Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 120 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 120 Section 1 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Weaken, Flaw, and Necessary Assumption questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

While it might be expected

Question 2

Despite increasing international efforts to

Question 3

When a lawmaker spoke out

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 4

Aaron: A prominent judge, criticizing

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 5

The human emotional response presents

EasyPrinciple-Conform

Question 6

Recent investigations of earthquakes have

Question 7

Terry: Months ago, I submitted

MediumMust be False

Question 8

Fortune-teller: Admittedly, the claims

Question 9

Film historians have made two

EasySufficient Assumption

Question 10

Editorial: Many observers note with

Question 11

In contemplating major purchases, businesses

MediumStrengthen

Question 12

All known living things are

MediumSufficient Assumption

Question 13

All societies recognize certain rules

MediumMost Supported

Question 14

Linguist: Regional dialects, many of

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 15

Often, a product popularly believed

Question 16

Essayist: Many people are hypocritical

EasyMost Supported

Question 17

“Multiple use” refers to the

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 18

In the troposphere, the lowest

HardMust be True

Question 19

There have been no new

Question 20

Professor: Each government should do

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 21

Opposition leader: Our country has

HardParallel Flaw

Question 22

Columnist: There are certain pesticides

Question 23

Columnist: Neuroscientists have found that

Question 24

Consumer advocate: The manufacturer’s instructions

Question 25

Claude: Because of the relatively

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 26

Researchers gave 100 first-graders