PSAT Writing and Language Question 719: Answer and Explanation

Question: 719

Which choice would best support the claim in the first part of this sentence?

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. has striking similarities to the poem Beowulf because it repeats similar sounds at the beginnings of words.
• C. scholarship has probably not revealed half of its significance with respect to the Germanic origins of English.
• D. scholars are on a continual quest to decipher the symbolism of the poem, much like past researchers decoded the Rosetta Stone.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

(C) This choice gives the most specific justification as to why scholars do not yet fully understand this poem. The other choices are rather vague.