PrepTest 140

Review

Curve: −10 for a 170 · First given December 2013

Section 1 · LRLogical Reasoning

25 questions

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Section 2 · LRLogical Reasoning

Unscored

26 questions

Section 3 · LRLogical Reasoning

26 questions

Section 4 · RCReading Comprehension

27 questions

Passage 1 · Art

African American painter Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) is…

Passage 2 · Comparative, Law

Passage A is from a source published in 2004 and passage B…

Passage 3 · Science

In certain fields of human endeavor, such as music, chess,…

Passage 4 · Science

Physicists are often asked why the image of an object, such…

How hard is PT 140?

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 140's curve is more forgiving than 100% 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 140	On a typical PT
180	2	1
175	6	4
170	10	8
165	16	13
160	22	20
155	28	27
150	35	34

The hardest questions

Section 4, Question 16
Which one of the following can most…

17%

got it right
Section 1, Question 22
From time to time there is a public…

23%

got it right
Section 2, Question 21 (unscored section)
Editor: Most of the books of fiction we…

27%

got it right
Section 4, Question 13
Based on passage B, which one of the…

28%

got it right
Section 2, Question 26 (unscored section)
People may praise the talent of a…

29%

got it right

PT 140 score conversion

Out of 78 scored questions, you can miss 10 and still get a 170, 22 for a 160, and 35 for a 150.

Missed	Raw	Score
0	78	180
−1	77	180
−2	76	180
−3	75	179
−4	74	178
−5	73	177
−6	72	175
−7	71	174
−8	70	173
−9	69	172
−10	68	171
−11	67	169
−12	66	168
−13	65	168
−14	64	167
−15	63	166
−16	62	165
−17	61	164
−18	60	163
−19	59	162

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

Missed	Raw	Score
−40	38	146
−41	37	145
−42	36	144
−43	35	143
−44	34	143
−45	33	142
−46	32	141
−47	31	140
−48	30	139
−49	29	138
−50	28	138
−51	27	137
−52	26	136
−53	25	135
−54	24	134
−55	23	133
−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	121
−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 140

Which section of PT 140 is experimental?

Section 2 (Logical Reasoning) is the experimental section on PrepTest 140. 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 140 from?

Most of PrepTest 140 was first given in December 2013. LSAC rebuilt it from two older tests, with no logic games: Sections 1, 3 and 4 from PrepTest 71 (December 2013) and Section 2 from PrepTest 70 (October 2013).