Download the RC Question Type Map
The RC Question Type Map is a free 6-page LSAT Reading Comprehension study guide by Germaine Washington (180 scorer) covering all 14 Reading Comprehension question types, their stem wording, frequency, step-by-step method, support standard, and most common trap. Published .
How Does the RC Question Type Map Organize All 14 Question Types?
Every LSAT Reading Comprehension question belongs to one of 4 core question families. Rather than treating all 27 questions in a section as generic reading recall, this guide separates questions by the exact reasoning task required and the textual support standard each answer choice must satisfy.
1. Macro Questions (Main Point, Primary Purpose, Organization, Passage Perspective)
Macro questions test the passage-wide conclusion, authorial goal, structural transition between paragraphs, and overall tone. Typical traps summarize a single paragraph or overstate the author's degree of certainty.
2. Role and Function Questions (Detail, Function of a Phrase, Author Attitude, Comparative Relationship)
Role and function questions ask why the author included a specific sentence, example, or citation. The right answer describes how that detail supports the paragraph's main claim rather than merely repeating its literal wording.
3. Inference Questions (Must Be True, Most Strongly Supported, Author Agreement, Meaning in Context)
Inference questions require strict textual proof from the passage. The winning answer stays within the exact scope and modifiers of the text without adding outside assumptions.
4. Logical Reasoning in Reading Comprehension and Apply the Passage (Strengthen, Weaken, Principle, Analogous Situation)
Application questions ask how new information affects a claim in the passage or which new scenario matches the passage's reasoning pattern. Identify the target argument's premise and conclusion first, then test the gap.
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