October 2010 - SAT Sunday Test

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<p>Blah I hate threads where I'm talking to myself. Well if anyone of you took the SAT on October 10th, what did you think? I think this was my best SAT yet. </p>

<p>Writing and math were a breeze, though the vocab in reading was VERY hard. I know Direct Hits and the Hit Parade, yet most words were not from those sources. I think I bombed the essay ughhhhhhh. aiulbglugr</p>

<p>Ya I'm very conflicted. </p>

<p>And for the Saturday test takers that care, the prompt was 'Is it better to think by yourself or conform'</p>

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<p>aww u guys got easier writing prompt xD</p>

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<p>Why do you guys get to take it on sunday</p>

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<p>Lol whos gona pick conform for the essay?</p>

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<p>Religion. Don’t make it sound like an advantage. </p>

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<p>I know right? Just mad because my examples were awful.</p>

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<p>I wish I was your religion now…
jk
gl</p>

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<p>I actually did the essay about my religion. LOL</p>

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<p>damn i took it on the 9th and ours was waayy harder. i failed mine</p>

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<p>Ha i also used religion as an example! Can we discuss some of the math questions pwease?</p>

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<p>This is my third time taking the SAT and have done all the practice tests in the blue book, and this was by far the easiest math section. I am expecting a -1 = 760. The writing too was easy and will have a bad curve. Reading, on the other hand, most likely a good curve.</p>

<p>Ugh my essay was so bad!</p>

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<p>is there a QAS for this Sunday October test?</p>

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<p>Do you remember any of the gridin questions or answers?</p>

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<p>does anyone remember the last grid-in math problem?</p>

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<p>@kindasortasmart:</p>

<p>Second to last grid-in:</p>

<p>8x+4y=k
2x+y=26</p>

<p>Question: k is a constant. For what value of k does this set of parametric equations yield an infinite amount of solutions (x,y)?</p>

<p>Answer: 104</p>

<p>Explanation: A line has an indefinite amount of solutions for x,y. Parametric equations require that they equal each other and with 2 different lines its only 1 point. To make it infinite, make the equations equal and then you only have an equation for 1 line.
So - factor the first equation to 4(2x+y)=k, then 2x+y=k/4. To make this the same as the other equation, set k/4=26.
Therefore, k=104.</p>

<p>If anyone remembers the question to the last grid-in that would be awesome.</p>

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<p>Niiiiice I got that! All i remember is most people not knowing the last grid in question. Sorry. Any other questions you guys remember? Do you remember the answer to the question with 2 circles in the rectangle?</p>

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<p>the rectangle had two congruent circles next to each other so the length was double the diameter and the width was the diameter. say the diameter is x, then the area of the rectangle is 2x times x so its 2x^2 and then i think it said the area is 72 so divide by 2 to get x^2 = 36 and then square root is 6 so x=6.</p>

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<p>Cool, got that too. Hmm…anything else boys and girls? my memory always gets deleted after a test like this…</p>

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<p>does anyone remember the answers to the vocab questions?</p>

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<p>For the identifying errors part of the writing section I only got one no error which was the last one. </p>

<p>Reading there was one question in the short reading passages. It basically said “It is widely known that children literacy…” And the question ask for the purpose. I narrowed it down to 1) Make a claim or 2) Validate a (forgot end of answer)…</p>

<p>I answered ‘make a claim’. Did anyone else?</p>

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<p>Vocab was very difficult. The only one that I can remember right no is the answer I put ‘underdog’ for. I guessed so I was not too sure</p>

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<p>ya i did underdog also, for little guy or something like that. do u remember if an answer was exonerate or exculpate? and also, was one apoplectic?</p>