PSAT Reading Practice Question 243
Question: 243
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.
This passage is best described as:
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A. The entertainment value for a reader alongside the author's fun, engaging commentary makes this a fun, yet informal text. See Lesson: Formal and Informal Language.