PrepTest 131

Review

Curve: −10 for a 170 · First given December 2009

Section 1 · LRLogical Reasoning

Unscored

25 questions

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Section 2 · LRLogical Reasoning

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Section 3 · LRLogical Reasoning

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Section 4 · RCReading Comprehension

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How hard is PT 131?

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 131'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 131	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

Section 4, Question 21
Which one of the following inferences…

31%

got it right
Section 2, Question 18
Contrary to Malthus's arguments, human…

39%

got it right
Section 3, Question 19
If understanding a word always involves…

41%

got it right
Section 3, Question 21
Historian: The standard "QWERTY"…

43%

got it right
Section 4, Question 15
Each of the following conforms to the…

46%

got it right

PT 131 score conversion

Out of 78 scored questions, you can miss 10 and still get a 170, 21 for a 160, and 34 for a 150.

Missed	Raw	Score
0	78	180
−1	77	180
−2	76	180
−3	75	179
−4	74	177
−5	73	176
−6	72	175
−7	71	173
−8	70	172
−9	69	171
−10	68	170
−11	67	169
−12	66	168
−13	65	167
−14	64	166
−15	63	165
−16	62	164
−17	61	163
−18	60	162
−19	59	162

Missed	Raw	Score
−20	58	161
−21	57	160
−22	56	159
−23	55	158
−24	54	158
−25	53	157
−26	52	156
−27	51	155
−28	50	154
−29	49	154
−30	48	153
−31	47	152
−32	46	151
−33	45	150
−34	44	150
−35	43	149
−36	42	148
−37	41	147
−38	40	146
−39	39	146

Missed	Raw	Score
−40	38	145
−41	37	144
−42	36	143
−43	35	142
−44	34	142
−45	33	141
−46	32	140
−47	31	139
−48	30	138
−49	29	138
−50	28	137
−51	27	136
−52	26	135
−53	25	134
−54	24	133
−55	23	132
−56	22	132
−57	21	131
−58	20	130
−59	19	129

Missed	Raw	Score
−60	18	128
−61	17	127
−62	16	126
−63	15	125
−64	14	123
−65	13	122
−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 131

Which section of PT 131 is experimental?

Section 1 (Logical Reasoning) is the experimental section on PrepTest 131. 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 131 from?

Most of PrepTest 131 was first given in December 2009. LSAC rebuilt it from two older tests, with no logic games: Sections 2–4 from PrepTest 59 (December 2009) and Section 1 from PrepTest 51 (December 2006).