PSAT Reading Question 504: Answer and Explanation
Question: 504
As used in line 24, "reduces" most closely means
- A. subtracts.
- B. diminishes.
- C. transforms.
- D. persecutes.
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
(C) In these lines, the author is referring to methanol being reduced to methane. Since these are two different chemical compounds, you can infer that methanol is being converted or transformed into methane, choice (C). The other choices are all different meanings of the word that don't apply here, as methanol cannot be subtracted, diminished, or persecuted into methane.