2014-04-02 【Aiden in English】 PSSA Reading for the 5th graders is probably the most dangerous test in Montgomery ES. It has all the weapons to make a student feel bad. Boringness, long stories, hard questions, and TDA (Text-Dependent Analysis). All are more to be wary of PSSA Reading. I had a sore spot for reading. If you think I'm bad at reading, well, pigs can fly too! Reading is just not high on my like list. Reading for fun is awesome. But then answering a ton of questions, and even writing an essay, my interest in reading went from cool to, well, not-so-cool. And I just gave a description of PSSA Reading, and guess what? The state thinks there is so much fun that it decides to give our 5th graders three PSSA Reading tests! Yippee!
Now let me introduce you to PSSA Reading's secret weapon, TDA. Why so scary? One tiny point off of TDA is worth a hundred or so amount of points! Yes, I said 100 (or so)! Guess how much the total to PSSA Reading is? It cost about 2000 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 it likely will be for the test takers who are 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.
【红霞译文】
宾州阅读统考可能是蒙哥马利小学最要命的考试。它具备所有杀伤武器，足以置学生于死地，无聊、冗长、难题、文字分析，考试份量可想而知。
阅读堪称我的软肋，不过千万别误会我阅读很烂，否则母猪也会腾云驾雾﹗阅读顶多算不上我个人爱好中最喜欢的项目。随意读书，其乐无穷﹔如果还要回答一连串没完没了的问题，外加撰写文章，那么我的阅读兴趣将大打折扣。我刚谈及到宾州阅读统考，你猜怎么着？州教育部门火上浇油，竟然决定拿我们开涮，要求五年级学生一口气连考三天(回)﹗我说得千真万确﹗
现在让我来介绍一下宾州阅读统考的秘密武器——文字分析，你知道为什么令人担惊受怕吗？文字分析中微不足道的一分相当于阅读总分中一百分左右﹗对，我说的100分上下﹗猜猜宾州阅读统考总共有多少分﹖大约2000分。也就是说，文字分析占据了全部阅读总分的百分之五，且不谈其它错丢的分数。 经过反复思虑之后，我得出结论，考试本身的确具有挑战性，而且专门针对参加应试的考生。无论你有多聪明，考题总想刁难你，千方百计给你设套，叫你束手无策。当然，如果你有备而来，结果也许不同。
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