Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 140 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 140 Section 1 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Flaw, Most Supported, and Method questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Several years ago, most

EasySufficient Assumption

Question 2

Accountant: The newspaper industry

Question 3

Peter: Recent evidence suggests

Question 4

Consultant: Children taught using

EasyMost Supported

Question 5

Essayist: If Earth's population

HardMain Conclusion

Question 6

A recent taste test reveals

Question 7

Ethicist: Robert Gillette has argued

HardMain Conclusion

Question 8

Many uses have been claimed

MediumMost Supported

Question 9

Records from 1850 to 1900

Question 10

Vincent: No scientific discipline

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 11

Although large cities are generally (copy)

Question 12

Climatologist: Over the coming century (copy)

Question 13

Animal feed should not include

Question 14

Some philosophers explain visual

Question 15

Greatly exceeding the recommended

MediumMost Supported

Question 16

At the end of 1997

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 17

If a motor is sound-insulated

HardMust be True

Question 18

Mayor: A huge protest (copy)

Question 19

One should not intentionally

HardMust be False

Question 20

Adjusted for inflation

Question 21

Lawyer: If you take something

Question 22

From time to time

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 23

If the prosecutor wanted

HardParallel Flaw

Question 24

Pediatrician: Swollen tonsils give

Question 25

It is unethical for government

EasyPrinciple-Conform