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Reading Comprehension · Attitude

PrepTest 145 · Section 3 · Question 3

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

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type
Attitude
The one idea it tests
An author who names a flaw and then praises anyway has a mixed but mostly positive view.
The basic logic
Use the Voice Tracker on the last paragraph. Count the praise words and the complaint words, and notice which side the 'nevertheless' lands on.
Tiny words that decide it
  • “while”
  • “weakness”
  • “nevertheless”
  • “deserves”

Playground logic

The kid passage calls the pledge a big step forward, names its worst flaw, then says 'still' it deserves credit. Praise, one complaint, more praise: warm with a reservation.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 1 (Questions 1–6). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Recess Pledge →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which best describes how the author of the kid passage feels about the Recess Pledge?

Choices

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 145, Section 3, Question 3 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 3 in your official copy and answer it first.

Go to the passage's verdict paragraph. Underline the praise and the criticism. Note the turn word and which side gets the final say. Then pick the attitude that holds both: not pure cheering, not pure dislike, not blank. Reject any choice that is stronger than the passage in either direction.