Exam LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning topic 1 question 84 discussion

Actual exam question from Test Prep's LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning

Question #: 84
Topic #: 1

[All LSAT Section 1 Logical Reasoning Questions]

A college dean will present seven awards for outstanding language research. The awardsone for French, one for German, one for Hebrew, one for Japanese, one for Korean, one for Latin, and one for Swahilimust be presented consecutively, one at a time, in conformity with the following constraints:
The German award is not presented first.
The Hebrew award is presented at some time before the Korean award is presented.
The Latin award is presented at some time before the Japanese award is presented.
The French award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Hebrew award is presented.
The Korean award is presented either immediately before or immediately after the Latin award is presented.
If the Hebrew award is presented fourth, which one of the following must be true?

A. The French award is presented fifth.
B. The German award is presented third.
C. The Japanese award is presented sixth.
D. The Korean award is presented fifth.
E. The Swahili award is presented first.

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Suggested Answer: E 🗳️
If H is fourth, then what else do we know? Well there must always be three awards after H (K, L, J), so they must fill spaces five, six, and seven. J must be in seven, with K and L to split five and six in either order. With H in four and space five taken, the only place for F, which must be consecutive with H, is in space three. Were left with G and S to fill the first two spots. S must go first, and G must go second (Rule 1). As we head into the choices, heres our sketch for this question:

SGFHK/LK/L J -
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Armed with this sketch, lets scan for the choice that must be true.

by [deleted] at March 9, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

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