<p>After many of us took the march 10 SAT, we compared answers for critical reading and came up with a list of answers we believed to be correct. Because every one of my answers matched the consenses here on CC, I expected to get an 800 CR. However, I got a number of questions marked as incorrect on my official report. Would anyone who got above 780 (ideally those with 800 on CR) for the March 10 SAT take a look at the following list of answers we came up with, and remark on which ones you did not agree with? I know it has been a while, but I would like to know which of the questions I got wrong. Thanks very much!</p>
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<p>PULLED FROM A PAST THREAD FOR MARCH 10 SAT</p>
<li>Marie Curie- minimized
Explanation: The author of the book overlooked the problems she faced. Thus, the author minimized them.</li>
<li>Ambulance- celerity
Explanation: Celerity is a measure of the quickness of response.</li>
<li>rock- relief
Explanation: I thought immediately of a ?Relief Map?, a map which shows the contours of a region–the changes in elevation. Depression would not make any sense as a depression does not jut up into the sky from the level ground.</li>
<li>penguins & global warming- harbinger
Explanation: The declining penguin population foreshadows the coming destruction of the ice caps.</li>
<li>orangutan- retired
Explanation: I narrowed it down to Demonstrative and Retiring. Demonstrative seems to make more sense upon cursory examination. After all, Demonstrative looks more like an adjective. However, retiring is the correct word.</li>
<li>ban- moratorium
Explanation: A moratorium is a ban on a particular activity or item. Whaling is an activity. </li>
<li>smile- belied
Explanation: Jessica?s smile belied her true feelings–sadness. The smile concealed them.</li>
<li>eccentric- idiosyncratic
Explanation: Idiosyncratic is a particular way of doing something that is particular to a specific person. I believe the question concerned the painting style of a particular artist.</li>
<li>Trade route-Cosmopolitan City
Explanation: Provincial means of or pertaining to a rural area. Cosmo-Universal Politian-City.</li>
<li>The new guy did not want to venture criticism at the risk of appearing presumptuous
Explanation: The new guy did not want to appear like a know-it-all by risking his criticism of the leader.</li>
<li>Jazz musician working environment: Daunting
Explanation: The question said he worked under tough conditions ranging from merely daunting to downright intimidating. Congenial would make no sense because all conditions were said to be tough.</li>
<li>African American Actresses-Marginalized
Explanation: The black actresses, though capable actresses were marginalized in film because they were typecast in stereotypical roles. Thus, their talent was set aside, wasted, marginalized, etc.</li>
<li>Sensationalism in the media: lurid
Explanation: This question was something along the lines of ?With so much sensational reporting in the Media, people are not even appalled by the most lurid news.?</li>
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<p>CR:</p>
<p>Asian girl passage:
little brother- unconcerned
“how could I compare my need to her intention?” - she couldn’t respond
transition- disappointment to willed indifference
<strong>“just like you only more asian”- purposeful flattery</strong>
sentence structure- praiseworthy deed followed by snide remark ?Used to do charitable things? now she vacations in Hawaii with her boyfriend?</p>
<p>Founding Fathers passage:
nods- recognizes
premise (first one) - just as capable as founding fathers
-unduly laudatory</p>
<p>Photography passage:
draws attention to the finger</p>
<p>Monkey passage:
registering- recording on
what didn’t the monkeys do- mischief</p>
<p>Radio Passage
Revelation
father’s response to question: not clear but helpful</p>
<p>Movie Star:
Tom Cruise is an established (albeit raving mad) movie star</p>
<p>WR:</p>
<p>Identifying sentence errors:
attempt to rowing–attempt at rowing (A)
ancient city in Georgia (E)
learning French, as quickly as (E)
Compatible to – should be compatible with</p>