LSAT – Section 3: Test 3

1. Question

Based on the passage, the author’s attitude about honeybees can best be described as

passive indifference
respectful admiration
embarrassed ignorance
unparalleled jubilance
unchecked aggression

2. Question

What does the author most likely mean when he refers to honeybees as “altruistic insects” (line 33)?

they only help fellow hive members when it benefits them
they aren’t interested in helping their fellow hive members at all
they have a voracious appetite for sweet flower nectar
they are selflessly devoted to helping their fellow hive members
they are capable of flying at great heights without fear

3. Question

According to the passage, what is the main difference between the responsibilities of the female worker bees and the male drones?

Male drones gather nectar and female workers do not.
Female workers construct the honeycomb and male drones do not.
Male drones tend to the queen’s eggs and female drones keep the queen cool.
Male drones kill enemy intruders and female workers keep the cells clean.
Female worker drones gather nectar and male drones do not.

4. Question

Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for the author’s beliefs about the work ethic of the honeybee?

The average honeybee sleeps over 20 hours a day.
The average honeybee visits thousands of flowers each day.
The average honeybee eats more than half of the honey it collects.
The average honeybee hive holds thousands of honeybees.
The average honeybee hive is bigger than a watermelon.

5. Question

What is most likely the author’s intent in telling readers that each year “approximately one million tons of honey is produced worldwide”?

to tell readers that people around the world love the taste of honey and purchase a great deal of it each year
to tell readers that honeybees are hard workers that collect a huge amount of nectar each year
to tell readers that there is a worldwide honey crisis and we are producing more honey than we can consume
to tell readers that the production and manufacture of honey is an extremely profitable enterprise
to tell readers that humans around the world rely on honeybees more than honeybees rely on humans

6. Question

Based on information provided in the passage, which of the following most closely resembles the quasi-domesticated state in which some honeybees live?

a dog that lives in a suburban home but hunts for its food in a nearby forest
a goldfish that was raised in a pet store but was purchased by a young family
a bear that lives in a remote wilderness that has never seen a human being
a cat that lives in an alley and feeds off of scraps at a nearby restaurant
a rainbow trout that lives in the icy waters of lake Michigan

7. Question

According to the passage, which of the following is not a reason why the honeybee engages in a complex process of digestion and regurgitation with its collected nectar?

to alter the chemical makeup of the collected nectar
to reduce the amount of water in the collected nectar
to help protect the collected nectar from fermentation
to prevent other hive members from eating the collected nectar
to increase the sugar concentration in the collected nectar