Official December 10th ACT Reading Discussion

<p>For 4 on passage two, I think it was an exception question. Which did not contribute to the controversy of him making a mural for Dartmouth.
The ones that did contribute were the controversial social commentary, he was being paid a lot during hard times, and he was a foreigner. So it was the one that wasn’t those. xD</p>

<p>6 on passage four was the airplane question -> it was an embarrassing mistake; amateur mistake.
5 on passage four -> transient phenomena</p>

<p>Ok let’s make a consolidated list:
Lets start with passage 1:

  1. usually wakes up in the morning
  2. picks up junk early-mid morning
  3. why he felt surprisingly okay
  4. the customer thought he was negotiating, he had no intention to
  5. ignorance
  6. brains to attics
  7. applied the notion faithfully, dealing with the last paragraph
  8. thought the radio was worth alot, rare prototype
  9. felt happy to sell it, connected to childhood

Passage 2:

  1. loosely chronological
  2. dry shrubs or something like that
  3. petals
  4. 300 A.D.
  5. political import: meaning
  6. revolution: increase growth in roses in China, proliferation
  7. question referring to people who used roses in the future: I put the people of the same era was NOT it: don’t remember exactly.
  8. 16th century question:

Passage three:

  1. dealing with main theme
  2. consensus or debate between decried and not putting on murals??
  3. mesmerizing and dynamic
  4. question dealing with protest in Dawsworth: harsh or vulgar content on murals or something like that. This was the answer NOT for the controversy
  5. rythmic orchestration
  6. U.S. public art
  7. Culmination to Mexico of his career from U.S.
  8. similar to NYC

Passage 4:

  1. Clementine preceded first
  2. what was the main theme of the passage: I said it was general then further explained throughout the essay.
  3. blue color: surface age of the crater
  4. Briotti thought Stuart was conservative
  5. the crater caused the huge ball of dust or enamation of dust something of that nature
  6. the second paragraph showed there was dispute among scientists.
  7. embarrasing mistake, amateur mistake
  8. transient phenomena: was this “B”

10.</p>

<p>Almost there, let’s add a little more…</p>

<ol>
<li>question dealing with protest in Dawsworth: harsh or vulgar content on murals </li>
</ol>

<p>Wasn’t one of the choices regarding the artist making disparaging remarks? I don’t recall ever seeing anything about the artist , so why isn’t this the answer?</p>

<p>also for clarity’s sake 6 on passage 2 had to deal with the import of Chinese roses, not their increase in growth. the answer dealing with technology had to do with that I believe</p>

<p>I think the black cat is right. I don’t think vulgarity on his murals was even a choice.</p>

<p>Thanx blackcat, also I think you are right there was no vulgar as the question. But commentary was not the answer, it was the answer that had “comment” in it i believe</p>

<p>Ok let’s make a consolidated list:
Lets start with passage 1:

  1. usually wakes up in the morning
  2. picks up junk early-mid morning
  3. why he felt surprisingly okay
  4. the customer thought he was negotiating, he had no intention to
  5. ignorance
  6. brains to attics
  7. applied the notion faithfully, dealing with the last paragraph
  8. thought the radio was worth alot, rare prototype
  9. felt happy to sell it, connected to childhood
    10.</p>

<p>applied the notion faithfully, as in the wordworths one? and what is this thought the radio was worth a lot one? was it like he had hoped that he didnt jsut sell off a rare prototype, what was the question and what were the answer choiceS?
Passage 2:

  1. loosely chronological
  2. dry shrubs or something like that
  3. petals
  4. 300 A.D.
  5. political import: meaning
  6. revolution: increase growth in roses in China, proliferation
  7. question referring to people who used roses in the future: I put the people of the same era was NOT it: don’t remember exactly.
  8. 16th century question:

10.</p>

<p>Revolution in China…I don’t remember if that was the answer. I remember the question asking for what it meant for the passage to use the word revolution. I think it was something about a lot of varieties coming into existence because of crossing between different types as they were introduced into different regions. The last sentence of the paragraph with the word revolution explicitly talked about “yellow and (insert color) roses combinations, etc.” I don’t know if it had anything to do with china, may have. All the rest of the choices were specific historical events that you might find in a history book, they didn’t make that much sense.</p>

