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LSAT Explanations › Preptest 138 › Reading Comprehension › Question 23

LSAT 138 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q23

LSAT Preptest 138 explanations

RC Question 23 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The question asks for a word that is ‘explicitly’ mentioned.

That means you actually have to find the word, in both passages. This is a scanning question.

___________

  1. Neither passage mentions this.
  2. Only the last sentence of the second paragraph of passage B mentions this.
  3. CORRECT. See the last sentence of the second paragraph of passage A and the first sentence of the third paragraph of passage B.
  4. Only passage A mentions this (second sentence of paragraph 2).
  5. Only passage A mentions this (second paragraph).
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