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LSAT Verbal Reasoning & Analogies Questions
Practise verbal reasoning & analogies (reasoning) for the Law School Admission Test: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
Verbal Reasoning & Analogies practice
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Q1.Statement: “Use our toothpaste for whiter teeth.” Assumption I: People want whiter teeth. II: Other toothpastes do not whiten.
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Answer: B — Only I is implicit
The ad assumes people desire whiter teeth; it does not assume competitors fail.
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Q2.Find the next number in the series: 18, 20, 24, 30, 38, ?
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Answer: A — 48
Differences are 2, 4, 6, 8 → next difference 10.
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Q3.If all Bloops are Razzies and all Razzies are Lazzies, then all Bloops are definitely:
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Answer: C — Lazzies
Transitive inclusion: Bloops ⊂ Razzies ⊂ Lazzies.
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Q4.Find the next number in the series: 2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ?
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Answer: D — 486
Each term is multiplied by 3.
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Q5.Statements: Some pens are books. All books are pages. Conclusion I: Some pens are pages. II: All pages are pens.
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Answer: B — Only I follows
The pens that are books are also pages, so some pens are pages (I). II cannot be concluded.
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Q6.Find the next number in the series: 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, ?
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Answer: A — 28
Each term increases by 4.
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Q7.Pointing to a man, Riya said, “He is the son of my mother’s only brother.” The man is Riya’s:
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Answer: A — Cousin
Her mother’s only brother is her maternal uncle; his son is her cousin.
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Q8.Find the next number in the series: 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ?
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Answer: B — 729
Each term is multiplied by 3.
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Q9.A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. How is A related to D?
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Answer: C — Granddaughter
A is a child of C (B’s sister shares mother C); D is C’s father → A is D’s granddaughter.
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Q10.Find the next number in the series: 16, 27, 38, 49, 60, ?
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Answer: C — 71
Each term increases by 11.
How to approach verbal reasoning & analogies questions
For syllogisms draw Venn diagrams and accept only what MUST be true. For analogies, state the relationship in a sentence (“X is the young of Y”) and test each option against it.
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Law School Admission Test — conducted by Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Admission test for law schools in the US and Canada, built on logical and reading-comprehension reasoning.
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LSAT practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning & Analogies | Reasoning | Calculated + question bank |
| Legal Reasoning | Legal aptitude | Question bank |
| Logical Reasoning | Reasoning | Calculated (new numbers every set) |