LSAT 106 – Section 1 – Question 01

LSAT 106 - Section 1 - Question 01

June 1999

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT106 S1 Q01
+LR
Except +Exc
Strengthen +Streng
Analogy +An
A
88%
167
B
4%
163
C
2%
164
D
3%
157
E
2%
164
132
144
155
 +Medium 152.148 +SubsectionHarder

A student has taken twelve courses and received a B in a majority of them. The student is now taking another course and will probably, given her record, receive a B in it.

Summarize Argument
The author argues that the student in question will likely get a B in their upcoming course. This is because she has received Bs in the majority of the 12 other courses she’s taken.

Notable Assumptions
The author assumes that the student receiving Bs in most of her courses makes it likely she’ll receive a B in this course. That means that the author doesn’t believe the student has improved or improved as a student, and that this course doesn’t significantly differ from the majority of her courses in any meaningful way.

A
The student previously studied alone but is receiving help from several outstanding students during the present course.
Since the student is changing her study strategy, it seems very likely her grade will improve. This seems to severely damage the author’s conclusion.
B
The twelve courses together covered a broad range of subject matter.
The student didn’t struggle or succeed in one specific area. She got Bs in virtually everything, so there’s no reason to believe this course would be any different.
C
The student previously studied in the library and continues to do so.
The student hasn’t changed this one aspect of her study habits. Thus, we can’t assume she’s improved or gotten worse.
D
The student received a B in all but one of the twelve courses.
This intensifies “majority” to “vast majority.” The student in question is decidedly a B student.
E
The current course is a continuation of one of the twelve courses in which the student received a B.
Since the student got a B in the first course, we can conclude the subject matter in the new course isn’t particularly to her favor (or not to her favor).

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