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Reading Comprehension · Attitude

PrepTest 104 · Section 2 · Question 4

Phase 1 (your first ~400 questions): read the guidance, then answer. No clock.

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type
Attitude
The one idea it tests
The author's tone toward the subject shows in praise words and in who the author defends.
The basic logic
Use the Voice Tracker: separate the critics' voice from the author's voice. Then collect the author's own adjectives. Strong praise plus defending the subject against critics means more than mild approval.
Tiny words that decide it
  • “genius”
  • “underrated”
  • “ironically”

Playground logic

The author calls Nadia a top inventor, says she was treated unfairly, and blames the Committee's fear. That is warm praise plus taking her side.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 1 (Questions 1–6). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: Nadia, Inventor of Recess →

Step 3 · Try the model question

The author's feelings about Nadia's inventions are best described as

Choices

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 104, Section 2, Question 4 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 4 in your official copy and answer it first.

Underline every judgment word the author uses in their own voice, and set aside the critics' complaints. Ask two things: how strong is the praise, and does the author defend the subject? Rank the choices from weakest to strongest and pick the one that matches both answers.