PSAT Reading Question 584: Answer and Explanation

Question: 584

Figure 1 provides the most direct support for which of the following statements in the passage?

• A. Lines 1–4 ("Each year . . . traditions")
• B. Lines 22–27 ("Other . . . establishment")
• C. Lines 49–52 ("This massive . . . hours")
• D. Lines 80–82 ("And if . . . increase")

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(D) Lines 80–82 state, "And if the recent past is any indication, consumer spending on e-commerce will only continue to increase." Figure 1 demonstrates the validity of this statement; notice how future projections in Figure 1 increase every year. Choice (D), then, is the correct answer.