Average completion times for the other two sections:
Logic Games: 8 minutes and 45 seconds per game.
Reading Comprehension: minutes and 45 seconds per passage.
In the last chapter we will discuss time management in detail. However, most
students begin practicing with the ideas in this book before reaching that
chapter, and we wanted to take a moment to give you advice on how to
properly practice for the time element of the LSAT.
Students often ask if they should time themselves while practicing. While
every student should take a timed practice LSAT at the very start of their
preparation in order to gauge where they stand, not all preparation should be
composed of timed exercises. When you learn a new concept or are practicing
with a certain technique, you should begin by doing the first several problems
untimed in order to get a feel for how the idea operates. Once you feel
comfortable with the concept, begin tracking the time it takes you to complete
each question. At first, do not worry about completing the question within a
specified time frame, but rather examine how long it takes you to do each
question when you are relaxed. After doing another 3 or 4 questions in this
fashion, then begin attempting to complete each question in the time frame
allowed on the test. Thus, you can “ramp up” to the appropriate time per
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question by following these steps:
1. Do the first 3 to 4 questions untimed; do not worry about how long you
take to complete each question.
2. Do the next 3 to 4 questions without pre-setting a time per question, but
track the amount of time it takes to complete each question.
3. Do the remaining questions at or near the appropriate time per question,
approximately 1 minute and 25 seconds per question.
We are also often asked if every LSAT PrepTest must be done as a timed
exercise. The answer is no. Although we recommend doing as many of the
PrepTests as possible, you can break up individual tests and do section
challenges (completing just one or two sections in the required time) or simply
work through a section as a challenge exercise where you focus on answering
a variety of question types without worrying about the time component.
Logic Games: 8 minutes and 45 seconds per game.
Reading Comprehension: minutes and 45 seconds per passage.
In the last chapter we will discuss time management in detail. However, most
students begin practicing with the ideas in this book before reaching that
chapter, and we wanted to take a moment to give you advice on how to
properly practice for the time element of the LSAT.
Students often ask if they should time themselves while practicing. While
every student should take a timed practice LSAT at the very start of their
preparation in order to gauge where they stand, not all preparation should be
composed of timed exercises. When you learn a new concept or are practicing
with a certain technique, you should begin by doing the first several problems
untimed in order to get a feel for how the idea operates. Once you feel
comfortable with the concept, begin tracking the time it takes you to complete
each question. At first, do not worry about completing the question within a
specified time frame, but rather examine how long it takes you to do each
question when you are relaxed. After doing another 3 or 4 questions in this
fashion, then begin attempting to complete each question in the time frame
allowed on the test. Thus, you can “ramp up” to the appropriate time per
71 Chapter Three: The Question Stem and Answers
question by following these steps:
1. Do the first 3 to 4 questions untimed; do not worry about how long you
take to complete each question.
2. Do the next 3 to 4 questions without pre-setting a time per question, but
track the amount of time it takes to complete each question.
3. Do the remaining questions at or near the appropriate time per question,
approximately 1 minute and 25 seconds per question.
We are also often asked if every LSAT PrepTest must be done as a timed
exercise. The answer is no. Although we recommend doing as many of the
PrepTests as possible, you can break up individual tests and do section
challenges (completing just one or two sections in the required time) or simply
work through a section as a challenge exercise where you focus on answering
a variety of question types without worrying about the time component.
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