LSAT EXAM Test Day Instructions

LSAT: The Day Before Your Exam Print Your LSAT Admission Ticket (from your LSAC.org account). It has the most recent test center information. Read all five pages of the admission ticket. Expect the test day to cover up to seven hours. Assemble what you must take to the test center. Organize and pack your 1 gallon ziplock bag. Get a good night’s sleep!

LSAT: Required Materials LSAT Admission Ticket: Present and sign page 1 at the check-in table; do not bring pages 2-5. Valid, Government-Issued Photo ID: Bring a current ID that has a recognizable photo; first and last name must be identical to your admission ticket. Recent, Passport-Type Photo: Glue or tape the 2 x 2 photo in the designated box on your admission ticket. It must be different than the government photo. Pencils: Bring three or four sharpened No. 2

LSAT TEST DAY Expect the test day to cover up to seven hours. Don’t forget required items and bag of personal items. Know where to go, where to park. Arrive early. Use the restroom before checking in.

Logical Reasoning Introduction TWO SECTIONS! That’s HALF of your score! 35 minutes per section About 24—26 questions in EACH section Usually one question per passage, but occasionally two

Logical Reasoning Skills Understand how to construct or conclude an argument Understand how to evaluate an argument Know how to draw well-supported conclusions Know how to reason by analogy Determine how additional evidence affects an argument Apply principles or rules to an argument Identify argument flaws

Similarities to Reading Comprehension Same reading strategies: read actively, visualize, paraphrase, analyze Same attack strategies, but always pre-read the question Always consider every answer choice Use the same elimination strategies The BEST answer is always the credited response

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented Understand WHAT the conclusion is and WHERE it is located

Differences from Reading Comprehension Fewer factual questions, more hidden level questions Don’t judge the actual truth; test the logical soundness of what’s presented Understand WHAT the conclusion is and WHERE it is located Understand the progression of the passage: order of premise, evidence, conclusion

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea Questions

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument 6. Conclusion / Deduction

Logical Reasoning Question Categories 1. Main Idea 2. Assumptions 3. Inferences 4. Strengthen or Weakening an Argument 5. Method of Argument 6. Conclusion / Deduction 7. Flaws

Practice Test Questions and Review Logical Reasoning Practice Test Questions and Review

Verbal Section Final Advice Practice daily, concentrate on improving accuracy before efficiency Analyze why non-credited answers are wrong Analyze your own “misses” Analyze your own strengths and weaknesses Keep practicing!

You Can Do It! GOOD LUCK ON THE LSAT EXAM!