Reading Comprehension · Inference (EXCEPT)

PrepTest 107 · Section 2 · Question 13

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

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type

Inference (EXCEPT)

The one idea it tests

An EXCEPT inference wants the one belief the named group would reject.

The basic logic

Recall what the group chose and why. Four choices fit their choice; the answer clashes with it.

Tiny words that decide it

“EXCEPT”
“as long as”

Playground logic

Priya's group refused to pick one official version, so they would reject the idea that every clap game needs a single official version.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 2 (Questions 8–15). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: Saving the Clap Games →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Priya's group would likely accept every one of these EXCEPT:

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 107, Section 2, Question 13 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 13 in your official copy and answer it first.

Find the paragraph about the group's decision and note what they chose and the reason. Then check each choice: would the group say yes? Four will fit. The answer is the one that conflicts with their decision. Be careful: the choice that flips their reasoning may sound reasonable on its own.