Saturday, February 21, 2015

Light Novels On The SAT #2



Ahhh, your buddy the RThor has brought another Anime Test! This time, it's a reading/literature test with TWO light novels! Henneko and Mayo Chiki! Note that both passages are from the first volumes. So if you already watched the anime or/and have read the first volumes, you don't have to worry about spoilers.

If you haven't seen my previous Anime Test posts, click here to check them out.

And as usual, good luck to both you and Yui.

Ooohh! It's TWO cute girls this time! I'm gonna ace this!

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Answers & Explanations:

1. (B) Condescending means seeing yourself as superior to others. The first paragraph clearly shows Azusa demanding unrealistic favors for her and considering those as "natural" if "you" wants to converse with her. 

2. (E)  The second paragraph describes Azusa's beauty. Not to mention there isn't a grain of sand's worth of negative emotions towards Azusa in the entire passage. Seeing how the narrator claims that Azusa is much more prettier than all the girls around her, he is complimenting her, at the very least.

3. (C)  Lines 9-13 justify choice (C). 

4. (C)  Because objective means goal, and if you swap "aim" with "goal" into the sentence, it is natural, unlike the other choices. "The [goal] of today's date is for me and Komoe-senpai to get closer." Plug in the others yourself, and see what happens.


...Don't ask how I did...




Anime Chemistry Exam

Chem doesn't make any sense to me...

Hey! It's the RThor, with another Anime Test! Remember my previous post? "If Light Novels Were Used On The SAT?", if you haven't seen it yet, click here.

This time, I have brought you folks chemistry. Ooohhhhh, that dreadful chemistry that every high school student moans at just hearing the word (except for that one nerd in the back of the classroom).

Unlike reading, chemistry is a subject that requires some previous knowledge. So I divided the questions into two distinct levels: 1 and 2.

I'm ready this time.
Level 1 is obviously the easier test, which requires NO high school level chemistry. You should have either learned the material from elementary school or just from common sense. Which means that if chemistry wasn't your strong suit back in high school, then Level 1 is for you!

Level 2 is the harder test, but for a chemistry test, it's not all THAT hard. However, even those who aced chemistry back in high school might need to Google some stuff to jog those memories. Cuz Level 2 can't really be solved by common sense.

And here is the Periodic Table of the Elements. To be honest, you probably don't need this. But I'm still giving it to you because I feel like it.

Oh yeah, Yui is going to take this test too.

Good luck to both of you.









 Answers & Explanations:

Level 1

1. (D)  Matter is anything that has mass (and taking up space). Louise's Void Magic is a form of energy, which has no mass. Thus Louise's Void Magic isn't matter.

2. (E)  Contrary to popular belief, PURE water cannot conduct electricity in most conditions. Why? Water barely has a charge, therefore it can't conduct electricity, except when the current is strong enough.

3. (C) This should be common sense, anyways, paper is primarily made out of cellulose, a combustible substance, thus paper can be burned.


Level 2

1. (D)  Nitrogen is diamagnetic, meaning that it can be repelled by a strong enough magnetic field. The rest of the answer choices are paramagnetic, the opposite of diamagnetic, which means those four substances are attracted to a magnetic field.

2. (A)  We have to go back to the atom. Electrons live in energy levels of an atom. In certain situations, some electrons are energized enough to jump up to higher energy levels. When those electrons lose their extra energy, they return to their natural (ground) energy level, and when those electrons go back home, light particles (photons) are released as a form of energy.

3. (C)  Things in nature LOVE to be stable. A way to become stable is to bond with stuff. And oxygen is NOT stable. So oxygen is like a horn dog. As a result of oxygen's "horniness", it bonds with almost anything. For example: iron (which causes rust) and apples (which causes the brownish color). Oxygen can also bond with your proteins, cell membranes, red blood cells, and DNA, causing a bunch of problems like cancer. These problems amplify when oxygen is inhaled in high pressure and concentration, hence the oxygen toxicity.

(Sorry to those who find my explanations confusing. It's really hard to explain answers in the most user-friendly way possible.)
Issei = Horn Dog = Oxygen



Now, that wasn't too bad? If it was, don't worry. Our girl Yui didn't do so well. How about you post on how you did, or what you thought about this test. You can give me some suggestions for future tests, or if you have a question you can totally post it down as well. Heck, you can make your OWN questions and post it down below!

