PrepTest 159

Review

Curve: −8 for a 170 · First given May 2020

Section 1 · LR

25 questions
  1. 1
    Columnist: The dangers of drinking are…
  2. 2
    Some have argued that using food crops…
  3. 3
    Hernandez: Celebrities' public…
  4. 4
    A process of extracting caffeine from…
  5. 5
    Researchers gave each of eighteen…
  6. 6
    Prominent government officials have…
  7. 7
    Critic: It generally holds true of…
  8. 8
    Scientists found the remains of several…
  9. 9
    Market studies confirm that consumers…
  10. 10
    A recent study found that most…
  11. 11
    Ross: Many governments have attempted to…
  12. 12
    Many hikers now carry cell phones so…
  13. 13
    A cognitive psychologist has claimed…
  14. 14
    Environmentalist: The adoption of…
  15. 15
    Faculty member: The university's…
  16. 16
    A recent study carefully tracked the…
  17. 17
    Essayist: It would be wrong to defend…
  18. 18
    Putting a tap in a healthy maple that…
  19. 19
    Company spokesperson: Although our…
  20. 20
    It should be illegal to patent an…
  21. 21
    Professor O'Brien: Any of my students…
  22. 22
    Some moral virtues, such as honesty,…
  23. 23
    During last year's flu season no one who…
  24. 24
    Advertising agencies are often wrongly…
  25. 25
    Artist: I have never won a prize at the…

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Section 2 · RC

Unscored
27 questions

Section 3 · LR

25 questions
  1. 1
    Critic: While the political message in…
  2. 2
    Entertainment reporter: Unlike most…
  3. 3
    Anthropology professor: The new class…
  4. 4
    Toy manufacturer: Our competitors argue…
  5. 5
    Researcher: Some scholars maintain that…
  6. 6
    A tiny crab that lives 550 meters below…
  7. 7
    Last year a local advertising agency…
  8. 8
    Sinking large, obsolete pieces of…
  9. 9
    Having cameras at traffic intersections…
  10. 10
    For years, Glenville had the highest…
  11. 11
    The crocodiles of Lake Victoria, in East…
  12. 12
    When the annual period of daylight…
  13. 13
    Every human's brain contains a mental…
  14. 14
    Generally, open discussion of a false…
  15. 15
    Schmidt: In enforcing township rules on…
  16. 16
    Some have argued that once it becomes…
  17. 17
    Manufacturer: If our biggest competitor…
  18. 18
    Jack's dog howls whenever a train goes…
  19. 19
    When plants are growing quickly, they…
  20. 20
    Essayist: Since ancient times humans…
  21. 21
    Sodium nitrate is frequently added to…
  22. 22
    For a zoo to make a valuable…
  23. 23
    Principal: All of our school's rural…
  24. 24
    Principle: An author of an article that…
  25. 25
    Paleontologist: Most biologists accept…

Section 4 · RC

27 questions

How hard is PT 159?

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 159's curve is more forgiving than 97% 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 159 On a typical PT
180 1 1
175 4 4
170 8 8
165 14 13
160 22 20
155 29 27
150 36 34

The hardest questions

  1. Section 4, Question 13
    The author of passage A would be most…
    38%
    got it right
  2. Section 3, Question 19
    When plants are growing quickly, they…
    39%
    got it right
  3. Section 2, Question 21 (unscored section)
    Which one of the following, if true,…
    40%
    got it right
  4. Section 1, Question 19
    Company spokesperson: Although our…
    42%
    got it right
  5. Section 4, Question 22
    In the passage, the author is primarily…
    44%
    got it right

PT 159 score conversion

Out of 77 scored questions, you can miss 8 and still get a 170, 22 for a 160, and 36 for a 150.

Missed Raw Score
0 77 180
−1 76 180
−2 75 179
−3 74 177
−4 73 175
−5 72 174
−6 71 173
−7 70 171
−8 69 170
−9 68 169
−10 67 169
−11 66 168
−12 65 167
−13 64 166
−14 63 165
−15 62 164
−16 61 164
−17 60 163
−18 59 162
−19 58 162
Missed Raw Score
−20 57 161
−21 56 160
−22 55 160
−23 54 159
−24 53 158
−25 52 158
−26 51 157
−27 50 156
−28 49 156
−29 48 155
−30 47 154
−31 46 153
−32 45 153
−33 44 152
−34 43 151
−35 42 151
−36 41 150
−37 40 149
−38 39 148
−39 38 148
Missed Raw Score
−40 37 147
−41 36 146
−42 35 145
−43 34 144
−44 33 144
−45 32 143
−46 31 142
−47 30 141
−48 29 140
−49 28 139
−50 27 138
−51 26 137
−52 25 136
−53 24 135
−54 23 134
−55 22 133
−56 21 131
−57 20 130
−58 19 128
−59 18 127
Missed Raw Score
−60 17 125
−61 16 122
−62 15 120
−63 14 120
−64 13 120
−65 12 120
−66 11 120
−67 10 120
−68 9 120
−69 8 120
−70 7 120
−71 6 120
−72 5 120
−73 4 120
−74 3 120
−75 2 120
−76 1 120
−77 0 120

About PrepTest 159

Which section of PT 159 is experimental?

Section 2 (Reading Comprehension) is the experimental section on PrepTest 159. 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 77 scored questions.

When is PT 159 from?

PrepTest 159's questions were first given in May 2020.

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