The December 2007 LSAT

The December LSAT had a total of 100 scored questions—23 in Games, 25 in each Arguments section, and 27 in Reading Comprehension. Reports from December 2007 test takers indicate that the experimental section appeared in Section 1 or Section 2 on most test forms. Be aware, however, that LSAC often administers a few selected forms with identical scored sections, but with their experimental sections in a different location.

Games - 23 questions
About half (45 percent) of Princeton Review students rated the Games section as about the same difficulty as those on other recent exams, while 19 percent rated it as easier and 36 percent rated it as harder. One of the games had a few confusing clues which were difficult to symbolize, which caused many test takers to find the section challenging.

Those who felt comfortable making deductions before rushing to the questions, picked an order, and stuck with it were more likely to rate the section as about the same as or easier than the games on other recent tests. One of the games had a conditional clue, and knowing how to diagram and make deductions from this kind of clue was vital.

Arguments - 25 and 25 questions
Both scored Arguments sections had 25 questions. The overall distribution of questions was slightly different than recent exams, and Princeton Review students rated the sections as similar in difficulty to those on other recent exams. Both sections had very few Inference questions, but had many Assumption, Strengthen, Weaken, and Flaw questions. There was only one Strengthen through Assumption question, which is a departure from recent exams. There were scattered Principle-Match questions and one Resolve/Explain question on each section. There was one Parallel and one Parallel-the-Flaw question on each section, and they were not especially difficult or time-consuming. Several questions in both sections required understanding conditional statements, including two questions where diagramming and finding contrapositives led directly to the correct answers. Causal flaws were prevalent. Other common patterns and recurring flaws were present throughout the section. Both sections followed the predictable trajectory of question difficulty, although there were a few scattered difficult questions in the beginning of one of the sections that may have thrown off some students. Careful attention to language and good POE were crucial to success in Arguments.

Scored Reading Comprehension - 27 questions
Princeton Review students were split as to whether the Reading Comprehension was similar to recent exams (47%) or whether it was harder (48%). A relatively difficult Reading Comprehension experimental section seen on many exams may have been responsible for students thinking the section was more difficult. None of the scored passages contained especially difficult language or structure.