PSAT Reading Practice Question 236
Question: 236
The theater was packed. The audience
watched with rapt attention as the
characters lost their homes, their jobs,
their sense of security, even their most
05basic beliefs. A few characters managed
to save a family member. Most kept small
keepsakes in their pockets. But by the
end, they had almost nothing left of the
world before disaster struck. When the
10show was over, the audience filed out
smiling. After all, there's nothing
more fun than the end of the world—as
long as it's fictional.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of this paragraph?
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C. The author of the paragraph begins and ends with an emphasis on the audience's enjoyment of disaster. This suggests that the main point has to do with the odd fact that people love disaster films. See Lesson: Main Ideas, Topic Sentences, and Supporting Details.