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Trainer + Exams 29 - 71
Study Schedule
Pages 4 - 20 (some pages unmarked)
Appendix
Pages 21 - 26
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Instructions
Hello and welcome to your new study schedule! This schedule is designed to help you bring together the work that you do
in The LSAT Trainer with the work that you’ll do on real LSAT practice problems. It will help ensure that you cover all your
bases, that you correctly allocate your focus and your study time, and that you organize your study process for maximum
efficiency and results.
This study schedule is composed of three different types of assignments: individual lessons, or chapters, from The LSAT
Trainer, drill sets of similar LSAT problems that have been grouped together, and full practice exams. You will use Prac-
tice Exams 29-71 for your drill sets and practice exams. These exams can be purchased in book from published by LSAC,
the makers of the LSAT, or you can buy the tests in PDF form from online services such as CambridgeLSAT.com. Books
offer a better value, while PDFs might offer more convenience, especially if you plan on solving certain problems multiple
times.
A fourth component, review, should also be a central part of your study process. You should allocate some time for review
after ever lesson, drill, and practice exam, and I also encourage you to add in additional review-only study sessions when-
ever possible. More discussion of learning, drilling, practice exams, and review can be found in the appendix.
The following page has the full list of all assignments, organized by week. After that are biweekly schedule pages that you
can use to allocate individual assignments to specific days. (I’ve also included a blank schedule page just in case you need
it.) Following the biweekly schedule pages is a detailed breakdown of the problems that are assigned as part of each indi-
vidual drill set. Any time you see a drill assigned on the schedule, simply refer to these “Drill Sets in Detail” pages to figure
out exactly which problems you ought to solve for that assignment.
It can be helpful to keep a record of the work that you’ve accomplished, and, in particular, you may want to keep track of
the issues or problems that cause you the most trouble or that you want to make sure to review again. I provide free note-
book organizer pages on the trainer website for this purpose, so please check them out if you’d like.
Question Breakdown
The student resources page of the trainer website also includes a breakdown of all Logical Reasoning and Logic Games
problems from exams 29-71. This list can be especially useful when you are looking to find specific questions for addi-
tional drill work.
You might find a certain set of assignments easier and be able to master these assignments faster than expected, or you
might find a certain question type more challenging and want to drill extra of it. Don’t be afraid to change up your schedule
as you go—after all, you will surely know more about what leads to LSAT success deeper into your studying than you do
when you first begin. Extra spaces have been left in the biweekly to-do’s boxes so that you can shift or add on to assign-
ments as you see fit.
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Assignments By Week
Here are all of your assignments, divided up by week. These assignments are also listed on your biweekly to-do pages.
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Weeks 1 & 2
R Lesson 2 R Lesson 12
R Lesson 3 R Lesson 13
R Lesson 4 R Lesson 14
R Lesson 9 R Lesson 16
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
* Listed on page 14.
R Lesson 19
R Lesson 20
R Lesson 21
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
R Lesson 29 R Lesson 33
R Lesson 30
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
T Practice Exam 55
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
T Practice Exam 60
R Lesson 40
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
T Practice Exam 69
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
S S
M M
T T
W W
T T
F F
S S
Notes
Drill Sets in Detail
Here is a list of the specific problems and games to be solved as part of each assigned drill set.
PT S # S # PT S # S # PT S #
31 2 9, 18 3 1, 5, 8, 25 31 2 21 3 23 30 2 15
34 2 1, 3, 9, 11 3 4, 10 34 2 24 3 23
35 1 6*, 17, 23 4 7, 8, 13, 18, 24 35 1 24 4 6
* = response; ^ = except
PT S # S # PT S # S #
29 1 20 4 29 1 19, 22 4 7, 17
30 2 4 1 30 2 5* 4 23
31 2 10 3 31 2 22, 24 3 4, 26
32 1 5 4 4 32 1 3* 4 8
33 1 3 21, 23 33 1 18*, 21 3 6
34 2 2, 10 3 34 2 20 3 1^, 16
35 1 20, 22 4 14, 19 35 1 2 4 11
* = conform to principle, ^ = illustrated princ.
