Wednesday 2012 PSAT General Discussion

<p>@stylishsmartie thanks for ur answering my question but for the water dept problem i distinctly remember it saying the end of 200_ to 200_ cuz it gave a beginning water dept for the first 200_ and said tht tht water dept changed by a fraction over a year, so it wanted us to find the change in water dept from end of 200_ to 200<em>… am i correct? so tht wuld mean tht the beg or end of 200</em> really does matter.</p>

<p>I seem to remember the question asking for a fraction of the water depth at the beginning of 2010 over the water depth at the end of 2010, (or whatever the year was) which simplified to 5 over 6. But I think it asked for the beginning over the end of the same year, if that’s what you’re wondering.</p>

<p>i think it was different years…</p>

<p>One month until the score’s back :frowning:
The suspense is killing me</p>

<p>When are the scores coming??? Anxiously waiting…</p>

<p>Anyone remember the improving sentences question that went something like this:</p>

<p>The company sold more blah blah blah this month than was sold all last year… OR
The company sold more blah blah blah this month than it did all last year…</p>

<p>Which one is correct lol? My score is on the edge of National Merit and I spent quite a while debating this question. Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Based on those two choices, the second one is correct.</p>

<p>Thanks. I changed it to the 2nd one at the last minute! Is the first one wrong because it needs a subject?</p>

<p>does anyone know what the sentence was for the vocab answer of uncorroborated…ephemeral?</p>

<p>it was about the size of the snowflakes being uncorroborated because of their ephemeral nature.</p>

<p>Is it true that scores should get to schools around right now? I’ve seen a few people mention that they come in around Thanksgiving time. I’m not expecting any miracles as far as actually receiving the results anytime soon, though. (I got the score in January last year, as a sophomore…) They promised us that they would get it to us in December this year, so hopefully there is less than a month left to wait! I’m going to be right on the edge of NMS, I think, so I’m pretty worried.</p>

<p>THE SCORES ARE COMING BACK RIGHT NOW
I am so scared I’m going to cry now</p>

<p>Really?</p>

<p>10char</p>

<p>They’re still not available online.</p>

<p>Every time I try, it says “2012 PSAT scores not available. Check with you counselor”</p>

<p>Some schools will get the scores this week.</p>

<p>Beat my state’s cut-off from last year by 3 points. We will see… X_X</p>

<p>@desudesudesu can you post your scores and # wrong so we can see what the curve was like?</p>

<p>Sorry can’t. I had to stop by my counselor’s office, and he only gave me my score. Not the whole score report.</p>

<p>Curve: </p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Moistened was correct. here is the college board reasoning.</p>

<p>Choice (E) is correct. In lines 42-46 the author explains that when on a trail overlooking “the Machu Picchu side of the mountain” and “a dry inland valley,” what one sees is “two worlds: the brown and lifeless valley and the lush emerald-green valley watered by the thick fogs of the Urubamba River.” In this context, “watered” most nearly means “moistened.” The author means that the green valley is literally moist with water from the river and its spray.</p>

<p>Choice (C) is incorrect. In lines 42-46 the author explains that when on a trail overlooking “the Machu Picchu side of the mountain” and “a dry inland valley,” what one sees is “two worlds: the brown and lifeless valley and the lush emerald-green valley watered by the thick fogs of the Urubamba River.” In this context, “watered” does not mean “consumed,” or used up or destroyed. The author means that the green valley is literally moist with water from the river and its spray, not that the water from the river somehow uses up the valley.</p>