<p>It was optimism because if you refer to the last paragraph, the author focuses specifically on the benefits that would come out of discovering our ignorance and the wide array of new possibilities to explore, similar to what needagoodscore said.</p>
<p>consensus it was 9kids</p>
<p>@theocdonem, was that D or E?</p>
<p>@Shubbam37: All of those are 100% correct :D.</p>
<p>@harvardfanatic10
i believe it was answer D but i cant be completely sure sorry :/</p>
<p>@shubbam97 i got all of those. btw what was the answer to the multiple choice math question that was like to get to 100, how many times can u mulitply a negative number to get a positive outcome or something like that? sorry i barely remember</p>
<p>@cameronl97
it was 5 negative numbers
(-1)(-1)(-1)(-1)(-100) = -100</p>
<p>ok Well I remember putting D… I got -2 with this math section, and I typically perform much better. Hopefully there’s a generous curve to give me a 750!</p>
<p>@cameronl97: the answer was 5. Because the problem did not state integers (only numbers), you are not limited. If you multiply a negative number five times, it will still be negative. The general rule is that if you multiply a negative number an odd number of times, the number will still be negative and the same goes for even number.</p>
<p>do u guys remember the curve from last year? if i got 3 wrong in CR, 0 in math, and 1 wrong in writing, where would that put me? ;_;</p>
<p>@harvardfanatic10: A -2, according to the PSAT practice booklet, will put you at around a 74, so you should be fine :).</p>
<p>@hanapiano: I’ll give you a rough estimate for that. It would obviously give you a perfect score (80) in math, a 76 in writing (dumb curve), and a 75 in reading, placing you at a 231.</p>
<p>@Nightlock, awesome. Did anyone else find this particular math section harder than usual? When I was practicing, I got consistent 800’s in Math. I found CR and Writing to be a little easier, so I don’t think the curve will be too generous.</p>
<p>What did you guys put for the one with the “snapshot”? My friends and I are wondering if it shows importance or something about extinction.</p>
<p>Also was 32 an answer for the free-response math?</p>
<p>@nightlock thanks. sigh that would be a great score but im not sure how well i did on the rest…</p>
<p>oh yeah</p>
<p>and the question for the journalism passages- i remember this very vaguely but in the second passage, there was a question that started “what if…principles…few that accepted…blah blah blah”</p>
<p>what was he trying to do there?</p>
<p>@hanapiano i think he was trying to talk about how journalists followed their own standards that werent completely accepted by the public, which i put was “concerned using a mocking tone” or something</p>
<p>@harvardfanatic: This section of the math actually proved easier to me than usual. It varies widely between people because one might be better suited to a certain type of problem than others. The PSAT, unfortunately, has a certain percentage of luck to it, and I know many might disagree with me for saying that. If you are given “hard” problems, but ones that your brain is more adapted to, then you will do better. The writing curve will be, for lack of a better word, nasty. A -3 will knock you down to a 70 or 69 right off. As for the math and reading curve, I believe they won’t be incredibly bad but definitely not very generous either. The CR is the only section you can miss 1 in and still receive a perfect score.</p>
<p>what was the answer that had “satirize a traditional view of journalism”?</p>
<p>@hanapiano and cameronl97: The answer was, I’m 100% sure, the mocking tone. I do not specifically remember the question so I’m afraid I can’t help you out further as to an explanation.</p>
<p>@ cameronl97 thanks for answering</p>
<p>ah crap i cant remember but i think i got that one wrong. what were the other answer choices?</p>