SAT January 2012 (Paleontology, film adaptations, cameras in courtrooms passages)

<p>There’s a thread on CC where students who took the exam in March 2010 tried to reconstruct the curve of the test, and I read on that thread the curve for CR for particularly harsh this time around.</p>

<p>Anyway, your best shot is to look at the answers of questions and try to estimate your raw score.</p>

<p>The exam was pretty tough (harder than the Dec exam) and it’s ridiculous that the curve is harsh this</p>

<p>Sent from my GT-S5360 using CC</p>

<p>Guys let’s complete the Maths list with more (or the remaining) answers: ‘angle PST = 30 degrees’ and there was one where x is an integer > 1 so find y? I’m trying to remember…</p>

<p>yeah but i cant remember either :/<br>
anyone?</p>

<p>post it on this thread 333770,
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1452262-official-january-2013-international-math-discussion.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1452262-official-january-2013-international-math-discussion.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>altho i dunno where everyone went on that one!</p>

<p>MATH LIST (49 answers) (modified, originally posted by 2200andbeyondXD):</p>

<p>88 for median temperature
8pi/3 for the shaded region of the circle
15 ice cream possibilities
20 for the 10th term in the 3 digit question
10.6 or 53/5 for the y coordinate when the slope was 6/5
800 largest square
65 degrees value of x
x = 3 for when f(x) * g(6) = 6
$1 million in profit
60 is area of triangle in cylinder
2 is the answer for value of k when 2x^1/2 - x^(k-3/2) = x^1/2
(5,0) is x-intercept of parabola
4 is absolute minimum of 3|x-4| + 2
Sqr(2) is distance between the midpoints of the two lines
20% increase on price of bagels
10r = p
k - 4 is answer for (x-4)(x+4)
11/17/23/5 for one of two positive prime numbers that add to 28
5 workers needed to finish the job in 2 hours
0.4 probability of picking a value that is also in the second set
c = 0 when k = 3
1520 is x value
4 is double root of semi root
n is divisible by 2 and 4 (II and III only)
I is only way TANYA can be spelled (the code for N was 12)
MP and NP are equal (the two radii)
43 degrees in the two parallel lines
110 degrees for angle in isosceles triangle
3 is the number of right angles that aren’t possible in a quadrilateral
xz is the smallest
6 is perimeter of triangle which crosses through the centers of the circles
100 + (j + k + l)/3
150 coffee flavored candies
(10, 9) is Point C on the square
B was most change in votes from 2002 to 2004
0 is difference in average students at both schools
sqr(15) is x when volume of cube is 90
16 is the value for n * 10^3
rp - pr = 0
9/25 or 0.36 is Oak to Maple ratio
1 is the remainder of n + 3
9 is difference of similar triangle perimeters
108 is the fourth term in the sequence of multiples of 3
The machine’s graph was Linear for 10 hours, slope of 0 for 5 hours, and linear for 12 more hours.
7x (7x+1=3, which of the following equals 2)
(x-y)^2>0 (choice II) will be positive, out of 3 options
a=6 when a/3=(a+2)/4
7 weeks needed to save $250 (he already had 75, he gets 25 dollars a week)
30 degrees was the answer for angle PST (equilateral triangle)</p>

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<p>Try to remember the remaining ones</p>

<p>Oh ok I’ll post there and see if I can get more to complete the list</p>

<p>does someone remember what was the question whose answer was ■■■■■■/Rancidness
because I have never seen those 2 words on the exam</p>

<p>@mohamedbahr It was about the chemical reaction, I put reversible and stability (wrong I guess).</p>

<p>ppl! talk CR… YOU’LL FORGET IT THEN! can someone compile a similar list for CR? c’moon… i suck at it… someone who thought it was fine… anyone?</p>

<p>Consolidated List
NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>Vocabulary:
Chagrin
Unfailing
Fascinated/Prospects
Disingenuous
Trendsetter
■■■■■■/Rancidness
Characterless
Caustic/Obstreperous
Resplendent
Adept/Pantheon
Stigmatized/Vindicated
Superficial/Cursory
Autobiographical
Feigned/Hypocrisy
Proficient/Repertory
Salutary/Unconventional
Conversant
Social
Inconclusive/fruitless</p>

