Microsoft Word psat sample items with explained answers master

Key: C  

 

 

Justification 

I do not attend the dentist every year, but both my brother and sister do. If what the dentist 

says is true, they will both need fewer extractions than me.

 

Distractors  

A

 is the opposite of what the dentist predicts. 

B

 would be true if going to the dentist every six months was better than going every year, but 

the dentist does not make this claim. 

D

 assumes a straightforward correlation between frequency of visits and number of 

extractions for the three siblings. 

E

 does not follow from what the dentist says – there is no reason my sister would need fewer 

extractions than my brother. 

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