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LSAT Online Center

This LSAT Online Center brings together practice, lessons, worksheets, flashcards and review tools. Choose the resource that matches the skill you want to work on next.

Current LSAT map

435-minute multiple-choice sections
2scored Logical Reasoning sections
1scored Reading Comprehension section
120–180reported score scale

One additional LR or RC section is unscored. Argumentative Writing is separate.

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LSAT Practice Center

Take a full practice test, review the explanations, then use the flashcards to repair the terms and ideas that slowed you down.

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The current LSAT is a reasoning-and-reading test. Choose a subject Online Center for its lessons, quizzes, quick review, flashcards, and timed practice.

Section 01

Logical Reasoning

Analyze, evaluate, and complete arguments in ordinary language.

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Section 02

Reading Comprehension

Read dense passages precisely, compare viewpoints, and draw supported inferences.

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Section 03

Argumentative Writing

Take a clear position, weigh competing perspectives, and write a persuasive response.

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Section 04

Full LSAT practice path

Connect lessons, skill checks, review, and timed section work without studying obsolete Logic Games.

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The Exam at a Glance

LSAC describes four 35-minute multiple-choice sections: two scored Logical Reasoning sections, one scored Reading Comprehension section, and one unscored variable LR or RC section. There is a 10-minute intermission between sections two and three. Argumentative Writing is completed separately.

Logical ReasoningTwo scored sections; arguments, assumptions, evidence, flaws, inferences, and principles.
Reading ComprehensionOne scored section; four sets built from single or comparative passages.
Unscored variableOne LR or RC section can appear at any point and is used to pretest questions.
Argumentative WritingSeparate 50-minute task with 15 minutes of prewriting and 35 minutes of writing.

Learn, check, and retest

The main Online Center is the map; each subject Online Center is the workspace. Study a method before you ask a timed test to measure it.

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Choose a section

Start where your practice feels least stable.

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Open a lesson

Learn the reasoning move and see how it works.

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Take a skill quiz

Check the idea without a timer and read the explanation.

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Practice under time

Return to timed work once the method is repeatable.

LSAT Topics: Learn and Review

Logical Reasoning

Read arguments precisely and match evidence to the task.

  • Conclusion and premise
  • Assumptions and flaws
  • Strengthen and weaken
  • Inference and principle questions

Reading Comprehension

Map dense passages and compare viewpoints.

  • Main point and purpose
  • Structure and paragraph role
  • Inference and application
  • Comparative reading and tone

Argumentative Writing

Make a decision and defend it with organized reasoning.

  • Position and criteria
  • Relevant support
  • Counterargument and tradeoff
  • Organization and revision

Use the current format

  • Do not rely on older Logic Games or Analytical Reasoning descriptions when planning current LSAT study.
  • Practice four separate 35-minute multiple-choice sections, with a 10-minute intermission after section two.
  • Keep Argumentative Writing separate: it is a 50-minute, unscored writing task administered apart from the multiple-choice test.
  • Practice results on this site are study signals, not official LSAT scores or conversions.

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LSAT FAQ

What is scored on the current LSAT?

Two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section are scored. The fourth LR or RC section is unscored and may appear anywhere.

Is Argumentative Writing part of the multiple-choice test?

No. It is completed separately and is unscored, but law schools may review the writing sample.

What score scale does LSAC use?

LSAC reports scores on a 120–180 scale. Practice scores on this page are not official scaled scores.

Official references: LSAC test specifications · LSAC FAQ · LSAT scoring
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What can I study in this LSAT Online Center?

This LSAT Online Center includes practice, lessons, worksheets, flashcards and review tools. Topics on the page include Logical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Argumentative Writing.

How should I use the LSAT resources?

Choose a topic or practice activity from this Online Center. Review the linked explanation, try the practice, and use the result to decide what to study next. Check each resource’s directions for its format and access requirements.

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