Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 141 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 141 Section 1 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations, Julia Margaret Cameron, Advertising Criticisms, and Rectification of Past Property Injustice. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.

Passage 1

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

Question 1

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

EasyMain PointScience

Question 2

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

EasyLocate DetailScience

Question 3

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

EasyLocate DetailScience

Question 4

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

MediumAuthor OpinionScience

Question 5

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

MediumAuthor's AttitudeScience

Question 6

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

HardParagraph PurposeScience

Question 7

Natural Selection and Neutral Mutations

MediumPrimary PurposeScience

Passage 2

Julia Margaret Cameron

Question 8

Julia Margaret Cameron

MediumMain PointHumanities

Question 9

Julia Margaret Cameron

MediumLocal PurposeHumanities

Question 10

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardStrengthenHumanities

Question 11

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardApplicationHumanities

Question 12

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardAuthor OpinionHumanities

Question 13

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardInferenceHumanities

Question 14

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardLocal PurposeHumanities

Question 15

Julia Margaret Cameron

HardPrimary PurposeHumanities

Passage 3

Advertising Criticisms

Question 16

Advertising Criticisms

HardMain PointSociety

Question 17

Advertising Criticisms

EasyLocate DetailSociety

Question 18

Advertising Criticisms

HardParagraph PurposeSociety

Question 19

Advertising Criticisms

HardLocate DetailSociety

Question 20

Advertising Criticisms

HardMeaning in ContextSociety

Question 21

Advertising Criticisms

HardAdd to the PassageSociety

Passage 4

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

Question 22

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

HardPrimary PurposeLaw

Question 23

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

HardLocate DetailLaw

Question 24

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

MediumOrganizationLaw

Question 25

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

EasyAnalogyLaw

Question 26

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

HardAuthor OpinionLaw

Question 27

Rectification of Past Property Injustice

HardMethodLaw