LSAT Strategies

How much time should I spend on each question?

How much time should I spend on each question?

The takeaways

  • For every 200 questions a user drills, the average time spent on a question reduces by 3 seconds.

Practice makes perfect

Time pressure is what makes LR very challenging. In addition to knowing the answer to a question, you need to answer it quickly. That is why drilling is important. It is a way to build “muscle memory” and reduce reaction time. The key is to proportion the allotted time strategically to minimize the time spent on easy questions and maximize the time required to process difficult questions.

Consistent drillers typically spend slightly over a min on difficult questions.

Our data indicates that veteran AdeptLR drillers on average spend 47 seconds on easy questions, 60.5 seconds on moderately difficult questions and 76.4 seconds on the most difficult questions (see charts below). Drilling is the key to improving timing. For every 200 questions a user drills, the average time spent on a question reduces by 3 seconds.

An example of improvement in speed (reduction in time spent on questions) by number of questions drilled.

In summary, consistent drilling is crucial not only for improving accuracy, as discussed in our last post, but it also improves speed! 

Marie Ng, Chief Data Scientist
November 23, 2022
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