Curve: −10 for a 170 · First given June 2004
Section 1 · RCReading Comprehension
Passage 1 · Science
The accumulation of scientific knowledge regarding the…
Passage 2 · Science
In many bilingual communities of Puerto Rican Americans…
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6Which one of the following most…
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7In the final sentence of the passage,…
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8Which one of the following questions is…
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9The primary function of the third…
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10Based on the passage, which one of the…
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11It can be inferred from the passage that…
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12Which one of the following does the…
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13Which one of the following, if true,…
Passage 3 · Art
Reader-response theory, a type of literary theory that arose…
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14Which one of the following most…
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15Which one of the following persons…
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16With which one of the following…
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17The passage states that reader-response…
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18Which one of the following most…
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19Which one of the following, if true,…
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20The author's reference to "various signs…
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21Which one of the following can most…
Passage 4 · Law
Faculty researchers, particularly in scientific,…
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Section 2 · LRLogical Reasoning
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1Pettengill: Bebop jazz musicians showed…
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2Essayist: Earth is a living organism,…
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3Cognitive psychologist: In a recent…
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4A study claims that the average…
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5Shipping Coordinator: If we send your…
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6Therapists who treat violent criminals…
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7Failure to rotate crops depletes the…
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8Criminologist: Increasing the current…
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9Activist: As electronic monitoring of…
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10When students receive negative criticism…
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11After examining the options, the budget…
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12Essayist: People once believed that…
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13Davis: The only relevant factor in…
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14Resident: Residents of this locale…
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15Kendrick: Governments that try to…
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16Environmentalist: Many people prefer to…
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17No small countries and no countries in…
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18Editorial: It is clear that what is…
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19Marc: The fact that the people of our…
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20Social critic: One of the most important…
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21Curator: A magazine recently ran a very…
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22All parrots can learn to speak a few…
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23Toxicologist: Recent research has shown…
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24Politician: The law should not require…
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25Burying beetles do whatever they can to…
Section 3 · LRLogical Reasoning
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1The development of new inventions is…
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2The Fenwicks returned home from a trip…
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3In an experiment, tennis players who…
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4Sydonie: Parents differ in their beliefs…
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5Art critic: The aesthetic value of a…
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6Antonia: The stock market is the best…
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7Very little is known about prehistoric…
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8Studies suggest that, for the vast…
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9Most lecturers who are effective…
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10Recently, photons and neutrinos emitted…
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11Geneticist: Billions of dollars are…
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12Some argue that because attaining…
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13Up until about 2 billion years ago, the…
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14Social critic: The operas composed by…
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15In 1975, a province reduced its personal…
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16Everything that is commonplace and…
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17If one of the effects of a genetic…
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18In a highly publicized kidnapping case…
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19Today's farmers plant only a handful of…
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20Interviewer: A certain company released…
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21Each of the many people who participated…
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22Taking advanced mathematics courses…
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23Each of many different human hormones…
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24Human resources director: While only…
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25Wealth is not a good thing, for good…
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26In the aftermath of the Cold War,…
Section 4 · RCReading Comprehension
UnscoredPassage 1 · Law
Is it necessary for defense lawyers to believe that the…
Passage 2 · Humanities
Many educators in Canada and the United States advocate…
Passage 3 · Humanities
In studying the autobiographies of Native Americans, most…
Passage 4 · Science
Most scientists who study the physiological effects of…
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20Which one of the following most…
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21In the first paragraph, the author most…
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22According to the passage, each of the…
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23Which one of the following, if true,…
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24It can be inferred from the passage that…
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25Based on the passage, the author's…
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26In the passage, the author is primarily…
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27The author suggests each of the…
How hard is PT 116?
