Wednesday 2012 PSAT General Discussion

<p>man I remember these questions but I can’t remember what I answered lol</p>

<p>@Smarty1201 For the dog question, it asked how many ways the dog could get to his owner and then return without using the same door twice. So he has two choices for the ways he can exit the first room, 3 choices for the second room, 2 choices for how he can come back out of that room and then only 1 choice for the first room again. 2x3x2x1=12 :)</p>

<p>I second carked, I don’t remember a question about shackles?</p>

<p>@carked</p>

<p>It said something about “cards.” I can’t remember exactly what, but it was pretty much saying something about mundane, repetitive activity. It asked you to pick out an example of the idea that was the most similar, which was the shackles. I didn’t find that one to be a difficult question either.</p>

<p>Ahhh yes. I remember… I am rather certain I put shackles. Thanks!</p>

<p>All the new questions being brought up I can’t remember. I don’t remember what I got for the k constant. I think I put 600, but I’m not absolutely sure. And for the angle measure, I have no idea what I put for that. I remember getting 130 somewhere. </p>

<p>For the rattling chains question, I think I was just going too fast and didn’t read the entire question. I thought it was just asking for a metaphor from the first passage, which is why I put the monkey on a tiger. I didn’t realize it was asking for a metaphor with a specific meaning.</p>

<p>The one about the price of a gym membership is what you guys mean by k constant correct? I remember working in twice and getting 600 both times.</p>

<p>@heps1996</p>

<p>Can you use factorial for that problem?</p>

<p>I’m 90% sure I got 600 for k.</p>

<p>Still not remembering the shackles question… cards rings a bell though. Was it from the new years passage? Oh well it doesn’t sound too difficult so I’m probably ok</p>

<p>I wish I hadn’t forgotten everything I learned about parabolas, I had to skip that one because I just couldn’t be sure enough to guess</p>

<p>I think the “shackles” question had the answer “the rattling of the chain.”</p>

<p>OH THAT ONE!</p>

<p>I picked “rattling of the chain”… I didn’t see anything about ‘shackles’ though lol</p>

<p>@Smarty1201 I actually haven’t heard the phrase “using factorial” for those sorts of problems, so idk-- I just did it intuitively haha</p>

<p>I put ratting as well ^</p>

<p>What were some “no errors” on Identifying Sentences?</p>

<p>There was one find error writing question that went something like,</p>

<p>“Humans have been developing tools for centuries, and this film shows that…”</p>

<p>I chose “No error” for that, but I was really unsure.
Looking back, I think that the phrase with “and this film” was the error…what did you guys put?</p>

<p>That was right but I was talking about the first part of the writing Section where the no errors are choice A</p>

<p>I think 100 degrees and 130 degrees were both correct answers to separate questions. But I don’t remember the latter at all. If someone could refresh me, I’d appreciate it.</p>

<p>For the book question. Where is asks how many dont read? Did you guys get 300000? I forgot how many zeros… But it was something like that</p>

<p>I put no error for the film question. I seem to remember thinking some parts were awkward, but the underlined portions were all correct I thought? It was pretty weird…</p>

<p>I believe the terra cotta soldiers one was no error? I don’t recall there being more than three no errors in the first part. I remember that for both 12 and 13 (or maybe 13 and 14) I put (A) no error, but I can’t remember what those questions were…</p>

<p>I don’t remember much about the book question, but I don’t think I got 3000</p>

<p>For 130 degrees… was it the one with the parallel lines?</p>

<p>I got 3,000,000. What was the 130 degree math question?</p>

<p>Also: moistened or covered? And what did you all get for the Writing part A question on federal funding of art?</p>

<p>I chose no error for the terra cotta soldiers writing question, too. I had two no errors in the first part and two no errors in the second part. In one of the two sections, I had two no errors in a row.</p>

<p>Yes, 130 degrees was the question with the parallel lines.</p>

<p>I said moistened for the Machu Picchu question.</p>

<p>For the federal funding of art question, I chose “continued federal support of art.”</p>

<p>3,000,000 was the answer to a different question, I think. The answer to the one that asked how many read at least one book was 1080. </p>

<p>Can someone describe the “parallel lines” question in more depth? I’ve seen so many parallel lines questions in my life that they all run together.</p>