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Drill Sets in Detail
PT S # S # PT S # S #
29 1 3* 4 1, 11, 20* 29 1 16, 24 4 9, 24
31 2 5 3 7, 9 31 2 3, 6, 16, 19 3 12*, 24
32 1 20* 4 9, 11 32 1 12, 17* 4 2
33 1 1, 6 3 4, 9, 20 33 1 4, 17, 20*, 25 3 7, 24
34 2 14 3 21, 24 34 2 12, 17, 25 3 6, 18, 20
35 1 15* 4 10 35 1 4^, 8, 13 4 5, 17*, 20
* = except * = except; ^ = response
PT S # S #
29 1 5, 15 4 8
30 2 11, 22 4 19
31 2 2, 14 3 11, 13, 21
32 1 1, 21, 23, 25 4 7, 16, 19
33 1 10, 13, 19 3 11, 16, 25
34 2 13, 16, 21 3 3, 5, 9, 17
35 1 14, 18 4 16
Reading Comp Ordering Games Grouping Games Ordering + Grouping & Assignment Games
Set 1 Set 2 Set 2 Set 2
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Drill Sets in Detail
PT S # S # PT S # S #
29 1 11 4 6 29 1 4 2, 15
30 2 4 2 30 2 4 3, 13
31 2 4 3 14 31 2 12 3 16
32 1 13 4 12 32 1 15 4 23
33 1 5 3 33 1 3 14
34 2 15, 18 3 34 2 22 3 14, 26
35 1 3, 16 4 9 35 1 1, 9 4 2, 15
PT S # S # PT S # S #
29 1 2*, 12 4 29 1 13* 4
30 2 7* 4 16* 30 2 14 4 9
31 2 3 20* 31 2 23 3 18
32 1 8 4 1* 32 1 16, 23 4
33 1 3 12 33 1 23 3
34 2 8* 3 8* 34 2 6 3 25
35 1 5*, 11 4 25 35 1 4 23
* = response * = least similar
PT S # S # PT S # S #
29 1 6, 8, 18, 21 4 3, 12, 22*, 23 29 1 4 10
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Drill Sets in Detail
I.D. the Disagreement Set 1 Explain This Set 1 Reading Comp Set 2
PT S # S # PT S # S # PT S
29 1 1, 9 4 13, 16 29 1 4, 10, 25* 4 19* 36 2
30 2 10 4 21 30 2 12* 4 5* 37 1
31 2 1 3 3* 31 2 11, 13* 3 2 38 3
32 1 4 20, 25^ 32 1 2 4 5, 17 39 3 Solve All
33 1 3 3 2^, 19 33 1 8*, 14 3 1, 3 40 4 Problems
34 2 3 7, 15 34 2 5, 7 3 2* 41 4
35 1 26† 4 35 1 10*, 21, 25 4 4, 12 42 3
* = i.d. the relationship, ^ = i.d. the interpreta- * = except 43 1
tion, † = i.d. the agreement
PT S # S # PT S # S #
PT S # S # PT S # S #
36 1 18, 22, 26 3 12 36 1 15 3 20
37 2 5 4 9, 20 37 2 18*, 22, 24 4 21
38 1 1 4 16 38 1 3 4 4
39 2 21 4 17 39 2 19 4 14
40 1 8, 19, 21 3 15 40 1 18 3 9
41 1 3 22 41 1 17, 19* 3 14
42 2 19, 23 4 42 2 4 15
43 2 18 3 16 43 2 21 3 3*, 7, 11, 26*
* = conform to principle
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Drill Sets in Detail
PT S # S # PT S # S #
36 1 3 7, 11, 26 36 1 2, 8, 25 3 2, 5
37 2 1, 6, 20* 4 13*, 25 37 2 4, 14 4 2, 11^, 18
38 1 4 4 5* 38 1 10^, 17 4 13, 15
39 2 10, 15 4 13*, 18 39 2 9^ 4 1, 22*
40 1 6, 11, 13 3 2*, 8, 24 40 1 17 3 5, 26*
41 1 12 3 15*, 19* 41 1 13^, 16 3 16*, 26
42 2 10, 18 4 1, 9^, 23 42 2 1, 4, 6, 20, 25 4 6
43 2 8*, 14 3 2*, 10 43 2 6 3 8, 19
* = except, ^ = least * = except, ^ = response
PT S # S # PT S # S #
36 1 3, 20 3 14, 16, 18 36 1 6 3 3, 9
37 2 15, 19 4 15, 19, 23 37 2 4
38 1 12, 14, 24 4 6, 20, 22 38 1 2 4 3, 11
39 2 17 4 4, 19, 25 39 2 1 4
40 1 5, 16 3 20, 22 40 1 9 3 4
41 1 6, 10, 24 3 7, 17 41 1 5 3 18
42 2 14 4 2, 13, 19 42 2 4 10
43 2 10, 16 3 1, 12 43 2 3 14, 23
PT S # S # PT S # S #
36 1 3 6 36 1 1*, 7 3 8, 24
37 2 4 37 2 10*, 13* 4 10
38 1 18 4 18 38 1 4
39 2 16, 22 4 39 2 4 3*, 8*
40 1 25 3 6 40 1 2, 4* 3 13
41 1 3 41 1 3* 3 9*, 12*
42 2 2 4 3, 16, 18, 21 42 2 4
43 2 2, 23 3 43 2 3
* = response
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Drill Sets in Detail
PT S # S # PT S # S #
37 2 26 4 14 37 2 2, 7, 9, 12 4 1, 3, 6, 8
40 1 23 3 25 40 1 3, 7, 22, 24 3 3, 11
PT S # S # PT S # S #
36 1 17 3 15 36 1 3 4, 10*
37 2 4 37 2 11, 23 4 7, 24*
38 1 7 4 7* 38 1 5 4 26
39 2 11 4 24 39 2 4*, 13, 23 4 2, 7
40 1 3 40 1 10^, 15^ 3 16
41 1 14 3 41 1 3
42 2 9, 21 4 8 42 2 8, 13 4
43 2 3 5 43 2 1, 5^, 13, 19† 3 6
* = except * = i.d. the relationship, ^ = i.d. the interpreta-
tion, † = i.d. the agreement
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Drill Sets in Detail
PT S # S #
36 1 9, 13, 23* 3 1
37 2 8*, 17* 4 5
38 1 9 4 9*
39 2 3, 5 4 5, 9, 12
40 1 1 3 1, 7*
41 1 2, 4, 8 3 1, 5*, 21
42 2 5 4 5, 11, 24
43 2 3, 15, 25 3 13, 15*, 18
* = except
PT S PT S PT S S
44 1 44 3 44 2 4
45 2 45 3 45 1 4
46 1 46 4 46 2 3
47 2 Solve All 47 4 Solve All 47 1 3 Solve All
48 3 Problems 48 2 Problems 48 1 4 Problems
49 3 49 1 49 2 4
