Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 184: Answer and Explanation

Question: 184

From "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus in 1883, engraved on the Statue of Liberty-one of the first things that new immigrants to the United States would see if they arrived by boat.

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

As used in the text, what does the word yearning most nearly mean?

  • A. Crafting
  • B. Enabling
  • C. Desiring
  • D. Trusting

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

(C) The "tired" and "poor" immigrants would be eager to embrace a new life of freedom, making desiring the most logical option. The other options do not signify desire.

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