Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 116 Section 1 Explanations
PrepTest 116 Section 1 is a Reading Comprehension section with 28 questions across 4 passages — Oil Drilling Contamination, Code-Switching, Literary Theory, and Faculty Inventions. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.
Passage 1
Oil Drilling ContaminationQuestion 1
Oil Drilling Contamination
EasyMain PointScience
Question 2
Oil Drilling Contamination
EasyLocate DetailScience
Question 3
Oil Drilling Contamination
EasyAuthor's AttitudeScience
Question 4
Oil Drilling Contamination
HardMeaning in ContextScience
Question 5
Oil Drilling Contamination
MediumApplicationScience
Passage 2
Code-SwitchingQuestion 6
Code-Switching
EasyMain PointSociety
Question 7
Code-Switching
MediumLocal PurposeSociety
Question 8
Code-Switching
HardLocate DetailSociety
Question 9
Code-Switching
EasyParagraph PurposeSociety
Question 10
Code-Switching
EasyLocate DetailSociety
Question 11
Code-Switching
HardAuthor OpinionSociety
Question 12
Code-Switching
HardLocate DetailSociety
Question 13
Code-Switching
HardWeakenSociety
Passage 3
Literary TheoryQuestion 14
Literary Theory
EasyAuthor's AttitudeHumanities
Question 15
Literary Theory
MediumApplicationHumanities
Question 16
Literary Theory
EasyAuthor OpinionHumanities
Question 17
Literary Theory
EasyLocate DetailHumanities
Question 18
Literary Theory
EasyLocal PurposeHumanities
Question 19
Literary Theory
EasyWeakenHumanities
Question 20
Literary Theory
MediumLocal PurposeHumanities
Question 21
Literary Theory
MediumInferenceHumanities
Passage 4
Faculty InventionsQuestion 22
Faculty Inventions
HardMain PointLaw
Question 23
Faculty Inventions
EasyAuthor OpinionLaw
Question 24
Faculty Inventions
MediumLocate DetailLaw
Question 25
Faculty Inventions
EasyInferenceLaw
Question 26
Faculty Inventions
MediumLocate DetailLaw
Question 27
Faculty Inventions
EasyLocal PurposeLaw
Question 28
Faculty Inventions
MediumInferenceLaw