PSAT Writing and Language Question 338: Answer and Explanation

Question: 338

To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 4 should be placed

• A. where it is now.
• B. after sentence 1.
• C. after sentence 2.
• D. after sentence 5.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Note the question! The question asks where sentence 4 should be placed, so it's testing consistency of ideas. The sentence must be consistent with the ideas that come both before and after it. Sentence 4 says that Gause created separate groups of each organism as control groups, so it must come after some mention of the specific organisms studied by Gause. Sentence 2 discusses P. aurelia and P. caudatum, which are both organisms. Furthermore, sentence 3 uses the word also in describing the combined group, which implies that sentence 3 needs to come after some mention of other groups. Therefore, sentence 4 should follow sentence 2. The correct answer is (C).