<p>how do you know?</p>
<p>Beyond ****ed. Got a 210. 75 CR, 73 M, and 62 W</p>
<p>I honestly have no clue how this happened. I was disappointed by my 730 SAT writing score from the November SAT and I got a 64 on the writing PSAT as a sophomore. I spent months and months and months taking practice tests and I never got below a 71 on writing. I called College Board and asked about a rescore option, but they don’t offer it for the PSAT.</p>
<p>I also called National Merit about it and they told me that if there were unfavorable conditions in the test center, I could have replaced my 210 PSAT with the 2200 that I got on the November SAT. There were unfavorable conditions that took away more than 2 minutes from me during a math section, but my test center supervisor did not fill out an incident report, so I can’t exchange the scores. This is extremely frustrating and I don’t know if there is anything else I can do. I live in FL where the cut of for national merit was 214 last year.</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>Shane, can you tell me the answer to the specimens question? It’s on writing, late teens</p>
<p>@MovingtoTexas Scores have not actually been given out at my school so I don’t have access to the online score report/answers. I only know my score because one of my teachers went onto some sort of online system in order to see it. You might want to ask a teacher who really likes you if he or she as access to this system.</p>
<p>Bella what did you get for reading and writing?</p>
<p>I got around a 64 or 65 in each. Can’t remember which. My scores were all about the same. I figured out and I’d only needed like 5 more questions right for NMSF in my state D: (low score state)</p>
<p>@nicobella Can you post the questions you got wrong? That would be helpful!</p>
<p>I only have my score report so I don’t have the questions atm lol.</p>
<p>@nicobella You can go to my college quickstart online and enter the access code to see which ones you got wrong. Then you can just copy and paste them on here!</p>
<p>oh yes yes please do that</p>
<p>please nicobella!</p>
<p>sorry i dont want to post my wrong answers.</p>
<p>So my son did well (223; 80CR, 78M, 65W) but missed 5 on the writing section. The math was an error (easy question). He knew he made some errors on the writing section right after taking it. No test booklet yet, but here are the five he missed (since I can access those)… He took the Wednesday test.
Oh and by the way the critical reading one that had choice like analogy, simile, and hypothetical muse …the correct answer was simile… and passive…balk was the right choice on CR. Since my son got all of the questions right on that section and I knew that is what he answered… for those still waiting. The correct answers are listed at the bottom of this post.</p>
<p>Writing: Question 18</p>
<p>Select the option that, when used in place of the underlined material, produces the most effective sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, select choice A.</p>
<p>Question</p>
<p>One of the students collected specimens of plants native to her region that were then labeled and arranged by her in a display case.</p>
<p>(A) region that were then labeled and arranged by her
(B) region that she then labeled and arranged them
(C) region and labeling them and arranging them
(D) region, labeled them, and arranged them
(E) region, then she labeled and arranged them</p>
<p>Writing: Question 20</p>
<p>Select the option that, when used in place of the underlined material, produces the most effective sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, select choice A.</p>
<p>Question</p>
<p>The Irish author Samuel Beckett originally wrote his most famous play, Waiting for Godot, in French, but one might assume it to be English.</p>
<p>(A) French, but one might assume it to be
(B) French, not, as one might assume, in
(C) French, however, one might assume he wrote it in
(D) French; although one might assume it was
(E) French; despite the assumption that it was written in</p>
<p>Writing: Question 31</p>
<p>Select the one underlined part of the sentence that must be changed to make the sentence correct, or select “No error” to indicate that the sentence contains no error.</p>
<p>Question</p>
<p>No A (sooner) had the planes wheels B (touched) the ground C (when) I heard the chimes of cell phones D (throughout) the cabin. E (No error)</p>
<p>(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)</p>
<p>Writing: Question 32</p>
<p>Select the one underlined part of the sentence that must be changed to make the sentence correct, or select “No error” to indicate that the sentence contains no error.</p>
<p>Question</p>
<p>Presidents who A (have just) left office may require some time B (to find) an appropriate way C (of serving) the country D (he or she) recently led. E (No error)</p>
<p>(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)</p>
<p>Writing: Question 37</p>
<pre><code> (1) An important figure in many West African cultures is the griot, a storyteller who entertains and serves the community as a sort of living history book. (2) Renowned for their narrative skills and extraordinary memories, griots can recount the history of a tribe or family to suit a particular occasion. (3) During a marriage ceremony a griot may tell a centuries-old story of the wedding of one of the grooms ancestors, recalling such details as the gifts given and the clothing worn by the bride. (4) Traditional weddings among the Urhobo people of West Africa begin with a formal presentation of gifts to the family of the bride.
