<p>Has anyone completed this test? </p>
<p>I need explanations for two of the questions. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>It would be easier to simply post the questions right away, and have them answered. Unless the question involves graphs/diagrams etc, then yes, I have done the 2010 Oct QAS, what are the questions you’re having trouble with?</p>
<p>They’re CR questions. </p>
<p>For section three, questions 10: I eliminated all but B and C. But, I find it hard to choose between them now. Is the reason why the answer is B because the passage says “might keep hidden for a DAY a toy that wasn’t his.” So, because it says a “day” would that signify that his happiness would not last?</p>
<p>Exactly. The last sentence could not be clearer. “As another child might keep hidden for a day a toy that wasn’t his.” It’s not his, it doesn’t belong to him, and he’ll get in trouble if he doesn’t return it to its rightful owner or at least its original place to avoid trouble, right? Apply it over here. David Canaan goes to this place, where he clears his thoughts and muses all day, but these session were like when a child keeps hidden a toy for a day. That means the happiness won’t last, and he’ll have to return to the grumbling daily life. Moreover, nothing suggests that he could only be happy when he was alone. Sure, when he went to this secluded area, he could be less angry, and more serene. But that means he can only achieve happiness when he’s alone? How is that proven, when you say that his happiness is like that of a child who steals a toy and has fun with it for a day? </p>
<p>Basically, this is the process of reasoning you should be engaging in, when solving critical thinking questions in general, but of course it should be more shorter. Don’t tell yourself “this answer is right because…”. No, tell yourself “this answer is wrong because…nothing in the passage confirms that he could only find happiness when he was alone. Maybe he did, but I cannot confirm it as much as I can with choice B with the simile stated in the last sentence of the passage.”</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the in-depth explanation! </p>
<p>I have seen you previously on this forum as SirWanksALot. You have been really helpful.</p>
<p>I was just wondering, are you done with the SAT? Have you achieved the score you wanted? And are you a junior or senior?</p>
<p>Yes, I am SirWanksalot but I’ve had to undergo a name-change because the moderators thought it inappropriate. I’d rather not provide any other information though, maybe after I take the SAT on the 28th of Jan, which will be the last time I take the exam.</p>
<p>Good luck with your SATs. :)</p>
<p>You also can’t pick C because “only” produces a logical error–just because he went to the path to cheer himself up when he was feeling bad DOESN’T mean he never felt good otherwise.</p>
<p>EDIT: Never mind…</p>
<p>Thanks, Marvin!</p>
<p>Can you go look at my other thread? “Calling Fat_Nerd!” </p>
<p>I ask another question from the October QAS.</p>