<p>Well, the march sat is coming so its time to do work. I just have a quick question for you guys. On your actual sat essays, do you make up examples? Just want to know.</p>
<p>I usually draw one example from literature, one from history, and one current event; to answer your question, no, I don’t make up examples.</p>
<p>Anyway, not looking forward to this Thursday. Blech taking the SAT sick was not a good idea. Fingers crossed, though, guys.</p>
<p>Oh. You should try though if your really pressed. If you look at half the essays that recieved 6 from cb, they include perrsonal examples which you can easily bs. I also make up obsucre novel’s and historical events lol! It works well if you can think on the spot.</p>
<p>Dear diary:</p>
<p>Just took a refreshing jog around the neighborhood, and TGIF :). I look forward to tomorrow - I look forward to tackling all my homework. I hope I don’t get sidetracked or something, since I have a TON to do :o! </p>
<p>Fingers crossed for 2/16,</p>
<p>IceQube</p>
<p>I just took the 2006 w form psat and got 3 wrong in cr. All three were sentence completions which I nearly nailed. Im hoping for 750+. I somehow nailed all the passage questions. Since Critical reading is probably the toughest section, I think we should all start dissecting the passages so that we can get a clear understanding of how to find the answer. Im sure it will help alot of people. You guys in? Lets start with the first cr section.</p>
<p>Section 1: Short Passages</p>
<p>We were pitied for going to Dunamara instead of to some sandy beach. But we loved Dunamara; the rocks themselves, the derelict lobster pots and fish crates, the long clefts filled with anemones, and fish like darning needles charmed us. Other cousins coming to see us thought that we were a melancholy crew prowling along this broken shore, with muddy legs and rusty hands, dragging some piee of iron or old ship’s timber along with us; but we would not have changed places with them on their bathing beaches. For we set a special value on our shore, as a place fit for exploreres and hunters.</p>
<ol>
<li>The details in lines 2-5(“the rocks…needles”) serve primarily to illustrate the</li>
</ol>
<p>A. humorous exaggeration of the narrator’s description of Dunamara
B. notable differences between adult and juvenile views of Dunamara
C. characteristics of Dunamara that the narrator valued more than might be expected
D. features that Dunamara shared with more popular beaches
E. narrator’s dissatisfaction with typical family vacations</p>
<ol>
<li>The passages as a while suggests that the attitude of the “crew” (line 6) is most nearly one of</li>
</ol>
<p>A. youthful adventurousness
B. childish petulance
C. nervous anticipation
D. weary indifference
E. deliberate recklessness</p>
<p>I’m going to say that 9 is C:
It states that they were “pitied” for going to Dunamara but they loved it. Then the narrator goes on to list the characteristics of Dunamara that they love. Thus, it makes the most sense that they are characteristics that they value more than might be expected.</p>
<p>I’m going to say that 10 is A:
It’s a place for “explorers and hunters.”</p>
<p>answers:</p>
<p>9.C 10. A Turtle pretty explains it perfectly. This is a fairly easy passage.</p>
<p>Next Passage is a little tougher</p>
<p>Section 1: Short passage #2</p>
<p>At a dinner party some time ago, a smooth and hypersatisfied young man boasted to me that he had just completed a round-the-world sightseeing tour in 79 days. In one jet-streamed breath, he scuttled from St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome, via the Egyptian pyramids, to a Cambodian jungle temple. "That’s the way to travel, " he said. “You see everything important.” When I suggested that the way to see important things was to walk, he almost dropped his club soda.</p>
<ol>
<li>In line 1, “smooth” most nearly means</li>
</ol>
<p>A. crafty
B. velvety
C. gentle
D. dull
E. suave</p>
<ol>
<li>The autho’rs attitude toward the “young man” (line 2) is best characterized as</li>
</ol>
<p>A. irate
B. envious
C. critical
D. indifferent
E. apprehensive</p>
<p>For 1, I’m going to say E:
I’m not 100% sure about this one. It just seems suave to me xD</p>
<p>For 2, I’m going to say C:
Well, based off my interpretation of smooth in question #1, the author is already judging the young man. Also, instead of appreciating the young man’s “way to travel,” he suggests a different method. Overall though, the author just seems to have a critical tone. It seems like he doesn’t care about the man’s travels, but I wouldn’t really say it’s indifferent. </p>
<p>Not sure if I’m right, but that’s how I interpreted the passage :o</p>
<p>Yup those are the answers. Its funny cause I had the exact same thought process as you did. I was vacillating between irate and critical but he was judging him from the begining and that means critical.</p>
<h1>2.</h1>
<p>The only sentence in the passage that has any pertinence to the author’s view point is: “When I suggested that the way to see important things was to walk, he almost dropped his club soda.”
In essence, this sentence suggests that the author disagrees with his view point about travel. The answer, t.f., must be critical.</p>
<p>Hey guys heres a challenging math question that I am having difficulty solving. Would be awesome if anyone can help:</p>
<p>Find all prime numbers x for which 24x + 1 is a perfect square.</p>
<p>Take the square root of 24x + 1. Thus, sqrt (24x +1) must be an integer. Testing primes: </p>
<p>sqrt (24(2) + 1) = 7 [check]
sqrt (24(3) + 1) = sqrt (73)
sqrt (24(5) + 1) = 11 [check]
sqrt (24(7) + 1) = 13 [check]
sqrt (24(11) + 1) = sqrt (265)
sqrt (24(13) + 1) = sqrt (313) </p>
<p>After this, no values fulfill the pattern. Thus, the answer is 3.</p>
<p>I know that values do not fit the pattern any more by looking at how close the perfect squares are to multiples of 24. The perfect square must be one more than a prime multiple of 24 to fit the condition. </p>
<p>The last perfect square that fit was 13<em>13 = 169 (1 + 24</em>7).</p>
<p>24*11 = 264, which is far away from 256 and 289.</p>
<p>24*13 = 312 (closest are 289 and 324)</p>
<p>24*17 = 408 (closest are 400 and 441)</p>
<p>24*19 = 456 (closest are 441 and 484)</p>
<p>24*23 = 552 (closest are 529 and 576)</p>
<p>Once the multiples grow too high, they don’t fit the pattern. I know this isn’t a rigorous proof or anything, but it’s okay for an SAT-level question.</p>
<p>Did anyone who took the January test order the QAS? If so, can you please post the last few tough math questions and writing questions. I just want to get a feel of what they are like. Thanks.</p>
<p>The QAS doesn’t even come until basically the March test date.</p>
<p>I’m so nervous!! Only 2 more days…</p>
<p>11 hours…</p>
<p>Sent from my SGH-T959V using CC</p>
<p>Scores come out at 5:30 am right? In that case, it looks like I have to wake up extra early tomorrow 
(my school starts at 8:00 am)!</p>
<p>5 am est. 2 am pst.</p>
<p>My January 2012 SAT Scores:</p>
<p>Critical reading: Ouch. Below expectations … 760 ???
Math: Expected. 740.
Writing: </p>
<p>M/C: 80; essay: 10. 800. Sweet!</p>
<p>2300 even</p>