Reading Comprehension · Inference

PrepTest 126 · 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

Inference (most supported)

The one idea it tests

Pick the claim the passage backs up best, even if the author never says it word for word.

The basic logic

Combine the pieces: the two rights clash, and the compromise fails both. That supports a modest conclusion that no dependable way to satisfy both sides has turned up. Watch for choices that recommend a policy the author never endorses.

Tiny words that decide it

“apparently”
“no reliable”
“both”

Playground logic

The rule was supposed to protect Grandpa and Biscuit at once, and it does neither well. So the kid passage supports the idea that no dependable way to satisfy both has been found.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 1 (Questions 1–6). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: Biscuit and the Seed Rule →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which statement gets the strongest backing from the kid passage?

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 126, 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.

Look for a claim that ties the opening clash to the closing verdict. Test each choice against the text: is there a sentence that props it up? Remove choices that prescribe a court policy, assume bad motives no one mentioned, or say the problem makes the remedy more needed. The supported answer is modest and follows from the whole passage.