Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 106 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 106 Section 1 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Strengthen, Necessary Assumption, and Flaw questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

A student has taken twelve courses

EasyStrengthen

Question 2

If the government increases its

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 3

For any given ticket in a 1000-ticket

EasyParallel Flaw

Question 4

Dental researcher: Filling a cavity

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 5

The number of codfish in the North

EasyWeaken

Question 6

Hospital auditor: The Rodriguez family

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 7

The clinic administrator responds

HardMethod

Question 8

Generally speaking, if the same

MediumParadox

Question 9

Political commentators see recent

EasyFlaw

Question 10

It is a principle of economics

HardPrinciple-Conform

Question 11

Sharks have a higher ratio of cartilage

HardMust be False

Question 12

The author’s conclusion in the

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 13

The reasoning in the passage is

EasyParallel

Question 14

The axis of Earth’s daily rotation

EasyMust be True

Question 15

The town of Springhill frequently must declare

MediumStrengthen

Question 16

Poppy petals function to attract

HardMost Supported

Question 17

When a community opens a large

HardParadox

Question 18

Essayist: The way science is conducted

HardMain Conclusion

Question 19

The postmodern view involves the

EasyFlaw

Question 20

If the economy is weak, then prices

HardMust be False

Question 21

Psychologist: Some astrologers

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 22

Under the influence of today’s

HardMost Supported

Question 23

Further evidence of a connection

HardWeaken

Question 24

We ought to pay attention only

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 25

McKinley: A double-blind study,

HardFlaw

Question 26

Modern navigation systems, which

MediumStrengthen