Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 45: Answer and Explanation

Question: 45

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

■ Many people experience eye floaters.

■ Eye floaters often appear as clear squiggles or small spots that float across the field of vision.

■ Eye floaters appear as they do because they are shadows cast on the retina from small stuck-together pieces of vitreous in the eye.

■ Most of the time, eye floaters are not a cause for concern, but they can have serious causes, such as retinal detachment.

■ If there is a sudden change in eye floaters, an eye care professional should be alerted.

The student wants to emphasize floater symptoms that should not prompt concern. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A. If the retina becomes detached, be sure to seek out a doctor.
• B. When the spots from floaters rapidly increase, try to remain calm.
• C. Stuck-together pieces of vitreous in the eye can cause one's vision to be impeded.
• D. Consistently small squiggles in the field of vision are likely nothing to worry about.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(D) This choice is the only option that emphasizes specific symptoms of floaters-like small squiggles-that should not make patients worry. Choices A and B focus on more severe symptoms, and Choice C focuses on the causes of floaters.