SAT Exam = Passport + Pencils + Breakfast

1. PASSPORT – PASSPORT – PASSPORT
2. Get 4-6 number of 2B Grade Pencils
3. Eraser 
4. Pens are NOT allowed for SAT Answer 
5. Get the SAT Ticket printed 
6. Get the direction to the Exam Venue on the Google Map. Make sure you can instruct the Driver.

7.    Take Solid Breakfast.

• One soft-boiled Egg
• A small piece of Bread and Butter
• Half cup of Juice / Milk
• Roti-vegetable OR Milk & Cornflakes
• Small sips of Water: ½ litre
• Take a Bottle of Water (250 ml) NOT more than this.
• Try NOT to visit washroom.

Logic & Reasoning

 Doing the class with Ramisa, Jannat, Mehzabin, Bishway, and Zawad.

1. https://brilliant.org/wiki/conjectures/
   
2. Types of Logic
   
3. Logic of = Reasoning & Sentiments
   
4. Examples of LOGIC 

I was also planning for a BIG day in Poetry and Philosophy. But it seems that we are already working with Heavy Loads. However, here some of the books that I wanted to talk about.

1. Poetry 1
   
2. Poetry 2
   
3. Poetry 3
   
4. Poetry 4
   
5. Poetry 5
   

College Supplementary Essay Grid - Should be Updated Regularly

 The following Grid was prepared by Bushra, who later graduated in Biological Sciences from Smith College, one of the Top School in this subject. Keeping this GRID updated will help you track our essay writing progress. 

No, College, Deadline	Supplementary Essay Topics	Students' comment on Strength of Program
1. Agnes Scott College   ED – 1st Nov EA – 15th Nov EA II – 15th Jan RD – 15th Jan	1.   Please tell us why you chose to apply to Agnes Scott College? (50-100 words)* 2.   At Agnes Scott, we believe that leadership is more than position. Describe at least one quality of leadership that you have learned in high school, either through direct experience or by observation of another leader? (5-50 words)* 3.   What global issue can you imagine yourself addressing during your time at Agnes Scott? (5-50 words)* 4.   If you are involved in community service, what project has been your favorite and why? (5-50 words) 5.   If you could visit anywhere, where would you go and why?* 6.   What's your favorite book you have read outside the classroom (not assigned reading) and why?* 7.   Are you interested in participating in: Basketball, Softball, Cross Country, Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer? List and rank the sport(s) in order of priority. 8.   Please indicate your current experience for your number one sport choice. 9.   Tell us about a leader that you admire. Who are they? How have they influenced you?*	Biology Major is made of Chem, X, Y, Z Courses. It is pretty robust. There are summer research programs where students can engage with faculty. I really love this ASC program. But all their essays has to be sent with the main application.

Critical Reading = Question Types

 In Critical Reading there will be different Types of Questions. Almost all of these types are easily recognizable. Let us take a look:

1. Which choice best describes what happens in the passage? General Idea Q
2. Which choice best describes the developmental pattern of the passage? Rhetoric Q
3. As used in line 1 and line 65, “directly” most nearly means - Vocabulary Q
4. Which reaction does Akira most fear from Chie? Inference Q
5. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
6. In the passage, Akira addresses Chie with --- Inference Q
7. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to --- Rhetoric Q
8. As used in line 2, “form” most nearly means --- Vocabulary Q
9. Why does Akira say his meeting with Chie is “a matter of urgency” (line 32)? Logic Q
10. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
    

The above Q are based on a Fiction Passage. The next one is Non-fiction. Look at the Question Types again. Try to figure out the difference. 