(5) Although griots are nowadays thought of primarily as entertainers, in the past they served important political functions. (6) As trained speakers, griots were natural ambassadors. (7) Their skill with language has enabled them to resolve feuds between neighboring tribes or arrange marriages between members of important families. (8) Their knowledge of history, in addition, made griots invaluable counselors to kings or tribal chieftains. (9) Knowing how things were done in the past, they were able to offer sage advice on how to proceed as similar situations arose in the present. (10) Moreover, they could in times of crisis inspire the chieftain with praise songs that recounted great deeds of his ancestors or commented on the chieftains own positive qualities.
(11) Griots also served as spiritual advisors to the community at large. (12) They brought people together and helped them live in harmony. (13) A griot could foster social cohesion by recounting tales of their common history or by offering advice and inspiration.
</code></pre>
<p>Question</p>
<p>In context, which of the following revisions to sentence 7 (reproduced below) is most needed?</p>
<p>Their skill with language has enabled them to resolve feuds between neighboring tribes or arrange marriages between members of important families.</p>
<p>(A) Inserting Nevertheless, at the beginning of the sentence
(B) Changing Their to This and them to the ambassadors
(C) Deleting has
(D) Changing or to and also
(E) Inserting to immediately before arrange</p>
<p>The correct answers are :
18. D
20. B.
31. C.
32. D.
33. C.</p>
<p>@caspian cat: thanks for sharing!! if you don’t mind, could you post some of the reading answers? (since your son got an 80)?</p>
<p>I will when he brings the booklet home this afternoon. I only had the access code so could only look at wrong answers. Any specific reading answers?</p>
<p>Hello everyone. I am a student in Louisiana and I just wanted to ask about the cutoff for national merit. I got a 209 and I am in the top 2 percent in the nation but I was wondering if that means I’ll get National Merit. I know that the scores come out next September but since Lousiana is one of the lowest scoring states and I’m in the top 2 percent, does that pretty much mean I got it? Thanks for taking your time to read and reply.</p>
<p>Btw, the cutoff in Louisiana for the past 3 years has been 209 which is why I’m nervous</p>
<p>Okay for some critical reading…
I honestly don’t wan’t to type out the questions and don’t feel comfortable photographing or scanning the test but I will give the answers written out- then if you have a specific question- I will type that question out and post it.
- Impressed…demonstrate
- detect
- cartography
- rejected…enrich
- icon of…credibility
- tenuous
- caustic…a trial
- a credulous</p>
<ol>
<li>cite a precedent for the comparative study of literary texts and the visual arts</li>
<li>It depicted an unattractive man</li>
<li>They reported on social issues that later became the focus of major news coverage</li>
<li>at odds with their own goals</li>
<li>people today generally have become disconnected from the way products are raised and grown on farms.</li>
<li>the transportation industry</li>
<li>contrary to historical trends</li>
<li>mock astonishment</li>
<li>historical context for the current relationship between urban people and agriculture</li>
<li>conspicuously</li>
<li>note an incongruity</li>
<li>inadequate, because children need to be exposed to working farms</li>
<li>disbelief</li>
<li>They involved minimal transportation across large distances</li>
<li>destroy</li>
<li>emphasize the value of direct experience</li>
<li>Voluntary</li>
<li>aggregation…cohere</li>
<li>surreptitiously</li>
<li>prone…histrionics</li>
<li>a passive…balk</li>
<li>appreciation</li>
<li>missing other significant aspects of it</li>
<li>not just a decorative art but also a cultural phenomenon</li>
<li>critical</li>
<li>not of primary interest</li>
<li>movie</li>
<li>simile</li>
<li>diverse examples</li>
<li>show the power of mathematics to reveal truth</li>
<li>provide a transition</li>
<li>reflect on the importance of mathematics to human understanding</li>
<li>appreciation of Gen’s skills</li>
<li>exasperation</li>
<li>litany of complaints</li>
<li>prepare the reader for significant contrast</li>
<li>an objective account is followed by a subjective reaction</li>
<li>convey the nature of Mr. Hosokawa’s reaction</li>
<li>effectively handled many tasks</li>
<li>had access to Mr. Hosokawa’s thought process</li>
</ol>
<p>if you feel you need additional info I will try and type out the questions you ask for.</p>
<p>I got a 203 :(</p>
<p>i got my scores in…i thought the writing section for saturday PSAT was a lot harder than usual…anyone else think so too?</p>