<p>For the people who would use the roses in the future. I put the residents of crete because the article talked about how the descendants of those people also used it later or something. Crete was the island of the Minoans. I actually dont remember the problem in fully and sort of feel like it was actually “EXCEPT” question and that I picked the one that didn’t make sense (even though i picked residents of crete first). anyone remember the question/choices?</p>

<p>Passage three:

  1. dealing with main theme
  2. consensus or debate between decried and not putting on murals??
  3. mesmerizing and dynamic
  4. question dealing with protest in Dawsworth: harsh or vulgar content on murals or something like that. This was the answer NOT for the controversy
  5. rythmic orchestration
  6. U.S. public art
  7. Culmination to Mexico of his career from U.S.
  8. similar to NYC

10.</p>

<p>main theme was NOT a comparison of his time in mexico to his time in USA. the first paragraph mentions mexico, then the last paragraph briefly mentions it. rather, it was a closer look at his time spent in USA. IMO.</p>

<p>this might be number 4 but I remember one of the options being that that Darthmouth art department like didn’t support the artist but they did. it was an all except question. the other choices were like the depiction, the fact that he was a foreigner, and that it was a financially hard time. the answer that made sense mentioned the art faculty. </p>

<p>Passage 4:

  1. Clementine preceded first
  2. what was the main theme of the passage: I said it was general then further explained throughout the essay.
  3. blue color: surface age of the crater
  4. Briotti thought Stuart was conservative
  5. the crater caused the huge ball of dust or enamation of dust something of that nature
  6. the second paragraph showed there was dispute among scientists.
  7. embarrasing mistake, amateur mistake
  8. transient phenomena: was this “B”

10.</p>

<p>Almost there, let’s add a little more…</p>

<p>Missed 0 not counting conterversial ones. What would a -3/-4 be</p>

<p>Yes. The Crete one was an exception question, I also picked the one that didn’t make sense. But the commentary choice was not the answer, I think disparaging remarks was the right one. I also agree that the revolution brought about new varieties of roses. And yes, it was more focused on his ventures in the US.</p>

<p>Yeah neuroscience, I think I put what you said, you made it a bit more clearer.</p>

<p>I know it wasn’t a compare and contrast answer for the U.S. and Mexico, i guessed.</p>

<p>I put residents of create for the EXCEPTION problem because the question asked for future people, and Crete were present.</p>

<p>The question dealth with “what did it mean it was a revolution in CHina?” THe answer had prolific in it, I think we chose the same answer</p>

<p>I am pretty sure the one about Dartsmouth art department EXCEPTION question, the answer had “content of his murals” not social commentary.</p>

<p>I know for sure I missed: loosely chronological, decried murals, clementine, brain to attics, contrast of U.s and mexico.</p>

<p>What would -5/6 be, all I am hoping for is a 30+</p>

<p>The one about the 16th century on the Roses passage was a hard shrub or something like that.</p>

<p>^^ yea, hardy shrub</p>

<p>What was the one about the ejecta blanket?</p>

<p>But the content of his murals was social commentary, which they were protesting against. I’m pretty sure the answer was disparaging remarks about the art faculty.</p>

<p>No I was deciding between social commentary and content I think we put the same answer choice the content displayed disparaging remarks</p>

<p>Ejecta blanket was material thrown out due to impact, at least for me. Also agree with the exception answer of disparaging commentary on art faculty.</p>

<p>Does anyone remember whether clementine was A or B? I think I changed my answer to B and I’m worried because I think that that was the colleague answer.</p>

<p>No, I think Clementine was B, so you’re good.</p>

<p>I’m fairly certain it was B</p>

<p>And I’m pretty sure the answer was the disparaging remarks one. I didn’t read anything about that anywhere in the passage.</p>

<p>if orozco made disparaging remarks about the faculty, that fact wouldn’t make sense considering the faculty actually pushed for his contract on behalf of orozco. if he talked about dartmouth faculty behind their backs, there certainly would have been great discussion about it in the passage.</p>

<p>btw phew! Glad I changed it to the correct answer then.</p>

<p>so what was the answer then:</p>

<p>these were the mc letters:
a: he was a foreigner
b:social commentary
c:something about content
d: ?</p>

<p>Its not the contrast between us and Mexico, it was about his time in the us.</p>

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