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Reading Comprehension · Main Point

PrepTest 113 · Section 1 · Question 1

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

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type
Main Point
The one idea it tests
The main point is the author's top bun: the verdict the whole passage argues for, plus the big reason behind it.
The basic logic
Find where the author stops reporting other people and starts arguing. The best answer states the author's position and why, without grabbing a single side detail or overstating it.
Tiny words that decide it
  • “but”
  • “should”
  • “outweigh”

Playground logic

The club story reports Marcus's complaint, then argues back for two paragraphs. The top bun: keep the all-yes rule, because the slow meetings cost little compared to the fairness it brings.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 1 (Questions 1–7). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Treehouse Club's Everybody-Agrees Rule →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which one of the following best expresses the central claim of the club story?

Choices

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 113, Section 1, Question 1 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 1 in your official copy and answer it first.

Map each paragraph: who speaks in P1, and where the author's own voice takes over. Write a one-line top bun for the author before reading choices. Pick the choice that holds both the author's position and the main reason, and drop choices that state a critic's view, a lone detail, or a claim stronger than the passage.