PSAT Reading Question 585: Answer and Explanation

Question: 585

Figure 2 is most helpful in explaining which action mentioned in the passage?

• A. Lines 43–45 ("Product . . . center")
• B. Lines 45–49 ("If it is . . . before")
• C. Lines 62–64 ("Each time . . . employee")
• D. Lines 69–72 ("companies . . . pipelines")

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

(D) Lines 69–72 state, "companies in the business of logistics are constantly investing in new ways to handle the information and the items as they flow through the pipelines." As Figure 2 demonstrates that the number of digital buyers worldwide is expanding rapidly, it stands to reason that the current infrastructure will need to be updated and optimized to handle this additional strain on the system. Choice (D) is the correct answer. Choices (A), (B), and (C) all refer to concepts that Figure 2 fails to substantiate.