PSAT Writing and Language Question 345: Answer and Explanation

Question: 345

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. carried in addition to the diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and compass
• C. carried
• D. carried, aside from the diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and compass,

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

The number of words is changing in the answer choices, so this question could be testing concision. Choices (A), (B), and (D) each include the phrase diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and compass, so determine whether this phrase is necessary. All of these items are mentioned in the previous sentence, and the word also implies that that the knowledge was carried along with those items, so there is no need to repeat the names of the items here. Eliminate (A), (B), and (D). The correct answer is (C).