PSAT '09 Form W Thread

<p>For #20, it was one, and here is my reasoning. It specifically said NOT on the same line. so therefore if X is 5 away from A and 3 away from B, then it forms a triangle between the points.<br>
A
| \ 5
|
|___
B 3 X
Therefore, if you draw a hypotenuse from A in the other direction, you get a point 5 from A and 3 from B.</p>

<p>What’s wrong with “at the center of”???</p>

<p>People say “at the center of the storm”</p>

<p>Ok so at best i got -5 CR, -2 M, and -2 Writing. At worst, -6, -2, -3…would this be enough for Ntl Merit FL cutoff 211 last year…if i dont get ntl merit im gonna be so disappointed since i got way above the cutoff as a sophomore…in fact i wouldve been a semifinalist for MA…this is gonna kill me…</p>

<p>@mabs</p>

<p>which one was the natural environment question?</p>

<p>i got the bach one and the flowering trees one as NE. Are there any other confirmed no error questions?</p>

<p>For #20, it was one, and here is my reasoning. It specifically said NOT on the same line. so therefore if X is 5 away from A and 3 away from B, then it forms a triangle between the points.
A
| \ 5
|
|___
B 3 X
Therefore, if you draw a hypotenuse from A in the other direction, you get a point 5 from A and 3 from B. </p>

<p>It has to be on a line!!.it might not have said “the same line” but it’s gotta be on a line.</p>

<p>Also, B and A are points, meaning that they are defined at certain positions in space. You can’t just move a defined point anywhere other than its defined location because there’s only one specific location of the point for which it is defined.</p>

<p>If we were to use your method, then there would be more than one other point for which x is 5 from A and 3 from B–there would be an infiinte amount. </p>

<p>You’re saying that you can move point A around and point B around to make it so that it’s 5 and 3 from x, respectively. There’s infintely many ways to do that (in which case, we would both be wrong).</p>

<p>To me, “in the center” implies that you’re inside something, so “at the center” works imo… I marked “to build”…</p>

<p>^i think you’re right. I looked up the “in” prep. vs. the “at” prep. and the latter is more suitable for describing location of items in space.</p>

<p>yo whats the gen. consensus about explanation of v explanation for?
i really want an 80 in writing but i probably didnt get it bc i’m starting to see the reasoning behind the NE answer…
does anyone remember the question exactly/almost exactly??</p>

<p>I put “to build” as well because I thought the sentence read something like- L’enfant suggested to build this here before offering to build it there.</p>

<p>What did you guys put for the question that started of with something like “That the forest/trees” and talked about park trails? I really didn’t know the answer to that one but I think I marked the “That” that the beginning, but that was possibly just awkward usage (but still correct)</p>

<p>I marked “that” as well, but it was technically correct- it sounds odd but there is nothing grammatically wrong with it. The answer was either “came” or “NE”</p>

<p>I find it quite interesting that no matter what the majority of CC says, Fresh101 is still 10000% sure of his answer.</p>

<p>What about #18 on the improving sentences, with passing the decision and “whether” it could be… I thought it might have been A no error, or E</p>

<p>All i remember is that it wasn’t “whether or not”…you probably got that one right. POE would let you eliminate most of the answer choices</p>

<p>@Vince</p>

<p>Darn…</p>

<p>That means I probably got…</p>

<p>CR -4
M -2
W -3</p>

<p>Better than last year (I’m a sophomore), but still. I want a great score…</p>

<p>I think A was whether we will be able to pass it and E was whether we could pass it</p>

<p>it was at the center.</p>

<p>BandGeek is 100% right.</p>

<p>fresh you said “in terms of space”. What does the center have to do with space.</p>

<p>Can anyone cofirm the answer.</p>

<p>also has #18 been confirmed to be A.</p>