Curve: −10 for a 170 · First given December 1992
Section 1 · RCReading Comprehension
Unscored
28 questions
Passage 1 · Science
Until recently many astronomers believed that asteroids…
Passage 2 · Science
Historians attempting to explain how scientific work was…
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8Which one of the following best…
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9It can be inferred from the passage that…
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10According to the author, servants in…
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11According to the author, the Royal…
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12The author implies that which one of the…
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13Which one of the following best…
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14The author’s discussion of the political…
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15It can be inferred from the passage that…
Passage 3 · Law
One type of violation of the antitrust laws is the abuse of…
Passage 4 · Art
Amsden has divided Navajo weaving into four distinct styles.…
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21The author’s central thesis is that
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22It can be inferred from the passage that…
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23The author’s view of Navajo weaving…
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24According to the passage, Navajo…
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25The author would most probably agree…
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26The author suggests that Amsden’s claim…
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27The author most probably mentions the…
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28The passage is primarily concerned with
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Section 2 · LRLogical Reasoning
24 questions
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1Parent 1: Ten years ago, children in…
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2All cattle ranchers dislike long…
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3Citizen of Mooresville: Mooresville’s…
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4Marianna: The problem of drunk driving…
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5From a magazine article: Self-confidence…
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6A study was designed to establish what…
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7Scientists are sometimes said to assume…
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8During the 1980s the homicide rate in…
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9Nutritionist: Vitamins synthesized by…
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10Most people are indignant at the…
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11Since 1945 pesticide use in the United…
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12In discussing the pros and cons of…
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13Because some student demonstrations…
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14Professor: Members of most species are…
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15Environmentalist: An increased number of…
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16Environmentalist: An increased number of…
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17Biographer: Arnold’s belief that every…
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18The television documentary went beyond…
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19Oxygen-18 is a heavier-than-normal…
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20Oxygen-18 is a heavier-than-normal…
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21It is very difficult to prove today that…
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22Much of the best scientific research of…
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23Teachers are effective only when they…
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24Dr. Ruiz: Dr. Smith has expressed…
Section 3 · RCReading Comprehension
28 questions
Passage 1 · Law
The law-and-literature movement claims to have introduced a…
Passage 2 · Science
A recent generation of historians of science, far from…
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8It can be inferred from the passage that…
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9According to the passage, Kepler’s ideas…
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10In the third paragraph of the passage,…
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11The use of the words “any serious-minded…
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12It can be inferred from the passage that…
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13Which one of the following best…
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14In concluding the passage, the author…
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15The author’s attitude toward the…
Passage 3 · Humanities
Until recently, it was thought that the Cherokee, a Native…
Passage 4 · Art
In the history of nineteenth-century landscape painting in…
Section 4 · LRLogical Reasoning
25 questions
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1Biotechnology companies say that…
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2Zoo director: The city is in a financial…
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3A cat will not be affectionate toward…
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4Until recently, anthropologists…
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5The ends of modern centuries have been…
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6People who listen to certain recordings…
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7Advertisement: Over 80 percent of the…
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8In Malsenia sales of classical records…
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9Brain scans of people exposed to certain…
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10Almost all of the books published in the…
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11Civil libertarian: The categorical…
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12Although most species of nondomestic…
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13I. Room air conditioners produced by…
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14In 1980 there was growing concern that…
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15Goodbody, Inc., is in the process of…
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16Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitors, now…
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17Dr. Kim: Electronic fetal monitors, now…
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18Professor Hartley’s new book on moral…
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19People who receive unsolicited advice…
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20Last year the county park system failed…
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21Jane: Professor Harper’s ideas for…
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22Doctors in Britain have long suspected…
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23Doctors in Britain have long suspected…
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24The only fossilized bones of large prey…
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25George: A well-known educator claims…
How hard is PT 18?
The hardest questions
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Section 2, Question 20Oxygen-18 is a heavier-than-normal…40%got it right
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Section 2, Question 21It is very difficult to prove today that…51%got it right
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51%got it right
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56%got it right
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Section 4, Question 21Jane: Professor Harper’s ideas for…56%got it right
PT 18 score conversion
Out of 77 scored questions, you can miss 10 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 | 179 |
| −4 | 73 | 178 |
| −5 | 72 | 176 |
| −6 | 71 | 175 |
| −7 | 70 | 174 |
| −8 | 69 | 173 |
| −9 | 68 | 171 |
| −10 | 67 | 170 |
| −11 | 66 | 169 |
| −12 | 65 | 168 |
| −13 | 64 | 167 |
| −14 | 63 | 167 |
| −15 | 62 | 165 |
| −16 | 61 | 165 |
| −17 | 60 | 164 |
| −18 | 59 | 163 |
| −19 | 58 | 162 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −20 | 57 | 162 |
| −21 | 56 | 161 |
| −22 | 55 | 160 |
| −23 | 54 | 159 |
| −24 | 53 | 159 |
| −25 | 52 | 158 |
| −26 | 51 | 157 |
| −27 | 50 | 157 |
| −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 | 146 |
| −43 | 34 | 145 |
| −44 | 33 | 144 |
| −45 | 32 | 143 |
| −46 | 31 | 143 |
| −47 | 30 | 141 |
| −48 | 29 | 141 |
| −49 | 28 | 140 |
| −50 | 27 | 139 |
| −51 | 26 | 138 |
| −52 | 25 | 138 |
| −53 | 24 | 136 |
| −54 | 23 | 135 |
| −55 | 22 | 135 |
| −56 | 21 | 134 |
| −57 | 20 | 132 |
| −58 | 19 | 131 |
| −59 | 18 | 130 |
| Missed | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|
| −60 | 17 | 128 |
| −61 | 16 | 127 |
| −62 | 15 | 126 |
| −63 | 14 | 123 |
| −64 | 13 | 122 |
| −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 18
Which section of PT 18 is experimental?
Section 1 (Reading Comprehension) is the experimental section on PrepTest 18. 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 18 from?
PrepTest 18's questions were first given in December 1992.