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THE PREPTEST

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SECTION I .................................................................................. 4

SECTION II ............................................................................... 12

SECTION III .............................................................................. 20

SECTION IV .............................................................................. 28

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................... 36

COMPUTING YOUR SCORE .................................................. 37

ANSWER KEY ........................................................................... 38

1 -4- 1 1SECTION I

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2 -12- 2 2 2SECTION IITime35 minutes23 Questions

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3 -20- 3 3 3 3SECTION III

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4 -28- 4 4 4 4 4SECTION IV

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Acknowledgment is made to the following sources from which material has been adapted for use in this test booklet:

A Mirror to Physics. 1997 by Kevin Brown.

Gerard Audesirk and Teresa Audesirk, Biology, 3rd ed. 1993 by Macmillan Publishing Company.

K. Anders Ericsson and Neil Charness, Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition. 1994 by the American Psychological Association, Inc.

Leandra Lederman, Stranger than Fiction: Taxing Virtual Worlds. 2007 by New York University Law Review.

Regenia A. Perry, Free within Ourselves. 1992 by the Smithsonian Institution.

Clive Thompson, Game Theories. 2004 by The Walrus Magazine.

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Directions:

1. Use the Answer Key on the next page to check your answers.

2. Use the Scoring Worksheet below to compute your raw score.

3. Use the Score Conversion Chart to convert your raw score into the 120-180 scale.

Scoring Worksheet

1. Enter the number of questions you answered correctly in each section.

Number Correct

SECTION I ................. SECTION II ................ SECTION III ............... SECTION IV ...............

2. Enter the sum here: This is your Raw Score.

Reported Raw ScoreScore Lowest Highest

COMPUTING YOUR SCORE

Conversion ChartFor Converting Raw Score to the 120-180 LSAT

Scaled ScoreLSAT Form 3LSN104

180179178177176175174173172171170169168167166165164163162161160159158157156155154153152151150149148147146145144143142141140139138137136135134133132131130129128127126125124123122121120

9897969594939290898887858482817978767573727068676563626058575554525149474644434140383735343331302928272524232221201918170

101979695949392918988878684838180787775747271696766646261595756545351504846454342403937363433323029282726242322212019181716

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ANSWER KEY

SECTION IV

1. A2. E3. D4. B5. E6. D7. B

8. B9. C10. D11. A12. A13. D14. D

15. E16. A17. A18. C19. D20. A21. B

22. B23. E24. D25. C26. B27. C

SECTION III

1. C2. D3. B4. E5. C6. D7. A

8. C9. D10. A11. A12. A13. E14. B

15. A16. B17. C18. D19. D20. B21. A

22. B23. E24. A25. A26. E

SECTION II

1. E2. A3. E4. D5. A6. A7. B

8. C9. B10. C11. E12. A13. A14. C

15. B16. D17. C18. A19. C20. E21. A

22. E23. B

SECTION I

1. E2. D3. D4. D5. E6. D7. E

8. D9. A10. C11. E12. B13. A14. C

15. B16. B17. B18. C19. A20. C21. C

22. E23. C24. E25. D

LSAT Writing Sample Topic

Directions: The scenario presented below describes two choices, either one of which can be supported on the basis of the information given.Your essay should consider both choices and argue for one over the other, based on the two specified criteria and the facts provided. There is no right or wrong choice: a reasonable argument can be made for either.

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