PSAT Writing and Language Question 64: Answer and Explanation

Question: 64

Which of the following choices best supports the idea presented in the previous sentence?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. most of the beneficiaries were still pretty wealthy.
• C. the criteria for selection were not based on income.
• D. few could hope to reach the economic status of earlier college graduates.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

A

Note the question! The question asks for the choice that best supports the idea presented in the previous sentence, so it's testing consistency of ideas. The previous sentence states that college was not limited to the very wealthy, so the answer will be consistent with this idea. Eliminate (B) and (D) because they state the opposite idea. The criteria for selection is not consistent, so eliminate (C). A springboard for the upwardly mobile is consistent because it suggests that people who came from less wealthy backgrounds could attend college and move up in society. The correct answer is (A).