Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 139 Section 3 Explanations
PrepTest 139 Section 3 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Improving Farm Economics, A Return to Tintypes, Software Patents, and Calvaria Major and the Dodo. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.
Passage 1
Improving Farm EconomicsQuestion 1
Improving Farm Economics
EasyMain PointSociety
Question 2
Improving Farm Economics
EasyNon-Author OpinionSociety
Question 3
Improving Farm Economics
EasyLocate DetailSociety
Question 4
Improving Farm Economics
EasyPrimary PurposeSociety
Question 5
Improving Farm Economics
HardInferenceSociety
Question 6
Improving Farm Economics
EasyLocate DetailSociety
Question 7
Improving Farm Economics
HardInferenceSociety
Passage 2
A Return to TintypesQuestion 8
A Return to Tintypes
EasyLocal PurposeHumanities
Question 9
A Return to Tintypes
MediumAuthor's AttitudeHumanities
Question 10
A Return to Tintypes
EasyFive QuestionsHumanities
Question 11
A Return to Tintypes
HardPrimary PurposeHumanities
Question 12
A Return to Tintypes
MediumAnalogyHumanities
Question 13
A Return to Tintypes
HardNon-Author OpinionHumanities
Question 14
A Return to Tintypes
HardStrengthenHumanities
Passage 3
Software PatentsQuestion 15
Software Patents
HardMain PointLaw
Question 16
Software Patents
EasyLocate DetailLaw
Question 17
Software Patents
EasyMeaning in ContextLaw
Question 18
Software Patents
EasyMethodLaw
Question 19
Software Patents
EasyAuthor OpinionLaw
Question 20
Software Patents
EasyLocal PurposeLaw
Question 21
Software Patents
HardWeakenLaw
Passage 4
Calvaria Major and the DodoQuestion 22
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
EasyMain PointScience
Question 23
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
HardLocate DetailScience
Question 24
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
MediumMeaning in ContextScience
Question 25
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
HardLocate DetailScience
Question 26
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
MediumAuthor OpinionScience
Question 27
Calvaria Major and the Dodo
HardAuthor OpinionScience