Reading Comprehension · Inference

PrepTest 138 · Section 1 · 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

The one idea it tests

A small "some" claim backed by one sentence beats bigger claims backed by nothing.

The basic logic

Scan for a line that says the process is ongoing. If new members still appear, then at least some are recent. Reject choices that add mechanisms or numbers the passage does not give.

Tiny words that decide it

“some”
“continue”
“only a few”

Playground logic

The fort passage says new extras still pop up every summer. So some extras are recent arrivals.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 2 (Questions 8–14). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: Forts and Raiders on Elm Court →

Step 3 · Try the model question

What can we infer about extras from the fort passage?

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 138, Section 1, 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.

Look for a sentence about whether the process is still going on. Use it to support a modest "some" claim about timing. Test each other choice for words the passage never backs: exact counts, interactions not described, or jobs the passage says this category does not do. The safe answer leans on one clear sentence.