<p>Passages - NO EXPERIMENTAL ANSWERS</p>

<p>Effects of TV on Courts Double Passage
Both authors granted concessions
Both authors drew comparisons
Both authors agree media coverage of courts could be educational
Ill-advised is what Judge thinks the plan proposed by Passage 1
Stage means phase
Common - cameras will eventually become
Two passages disagree on the proportion of issues that are important in televised court
fashion means way
giving a recommendation
the main idea was about use of cameras in court
many cases have importance to society
unconvincing</p>

<p>Story of Africa Passage
Boundaries were part of the natural setting
Landed means arrived
Marked means delineate
Europeans had assumptions of what gardens were supposed to look like
Wonder is tone of sailors
“Story began 500 years ago” amends a previous assertion
Author did not appeal to an authority
Legends fill in for blank areas in map
Imagine! put the reader in the sailors’ shoes (I really disagree with this one, I put ‘convey relief’</p>

<p>Storytelling Passage (Short)
Used skills in writing learned as a child
Cadences to imitate natural storytelling i.e. rising, falling</p>

<p>TV Dinners Passage (Short)</p>

<p>Main Idea- to dispel a common misconception
reference to broccoli- make a point about the nature of fresh foods</p>

<p>Painter passage
Admiration is tone of author
Unpretentious manner is the style of the painter
Artistic weaknesses are shown by the bad copies of B Franklin
Desire to share knowledge
Decorative style of England contrasted painters style</p>

<p>Dinosaur passage
Unexcited - the authors attitude toward “secrets”
Movement in the ground is similar to movement in the air - Reason for excitement of new discovery
The new discoveries contradicted the computer models
movement of the bird’s heel in the air.
human footprint in wet vs dry soil- provides an example people can relate to to illustrate the point
Dinosaur’s lower their heel first
Scientist’s method: experimentation and extrapolation
Research overshadowed previous interest in mammals
The dry footprints were valuable but not noteworthy
Author explains definition of trace fossil to prevent misunderstanding
Most significant result was a new discovery in dinosaur movement</p>

<p>Adapting Films Passage:
First author was conflicted, second was assertive
Author 1 would disagree because people want to see accurate adaptations
Passage 1 defends a qualified position, Passage 2 rejects it
films shouldn’t simply be judged based on fidelity (agreement)</p>

<p>And -3 is 740…absolutely ridiculous scoring curve.</p>

<p>And what did you guys put for ‘Imagine!’… consensus was that ‘author urges readers to take sailor’s point of view’… but I put ‘convey relief felt by sailers’… I thought there is no reason for author to URGE reader to take sailor’s point of view…</p>

<p>Yeah, but the author wrote Imagine! then began describing it from the sailor’s point of view. Therefore it’s correct that she urges them to do it.</p>

<p>yeahh you are right…but ‘relief’ attracted me because the author was describing how sailors couldn’t find a land… and they found a land… and said “Imagine!”… so I thought relief was better choice… whatever… :(</p>

<p>Any chance that wordly is correct?</p>

<p>Anyway, x=65 degrees was the answer to which math question ?</p>

<p>Sent from my GT-S5360 using CC</p>

<p>wait wait, -3 in CR gets you a 770? Isn’t it too harsh?</p>

<p>-3 in CR gets you 740, and -2 gets you 780… this is seriously messed up. but it’s confirmed</p>

<p>Does anyone know the other options for this question: Passage 1 defends a qualified position, Passage 2 rejects it (courtroom) and Marked means delineate (africa) and Unpretentious manner is the style of the painter (painter) and Decorative style of England contrasted painters style (painter) I think I put them down, but not sure.</p>

<p>^Exactly. And the test was difficult compared to the December '12 exam. :|</p>

<p>@chuck981996 I put exactly the same answers as you</p>

<p>@junaid123 yeah I know. It was definately harder than dec test. Collegeboard seems so messed up thesedays.</p>

<p>@nirvana1234, is your list 100% confirmed?? for sure?</p>

<p>and thanks :D</p>