2014-04-02 【Aiden in English】
The PSSA Reading test for 5th graders is probably the most challenging test at Montgomery ES. It has all the weapons to make a student feel bad. Boringness, long stories, difficult questions, and TDA (Text-Dependent Analysis). All are more wary of the PSSA Reading. I had a sore spot for reading. If you think I'm bad at reading, pigs can fly, too! Reading is just not high on my list. Reading for fun is incredible. However, after answering many questions and even writing an essay, my interest in reading shifted from calm to not-so-cool. And I just described PSSA Reading, and guess what? The state thinks there is so much fun that it gives our 5th graders three PSSA Reading tests! Yippee! Let me introduce you to PSSA Reading's secret weapon, TDA. Why so scary? One tiny point off TDA is worth a hundred or so points! Yes, I said 100 (or so)! Guess how much the total is for PSSA Reading? It cost about 2,000 points. That's 5% off your total score, not to mention the other wrong answers you got. After a lot of arguing in my head, I finally decided that the test is considered challenging and likely will be for the test takers taking PSSA Reading. The test is out there, looking for you, hunting for you, and it will get you, no matter how smart you are. But perhaps it won't if you're prepared. 【紅霞譯】
賓夕法尼亞“山林”州閱讀統考可能是蒙哥馬利“巨人山”小學最要命的考試，具備所有殺傷武器，足以置學生於死地，無聊、冗長、難題、文字分析，考試份量可想而知。
閱讀堪稱我的軟肋，不過千萬別誤會我閱讀很爛，否則母豬也會騰雲駕霧﹗閱讀頂多算不上我個人愛好中最喜歡的項目。隨意讀書，其樂無窮﹔如果還要回答一連串沒完沒了的問題，外加撰寫文章，那麼我的閱讀興趣將大打折扣。我剛談及到賓州閱讀統考，你猜怎麼着？州教育部門火上澆油，竟然決定拿我們開涮，要求五年級學生一口氣連考三天(回)﹗我說得千真萬確﹗
現在讓我來介紹一下賓州閱讀統考的秘密武器——文字分析，你知道為什麼令人擔驚受怕嗎？文字分析中微不足道的一分相當於閱讀總分中一百分左右﹗對，我說的100分上下﹗猜猜賓州閱讀統考總共有多少分﹖大約2,000分。也就是說，文字分析占據了全部閱讀總分的百分之五，且不談其它錯丟的分數。 經過反覆思慮之後，我得出結論，考試本身的確具有挑戰性，而且專門針對參加應試的考生。無論你有多聰明，考題總想刁難你，千方百計給你設套，叫你束手無策。當然，如果你有備而來，結果也許不同。
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