PSAT Reading Question 135: Answer and Explanation

Question: 135

Which choice provides the best support for the answer to the previous question?

• A. Lines 7–9 ("Paralysis is... spinal cord")
• B. Lines 18–21 ("In 2014... injury")
• C. Lines 56–58 ("The patient... extremities")
• D. Lines 70–72 ("If they... restored")

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

D

Difficulty: Easy

Category: Command of Evidence

Getting to the Answer: Locate each answer choice in the passage. Decide which one provides the best support for the answer to the previous question. In the last lines of the passage, the author says that patients with paralysis "can have both their mobility and their hope restored" (lines 71–72). Thus, (D) offers the strongest support for the answer to the previous question.