Reading Comprehension · Primary Purpose

PrepTest 147 · Section 2 · Question 25

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

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type

Primary Purpose

The one idea it tests

Primary Purpose names what the whole passage does, in verb form.

The basic logic

Notice that the passage compares two fixes and explains which features of a case make each one fit. The purpose is to give conditions for choosing between them, not to predict, argue for something new, or list many procedures.

Tiny words that decide it

“depends on”
“when”
“two”

Playground logic

In the kid passage, Lulu explains when Ms. Rivera should use the Do-It Rule and when she should use Star Payback.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 4 (Questions 23–27). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: Ms. Rivera's Promise Court →

Step 3 · Try the model question

The kid passage mainly aims to

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 147, Section 2, Question 25 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 25 in your official copy and answer it first.

Count how many remedies the passage discusses and ask what it says about each. Notice whether it gives conditions for choosing. Pick the verb and object that match: identifying when each of the remedies applies. Reject choices that predict outcomes, push a brand-new measure, or claim to cover many procedures.