Reading Comprehension
PrepTest 2 Section 1 Explanations
PrepTest 2 Section 1 is a Reading Comprehension section with 28 questions across 4 passages — Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry, Stilgoe's Railroads, Water Bugs, and War Powers Resolution. LSAT Lab explains every question: the correct answer, why each trap is tempting, and the skill it tests.
Passage 1
Langston Hughes' Folk PoetryQuestion 1
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
EasyLocate DetailHumanities
Question 2
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
EasyInferenceHumanities
Question 3
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
EasyAuthor OpinionHumanities
Question 4
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
MediumLocal PurposeHumanities
Question 5
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
MediumAuthor OpinionHumanities
Question 6
Langston Hughes' Folk Poetry
MediumInferenceHumanities
Passage 2
Stilgoe's RailroadsQuestion 7
Stilgoe's Railroads
HardFive QuestionsSociety
Question 8
Stilgoe's Railroads
HardMeaning in ContextSociety
Question 9
Stilgoe's Railroads
MediumLocate DetailSociety
Question 10
Stilgoe's Railroads
HardMeaning in ContextSociety
Question 11
Stilgoe's Railroads
MediumInferenceSociety
Question 12
Stilgoe's Railroads
MediumAuthor OpinionSociety
Question 13
Stilgoe's Railroads
EasyPrimary PurposeSociety
Passage 3
Water BugsQuestion 14
Water Bugs
MediumPrimary PurposeScience
Question 15
Water Bugs
MediumInferenceScience
Question 16
Water Bugs
EasyInferenceScience
Question 17
Water Bugs
HardLocate DetailScience
Question 18
Water Bugs
EasyApplicationScience
Question 19
Water Bugs
HardLocate DetailScience
Question 20
Water Bugs
MediumLocal PurposeScience
Question 21
Water Bugs
EasyOrganizationScience
Passage 4
War Powers ResolutionQuestion 22
War Powers Resolution
HardPrimary PurposeLaw
Question 23
War Powers Resolution
EasyLocate DetailLaw
Question 24
War Powers Resolution
EasyInferenceLaw
Question 25
War Powers Resolution
HardInferenceLaw
Question 26
War Powers Resolution
EasyInferenceLaw
Question 27
War Powers Resolution
HardAuthor OpinionLaw
Question 28
War Powers Resolution
MediumLocate DetailLaw