Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 15: Answer and Explanation

Question: 15

Students should not study math until high school; and at that point, they should be thrown into rigorous algebra, geometry, and calculus courses and be expected to excel. ___________ That's because it is. Yet, it is precisely what we do for foreign language study in most school systems.

Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A. Sounds absurd, doesn't it?
• B. Math is an essential part of a high school education.
• C. Foreign language study deserves more attention.
• D. Why would we want to study these subjects?

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) The narrator outlines a rather absurd idea-namely that students should not study math until high school and should be immediately thrown into rigorous courses. Then, the narrator goes on to state that this is the approach that is used with foreign language study. The most logical option to connect these ideas is the rhetorical question in choice (A). (B) does not connect to the following part of the text. (C) does not connect to the previous part of the text. (D) is off-topic since the issue is not with whether these subjects are worth studying but with the approach that the educational system takes in studying them.