Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 157 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 157 Section 1 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Civil Rights Movement, Descriptivist Grammarians, Underwater Cultural Heritage, and Environmental Effects of International Debt. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.

Passage 1

Civil Rights Movement

Question 1

Civil Rights Movement

EasyPrimary PurposeSociety

Question 2

Civil Rights Movement

EasyLocate DetailSociety

Question 3

Civil Rights Movement

EasyInferenceSociety

Question 4

Civil Rights Movement

EasyLocal PurposeSociety

Question 5

Civil Rights Movement

EasyAuthor OpinionSociety

Passage 2

Descriptivist Grammarians

Question 6

Descriptivist Grammarians

EasyLocate DetailHumanities

Question 7

Descriptivist Grammarians

HardStrengthenHumanities

Question 8

Descriptivist Grammarians

HardAuthor OpinionHumanities

Question 9

Descriptivist Grammarians

HardMeaning in ContextHumanities

Question 10

Descriptivist Grammarians

EasyLocate DetailHumanities

Question 11

Descriptivist Grammarians

EasyInferenceHumanities

Question 12

Descriptivist Grammarians

HardNon-Author OpinionHumanities

Passage 3

Underwater Cultural Heritage

Question 13

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardLocate DetailLaw

Question 14

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardInferenceLaw

Question 15

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardStrengthenLaw

Question 16

Underwater Cultural Heritage

EasyLocate DetailLaw

Question 17

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardLocate DetailLaw

Question 18

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardNon-Author OpinionLaw

Question 19

Underwater Cultural Heritage

HardAnalogyLaw

Passage 4

Environmental Effects of International Debt

Question 20

Environmental Effects of International Debt

EasyMain PointScience

Question 21

Environmental Effects of International Debt

EasyInferenceScience

Question 22

Environmental Effects of International Debt

EasyAuthor's AttitudeScience

Question 23

Environmental Effects of International Debt

HardNon-Author OpinionScience

Question 24

Environmental Effects of International Debt

HardLocate DetailScience

Question 25

Environmental Effects of International Debt

MediumParagraph PurposeScience

Question 26

Environmental Effects of International Debt

HardMeaning in ContextScience

Question 27

Environmental Effects of International Debt

HardAuthor OpinionScience