Reading Comprehension

PrepTest 17 Section 4 Explanations

PrepTest 17 Section 4 is a Reading Comprehension section with 27 questions across 4 passages — Their Eyes Watching God, Hard Cases, Carbon Tax, and Causes of Saharan Drought. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.

Passage 1

Their Eyes Watching God

Question 1

Their Eyes Watching God

MediumInferenceHumanities

Question 2

Their Eyes Watching God

HardInferenceHumanities

Question 3

Their Eyes Watching God

MediumMain PointHumanities

Question 4

Their Eyes Watching God

EasyLocate DetailHumanities

Question 5

Their Eyes Watching God

EasyInferenceHumanities

Question 6

Their Eyes Watching God

EasyApplicationHumanities

Question 7

Their Eyes Watching God

EasyAuthor OpinionHumanities

Question 8

Their Eyes Watching God

EasyPrimary PurposeHumanities

Passage 2

Hard Cases

Question 9

Hard Cases

MediumMain PointLaw

Question 10

Hard Cases

EasyLocate DetailLaw

Question 11

Hard Cases

EasyAuthor OpinionLaw

Question 12

Hard Cases

EasyLocal PurposeLaw

Question 13

Hard Cases

EasyAuthor's AttitudeLaw

Question 14

Hard Cases

MediumMeaning in ContextLaw

Question 15

Hard Cases

HardPrimary PurposeLaw

Passage 3

Carbon Tax

Question 16

Carbon Tax

MediumLocate DetailSociety

Question 17

Carbon Tax

HardLocal PurposeSociety

Question 18

Carbon Tax

EasyWeakenSociety

Question 19

Carbon Tax

MediumPrimary PurposeSociety

Question 20

Carbon Tax

MediumAuthor OpinionSociety

Question 21

Carbon Tax

EasyAnalogySociety

Passage 4

Causes of Saharan Drought

Question 22

Causes of Saharan Drought

EasyMain PointScience

Question 23

Causes of Saharan Drought

HardAuthor's AttitudeScience

Question 24

Causes of Saharan Drought

HardLocate DetailScience

Question 25

Causes of Saharan Drought

MediumInferenceScience

Question 26

Causes of Saharan Drought

EasyOrganizationScience

Question 27

Causes of Saharan Drought

HardAuthor OpinionScience