PSAT Writing and Language Question 44: Answer and Explanation

Question: 44

Which choice would most effectively support the assertion made in this sentence and paragraph as a whole?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. whether that's in a high-end graduate program, a community college, or the workforce.
• C. although here, too, the Literature laureates are an exception.
• D. but obviously an author of fiction needs to have a very open mind to begin with.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

B

Note the question! The question asks for the choice that would most effectively support the assertion made in this sentence and paragraph, so it's testing consistency of ideas. The main idea of the paragraph is that great thinkers and scholars do not live only at the big research universities, so the correct answer will be consistent with this idea. The claim that you'd find the most open minds at the best schools is not consistent, so eliminate (A). Discussing different educational sources such as a high-end graduate program, a community college, or the workforce is consistent, so keep (B). Claiming that Literature laureates are an exception is not consistent, so eliminate (C). Discussing an author of fiction is not consistent, so eliminate (D). The correct answer is (B).