LSAT question review process

Taking full LSAT PrepTests is valuable in large part because these tests give you review opportunities. It's not enough to say "oh, I get it now" after looking at the correct answer or explanations and then calling it a day.
Amount of time spent per question will vary from person-to-person. If you need longer than 3-4 hours, by all means, take it. Let it spill over into the next day.
It could take 8 minutes / question, or longer for some and shorter for others. For example, individual LSAT Logic Games and Reading Comp questions might take less time because they're grouped and issues could be due to rules or the passage, respectively.
I wouldn't worry about the specific amount of time / # of questions covered. The process is what matters here.

Here's the LSAT question review process I recommend:
  • Analyze exactly where your error or misunderstanding stemmed from. Was it something in the stimulus or the answer choices?
  • If it was in the stimulus, was it your approach to reading the stimulus that was ineffective or incorrect, or was it something in the stimulus text itself that you misunderstood?
  • If it was in the answer choices, was it in the incorrect answer choice you chose, identify what it was about the wrong answer choice that tempted you. Then identify what made it wrong in the end
  • If there was something in the correct answer that made it seem unappealing, identify what it was. And identify what made it correct in the end.

Through repeating this process several times, you'll start to identify patterns in how LSAC constructs tempting incorrect answer choices. You'll see different types of techniques LSAC uses to make incorrect answer choices tempting and correct answer choices unappealing.
And I would take notes or explain it to a friend. There's something important about being forced to articulate your thought process, rather than doing it in your head.





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