PSAT Writing and Language Question 635: Answer and Explanation

Question: 635

Which choice would provide a rhetorical question that provides a fitting conclusion to the paragraph?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. are we more interested in the theater of science or the actuality of improving our understanding of the universe?
• C. why should we spend valuable money on advanced robotic space exploration when there are better Earth-bound investments we can make?
• D. who is to say what will have more of an impact a century from now—a man on the Moon or a manned mission to Mars?

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

(B) This choice is the only one that focuses on the key argument of the passage, that it is time to move from human-centered to robot-centered exploration. The other choices present pairings that are not both discussed in the passage.