PSAT Writing and Language Question 56: Answer and Explanation

Question: 56

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. Because it
• C. While it
• D. Really, it

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

The transition is changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency of ideas. Determine how the ideas in the sentence relate to each other and select the transition that properly links them. The first part of the sentence states that it may seem commonplace today, and the second part states that this is a relatively recent development. These are opposite ideas, so a transition that indicates a shift in ideas is needed. A lack of a transition, the word because, or the word really all indicate a similar idea, so eliminate (A), (B), and (D). While indicates a shift in ideas. The correct answer is (C).