PSAT Writing and Language Question 533: Answer and Explanation

Question: 533

Which option, if inserted here, would provide the most logical conclusion to the paragraph and the most effective transition to the next?

• A. What am I?
• B. Where am I?
• C. What are these?
• D. Who is this?

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

(A) Analyze the first sentence of the next paragraph, "If you guessed iron, you're wrong." Iron is not a place, so eliminate choice (B). It is not plural, so eliminate choice (C). It is not a person, so eliminate choice (D). It is a singular thing, which makes choice (A) the correct answer.