LSAT Test practice questions, page 7 of 30, with answer review and explanations.
Question 31
Unlike most graduates of American high schools, all graduates of high schools in Bermuda have completed four years of advanced mathematics. Which one of the following, if true, would best explain the situation described above?
Math anxiety is higher in the United States than in Bermuda.
There are far more high schools and high school students in the United States than in Bermuda.
More students in America take fulltime jobs without completing high school.
Math programs in American high schools are frequently understaffed.
High Schools in Bermuda require four years of advanced mathematics for graduation.
Question 32
By refusing to ban smoking in restaurants, the city council has put the financial wellbeing of restaurant owners above the health of the citizens of this city. No doubt, the council would support the restaurants if they decided to use asbestos tablecloths and to barbecue using radioactivity. These devices would be no more risky. The author of this paragraph makes her case by arguing
from experience
from example
by authority
from observation
from analogy
Question 33
There are no edible fish in the streams of this county because there are no pesticide controls. Which one of the following assumptions must be made before the conclusion above can be reached?
Edible fish cannot be found in areas where there are no pesticide controls.
If there are pesticide controls, there will be many edible fish.
Without adequate pesticide controls, the fish population will rapidly decline.
If there are pesticide controls, there will be some edible fish.
With pesticide controls, the fish population will rapidly increase.
Question 34
How can I write any of the essays when there are so many essays to be written? In terms of its logical structure, the remark above most closely resembles which one of the following?
How can he buy a new car when he is already deeply in debt?
How can she increase her collection of books when it is already so large?
How can he iron any of his shirts when he has so many shirts that need ironing?
How can she visit London and Paris when she has not yet visited New York and Washington?
How can they raise horses when they already raise so many cows?
Question 35
Nutritionist: Recent studies show that the height of the average American has increased 2 inches in the past 10 years, lending support to the view that modern foods stimulate growth. The argument would be strengthened by pointing out that
statistical studies were done on which foods were eaten