PSAT Writing and Language Question 375: Answer and Explanation

Question: 375

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. At this time
• C. During this time
• D. For this period

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

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 Bessie had fallen in love with flying years before the air show while watching newsreels about World War I, and the sentence that starts with the transition discusses how aviation technology changed during a time of war. Since both sentences indicate actions that occurred continuously during the war, the transition must indicate a general period of time. At this point and At this time both indicate a specific time, not a general period, so eliminate (A) and (B). To choose between (C) and (D), consider the idiom being used. Time of war is the correct idiom in this context, so keep (C) and eliminate (D). The correct answer is (C).