LSAC LSAT-TEST Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

LSAC LSAT-TEST Online Questions & Answers

• Question 661:

  At some point in any discussion of societal justice, the only possible doctrinal defense seems to be "That is the way we do things here." Different communities that each recognize the dignity and equality of all citizens - will, for example, nevertheless settle on somewhat different provisions for the elderly. So we can see that general principles of justice are never sufficient to determine the details of social policies fixed within a particular state.

  Which one of the following statements, if true, most strengthens the argument concerning the general principles of justice?

  A. Although two socialist states each adhered to the same electoral principles, one had a different type of machine for counting ballots in public elections than the other did.
  B. Two democratic industrial states, both subscribing to capitalistic economic principles, differed markedly in the respective proportions of land they devoted to forestry.
  C. Although each adhered to its own principles, a democracy and a monarchy each had the same distribution of wealth in its population.
  D. Two states founded on and adhering to similar principles of justice had different requirements that had to be met in order to be eligible for government-subsidized daycare.
  E. Two societies based on different principles of justice, each adhering to its own principles, had the same unemployment benefits.
  D. Two states founded on and adhering to similar principles of justice had different requirements that had to be met in order to be eligible for government-subsidized daycare.

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  This stimulus cuts a little deeper than most, philosophically speaking. The idea introduced in the first sentence and reinforced at the end is that any given state will have its own conception of "social justice" that goes beyond any universal set of principles about that which is just. The example they provide -- that two states may have different ideas about the just way to treat the elderly, even though both states operate under the same general ideals -- helps to clarify matters and also may help to identify [Two states founded on and adhering to...] as correct. In the same way as the stimulus example, it is revealing that two different states have different ideas about the just way to qualify for day care, even though their general principles of justice are the same.

• Question 662:

  The politicians cannot be telling the truth about a reduction in taxes. This year my taxes must have been higher than ever, because I was able to save less money than last year or the year before. All of the following point to an error in reasoning in this passage EXCEPT

  A. taxes are not the year's only expense.
  B. this year's earnings may have been smaller than last year's.
  C. politicians are frequently guilty of exaggeration or equivocation.
  D. this year's tax deductions may have been smaller than last year's
  E. income from invested income may have declined this year due to lower interest rates.
  C. politicians are frequently guilty of exaggeration or equivocation.

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  The speaker of this passage may have saved less money because his income was less [this year's earnings may have been...]. or [income from invested income may have...]., his tax deductions were smaller [this year's tax deductions may have been...]., or his expenses besides taxes were larger.

• Question 663:

  Figorian Wildlife Commission: The development of wetlands in industrialized nations for residential and commercial uses has endangered many species. To protect wildlife, we must regulate such development in Figoria: future wetland development must be offset by the construction of replacement wetland habitats. Thus, development would cause no net reduction of wetlands and pose no threat to the species that inhabit them. Figorian Development Commission: Other nations have flagrantly developed wetlands at the expense of wildlife. We have conserved. Since Figorian wetland development might not affect wildlife and is necessary for growth, we should allow development. We have as much right to govern our own resources as countries that have already put their natural resources to commercial use.

  Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument advanced by the Figorian Wildlife Commission depends?

  A. More species have been endangered by the development of wetlands than have been endangered by any other type of development.
  B. The species indigenous to natural wetland habitats will survive in specially constructed replacement wetlands.
  C. In nations that are primarily agricultural, wetland development does not need to be regulated.
  D. Figorian regulation of development has in the past protected and preserved wildlife.
  E. The species that inhabit Figorian wetlands are among the most severely threatened of the designated endangered species.
  B. The species indigenous to natural wetland habitats will survive in specially constructed replacement wetlands.

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  It's the Wildlife vs. the Development Commission in this debate, and first we'll focus on wildlife as the stem mandates, looking for a missing piece of the puzzle. The Wildlife folks maintain that wetland development has endangered many species, and to protect wildlife future wetlands must be offset by the development of replacement habitats. That way, reasons the Commission, there will be no loss of wetlands and no threat to species. But what if the construction of the replacement habitats, or something else about them, does endanger the species that would inhabit them? That would sink the argument, right? So the Wildlife Commission, in making this argument, must be assuming that their placement habitats will be conducive to the survival of species that would otherwise be in natural wetlands. B. speaks to this issue, and the Denial Test is easily applied: If the species can't survive in the new special replacement wetlands, then what's the point?

• Question 664:

  At a concert, exactly eight compositions--F, H, L, O, P, R, S, and T--are to be performed exactly once each, consecutively and one composition at a time. The order of their performance must satisfy the following conditions:

  T is performed either immediately before F or immediately after R.

  At least two compositions are performed either after F and before R, or after R and before F. O is performed either first or fifth. The eighth composition performed is either L or H. P is performed at some time before S. At least one composition

  is performed either after O and before S, or after S and before O.

  If exactly two compositions are performed after F but before O, then R must be performed

  A. first
  B. third
  C. fourth
  D. sixth
  E. seventh
  D. sixth

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  Use your pencil to jot down what you are told, without freezing up. There are two compositions (slots!) between F and O, in that order. So it's: F______O

• Question 665:

  Each of seven television programs -- H, J, L, P, Q, S, V -- is assigned a different rank: from first through seventh (from most popular to least popular). The ranking is consistent with the following conditions:

  J and L are each less popular than H.

  J is more popular than Q.

  S and V are each less popular than L.

  P and S are each less popular than Q.

  S is not seventh.

  If Q is more popular than L, then each of the following must be true of the ranking EXCEPT:

  A. H is first.
  B. L is fourth.
  C. V is not fourth.
  D. J is not third.
  E. Q is third
  B. L is fourth.

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  Following the new if, we must insert L below the original "H--J--Q" at the top of the sequence.

