Wednesday 2012 PSAT General Discussion

<p>Did everyone get the answer to the dog question to be 12?</p>

<p>@pandatennis
Hopefully down :)</p>

<p>@814560 yeah i hope so, but realistically this test seemed easier than last year (even though i have gained a year in knowledge).</p>

<p>I suspect it will be up in most states. The math seemed considerably easier than usual, the writing approximately normal, and the reading only marginally harder.</p>

<p>According to some curves I predicted, I should be in store for a 198. (CR -63, M -64, W -71) </p>

<p>Then again, I think it’ll range anywhere from a 190 to a 200. Definitely a disappointing score, but it’s not bad for a sophomore (especially when I made 4 dumb math mistakes). Hopefully I’ll be commended next year.</p>

<p>Can somebody do a Raw Score Curve prediction?</p>

<p>@jpvn a 198 is a rly good score for a sophmore. I got a 193 last year. You should definitely aspire for nmsf because this year on practice tests, im getting around 220’s usually. One year makes a lot of difference. Just don’t slack off like my sister, her sophmore year she got a 214, so she thought junior year she was assured nmsf. However, she only improved to a 216 and missed it by 3 points.</p>

<p>“showing the reason why Machu Piccu was an important place (the special architecture)”</p>

<p>" passage 2 speaks of people who don’t believe in the theory of passage 1 (something along those lines)"</p>

<p>“useless (I don’t remember if that was the exact answer, but it was asking about how the second passage’s author felt about that process that might negate environmental benefits, I think another answer choice was Harmful, which I guess could also be a possible answer)”</p>

<p>What were the questions for these ones?</p>

<p>Also, in the writing section, did you mark an error for the one that said “two of which?” It wasn’t the “two of whom” one. I think it was the second to last “finding an error” question.</p>

<p>Thanks for the words of encouragement, pandatennis. In practice tests I was getting around 200-210 range, so it’s definitely discouraging that I will most likely get a sub-200 score. But, I solely used the test this year to practice in real test situations! </p>

<p>No matter the score I get on this test, I will be very pleased becasue I’ve already learned so much about the actual testing environment! :)</p>

<p>What was the last finding an error answer? All I remember was that it was pretty hard.</p>

<p>In the passage about the lady who liked words, what was the answer (and choices) to the first question? It was the purpose of the passage, I think.</p>

<p>can some1 please put up the water question for the math section?? THANKS!</p>

<p>Ok, not with the paragraphs, but on the writing with fixing the sentences, no. 20.</p>

<p>Could someone please remind me which question in the passage about the lady who liked words this answer was from?
“relief after making her inventory”
I would really appreciate it. Thanks.</p>

<p>@qwerty</p>

<p>i think it was the appreciation of the english language</p>

<p>Can someone please post the water depth problem on math section? Thanks.</p>

<p>Darn, I hope the CR curve is generous-- I definitely missed the snowflake and commoners one. And I’m kind of iffy on the math. Got a 205 last year (sophomore) and would’ve just barely qualified in Arkansas-- if I miss it this year it’s going to be tragic. :(</p>

<p>Anyone remember one question in the writing section (I think 30, possibly 31?). The sentence between …have long been… . I was unsure to mark this (a) as an error, so I just marked no error. The phrase is question is a split infinitive, which has been debated for awhile. I don’t think the PSAT has a problem with the split verb as long as the sentence reads smoothly. Any input?</p>

<p>The sentence read*</p>