**PSAT Discussion Thread 2015**

Test Preparation
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ok i can do that just for the FRQ.

NON CALCULATOR:
14. two triangles connected and asked for a degree measure.
15. two eqautions- x+y=1, 5x-y=23. What is x?
16.a and b are positive. 2b=3a. what is (a+b)/(b)
17. word problem. hard cover is 56 pounds and softcover is 35 pounds. A shipment is 2604 pounds and 60 boxes. How many softcover boxes?

Calculator:
28. 3x+2y=9, 5x-y=-11 what is y
29. rectangular prisim with height H, width 3 less than height, lenght 4 more than height. Base os 60 sqaure inches. what is total volume
30/31: italian class had 65% women and 52% of men and 44% of women recieved certificate

  1. what percentage of total got certificate
  2. what percentage of those who recieved certificate is men
1282

Does the collegeboard curve scores or just throw questions out because on the reading I spent a lot of time on the Fredrick Douglass passage(and I think I got most of them right) but I didn’t finish the last 4 questions on the last passage. I’m afraid they’re going to throw out the Fredrick Douglass ones and therefore lower my score. Thoughts?

1283

@pokemon1 how did you see the actual test booklet online? Did they give you a file you could download with your test booklet, pencil scratches and all?

1284

no my guidance counseler gave it back to everyone like a few weeks before winter break.

1285

@FutureMMAChamp if you don’t mind, could you post that passage?

1286

How is # 31 not 18.2

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1288

thats how many men. It asked for percantage of men/ totalwho recieved

1289

Oh…so we are never to discuss the questions? Even when our scores are released?

1290

Ah shucks so stupid

1291

@pokemon1 Btw, thnx for posting the frqs, I think I got all of them right :). I really appreciate your effort.

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@Runner99 I heard from a friend that none of the reading questions were thrown out.
Personally, I’m most worried about reading. I had to guess on the last 2 (my proctor cut our time by 4 minutes), and I missed a “double whammy” question earlier (a question and an evidence follow-up question). Also, that Frederick Douglas passage probably cost me a few more.

1293

I still don’t recall # 14

1294

Eh we’ll get our scores back soon enough. I’ll start freaking out more tomorrow night lol.

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Man frederick douglas screwed me over too…i hope i dont completely flunk that part.

1296

Someone jog my memory with # 14

1297

I felt so uncertain on every single “Which sentence best proves the above answer” question in the reading passage… it made me second guess everything.

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@Studious99 I felt uncertain on those and the entire Frederick Douglass passage. Reading was a nightmare for me.

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@ambitionsquared Yeah I missed one of those “kill 2 birds with one stone” question too. In fact, the second pair in the first passage. Kinda pissed off right now.

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Someone # 14 remind me what the question was please.