Studying

I spent the day alternately studying and watching college football.  I watched all of the badger game and the last bit of the Iowa-Ohio State game (and for the record, it’s a shame Iowa didn’t win today after the season they’ve had).  I promised I’d post some LSAT questions tonight so that’s what I’ll do.  I’ll post the answers tomorrow night after I get home from the YSA/SA potluck.  Keep in mind with the logic games that you cannot actually solve the game before reaching the questions.  They don’t give you enough information for that on purpose. I’m only giving two questions for each logic game, but they really each have 5-7 questions attached.

Logical Reasoning Section (makes up half of the LSAT score)

1. 
Harry: Airlines have made it possible for anyone to travel around the world in much less time than was formerly possible.
Judith: That is not true. Many flights are too expensive for all but the rich.

Judith’s response shows that she interprets Harry’s statement to imply that
A.) the majority of people are rich
B.) everyone has an equal right to experience world travel
C.) world travel is only possible via routes serviced by airlines
D.) most forms of world travel are not affordable for most people
E.) anyone can afford to travel long distances by air.

2.
Nutritionists have recommended that people eat more fiber. Advertisements for a new fiber-supplement pill state only that it contains "44 percent fiber."

The advertising claim is misleading in its selection of information on which to focus if which one of the following is true?
A.) There are other products on the market that are advertised as providing fiber as a dietary supplement
B.) Nutritionists base their recommendations on medical findings that dietary fiber protects against some kinds of cancer
C.) It is possible to become addicted to some kinds of advertised pills, such as sleeping pills and painkillers.
D.) The label of the advertised product recommends taking three pills everyday.
E.) The recommended daily intake of fiber is 20 to 30 grams, and the pill contains one-third gram.

3.
Comets do not give off their own light but reflect light from other sources, such as the Sun. Scientists estimate the mass of comets by their brightness: the greater a comet’s mass, the more light that comet will reflect. A satellite probe, however, has revealed that the material of which Halley’s comet is composed reflects 60 times less light per unit of mass than had been previously thought.

The statements above, if true, give the most support to which of the following?
A.) Some comets are composed of material that reflects 60 times more light per unit of mass than the material of which Halley’s comet is composed.
B.) Previous estimates of the mass of Halley’s comet which were based on its brightness were too low
C.) The total amount of light reflected from Halley’s comet is less than scientists had previously thought.
D.) The reflective properties of the material of which comets are composed vary considerably from comet to comet.
E.) Scientists need more information before  they can make a good estimate of the mass of Halleys comet.

Logic Games (an easy one, then a hard one)

In October, eight large financial institutions – Aijah House, Barnet Group, Frankie & Sons, Goldin Ketch, Jordan LLC, Lehana Sisters, Merlin Inc, and Stella Moran – will be bailed out by the government. Each institution is bailed out exactly once, and no two institutions are bailed out at the same time. The bailouts proceed consistent with the following conditions:
 
-Aijah House is bailed out before Jordan LLC
-Goldin Ketch is bailed out before Frankie & Sons
-Barnet Group is bailed out after both Goldin Ketch and Stella Moran
-Merlin Inc is bailed out after Barnet Group but before Jordan LLC
-Barnet Group is bailed out after Lehana Sisters

1. If Goldin Ketch is the fourth institution bailed out, then each of the following must be false EXCEPT:
A.) Lehana Sisters is the third institution bailed out
B.) Frankie & Sons is the second institution bailed out
C.) Aijah House is the fifth institution bailed out
D.) Merlin Inc is the fifth institution bailed out
E.) Stella Moran is the sixth institution bailed out

2.) The fifth institution bailed out CANNOT be
A.) Barnet Group
B.) Frankie & Sons
C.) Lehana Sisters
D.) Goldin Ketch
E.) Merlin Inc

Mr. Mustard works at Rigby’s Aquarium every day, Monday through Friday. He trains six walruses: Anna, Bill, Kite, Lucy, Rocky, and Sadie. Three of them – Anna, Kite, and Rocky – are veteran performers. Two walruses are trained each day, and wach of them is trained at least once during the week according to the following:

-At least one veteran performer is trained each day
-Sadie is not trained on any day before the first day that Rocky is trained that week.
-Lucy is trained both Tuesday and Wednesday.
-Any day on which Bill is trained is the first day during the week that some other walrus is trained
-Of the days Kite is trained during the week, at least two are consecutive

1.)If Bill and Rocky are trained on Thursday, one of the walruses trained on Friday must be
A.) Rocky
B.) Sadie
C.) Bill
D.) Kite
E.) Anna

2.) If exactly one veteran performer is trained each day, which of the following would determine exactly when each of the remaining walruses is trained?
A.) Anna and Bill are trained on Monday
B.) Rocky and Sadie are trained on Friday
C.) Anna is trained on Monday and Thursday
D.) Kite is trained Monday and Thursday
E.) Kite is trained Monday and Friday

Again, I’ll post the answers to those tomorrow night.  There’s another section to the LSAT – the reading comprehension section.  They give a 450-550 word piece of densely worded prose and then start asking questions on it.  It’s kind of a pain, but definitely do-able.  My biggest problem is by far the logic games, which is why I have the addition book of just logic games.  The test is three weeks from today and I’m feeling like I can handle it.  Again though, the LSAT is my life right now.  However, I do need to do some administrative work tomorrow between the time when I get home from church and when the Nelsons pick me up for the YSA/SA Potluck.  And then I need to be sure to write down the number for DoIT so that I can call them and get my UW-Wisconsin campus pin reset.  I need it and my campus ID number (I have the ID number) so that I can order transcripts.  Hopefully there’s a way for me to get an LSAC form attached.  I have to believe there is, given how many schools are part of the LSAC credential service (which I went ahead and got – it’ll make my life easier come application time in a few weeks.) That’s the other thing – November is all about the LSA

T.  December is all about getting my applications in order so that when my LSAT score comes in and my letters of recommendation are all in, I can just sent off the electronic files and be done with it.

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