<p>@nelkypie, Oh, yeah I did put realistic. What were the other choices for the “idealistic” one?</p>
<p>No the answer was for sure: indignation (Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.) Each grandmother thought that her favorite child was treated unfairly. </p>
<p>Idealistic and realistic were two different answers for two different questions.</p>
<p>Do you remember the other answer choices in the “idealistic” question?</p>
<p>For those who are really good at critical reading, like people who score around 800… what did you put for the pedantic/snide question? Also, does nobody really remember what the exact question was? lol</p>
<p>Hey gthopeful93, I put snide. But then again, we haven’t reached a consensus as to what the question was, so my answer isn’t really relevant.</p>
<p>I’m not extremely good at critical reading, but I’m almost positive the answer is snide. The question was, how does the author of Passage 1 characterize the “army.” The author said that the army had a “we-are-going-to-save-the-world” attitude, so he is mocking them (or being snide).</p>
<p>I think the question was actually “The author’s description of the army can be characterized as _____.” If the question were as you wrote it, snide wouldn’t make sense. The army is not snide. The author’s description, on the other hand, was.</p>
<p>I may not be the best critical reader (I scored mid-high 700s on the october one) but I am fairly certain that it was pedantic.</p>
<p>@nelkypie, where did it say he was a master of Middle Eastern detail…</p>
<p>I don’t think someone talked about this sentence completion… about the members of the government who weren’t able to find a consensus</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t remember the question exactly. At least it helped you remember it :D</p>
<p>Swoony, I recall that there was a sentence somewhere in that passage along the lines of “Even Master of Middle Eastern detail XYZ, whose paintings are usually meticulous, portrays the sphinx with a dull expression and facing the wrong way.”</p>
<p>^ Oh, the answer to that one was that both authors wrote something atypical.</p>
<p>The exact line went, “…even that stickler for Middle Eastern detail David Roberts gives it a yearning expression and, for effect, has it facing the wrong way.”</p>
<p>Yup. So the depiction is “atypical of its creator” because he’s usually a stickler for detail but there are inaccuracies in the painting.</p>
<p>a few more questions that can be added to the list</p>
<p>he tried to justify his actions
telescope passage represented development
pakistani ladies went to personal insults
the senators lacked consensus which made it seem unlikely</p>
<p>there seem to be a few missing from the SC with 8 Q’s</p>
<p>1.ostentatious (characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:) in one’s learning.
2.overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching.</p>
<p>Pedantic wouldn’t make sense.</p>
<p>How was characterization of the spice trade ironic? That would mean that the author was wrong about it. </p>
<p>He says something like you could win a fortune, or lose a fortune, Find a new land… etc. All because of spice. Dramatic, man.</p>
<p>analogous reasoning? Analogous means corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.</p>
<p>I’m reposting the list with new additions by rameshwar </p>
<p>characterization of spice trade- ironic vs. dramatic
professor- pompous and stuffy
photographs take away from the novelty
question repeated w/ the pakistani people- growing indignant feeling
peremptory/ordeal
circumvent
assiduous
proper is closest to correct
snide
flop
easygoing
neophyte
articulate and mocking position vs predict reaction and respond
tennis spectators- close attention
primacy
disconcerted for the guy who had to extemporize
fundamentally vs solely
peremptory/ideal
method or whatever used in writing- analogous reasoning vs. repetition
grandma was being adamant when she stood in place
grandma was being a bully in the other one
sphinx’s gaze holds
similar thing in both passages- faculty’s role vs coursework can lead to good civil character
assertion followed my comical anecdote
idealistic
realistic
evocative for sphinx
hard to believe
familiar
author 2 asking a q by author 1
library sensory details
ephemereal but powerful
first paragraph provided context
confounded/inscrutable
she left resentfully acknowledged
conflicts
adjust the power instead of using maximum power
reflective but informative
he bought a book electronically while sitting in a library
systematically discredits vs 2 presents view 1 finds objectionable
eludes classification
defining a quality
adequate pinpoint
shortcomings
one of the girls was obedient
he tried to justify his actions
telescope passage represented development
dialogue shifted to personal insults
the senators lacked consensus</p>
<p>50/67 questions</p>