PSAT Reading Question 435: Answer and Explanation

Question: 435

In Passage 1, Jefferson describes the Virginia governmental transition as

• A. peaceful and orderly.
• B. challenging and violent.
• C. vengeful and political.
• D. easy and trivial.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) Jefferson explains the transition from monarchy to republic as one as natural and easy as "throwing off an old and putting on a new suit of clothes." Hence, choice (A) is correct. Choices (B) and (C) describe situations contradictory to the one Jefferson presents. Choice (D) is incorrect because of the word "trivial," which means "insignificant" or "inconsequential."