Digital PSAT Reading and Writing Practice Question 53: Answer and Explanation

Question: 53

I have found my work as a professional architect to be ____________ Architects are rarely afforded a regular workweek. Instead, we spend hours upon hours preparing and re-preparing scale drawings, looking into environmental and safety regulations, and meeting with clients.

If the author wishes to express both the positive and negative nature of architecture, which of the following choices best accomplishes her goal?

  • A. undoubtedly rewarding and mercilessly demanding.
  • B. fearsomely boring and drearily trivial.
  • C. moderately enjoyable and somewhat interesting.
  • D. terribly impersonal and pleasantly dispassionate.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) Stating that architecture is both rewarding and demanding clearly indicates the positive and negative aspects of this field. Choice (B) has two negative adjectives, choice (C) has two positive adjectives, and choice (D) has two neutral adjectives.

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