I failed it again, Mio-chan...




Good job. 
Here's a BETTER Periodic Table: the Periodic Table of Japanese Characters. 




If only chemistry was this exciting...




Friday, February 20, 2015

If Light Novels Were Used On the SAT?

Argh. I hate standardized tests. Just thinking about how the SAT made me read a long boring passage and answer questions regarding the same stupid passage makes me want to puke.

So I have made my own standardized test, based off on the critical reading section of the SAT, by using a light novel for the passage. 

Just in case for those who aren't familiar with the passage, it's Oreimo, AKA My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute
I'm looking at YOU, test taker.

Note: Oreimo is ADAPTED in this excerpt, so for those who know Oreimo, the passage will differ from the original.

Oh yeah, before I forget: I'll be making a series of tests/exams that are based on anime. Subjects include: Literature, Physics, Chemistry, History, Psychology, and a bunch of other junk that we all hate(d) in high school.





















































If you are familiar with the SAT Critical Reading Section, you will notice that the questions are identical with real CR questions. And probably some of you will challenge the questions and their choices. For those who do choose to challenge, leave a comment below with a solid explanation as to why the questions and answer choices are wrong, or something of that nature.


Stay tuned! I'll be making more of these tests!

Don't worry if nothing makes sense; at least you're smarter than our lovely Yui here



Answers:

    1. (B) 

    2. (D)

    3. (C)


Explanations:

1. 

(A) is wrong because the following sentence "I was a bit annoyed when that thought naturally entered my mind", indicates that Kyousuke's thought "God, no matter what she wears, she looks good in it" came across him without warrant, meaning that it was NOT deliberate, therefore cannot be sarcastic.

(B) is correct because the following sentence "I was a bit annoyed when that thought naturally entered my mind" suggests that Kyousuke spontaneously saw Kirino as attractive, which means subconscious attraction. 

(C) is wrong because there is no indication of bitterness throughout the passage. 

(D) is wrong because Kyousuke is certainly not detached of watching his little sister, as seen in "God, no matter what she wears, she looks good in it

(E) is wrong because there is no indication of Kyousuke deeply respecting Kirino. 


2. 

(A), (B), (C), and (E) are wrong because none of those fit the description of the "utterly amazing person": "She was tall but round in all the right places. That extremely stylish girl was my little sister Kirino Kousaka. She was a 14 years old middle school girl. She worked as a model for teen magazines, she was an ace of the track-and-field team, and her ranking on tests had her at fifth in the prefectur." 

(D) most resembles the description of "utterly amazing person" compared to (A), (B), (C), and (E), therefore it is correct.


3. 


(A) is a tempting answer for those who already know Kirino's character. However, the passage doesn't present Kirino being spoiled, ungrateful, nor disrespectful. 

(B) is also tempting, but the passage shows nothing about on how Kirino views her older brother.

(C) is correct because working as a model, practicing track and field, maintaining academic excellence, and playing dating sims consume a lot of time and requires great time management.

(D) is almost an obligatory answer, for it is the ultimate cliche in anime/manga/light novels/visual novels that involve siblings. (Un)fortunately, the passage doesn't give any hints to justify (D).

(E) is also an obligatory answer, but just like (A), (B), and (D), the passage shows nothing that supports (E). 



Thursday, February 19, 2015

Anime High School 1.0

Alright y'all. If you have been wondering how high school would be like if it were like anime... I've synthesized a few of your classmates that you will be meeting...

Just so you know, there will be more coming. Don't miss it.

Now, meet your potential peers...

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Guy who is supposedly gay...





Dates the Hottest Girl in School...




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The Hottest Guy Who Gets all the Girls...




Is Actually a Girl...



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The Other Hottest Guy in School....


Has a Sister Complex...



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The Class President...




And the Class Rebel...


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The Three Stooges...





And Their Female Counterparts...

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The Class Twins...


And the Class Twins's Twins...



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School's Biggest D-Bag...

Gets All the Ladies...

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The Thug Who Everybody is Scared Of...

Loses to the Class Midget...

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Class "12 Year Old"...

And the Real 12 Year Old...

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YOU/ME Expectations...


YOU/ME Reality...


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