PSAT Writing and Language Question 31: Answer and Explanation

Question: 31

Which of the following gives information consistent with the graph?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. the world's consumers in 2013 spent an average of over 3 hours a day on the Internet.
• C. American consumers only a year earlier spent an average of as few as 2 hours a day on the Internet.
• D. American consumers decided that the Internet was a better place to watch shows than was the television.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Note the question! The question asks which choice gives information consistent with the graph, so it tests consistency. Read the labels on the graph carefully, and look for an answer that is consistent with the information given in the graph. The graph shows that American consumers in 2013 spent 5.15 hours a day on the Internet, which supports (A). Choice (B) is not consistent with the figure, since the graph only shows American consumers, not the world's consumers so eliminate (B). Choice (C) is not consistent with the figure since American consumers did not have an average of as few as 2 hours a day on the Internet for any year shown. Choice (D) is not consistent with the figure since the graph does not indicate whether people were watching shows on the Internet or not. The correct answer is (A).