PrepTest 117

Review

Curve: −8 for a 170 · First given October 2004

Section 1 · RC

27 questions

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Section 2 · LR

25 questions
  1. 1
    The tidal range at a particular location…
  2. 2
    Cardiologist: Coronary bypass surgery is…
  3. 3
    In the past, combining children of…
  4. 4
    The top 50 centimeters of soil on Tiliga…
  5. 5
    The corpus callosum—the thick band of…
  6. 6
    Chai: The use of the word "tree" to…
  7. 7
    Increases in the occurrence of hearing…
  8. 8
    Most plants have developed chemical…
  9. 9
    In addition to the labor and materials…
  10. 10
    Before their larvae hatch, each parental…
  11. 11
    For many centuries it was believed that…
  12. 12
    Experts hired to testify in court need…
  13. 13
    The solution to any environmental…
  14. 14
    The economy is doing badly. First, the…
  15. 15
    According to current geological theory,…
  16. 16
    Sociologist: Some economists hold that…
  17. 17
    The tiny hummingbird weighs little, but…
  18. 18
    Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula…
  19. 19
    It is unlikely that the world will ever…
  20. 20
    Scientist: My research indicates that…
  21. 21
    It is highly likely that Claudette is a…
  22. 22
    All the evidence so far gathered fits…
  23. 23
    Columnist: The relief from the drudgery…
  24. 24
    Psychologist: Some psychologists…
  25. 25
    The first bicycle, the Draisienne, was…

Section 3 · LR

Unscored
25 questions
  1. 1
    Editorial: The structure of the present…
  2. 2
    Leatherbacks, the largest of the sea…
  3. 3
    Chairperson: The board of directors of…
  4. 4
    Maria: Thomas Edison was one of the most…
  5. 5
    In some countries, there is a free flow…
  6. 6
    Hana said she was not going to invite…
  7. 7
    If you have no keyboarding skills at…
  8. 8
    Rossi: It is undemocratic for people to…
  9. 9
    Rossi: It is undemocratic for people to…
  10. 10
    To accommodate the personal automobile,…
  11. 11
    Many of the presidents and prime…
  12. 12
    Navigation in animals is defined as the…
  13. 13
    City council member: Despite the city's…
  14. 14
    City council member: Despite the city's…
  15. 15
    Seemingly inconsequential changes in sea…
  16. 16
    Retailers that excel in neither…
  17. 17
    Detective: Because the embezzler must…
  18. 18
    Until 1985 all commercial airlines…
  19. 19
    There is no genuinely altruistic…
  20. 20
    Current maps showing the North American…
  21. 21
    A smoker trying to quit is more likely…
  22. 22
    Most people who shop for groceries no…
  23. 23
    Editorial: This political party has…
  24. 24
    Science journalist: Brown dwarfs are…
  25. 25
    Native speakers perceive sentences of…

Section 4 · LR

26 questions
  1. 1
    Jones fell unconscious on the job and it…
  2. 2
    Pacifist: It is immoral to do anything…
  3. 3
    Beginning in the 1950s, popular music…
  4. 4
    Statistics indicating a sudden increase…
  5. 5
    Barr: The National Tea Association cites…
  6. 6
    Doctors urge people to reduce their…
  7. 7
    Since empathy is essential for people to…
  8. 8
    Insurgent political parties that are…
  9. 9
    Manager: When Sullivan was passed over…
  10. 10
    Council member P: Alarmists are those…
  11. 11
    It is easy to see that the board of…
  12. 12
    Coffee and tea contain methylxanthines,…
  13. 13
    Whether a machine performs its intended…
  14. 14
    Scientists hypothesize that a particular…
  15. 15
    Artists have different ways of producing…
  16. 16
    Moralist: Immoral actions are those that…
  17. 17
    Climatologists believe they know why…
  18. 18
    Philosopher: The rational pursuit of…
  19. 19
    Political scientist: All governments…
  20. 20
    Advertisement: Each of the Economic…
  21. 21
    A small car offers less protection in an…
  22. 22
    Trainer: Research shows that when dogs…
  23. 23
    Political scientist: One of the most…
  24. 24
    Some people have maintained that private…
  25. 25
    A certain medication that is frequently…
  26. 26
    Political theorist: For all of its…

How hard is PT 117?

Its questions are easier 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 117's curve is stricter than 83% of the new-format PrepTests, so expect a higher raw score than usual, not a higher LSAT score.

To get a You can miss on PT 117 On a typical PT
180 1 1
175 4 4
170 8 8
165 12 13
160 18 20
155 25 27
150 31 34

The hardest questions

  1. Section 1, Question 7
    Which one of the following most…
    39%
    got it right
  2. Section 2, Question 20
    Scientist: My research indicates that…
    40%
    got it right
  3. Section 3, Question 17 (unscored section)
    Detective: Because the embezzler must…
    40%
    got it right
  4. Section 4, Question 20
    Advertisement: Each of the Economic…
    41%
    got it right
  5. Section 2, Question 22
    All the evidence so far gathered fits…
    42%
    got it right

PT 117 score conversion

Out of 78 scored questions, you can miss 8 and still get a 170, 18 for a 160, and 31 for a 150.

Missed Raw Score
0 78 180
−1 77 180
−2 76 179
−3 75 177
−4 74 176
−5 73 174
−6 72 172
−7 71 171
−8 70 170
−9 69 169
−10 68 168
−11 67 166
−12 66 165
−13 65 164
−14 64 164
−15 63 163
−16 62 162
−17 61 161
−18 60 160
−19 59 159
Missed Raw Score
−20 58 158
−21 57 158
−22 56 157
−23 55 156
−24 54 155
−25 53 155
−26 52 154
−27 51 153
−28 50 152
−29 49 152
−30 48 151
−31 47 150
−32 46 149
−33 45 149
−34 44 148
−35 43 147
−36 42 147
−37 41 146
−38 40 145
−39 39 144
Missed Raw Score
−40 38 144
−41 37 143
−42 36 142
−43 35 141
−44 34 141
−45 33 140
−46 32 139
−47 31 138
−48 30 138
−49 29 137
−50 28 136
−51 27 135
−52 26 134
−53 25 134
−54 24 133
−55 23 132
−56 22 131
−57 21 130
−58 20 129
−59 19 128
Missed Raw Score
−60 18 128
−61 17 127
−62 16 126
−63 15 125
−64 14 124
−65 13 123
−66 12 122
−67 11 120
−68 10 120
−69 9 120
−70 8 120
−71 7 120
−72 6 120
−73 5 120
−74 4 120
−75 3 120
−76 2 120
−77 1 120
−78 0 120

About PrepTest 117

Which section of PT 117 is experimental?

Section 3 (Logical Reasoning) is the experimental section on PrepTest 117. 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 78 scored questions.

When is PT 117 from?

Most of PrepTest 117 was first given in October 2004. LSAC rebuilt it from two older tests, with no logic games: Sections 1, 2 and 4 from PrepTest 44 (October 2004) and Section 3 from PrepTest 32 (October 2000).

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