PSAT Writing and Language Question 329: Answer and Explanation

Question: 329

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. Again,
• C. In other words,
• D. As a result,

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

Transitions are changing in the answer choices, so this question is testing consistency of ideas. A transition must be consistent with the relationship between the ideas it connects. The sentence before the transition states that Obata's idea was fortunate because the colored prints were unique, and the sentence that starts with the transition discusses accolades that Obata won for his works. These are both positive ideas, so eliminate (A) because it contains an opposite-direction transition. Again indicates that the idea that follows is a repeated idea, but Obata's accolades were not mentioned in the previous sentence, so eliminate (B). In other words indicates that the idea that follows is a restatement of the idea before it, but this is not what happens in the passage, so eliminate (C). As a result indicates that Obata's accolades were a result of the unique nature of his work. This relationship is supported by the passage, so keep (D). The correct answer is (D).