*OFFICIAL PSAT THREAD 2014 (US)*

<p>Made an account just for this sigh
I put that the writer of passage 1 would say that Amy would have gained at least something from the inventions
Because wanting money would be a “want,” and the author’s argument is that inventions arise from want, not need
I was debating it, but decided to put that answer because last sentence of passage 2 was talking about people starving, and how better inventions would remedy that
I would say that something that allows people dying from starvation to be able to get food is a necessity</p>

<p>Unless I somehow imagined that little bit at the end sigh</p>

<p>And on that note, can anyone send me that link also? sort of difficult to try to piece everything together from 45 pages of comments. Thank you</p>

<p>@1golfer1: Your explanation of the ambiguity of many questions in the current PSAT is the exact reason it is being renovated for next year :)</p>

<p>@collegetalk11‌ So you’re saying that you and I probably answered it correct or incorrect?</p>

<p>So basically I also agree with the answer that says Undermining a theory</p>

<p>wait in’t the simply one absolutely?</p>

<p>how about the W question bout the mayor and his plans. Is it would he or he would? I put he would .</p>

<p>In other words… We well just have to wait and see what CollegBoard thinks the right answers are, and it will probably be surprising.
The only CR I know I got wrong was the one about the interviewer’s question.</p>

<p>@YohooAddict: I’m fairly sure you are correct. I see how people could argue for “supports”, but during the test, you should think like the test-maker. Some of the context clues and quotations/adjectives used show its direct contrast with Passage 1. </p>

<p>I put Merely, Substantial…and forgot what the last Best synonym question one was oops</p>

<p>sorry for spamming. The one about the dolphins’ tone, I answered "indignant. Indignant means that someone is not happy because something is wrong. The 2nd passage seemed angry at something, while the first passage is merely vexed. </p>

<p>The one regarding undermining… That was not correct. Someone back there actually found the passage. The article as a whole discussed the necessity of helping those who are underprivileged. </p>

<p>Is it true that Sophomores cannot qualify for anything pertaining to the scholarships associated with the PSAT?</p>

<p>@JuicyMango Yup, that’s true</p>

<p>Sheesh how many mistakes did I already have at CR.

  1. the miasma thing
  2. the one with answer choice “impertinent” (that’s the one about the interviewer’s questions)
  3. the definition of simply (are you sure that it is not absolutely? I think that he means that he is not saying it “absolutely”, there could be exceptions
  4. the dolphins’ tone (I wrote indignant, angry because something is wrong)</p>

<p>On the other hand, I am sure correct with this (that I am not sure of )

  1. vexed
  2. purpose of the japanese passage is to convey the mindset of someone?
    Is it possible that the interviewer’s question is impertinent?</p>

<p>All the sophomores in my school (including me) were required to take this test. Unfortunately the PSAT is changing next year, so this doesn’t really help us. But it was fun I guess :/.</p>

<p>The answer “undermining” there is correct. The first passage says that the purpose of invention is not necessity, while the 2nd passage shows why necessity is the purpose of invention Hence the 2nd passage undermines the first. </p>

<p>Prediction for -6 in CR? Could it still reach 670?
How about for -4 in W? Could it still reach 700?</p>

<p>Is this PSAT much harder than the previous PSATs (in CR and W?)</p>

<p>@Mathgeek: I put “enraged”, but on second thought, vexed works better. I’m 90% sure you got it correct.
The purpose of the Japanese passage was to convey that guy’s mindset.
It’s possible that the interviewer’s question was impertinent, but based on context clues, I believe “impromptu” is more fitting.</p>

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<p>fairly sure that the interviewer’s question isn’t impertinent because it said “exhausted her repertoire” </p>

<p>I think the college board really messed up with this test. So many questions that can be interpreted differently due to the nature of the answers. That’s just brutal</p>

<p>The inventions passage just sucked because there are probably good arguments for both. That and the business-like vs indignant </p>