Sat for the SAT
Well, I went through the SAT I Reasoning Test yesterday morning. In preparation, I had opened the gigantic book Faiz lent me about two days before taking the exam. Go me!
Thankfully, I had read 'the Procrastinator's Guide to the SAT' during the long December holidays. Yes, I know, I mismatched the books when compared to the time I had. Still, I did two practice tests on the day before.
The whole process took about four hours. This was the last chance for me to try the SAT I under the old syllabus; the new syllabus would have an extra writing part and would actually take even longer.
The English sections of the test were tricky, especially when you're trying to make analogies. This was at least the third time that I had come upon the word 'unctuous'. I still can't remember what it means. The passages given were interesting. One talked about the absorption of Red Indian's into Western culture through telling literature, another was about a blind historian and his views, and there was also a passage about a woman managing a NASA group. The comparison passages were two opposing views on how Americans work: one embraced the ideals of the American Dream while the other criticized the capitalist system.
Maths, well, nothing too interesting about the Maths. The last section was the easiest Maths part though.
Guess I'll need to explain the 11 'had' things.
The whole sentence can be split up into three parts:
1. syprux had had 'had'.
2. the_furball had had 'had had'.
3. 'Had had' had had the teachers approval.
Now, imagine it in a context of an exam (yes, I know most of us wish no more mention of them). In a certain question, you have to fill in a blank.
1. spyrux answered 'had'.
2. the_furball answered 'had had'.
3. The teacher approved the answer 'had had' i.e. the teacher felt that the answer was 'had 'had'.
Hopefully this makes sense now.
Thankfully, I had read 'the Procrastinator's Guide to the SAT' during the long December holidays. Yes, I know, I mismatched the books when compared to the time I had. Still, I did two practice tests on the day before.
The whole process took about four hours. This was the last chance for me to try the SAT I under the old syllabus; the new syllabus would have an extra writing part and would actually take even longer.
The English sections of the test were tricky, especially when you're trying to make analogies. This was at least the third time that I had come upon the word 'unctuous'. I still can't remember what it means. The passages given were interesting. One talked about the absorption of Red Indian's into Western culture through telling literature, another was about a blind historian and his views, and there was also a passage about a woman managing a NASA group. The comparison passages were two opposing views on how Americans work: one embraced the ideals of the American Dream while the other criticized the capitalist system.
Maths, well, nothing too interesting about the Maths. The last section was the easiest Maths part though.
Guess I'll need to explain the 11 'had' things.
The whole sentence can be split up into three parts:
1. syprux had had 'had'.
2. the_furball had had 'had had'.
3. 'Had had' had had the teachers approval.
Now, imagine it in a context of an exam (yes, I know most of us wish no more mention of them). In a certain question, you have to fill in a blank.
1. spyrux answered 'had'.
2. the_furball answered 'had had'.
3. The teacher approved the answer 'had had' i.e. the teacher felt that the answer was 'had 'had'.
Hopefully this makes sense now.