Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 121 Section 3 Explanations

PrepTest 121 Section 3 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Cave Paintings, Gluck’s Poetry, Canadian Courts and Cultural Property, and Embryo Polarity. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.

Passage 1

Cave Paintings

Question 1

Cave Paintings

MediumAuthor's AttitudeSociety

Question 2

Cave Paintings

EasyFive QuestionsSociety

Question 3

Cave Paintings

MediumAuthor OpinionSociety

Question 4

Cave Paintings

EasyLocal PurposeSociety

Question 5

Cave Paintings

HardAuthor OpinionSociety

Passage 2

Gluck’s Poetry

Question 6

Gluck’s Poetry

HardMain PointHumanities

Question 7

Gluck’s Poetry

MediumNon-Author OpinionHumanities

Question 8

Gluck’s Poetry

HardMeaning in ContextHumanities

Question 9

Gluck’s Poetry

MediumAnalogyHumanities

Question 10

Gluck’s Poetry

EasyLocate DetailHumanities

Question 11

Gluck’s Poetry

EasyLocate DetailHumanities

Question 12

Gluck’s Poetry

HardAuthor's AttitudeHumanities

Passage 3

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

Question 13

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

MediumMain PointLaw

Question 14

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

HardMeaning in ContextLaw

Question 15

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

MediumAuthor's AttitudeLaw

Question 16

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

EasyParagraph PurposeLaw

Question 17

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

HardApplicationLaw

Question 18

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

HardInferenceLaw

Question 19

Canadian Courts and Cultural Property

MediumInferenceLaw

Passage 4

Embryo Polarity

Question 20

Embryo Polarity

EasyMain PointScience

Question 21

Embryo Polarity

HardAuthor OpinionScience

Question 22

Embryo Polarity

EasyInferenceScience

Question 23

Embryo Polarity

EasyLocate DetailScience

Question 24

Embryo Polarity

EasyMeaning in ContextScience

Question 25

Embryo Polarity

EasyParagraph PurposeScience

Question 26

Embryo Polarity

EasyLocate DetailScience

Question 27

Embryo Polarity

HardPrimary PurposeScience