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Necessary Assumption Questions.

An assumption the argument requires to work. There are 291 Necessary Assumption questions in PrepTests 101–159: 78 rated easiest (1), 89 rated easy–medium (2), 79 rated hard (3), 45 rated hardest (4). Filter them below, then practice in your own materials.

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What Necessary Assumption questions ask

Our plain-English paraphrase of the task in the first 50 of the 291 Necessary Assumption questions in PrepTests 101–159 (paraphrases, not LSAC’s copyrighted stems — use the table above to locate each question in your own materials):

  1. PT101 S2 Q17 — Identify the assumption behind the Security Council's structure.
  2. PT101 S3 Q5 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  3. PT101 S3 Q13 — Identify the presupposition behind the health officials' claim.
  4. PT101 S3 Q18 — Identify an assumption the argument relies on.
  5. PT102 S2 Q6 — Identify an assumption the physicians' reasoning depends on.
  6. PT102 S2 Q12 — Identify what the argument assumes does not exist.
  7. PT102 S2 Q16 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  8. PT102 S2 Q24 — Identify the principle the argument assumes.
  9. PT102 S4 Q9 — Identify the assumption the conclusion depends on.
  10. PT102 S4 Q25 — Identify the assumption the argument depends on.
  11. PT103 S2 Q7 — Identify the assumption the argument relies on.
  12. PT103 S2 Q10 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  13. PT103 S2 Q13 — Identify what the television station must assume for its conclusion.
  14. PT103 S2 Q22 — Find the choice that is NOT a required assumption.
  15. PT103 S2 Q25 — Name the assumption Hector's reply to Monica relies on.
  16. PT103 S3 Q9 — Identify the assumption the argument depends on.
  17. PT103 S3 Q11 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  18. PT104 S1 Q13 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  19. PT104 S1 Q21 — Identify an assumption the manufacturers' argument depends on.
  20. PT104 S4 Q4 — Identify an assumption the mayor's argument makes.
  21. PT104 S4 Q9 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  22. PT104 S4 Q19 — Identify the assumption the conclusion requires.
  23. PT104 S4 Q20 — Name the assumption the art historian's argument depends on.
  24. PT105 S1 Q8 — Identify an assumption the economist's argument requires.
  25. PT105 S1 Q18 — Identify an assumption the sociologist's argument depends on.
  26. PT105 S1 Q21 — Identify the assumption the argument depends on.
  27. PT105 S1 Q23 — Identify the assumption the argument depends on.
  28. PT105 S4 Q4 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  29. PT105 S4 Q14 — Name the assumption the citizen's argument depends on.
  30. PT106 S1 Q2 — Identify an assumption the argument relies on.
  31. PT106 S1 Q12 — Identify the assumption the author's conclusion relies on.
  32. PT106 S1 Q21 — Identify an assumption the psychologist's argument requires.
  33. PT106 S3 Q16 — Identify an assumption the historian's argument depends on.
  34. PT106 S3 Q19 — Identify the assumption the argument depends on.
  35. PT106 S3 Q22 — Identify the assumption the researcher's argument requires.
  36. PT107 S1 Q5 — Identify an assumption Barnes's argument depends on.
  37. PT107 S1 Q15 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  38. PT107 S4 Q4 — Identify an assumption behind the author's explanation.
  39. PT107 S4 Q5 — Identify the assumption underlying the author's explanation.
  40. PT107 S4 Q8 — Identify an assumption the conservationist's reasoning depends on.
  41. PT108 S2 Q5 — Identify an assumption the argument requires.
  42. PT108 S2 Q15 — Identify an assumption the argument relies on.
  43. PT108 S2 Q20 — Identify an assumption the argument depends on.
  44. PT108 S2 Q23 — Identify an assumption the economist's argument depends on.
  45. PT108 S3 Q1 — Find the choice that is NOT a required assumption.
  46. PT108 S3 Q11 — Identify an assumption the biologists' reasoning depends on.
  47. PT109 S1 Q10 — Identify the assumption the art historian's argument requires.
  48. PT109 S1 Q13 — Identify the assumption the ethicist's argument relies on.
  49. PT109 S1 Q19 — Identify an assumption the historian's argument depends on.
  50. PT109 S3 Q11 — Identify the assumption the argument relies on.

Necessary Assumption questions, briefly

What is a Necessary Assumption question on the LSAT?

An assumption the argument requires to work. It is one of the 18 Logical Reasoning question types in LSAT Academy's classification.

How many Necessary Assumption questions are in PrepTests 101–159?

There are 291 Necessary Assumption questions across PrepTests 101–159: 78 rated easiest (1), 89 rated easy–medium (2), 79 rated hard (3), 45 rated hardest (4).

How do I drill LSAT Necessary Assumption questions by difficulty?

Use the free LR Drill Finder at https://www.lsat.academy/drill-finder/necessary-assumption — filter the 291 Necessary Assumption questions by difficulty (1–4), PrepTest range, and argument structure, then practice them in your own LawHub materials.

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