Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 149 Section 3 Explanations

PrepTest 149 Section 3 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Strengthen, Flaw, and Necessary Assumption questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Advertisement: Most nutritionists recommend

EasyWeaken

Question 2

Domestication of animals

EasyFlaw

Question 3

Many employers treat their employees fairly

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 4

Editorial: It is common to find essays

EasyFlaw

Question 5

Eating turmeric, a spice commonly found

EasyStrengthen

Question 6

Forestry official: Many people think

EasyRole

Question 7

Gerald: Unless a customer secures

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 8

Over the last thousand years

EasyStrengthen

Question 9

As regards memory, the brain reponds

EasyStrengthen

Question 10

The prehistoric fish Tiktaalik

HardMost Supported

Question 11

Gabriella: By raising interest rates

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 12

In a scene in an ancient Greek play

HardMust be False

Question 13

Science cannot adequately explain

MediumSufficient Assumption

Question 14

Several Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons found

MediumMost Supported

Question 15

There is a popular view among literary critics

HardFlaw

Question 16

The tax bill passed 2 years ago

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 17

When a chain of service stations

EasyMost Supported

Question 18

Herbalist: Many herbal medicines work

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 19

Business owner: Around Noon

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 20

Michele: In my professional experience

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 21

In an experiment

HardMust be True

Question 22

The temperature in Taychester

HardParadox

Question 23

Each new car in the lot

HardParallel

Question 24

Meteorologist: The number of tornadores

HardStrengthen

Question 25

Salesperson: If your vacuuming

HardStrengthen

Question 26

Decreased reliance on fossil fuels

HardParallel Flaw