1. The authors most likely use the examples in lines 1-9 of the passage (“Every . . . showers”) to highlight which of the following --- Inference Q
2. In line 10, the word “ambivalent” most nearly means --- Vocabulary Q
   
3. The authors indicate that people value gift-giving because they feel it --- Inference Q
   
4. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
   
5. The “social psychologists” mentioned in paragraph 2 (lines 17-34) would likely describe the “deadweight loss” phenomenon as --- Inference Q
   
6. The passage indicates that the assumption made by gift-givers in lines 41-44 may be --- Inference Q
   
7. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
   
8. As it is used in line 54, “convey” most nearly means --- Vocabulary Q
   
9. The authors refer to work by Camerer and others (line 56) in order to --- Rhetoric Q
   
10. The graph following the passage offers evidence that gift-givers base their predictions of how much a gift will be appreciated on --- Logic Q
    
11. The authors would likely attribute the differences in gift-giver and recipient mean appreciation as
    represented in the graph to --- Inference Q
    

The Third Passage I will highlight is based on a Scientific Paper on DNA. Let us look at the Q types.

1. The authors use the word “backbone” in lines 3 and 39 to indicate that --- Interpretation Q
   
2. A student claims that nitrogenous bases pair randomly with one another. Which of the following
   statements in the passage contradicts the student’s claim? Logic Q
   
3. In the second paragraph (lines 12-19), what do the authors claim to be a feature of biological interest? Logic Q
   
4. The authors’ main purpose of including the information about X-ray evidence and density is to --- Rhetoric
   
5. Based on the passage, the authors’ statement “If a pair consisted of two purines, for example, there would not be room for it” (lines 29-30) implies that a pair --- Inference Q
   
6. The authors’ use of the words “exact,” “specific,” and “complement” in lines 47-49 in the final paragraph functions mainly to --- Rhetoric Q
   
7. Based on the table and passage, which choice gives the correct percentages of the purines in yeast DNA? - Data Q
   
8. Do the data in the table support the authors’ proposed pairing of bases in DNA? Data Q
   
9. According to the table, which of the following pairs of base percentages in sea urchin DNA provides evidence in support of the answer to the previous question? Data & Logic Q
   
10. Based on the table, is the percentage of adenine in each organism’s DNA the same or does it vary, and which statement made by the authors is most consistent with that data? Logic Q
    

The Fourth Passage is about Social Condition of women in post War-I period. It is written by one of the greatest Masters of English Literature. No doubt, you will FEEL the difficulty.  

1. The main purpose of the passage is to --- Looks like a Main Idea Q but actually it is Rhetoric Q
   
2. The central claim of the passage is that --- Main Idea Q
   
3. Woolf uses the word “we” throughout the passage mainly to --- Rhetoric (Strategy) Q
   
4. According to the passage, Woolf chooses the setting of the bridge because it --- Logic Q
   
5. Woolf indicates that the procession she describes in the passage --- Logic (NOT inference) Q
   
6. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
   
7. Woolf characterizes the questions in lines 53-57 (“For we . . . men”) as both -- Interpretive Q
   
8. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? Logic Q
   
9. Which choice most closely captures the meaning of the figurative “sixpence” referred to in lines 70 and 71? --- Vocabulary Q
   
10. The range of places and occasions listed in lines 72-76 (“Let us . . . funerals”) mainly serves to emphasize how --- Rhetoric Q
    

The Fifth Passage is actually a DOUBLE Passage on a single theme. Here the theme is "Space Mining." 

1. In lines 9-17, the author of Passage 1 mentions several companies primarily to --- Rhetoric Q
   
2. The author of Passage 1 indicates that space mining could have which positive effect? --- Logic/Interpretive Q
   
3. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? --- Logic Q
   
4. As used in line 19, “demands” most nearly means --- Inference/Vocabulary Q
   
5. What function does the discussion of water in lines 35-40 serve in Passage 1? Rhetoric Q
   
6. The central claim of Passage 2 is that space mining has positive potential but --- Main Idea Q
7. As used in line 68, “hold” most nearly means --- Inference/Vocabulary Q
8. Which statement best describes the relationship between the passages? Main Idea - Rhetoric
   
9. The author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the discussion of the future of space mining in lines 18-28, Passage 1, by claiming that such a future --- Logic Q 
   
10. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question? --- Logic Q
    
11. Which point about the resources that will be highly valued in space is implicit in Passage 1 and explicit in Passage 2? --- Inference Logic