p>[OLD</a> SAT Vocab flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/9339679/old-sat-vocab-flash-cards/]OLD”>http://quizlet.com/9339679/old-sat-vocab-flash-cards/)</p>

<p>Larry Krieger’s (author of DH and 300 words) Root Words:</p>

<p>[Essential</a> SAT Word Roots flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/9187325/essential-sat-word-roots-flash-cards/]Essential”>http://quizlet.com/9187325/essential-sat-word-roots-flash-cards/)</p>

<p>Online SAT Course Vocab:</p>

<p>[Vocabulary</a> and Logic (CB Online Course) flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/9178138/vocabulary-and-logic-cb-online-course-flash-cards/]Vocabulary”>http://quizlet.com/9178138/vocabulary-and-logic-cb-online-course-flash-cards/)</p>

<p>300 Essential Words:</p>

<p><a href=“http://quizlet.com/8997081/300-essential-sat-words-flash-cards/[/url]”>http://quizlet.com/8997081/300-essential-sat-words-flash-cards/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Barron’s 3.5k list:</p>

<p>[Barron's</a> Word List (High-Frequency and Hot Prospects) flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/8884831/barrons-word-list-high-frequency-and-hot-prospects-flash-cards/]Barron’s”>http://quizlet.com/8884831/barrons-word-list-high-frequency-and-hot-prospects-flash-cards/)</p>

<p>DH:</p>

<p><a href=“http://quizlet.com/8881747/direct-hits-flash-cards/[/url]”>http://quizlet.com/8881747/direct-hits-flash-cards/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<h2>I have just finished taking the last CR section of the 2006 PSAT, and I got 4 wrong in total. This gives me a score of 71 :(. I’m somewhat happy, but I was looking for a score of at least a 75. But, I have learned one important lesson after taking the test. I HAVE TO WORK ON MY VOCABULARY! In total I missed 2 SC’s which really brought my score down.</h2>

<p>@ IceQube, have you actually memorized all of those words on Quizlet?</p>

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<p>I have memorized most of the words I put on Quizlet :).</p>

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<p>Here are some hard pre-2005 SAT math problems: </p>

<p>1) Lines l and m and two circles lie in a plane. If l passes through the centers of the two circles and m is parallel to l, which of the following could NOT be the number of points at which m intersects the circles?</p>

<p>a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5</p>

<p>2) There are k classes with n students. P pencils are distributed equally among these students. How many pencils does each student get?</p>

<p>1) p/(kn)
2) (kn)/p
c) (kp)/n
d) (np)/k
e) npk</p>

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<li>E</li>
<li>A</li>
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<p>I think the first problem is very interesting. The second problem has a trap… :)</p>

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<p>I arrived at the same answer for the first problem posted by IceQube, Jeffery, but I’m curious. Indeed, the line can never intersect the two circles at 5 distinct points. However, in what case can it intersect them at only 1 point, or 3 points?</p>

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<p>The circles don’t have to be the same size. :D</p>

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<p>Bingo :)! That’s what I failed to grasp, and I got the problem wrong :(.</p>

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<p>…which I fell head-first for :(.</p>

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<p>Well, I finished my test.
2140
CR: 690
M: 670
W: 780</p>

<p>I’m really bummed. I missed way too many passage based reading, including 5 in the last section alone. Pathetic. I was extremely hungry which I think had something to do with it but nonetheless, pathetic. Math – I missed one question because I saw A < 0 the other way around and on another I gave x instead of y. There are a couple of problems which I don’t understand why they’re wrong and I’ll post them later but for now I have to go study math. I missed one on writing that was a sentence error ID and it was an extremely simple subject verb agreement. Frustrated and signing off again.</p>

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<p>Don’t be so hard on yourself! You’ll be fine :). </p>

<p>PS: what test did you take? </p>

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<p>Here’s a math question that’s sure to get your blood flowing:</p>

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<p>The height of each solid shown above is 7. The base of
solid I has 6 sides of equal length, 6 angles of equal
measure, and center P. The base of solid II is a circle
with center Q. The base of solid III is a square with
center R. Which of the following is true? </p>

<p>(A) Solid I has the greatest volume.
(B) Solid II has the greatest volume.
(C) Solid III has the greatest volume.
(D) The volumes of solids I and II are equal.
(E) The volumes of solids II and III are equal.</p>

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<p>It seems like I’ve been answering many of the questions… I’ll wait until someone else answers this one first…</p>

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<p>I got B. 10char</p>

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<p>^Want to explain :)?</p>

<p>Here’s another one: </p>

<p>Chairs ready for shipment come down a ramp. Inspector A checks every third chair, beginning with the third. Inspector B checks every fifth chair, beginning with the fifth. If 98 chairs go down the ramp while both inspectors were working, how many chairs were NOT checked by either inspector?</p>

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<p>I believe B is correct for the first question.</p>

<p>For the second question:
A = {3n} = 3, 6, 9,…, 96 = 32
B = {5n} = 5, 10, 15,…, 95 = 19
Overlap = {15n} = 15, 30, 45,…,90 = 6</p>

<p>98 - 32 - 19 + 6 = 53</p>

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<p>i got 53 too</p>