Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 134 Section 4 Explanations

PrepTest 134 Section 4 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization, Mexican American Proverb Use, Evolutionary Psychology, and Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.

Passage 1

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

Question 1

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

EasyMain PointLaw

Question 2

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

EasyLocal PurposeLaw

Question 3

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

MediumApplicationLaw

Question 4

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

EasyAnalogyLaw

Question 5

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

EasyOrganizationLaw

Question 6

Deliberate Crimes and Utility Maximization

HardAuthor OpinionLaw

Passage 2

Mexican American Proverb Use

Question 7

Mexican American Proverb Use

EasyMain PointSociety

Question 8

Mexican American Proverb Use

MediumLocal PurposeSociety

Question 9

Mexican American Proverb Use

MediumFive QuestionsSociety

Question 10

Mexican American Proverb Use

EasyInferenceSociety

Question 11

Mexican American Proverb Use

HardAuthor OpinionSociety

Question 12

Mexican American Proverb Use

HardInferenceSociety

Passage 3

Evolutionary Psychology

Question 13

Evolutionary Psychology

EasyMain PointScience

Question 14

Evolutionary Psychology

HardMethodScience

Question 15

Evolutionary Psychology

MediumLocate DetailScience

Question 16

Evolutionary Psychology

EasyLocate DetailScience

Question 17

Evolutionary Psychology

MediumPrimary PurposeScience

Question 18

Evolutionary Psychology

MediumMeaning in ContextScience

Question 19

Evolutionary Psychology

HardAuthor OpinionScience

Passage 4

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

Question 20

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

EasyMain PointHumanities

Question 21

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

EasyApplicationHumanities

Question 22

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

MediumLocate DetailHumanities

Question 23

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

EasyMeaning in ContextHumanities

Question 24

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

MediumOrganizationHumanities

Question 25

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

HardNon-Author OpinionHumanities

Question 26

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

HardNon-Author OpinionHumanities

Question 27

Dostoyevsky’s Position on Literature

MediumNon-Author OpinionHumanities