Its questions are harder than most, and the curve makes up for it. LSAC sets each test's curve so a score means the same thing on every test: the harder the questions, the more you can miss for the same score. PT 116's curve is more forgiving than 82% of the new-format PrepTests, so expect a lower raw score than usual, not a lower LSAT score.
| To get a | You can miss on PT 116 | On a typical PT |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | 2 | 1 |
| 175 | 6 | 4 |
| 170 | 10 | 8 |
| 165 | 15 | 13 |
| 160 | 21 | 20 |
| 155 | 27 | 27 |
| 150 | 34 | 34 |
The hardest questions
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Section 2, Question 16Environmentalist: Many people prefer to…38%got it right
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Section 2, Question 15Kendrick: Governments that try to…38%got it right
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Section 3, Question 25Wealth is not a good thing, for good…41%got it right
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Section 1, Question 12Which one of the following does the…42%got it right
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Section 1, Question 11It can be inferred from the passage that…44%got it right
PT 116 score conversion
Out of 79 scored questions, you can miss 10 and still get a 170, 21 for a 160, and 34 for a 150.
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 79 | 180 |
| −1 | 78 | 180 |
| −2 | 77 | 180 |
| −3 | 76 | 179 |
| −4 | 75 | 178 |
| −5 | 74 | 176 |
| −6 | 73 | 175 |
| −7 | 72 | 173 |
| −8 | 71 | 172 |
| −9 | 70 | 171 |
| −10 | 69 | 170 |
| −11 | 68 | 169 |
| −12 | 67 | 168 |
| −13 | 66 | 167 |
| −14 | 65 | 166 |
| −15 | 64 | 165 |
| −16 | 63 | 164 |
| −17 | 62 | 163 |
| −18 | 61 | 162 |
| −19 | 60 | 162 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −20 | 59 | 161 |
| −21 | 58 | 160 |
| −22 | 57 | 159 |
| −23 | 56 | 158 |
| −24 | 55 | 158 |
| −25 | 54 | 157 |
| −26 | 53 | 156 |
| −27 | 52 | 155 |
| −28 | 51 | 154 |
| −29 | 50 | 154 |
| −30 | 49 | 153 |
| −31 | 48 | 152 |
| −32 | 47 | 151 |
| −33 | 46 | 150 |
| −34 | 45 | 150 |
| −35 | 44 | 149 |
| −36 | 43 | 148 |
| −37 | 42 | 147 |
| −38 | 41 | 147 |
| −39 | 40 | 146 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −40 | 39 | 145 |
| −41 | 38 | 144 |
| −42 | 37 | 144 |
| −43 | 36 | 143 |
| −44 | 35 | 142 |
| −45 | 34 | 141 |
| −46 | 33 | 141 |
| −47 | 32 | 140 |
| −48 | 31 | 139 |
| −49 | 30 | 138 |
| −50 | 29 | 137 |
| −51 | 28 | 137 |
| −52 | 27 | 136 |
| −53 | 26 | 135 |
| −54 | 25 | 134 |
| −55 | 24 | 133 |
| −56 | 23 | 132 |
| −57 | 22 | 131 |
| −58 | 21 | 130 |
| −59 | 20 | 129 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −60 | 19 | 128 |
| −61 | 18 | 127 |
| −62 | 17 | 126 |
| −63 | 16 | 125 |
| −64 | 15 | 124 |
| −65 | 14 | 123 |
| −66 | 13 | 122 |
| −67 | 12 | 121 |
| −68 | 11 | 120 |
| −69 | 10 | 120 |
| −70 | 9 | 120 |
| −71 | 8 | 120 |
| −72 | 7 | 120 |
| −73 | 6 | 120 |
| −74 | 5 | 120 |
| −75 | 4 | 120 |
| −76 | 3 | 120 |
| −77 | 2 | 120 |
| −78 | 1 | 120 |
| −79 | 0 | 120 |
About PrepTest 116
Which section of PT 116 is experimental?
Section 4 (Reading Comprehension) is the experimental section on PrepTest 116. It's unscored: it's there so the test has four sections, like the real LSAT, but it doesn't count toward your score. The other three sections make up the 79 scored questions.
When is PT 116 from?
Most of PrepTest 116 was first given in June 2004. LSAC rebuilt it from two older tests, with no logic games: Sections 1–3 from PrepTest 43 (June 2004) and Section 4 from PrepTest 32 (October 2000).