LSAT 130 | Section 2 | Reading Comprehension: Q3

RC Question 3 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: The passage indicates that the re-creation of ancient techniques was used in which one of the following?

DISCUSSION: The re-creation of ancient techniques was mentioned in paragraph 3. Before answering a question like this, you should reread that paragraph and load the information into your head. This will let you quickly find the right answer, and avoid being tempted by wrong answers.

Lines 50-60 show that re-creating ancient techniques was used to figure out which statue wore a particular dress.

CODE: Passage reference. Finding the line references of misleading answers is helpful.

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1. Unintelligible terms aren’t mentioned. This is a throwaway reference to the unrevealing terms mentioned in line 14.
2. This is mentioned on line 25. It is isotope fingerprinting that lets us trace the source of raw materials.
3. The passage doesn’t mention museums except to say that the former goal of archaeology was to get stuff for museums (line 31).
4. The shirt was mentioned on lines 37-41. The author doesn’t say how we determined it was a shirt. The point of this example was to show how it is worthwhile to preserve items that seem useless.
5. CORRECT. Lines 50-60 mention this.