PSAT Writing and Language Question 77: Answer and Explanation

Question: 77

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. As is not the case in other cities,
• C. Dissimilar to some parts,
• D. Different from other cities,

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

B

The phrases are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency. Each choice uses a comparison word, so the items being compared must be consistent. Both (A) and (D) compare cities to parts, which is not consistent; eliminate (A) and (D). Choice (C) compares parts to parts, but it is unclear what the first parts refers to; eliminate (C). Choice (B) uses the word as to compare actions, so the sentence now compares what happens in other cities to what happened in parts of Detroit (returning to something like a "natural state"). The comparison is consistent. The correct answer is (B).