LSAT Test

LSAT Test practice questions, page 19 of 30, with answer review and explanations.

Question 91

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. If Oscar and Pedro do not attend the same class as each other, then which one of the following could be true?

  1. Gimena attends the fifth class.
  2. Holly attends the third class.
  3. Iyanna attends the fourth class.
  4. Nate attends the fifth class.
  5. Saul attends the second class.

Question 92

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. Suppose the condition that Oscar attends a class after Gimena is replaced with the condition that Oscar attends a class before Gimena and after Kate. If all the other conditions remain the same, then which class must Holly attend?

  1. the second
  2. the third
  3. the fourth
  4. the fifth
  5. the sixth

Question 93

Combustion of gasoline in automobile engines produces benzene, a known carcinogen. Environmentalists propose replacing gasoline with methanol, which does not produce significant quantities of benzene when burned. However, combustion of methanol produces formaldehyde, also a known carcinogen. Therefore, the environmentalists' proposal has little merit. Which one of the following, if true, most supports the environmentalists' proposal?

  1. The engines of some automobiles now on the road bum diesel fuel rather than gasoline.
  2. Several large research efforts are under way to formulate cleaner-burning types of gasoline.
  3. In some regions, the local economy is largely dependent on industries devoted to the production and distribution of automobile fuel.
  4. Formaldehyde is a less potent carcinogen than benzene.
  5. Since methanol is water soluble, methanol spills are more damaging to the environment than gasoline spills.

Question 94

Economist: To the extent that homelessness arises from a lack of available housing, it should not be assumed that the profit motive is at fault. Private investors will, in general, provide housing if the market allows them to make a profit; it is unrealistic to expect investors to take risks with their property unless they get some benefit in return. Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the economist's argument by the phrase "To the extent that homelessness arises from a lack of available housing"

  1. It limits the application of the argument to a part of the problem.
  2. It suggests that the primary cause of homelessness is lack of available housing.
  3. It is offered as evidence crucial to the conclusion.
  4. It expresses the conclusion to be argued for.
  5. It suggests a possible solution to the problem of homelessness.

Question 95

Physical education should teach people to pursue healthy, active lifestyles as they grow older. But the focus on competitive sports in most schools causes most of the less competitive students to turn away from sports. Having learned to think of themselves as unathletic, they do not exercise enough to stay healthy. Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the statements above, if they are true?

  1. Physical education should include noncompetitive activities.
  2. Competition causes most students to turn away from sports.
  3. People who are talented at competitive physical endeavors exercise regularly.
  4. The mental aspects of exercise are as important as the physical ones.
  5. Children should be taught the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle.