Reading Comprehension · Inference

PrepTest 141 · Section 1 · Question 21

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

The best closing sentence follows the author's path: it ties off the argument without overclaiming.

The basic logic

Summarize where the author stands at the end: this theory does not work, but the author never says the thing being criticized is good. A good finish stays that modest. Reject endings that swing to praise, or keep part of the theory the author rejected.

Tiny words that decide it

“therefore”
“does not mean”
“however”

Playground logic

The sticker author knocks down Plum's theory but never says charts are wonderful. A good last line: charts might have problems, but Plum's theory does not show them.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 3 (Questions 16–21). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Great Sticker Chart Debate →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which sentence would most logically end the sticker passage?

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 141, Section 1, Question 21 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 21 in your official copy and answer it first.

Say in your own words what the author has shown by the end and what the author has not claimed. Pick the choice that concludes exactly that much: the critique fails, nothing more. Drop endings that suddenly praise the target, add a new policy, or rescue part of the rejected theory.