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 MovementPassage 2
Descriptivist GrammariansQuestion 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 HeritageQuestion 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 DebtQuestion 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