PSAT Reading Question 324: Answer and Explanation

Question: 324

The narrator of Passage 1 would most likely want to see the government have what approach towards interest rates and the economy in 2016?

• A. Detached
• B. Patient
• C. Complacent
• D. Interventionist

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(D)?Lines 11–13 suggest that the solution to the economic problems of 2016 are to act with “haste” and not allow interest rates to remain as low as they are—this is best described as “interventionist.” Since the narrator wants to take action, sitting back and being detached, being complacent, or being patient would be unsatisfactory.