Reading Comprehension · Primary Purpose

PrepTest 112 · Section 2 · Question 18

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

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type

Primary Purpose (RC)

The one idea it tests

Pick the verb that matches the whole passage's job.

The basic logic

Does the author argue, attack, or just explain? A passage that announces a finding and then explains how it works is informing, not fighting.

Tiny words that decide it

“now”
“clear”
“for example”

Playground logic

Lulu's passage does not argue with anybody. It shares a fresh finding about the cards and explains how the bin stays balanced.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 3 (Questions 15–20). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Card That Counts Crayons →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Taken in full, the kid passage mainly serves to

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 112, Section 2, Question 18 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 18 in your official copy and answer it first.

Check the author's tone: neutral and explaining, or arguing? Look for any view being attacked or any theory being pushed. If the passage mostly reports what has become clear and how it works, pick the plain informing verb. Treat stronger verbs as Megaphones unless the passage really argues.