Curve: −8 for a 170 · First given September 2016
Section 1 · LRLogical Reasoning
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1After a major toll highway introduced a…
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2A lack of trust in one's neighbors leads…
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3In recent decades, government efforts to…
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4If a civilization as technologically…
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5Recently, many traffic lights and street…
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6Some have argued that body size…
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7Journalist: The new mayor is undeniably…
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8While studying a large colony of macaque…
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9Some scientists believe that small…
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10The more sunlight our planet reflects…
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11Nick: The Pincus family and their…
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12Ampicillin and other modern antibiotics…
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13Weingarten claims that keeping animals…
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14Activist: President Zagel should resign,…
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15A popular book argues that people who…
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16University president: When a faculty…
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17Politician: Over the next decade, our…
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18A large survey of scientists found that…
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19Any literary translation is a compromise…
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20Sociologist: Television, telephones, and…
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21People with higher-than-average blood…
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22Consumer advocate: Economists reason…
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23Zoologist: Plants preferentially absorb…
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24Biologist: Some computer scientists…
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25Some advertisers offer certain consumers…
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26Some eloquent speakers impress their…
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Section 2 · RCReading Comprehension
Passage 1 · Comparative, Science
Passage A Muscle memory is a puzzling phenomenon. Most…
Passage 2 · Art
Best known for her work with lacquer, Eileen Gray…
Passage 3 · Science
It is generally accepted that woodland clearings were…
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15Which one of the following most…
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16According to the resource-procurement…
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17Which one of the following is most…
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18The author suggests that which one of…
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19In the third paragraph, the author…
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20It can be inferred that the author would…
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21Which one of the following comes closest…
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22Which one of the following arguments is…
Passage 4 · Law
A remedy that courts sometimes use in disputes involving a…
Section 3 · RCReading Comprehension
UnscoredPassage 1 · Science
In the last half-century, firefighters in North America have…
Passage 2 · Law
The government of Mali passed a law against excavating and…
Passage 3 · Science
The following passage is based on an article published in…
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14The author's primary purpose in the…
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15The primary purpose of the second…
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16According to the passage, which one of…
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17Suppose two medical treatments are being…
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18Which one of the following most…
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19As used in the third sentence of the…
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20According to the passage, which one of…
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21The author's argument in the third and…
Passage 4 · Comparative, Law
Passage A In 1994, Estonia became the first country to…
Section 4 · LRLogical Reasoning
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1Cool weather typically weakens muscle…
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2Acme's bank loan must be immediately…
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3Hospital patients generally have lower…
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4Economist: Unemployment will soon…
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5Marisa: Existing zoning regulations must…
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6Scientist: Laboratory animals have…
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7Trade negotiator: Increasing economic…
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8Whenever an artist endowed with both a…
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9Cereal advertisement: Fitness experts…
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10Journalist: Some critics argue that as…
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11Linguist: Three of the four subfamilies…
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12West: Of our company's three quality…
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13While playing a game with a ball, both…
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14Psychology researchers observed that…
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15Many scholars claim that Shakespeare's…
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16Voter: Our prime minister is evidently…
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17It is pointless to debate the truth of…
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18Pundit: For many high school graduates,…
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19Archaeologist: Neanderthals, a…
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20Edgar: Some of the pumps supplying water…
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21Only engineering is capable of analyzing…
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22After a hepadnavirus inserts itself into…
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23The diet of Heliothis subflexa…
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24Politician: Democracy requires that…
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25One way to compare chess-playing…
How hard is PT 147?
About average. 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 147's curve is more forgiving than 70% of the new-format PrepTests, right in the middle.
| To get a | You can miss on PT 147 | On a typical PT |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | 1 | 1 |
| 175 | 4 | 4 |
| 170 | 8 | 8 |
| 165 | 14 | 13 |
| 160 | 20 | 20 |
| 155 | 28 | 27 |
| 150 | 35 | 34 |
The hardest questions
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Section 2, Question 14The passage most strongly suggests that…25%got it right
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Section 1, Question 22Consumer advocate: Economists reason…35%got it right
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39%got it right
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Section 4, Question 22After a hepadnavirus inserts itself into…40%got it right
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Section 2, Question 27Which one of the following would, if…43%got it right
PT 147 score conversion
Out of 78 scored questions, you can miss 8 and still get a 170, 20 for a 160, and 35 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 | 173 |
| −7 | 71 | 172 |
| −8 | 70 | 170 |
| −9 | 69 | 169 |
| −10 | 68 | 168 |
| −11 | 67 | 167 |
| −12 | 66 | 166 |
| −13 | 65 | 165 |
| −14 | 64 | 165 |
| −15 | 63 | 164 |
| −16 | 62 | 163 |
| −17 | 61 | 162 |
| −18 | 60 | 161 |
| −19 | 59 | 161 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −20 | 58 | 160 |
| −21 | 57 | 159 |
| −22 | 56 | 159 |
| −23 | 55 | 158 |
| −24 | 54 | 157 |
| −25 | 53 | 157 |
| −26 | 52 | 156 |
| −27 | 51 | 155 |
| −28 | 50 | 155 |
| −29 | 49 | 154 |
| −30 | 48 | 153 |
| −31 | 47 | 153 |
| −32 | 46 | 152 |
| −33 | 45 | 151 |
| −34 | 44 | 151 |
| −35 | 43 | 150 |
| −36 | 42 | 149 |
| −37 | 41 | 149 |
| −38 | 40 | 148 |
| −39 | 39 | 147 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −40 | 38 | 146 |
| −41 | 37 | 146 |
| −42 | 36 | 145 |
| −43 | 35 | 144 |
| −44 | 34 | 143 |
| −45 | 33 | 143 |
| −46 | 32 | 142 |
| −47 | 31 | 141 |
| −48 | 30 | 140 |
| −49 | 29 | 139 |
| −50 | 28 | 138 |
| −51 | 27 | 138 |
| −52 | 26 | 137 |
| −53 | 25 | 136 |
| −54 | 24 | 135 |
| −55 | 23 | 134 |
| −56 | 22 | 133 |
| −57 | 21 | 132 |
| −58 | 20 | 131 |
| −59 | 19 | 129 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −60 | 18 | 128 |
| −61 | 17 | 127 |
| −62 | 16 | 125 |
| −63 | 15 | 124 |
| −64 | 14 | 122 |
| −65 | 13 | 121 |
| −66 | 12 | 120 |
| −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 147
Which section of PT 147 is experimental?
Section 3 (Reading Comprehension) is the experimental section on PrepTest 147. 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 147 from?
Most of PrepTest 147 was first given in September 2016. LSAC rebuilt it from two older tests, with no logic games: Sections 1, 2 and 4 from PrepTest 79 (September 2016) and Section 3 from PrepTest 72 (June 2014).