Why some tests have five sections and others have only four? Forum

[corgiterrier17]

Hi,

I started studying for the LSAT and noticed some PTs have five sections while some have only four sections...
I want to figure out how many sections of LR, LG, and RC are from PT 1- 53...and how can I figure out the number of sections for each part?

[RZ5646]

Hi,

I started studying for the LSAT and noticed some PTs have five sections while some have only four sections...
I want to figure out how many sections of LR, LG, and RC are from PT 1- 53...and how can I figure out the number of sections for each part?

Every PT has exactly 4 sections: 2 LR, 1 LG, 1 RC. Official test forms add in a fifth experimental section somewhere in the sequence. It is not scored; it's used by LSAC to test out new questions they want to use in future exams.

If you're finding PTs with 5 sections, that means that whoever assembled them added in simulated experimental sections. That's good practice because if you only do 4 sections, the 5 sections of the real LSAT might be too taxing.

Note that an official test form includes a sixth section, the writing sample, which isn't scored and which almost nobody studies for because there's no point in it.

[corgiterrier17]

Thanks!!!