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Reading Comprehension · Attitude

PrepTest 154 · Section 3 · Question 4

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
The author's tone shows in what the author chooses to stress, even without strong opinion words.
The basic logic
Notice how the author describes the system: as demanding, coordinated, and reaching into many parts of life. No blame, no doubt. Match a mild, positive, accurate tone.
Tiny words that decide it
  • “complex”
  • “essential”
  • “reached into”

Playground logic

The kid writer never scolds the bike system. Instead, the writer shows how it took planning and how it touched games, weekends, and stickers. That is admiration for a clever, far-reaching setup.

Step 2 · The kid passage

This question belongs to Passage 1 (Questions 1–6). Read its kid passage and structure guide first: The Secret of the Maple Street Club →

Step 3 · Try the model question

Which best describes the writer's attitude toward the club's bike system?

Choices

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 154, Section 3, Question 4 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Open Question 4 in your official copy and answer it first.

Collect the adjectives and verbs the author uses for the herding system. Check for any blame or doubt words: there are none. Notice how many parts of life the author ties it to. Choose the answer whose tone is positive and whose content matches those ties. Reject choices that add criticism the author never makes.