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ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
These answer explanations are for students taking the
digital PSAT/NMSQT in nondigital format.
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, PSAT/NMSQT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n READING AND WRITING: MODULE 1
Reading and Writing
Module 1
(33 questions)
QUESTION 1
Choice B is the best answer because as used in the text, a span of time is
described as “a void” space, which most nearly means an empty or vacant one. In
the text, the speaker describes summertime in counterintuitive terms: although
nature’s “surging life is at its full” during the season, the speaker feels summer to
be “a time of pause, / A void and silent space between two worlds.” The speaker
says further that during summer, “feeling sleeps / Gathering strength” for future
efforts. Thus, the speaker regards summer as an empty stretch of time, to be
followed by a period of greater activity.
Choice A is incorrect. Although the text does present summer as a time of
inactivity, it doesn’t characterize that inactivity as useless, or as having no
purpose; in fact, the speaker regards summer as a time when “feeling” gathers
“strength for efforts yet to come.” Choice C is incorrect. Although the text
characterizes summer as a time “when inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps,” it
doesn’t discuss the season’s relationship to the speaker’s memory or suggest
that summer can easily be forgotten. Choice D is incorrect. In some contexts,
“void” can mean devoid of, or lacking, a particular element, and such a lack could
be conceived of as incompleteness. However, the text doesn’t portray summer
as not being complete or whole; instead, it characterizes vacancy or inactivity as
being an essential quality of the season, as experienced by the speaker.
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, PSAT/NMSQT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n READING AND WRITING: MODULE 1
QUESTION 2
Choice D is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s
discussion of Sam Gilliam’s artworks. As used in this context, “creating” means
producing or bringing something into existence. The text indicates that Gilliam is
an artist who made draped canvases and, later, quilt-like paintings. This context
supports the idea that Gilliam explored different styles in his art by creating
special types of paintings.
Choice A is incorrect because the text indicates that Gilliam actually explored
and pursued the creation of quilt-like paintings; he wasn’t just “predicting,” or
declaring in advance, the existence of these paintings. Choice B is incorrect
because in this context “refusing” would mean rejecting, and there is nothing in
the text to suggest that Gilliam rejected his quilt-like paintings. Instead, the text
indicates that he was exploring and pursuing a new art style in these paintings.
Choice C is incorrect because in this context “hiding” would mean concealing
from view, and there is nothing in the text to suggest that Gilliam attempted to
conceal his quilt-like paintings. Instead, the text indicates that he was exploring
and pursuing a new art style in these paintings.
QUESTION 3
Choice B is the best answer because it most logically completes the text’s
discussion about Kouchaki and colleagues’ research into how workload affects
productivity. In context, “efficient” means effective or well organized. The text
indicates that, according to Kouchaki and colleagues’ research, people who
worked on hard tasks first were “more skilled and productive” than those who
did easy tasks first. This context conveys the idea that despite their sense of
accomplishment, the people who chose to do the easy tasks first were less
efficient or productive than those who tackled hard tasks first.
Choice A is incorrect because there’s nothing in the text to suggest that workers
who do easy tasks first are less “secretive,” or uncommunicative or silent, than
those who do hard tasks first. Rather, the text suggests that people are less
skillful or efficient if they tackle easy tasks before the hard ones. Choice C is
incorrect because “outgoing” means openly friendly, which wouldn’t make sense
in this context. The text focuses on Kouchaki and colleagues’ research in which
people who worked on hard tasks first were “more skilled and productive” than
those who did easy tasks first and were therefore less efficient. Choice D is
incorrect because there’s nothing in the text to suggest that workers who do easy
tasks first are less “unsympathetic,” or insensitive or unkind, than those who do
hard tasks first. Rather, the text suggests that people are less skillful or efficient if
they tackle easy tasks before the hard ones.
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, PSAT/NMSQT ANSWER EXPLANATIONS n READING AND WRITING: MODULE 1
QUESTION 4
Choice B is the best answer because as used in the text, “disturbed” most nearly
means alarmed. The text portrays the narrator traveling in a carriage as wolves
howl in the surrounding darkness. The text contrasts the reaction of both the
narrator and the horses pulling the carriage with that of the driver of the carriage:
the narrator and horses are “dreadfully afraid,” but the driver is “not in the least
disturbed.” In other words, the driver is not alarmed by the wolves nearby.
Choice A is incorrect. Although in some contexts, “disturbed” can mean
disorganized, the text doesn’t portray a character acting in a disorganized manner;
instead, the driver continues to drive the carriage, even though the horses pulling
it are alarmed. Choice C is incorrect. Although in some contexts, “disturbed”
can mean offended, the text doesn’t portray one character feeling offended, or
upset, by another’s actions; instead, it contrasts the fear felt by the narrator with
another character’s lack of fear. Choice D is incorrect. Although in some contexts,
“disturbed” can mean interrupted, the text doesn’t portray an action being
interrupted; indeed, the travel depicted in the scene continues despite the threat
of the wolves outside the carriage.
QUESTION 5
Choice A is the best answer because as used in the text, “suggestion” most
nearly means trace. The text portrays the narrator standing on the deck of a boat,
admiring the view of nature afforded by this position: “My soul had left its body to
lose itself in the wild unrestrained beauty around me,” says the narrator, “and only
left a trembling suggestion of its existence within me.” This intense response to
beauty is such that the narrator’s soul seems to disengage from its body, leaving
behind only a barely detectible indication of its presence there. In other words, the
narrator senses only a trace of soul left in the body.
Choice B is incorrect. Although in some contexts “suggestion” can refer to an
implied or indirectly expressed opinion, the text doesn’t portray the narrator
expressing an opinion; instead, the narrator is explaining an experience of intense
emotion. Choice C is incorrect. While “suggestion” might be used in some
contexts to refer to the tactful expression of a differing viewpoint, it doesn’t refer
to the dispute or difference of opinion itself. Moreover, the text doesn’t portray
a dispute between characters with differing viewpoints. Choice D is incorrect.
Although in some contexts, “suggestion” might be used to refer to a politely
worded command, the text doesn’t portray a scenario in which someone receives
such a command.
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