Official March 2008 SAT CR Discussion

<p>^ the plants eat stones one was 'an unconventional way' to start off something</p>

<p>Yes it did. It explained how stones were helpful to plant because of decomposition. It was definitely an unconventional way to introduce a topic.</p>

<p>Have we come to a consensus on the "respondents" question, with artificial construct, unknowable quantity, and theoretical necessity among the choices?</p>

<p>nope, i didn't ^^^^</p>

<p>tryptophan
which question r u talking about?
do u remeber other answer choices?</p>

<p>Most people have said "artificial construct".</p>

<p>theoretical necessity and unknowable quantity are from what questions?</p>

<p>I said unknowable quantity i think</p>

<p>i put artificial construct for the respondents one</p>

<p>ColumbiaLover: i'm talking about the gardening one that said why she used "eating stones" as a rhetorical strategy. some people say it is an "unconventional way to introduce a scientific principle" but i am not convinced. i think it was the "naive persona" one.</p>

<p>btw, does anyone remember a question that had "orthodox" as the answer or even as an answer choice? it was a question that had two words to describe something: like blahblah vs blahblahblah, and djdkf vs afdafd,....</p>

<p>oh.... i put something like simplisitic blah blah blah</p>

<p>:( i got it wrong i guess</p>

<p>Does anyone here have any guesses for the CR curve this time, or what it usually is?</p>

<p>ok. last disaffected vs. unaffected thing. Disaffected, is with one s, which is why it did not appear as a word. it means Resentful and rebellious, especially against authority. However, many claim that was not the choice. I will not try to convince you it was, because by now, your opinion is set in stone. diffuse as an adjective means wordy. As a verb it means to soften or make less brilliant, which could have fit. Now, assuming that diffuse was not the answer, it is possible we all crossed out the other three of which one was the correct answer. often, they can test an odd meaning of the word, and that could be why why didnt catch it. also, for the vitamin c, was it ineffective against and not to exceed? also, i put naive, but that is of hot debate. lastly, many say it was original. i put versatile. what is your view?</p>

<p>tryptophan: Because the author wanted persuade others to follow her opinion, it doesn't make sense that she should try to appear naive.</p>

<p>jake: it was unaffected. the editors didn't like the autobiographer's exaggeration and boasting so they wanted a disaffected, or more neutral account.</p>

<p>I put ineffective against and not to exceed.</p>

<p>versatile; she did a lot</p>

<p>Um alot of people in the writing and math forums have been saying that Section 6 is the section different for everyone. I had a CR experimental so does anyone with a CR experimental remember what their passages were for Section 6 bc i heard that one was the experimental maybe? If anyone can just say the passages that corresponded to a numbered section maybe i can figure it out, only if you remember though</p>

<p>disaffected doesnt mean neutral. if you claim you saw unaffected, you can believe that, but i am the one with the resources to discern. also, i asked a peer, and he said that in the passage, it should be original, because he underlined a part about what she did being uique. i mean, i got 217 on PSAT, a little higher than him, but he could be right</p>

<p>original (the first of its kind) doesn't necessarily mean unique (one of its kind)
the woman couldn't be original because the text said very early botanists did go on exploration trips...anyway 'versatility' fits the woman better because she could perform all those different roles.</p>

<p>theoretical necessity and unknowable quantity are from what questions?</p>

<p>Hey guys can you all join marchsat1?</p>

<p>go to action and buddy chat, put your name to add and write the name of the room to enter</p>

<p>^ in the double passage about the 'respondents' who were described as 'abstraction of asdffas' i think</p>

<p>oops never mind</p>