Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 117 Section 2 Explanations

PrepTest 117 Section 2 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Most Supported, 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

The tidal range at a particular

Question 2

Cardiologist: Coronary bypass surgery is

EasyMost Supported

Question 3

In the past, combining children

Question 4

The top 50 centimeters of soil

Question 5

The corpus callosum—the thick

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 6

Chai: The use of the word

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 7

Increases in the occurrence of hearing

Question 8

Most plants have developed chemical

Question 9

In addition to the labor

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 10

Before their larvae hatch, each

Question 11

For many centuries it was

HardMost Supported

Question 12

Experts hired to testify in court

MediumPrinciple-Conform

Question 13

The solution to any environmental

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 14

The economy is doing badly.

HardMost Supported

Question 15

According to current geological theory,

Question 16

Sociologist: Some economists hold that

HardMain Conclusion

Question 17

The tiny hummingbird weighs little,

MediumMost Supported

Question 18

Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 19

It is unlikely that the world

Question 20

Scientist: My research indicates that

Question 21

It is highly likely that

Question 22

All the evidence so far

HardParallel Flaw

Question 23

Columnist: The relief from the

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 24

Psychologist: Some psychologists mistakenly

Question 25

The first bicycle, the Draisienne,