PSAT Writing and Language Question 368: Answer and Explanation

Question: 368

Which choice most accurately represents the data in the chart?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. 86 percent used faculty-led time with a robot.
• C. students spent 86 percent of their time using the robots.
• D. another 86 percent trained students through observational experience.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

B

Note the question! The question asks which choice most accurately represents the data in the chart, so it's testing consistency. Read the labels on the chart carefully, and look for an answer that is consistent with the information given in the chart. Notice that all four answer choices involve the number 86, so look for this number on the chart and determine its meaning. The chart shows 86% for faculty-led time with robot, and the title indicates that the percentages are the portion of medical programs that train doctors using these techniques. Eliminate (A) because it does not relate to faculty-led time. The chart says that 86 percent of medical programs use faculty-led time with a robot to train students, so (B) is consistent with the chart. Keep (B). The chart does not show how much time students spent with robots, so (C) is not consistent with the chart. Eliminate (C). Choice (D) implies case observation rather than faculty-led time with robot, which was used by 80% of programs, not 86%. Eliminate (D). The correct answer is (B).