Reading Comprehension · Inference (Passage Completion)

PrepTest 147 · 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

Inference (Passage Completion)

The one idea it tests

A good last sentence continues the author's direction and tone; it does not flip the argument or bring in a brand-new topic.

The basic logic

Know where the paragraph is heading and how confident the author is. The right ending fits the plan's logic. A realistic caveat is fine if it does not undo the recommendation. Reject endings that contradict a fact the author treated as fixed.

Tiny words that decide it

“but”
“still”
“even”

Playground logic

The closet passage ends upbeat about the plan, so a fitting last line could add an honest note: the plan takes time, so a tumble is still possible before it works.

Step 2 · The kid passage

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

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which sentence would make the best ending for the closet passage?

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 147, 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.

Reread the last paragraph and name its direction in a few words. Ask what the author is confident about and what the author admits could still go wrong. Test each choice: does it keep the author's plan standing, use a fact the author treated as fixed correctly, and stay on topic? Cut endings that reverse the author, add new topics, or attack something the author treated as settled.