  We then must add S and V (in either order) below L, and must insert P with care, since we know only that P is ranked below Q. Clearly H is first and Q is third, J is second, so option [J is not third.] is true. And since V falls below at least four

  other entities (H, J, Q, and L), therefore option [V is not fourth] is true.

• Question 666:

  Exactly six piano classes are given sequentially on Monday: two with more than one student and four with exactly one student. Exactly four females -- Gimena, Holly, Iyanna, and Kate -- and five males -- Leung, Nate, Oscar, Pedro, and Saul

  -- attend these classes. Each student attends exactly one class. The following must obtain:

  Iyanna and Leung together constitute one class.

  Pedro and exactly two others together constitute one class.

  Kate is the first female, but not the first student, to attend a class.

  Gimena's class is at some time after Iyanna's but at some time before Pedro's.

  Oscar's class is at some time after Gimena's.

  Which one of the following pairs of students could be in the class with Pedro?

  A. Gimena and Holly
  B. Holly and Saul
  C. Kate and Nate
  D. Leung and Oscar
  E. Nate and Saul
  B. Holly and Saul

• Question 667:

  The television show Henry was not widely watched until it was scheduled for Tuesday evenings immediately after That's Life, the most popular show on television. During the year after the move, Henry was consistently one of the ten most-watched shows on television. Since Henry's recent move to Wednesday evenings, however, it has been watched by far fewer people. We must conclude that Henry was widely watched before the move to Wednesday evenings because it followed That's Life and not because people especially liked it.

  Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

  A. Henry has been on the air for three years, but That's Life has been on the air for only two years.
  B. The show that replaced Henry on Tuesdays has persistently had a low number of viewers in the Tuesday time slot.
  C. The show that now follows That's Life on Tuesdays has double the number of viewers it had before being moved.
  D. After its recent move to Wednesday, Henry was aired at the same time as the second most popular show on television.
  E. That's Life was not widely watched during the first year it was aired.
  C. The show that now follows That's Life on Tuesdays has double the number of viewers it had before being moved.

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  Henry was a bomb until piggybacked with the popular That's Life. Then Henry became popular. Then it was moved to another night and began to tank again. The author's conclusion is the obvious one that Henry's sudden Tuesday night success can be attributed to its following That's Life and not to any merits of its own. Anything that reinforces this general pattern would help strengthen the argument. If option [The show that now follows That's Life on...] is true, and the new show following That's Life has suddenly doubled its ratings, then it seems even more reasonable to believe that the factor governing Henry's popularity was its proximity to That's Life, as the author maintains.

• Question 668:

  The organizer of a reading club will select at least five and at most six works from a group of nine works. The group consists of three French novels, three Russian novels, two French plays, and one Russian play. The organizer's selection of

  works must conform to the following requirements:

  No more than four French works are selected.

  At least three but no more than four novels are selected.

  At least as many French novels as Russian novels are selected.

  If both French plays are selected, then the Russian play is not selected.

  Any one of the following could be true about the organizer's selection of works EXCEPT:

  A. No Russian novels and exactly one play are selected.
  B. Exactly one Russian novel and both French plays are selected.
  C. Exactly two French novels and the Russian play are selected.
  D. Exactly two French novels and exactly two plays are selected.
  E. Exactly two Russian novels and exactly one play are selected.
  A. No Russian novels and exactly one play are selected.

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  Four of the five choices are acceptable, and one is not, meaning that one of these choices violates a rule. Now that you undoubtedly know this game's rules so well, the quickest approach might be to use your pencil to work out each choice. Doing so reveals option [No Russian novels and...] right off. If, in line with option [No Russian novels and...]'s dictates, you list the nine entities and cross off all the R's while circling only one lower-case letter, you should realize very quickly that you're stuck. At best you can have a total of 4 - the three French novels and the one play. But that won't cut it, so option [No Russian novels and...] is correct.

• Question 669:

  Mary: All Italians are great lovers.

  Kathy: That is not so. I have met some Spaniards who were magnificent lovers.

  Kathy's reply to Mary indicates that she has misunderstood Mary's remark to mean that

  A. every great lover is an Italian
  B. Italians are best at the art of love
  C. Spaniards are inferior to Italians.
  D. Italian are more likely to be great lovers than Spaniards.
  E. there is a relationship between nationality and love.
  A. every great lover is an Italian

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  Kathy believes Mary to have meant that only Italians are great lovers. Therefore, Kathy takes issue with this and points out in her reply that there are non-Italians who are great lovers.

  [every great lover is an Italian]., if replaced for Mary's statement, would make Kathy's reply a reasonable one.

• Question 670:

  A music store carries exactly ten types of CDs -- both new and used of each of jazz, opera, pop, rap, and soul. The store is having a sale on some of these types of CDs. The following conditions must apply:

  Used pop is on sale; new opera is not.

  If both types of pop are on sale, then all soul is.

  If both types of jazz are on sale, then no rap is.

  If neither type of jazz is on sale, then new pop is.

  If either type of rap is on sale, then no soul is.

  If new soul is not on sale, then which one of the following must be true?

  A. New rap is not on sale.
  B. New rap is on sale.
  C. Used opera is not on sale.
  D. At least one type of jazz is not on sale.
  E. At least one type of pop is not on sale.
  E. At least one type of pop is not on sale.

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  At least one new fact "must be true" based on the hypothetical that new soul is not on sale. This new "if" warrants a new little sketch in which S is crossed out along with the always-circled p and always-crossed-out O. Scan your "if 's." The moment we have crossed out either S or s (Rule 2's contrapositive), we must cross out P. Son of a gun: E. is correct.