50 1 50 3 50 2 4
51 2 51 4 51 1 3
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Appendix
This appendix contains a summary of assigned work, as well as some general advice
about learning, drilling, practice exams, and reviewing your work.
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List of Assignments
Here is a list of the lessons, drills, and practice exams to be completed.
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Lastly, here is some general information and advice about learning the LSAT, drilling, taking practice exams, and
reviewing your work.
About Learning
MAIN GOALS
to develop understanding
understanding of the issues that are tested, and of how the exam tests those issues
to discover effective strategies
strategies for specific challenges, and for the test as a whole
In order to get better at the LSAT, it isHowever, it’s important to keep in of time afterward to focus on drilling
essential that you increase your under- mind that the LSAT is a test of how you and taking practice exams. The trainer
standing of the exam and of the issues think, rather than what you know. So, study schedule is designed to help en-
underlying its design, and that you make sure to think of the learning por- sure that you combine all three facets
learn effective strategies for overcom- tion of your prep as a means to an end: effectively during your prep. Of course,
ing the challenges that various prob- the purpose of learning more about even during the latter phases of your
lems present. the exam, and of learning more ef- study process, the hope is that you ex-
fective strategies, is to ultimately pand on your understanding and your
The LSAT Trainer is designed to be a develop the proper skills and habits strategies, and you’ll want to return to
comprehensive learning guide, and that allow you to perform at your the trainer from time to time to review
should provide you with all of the in- best on test day. prior lessons or to reflect on your ex-
struction and strategies that you need periences.
in order to perform at your best on test Thus, ideally, you want to do most of
day. your learning toward the beginning
of your preparation, and leave plenty
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About Drilling
MAIN GOALS
Think of drilling as the LSAT equiv- fifth Logical Reasoning question, rath- for example, or Logic Games that all
alent of the hours an athlete spends er than every twentieth, for example, share a lot of characteristics in com-
working in the gym on different parts of your memory of how you solved any mon. As you get deeper into your prep,
his or her skill set—it’s the less glamor- one particular problem will be far more you want to start mixing up the ques-
ous part of your prep, but it’s also argu- accurate, and your personal critique of tion types more and more. The intent
ably the most important—it’s the part this process more impactful. Later on of this progression is to first develop
of the process where you actually get in your practice, I recommend that you specific skills that are fine-tuned for
good at the LSAT. start drilling longer and longer sets of specific instances, and then to get
problems, so that you can ramp up the gradually better and better at bringing
Toward the beginning of your practice, development of habits, and strengthen your skills together.
it’s best to do smaller sets of problems, your mental endurance.
so that when you go to review (more
on review in just a bit) the process of Similarly, I recommend that at the be-
how you solved a particular problem, ginning of your prep, you mostly drill
or a particular game, is still fresh in your small sets of like problems—Logical
mind. If you review your work every Reasoning questions all of one type,
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About Practice Tests
MAIN GOALS
to evaluate
develop a more accurate sense of the exam and of your own strengths and weaknesses
to prepare for test day
get ready to represent your skills at their best
Your LSAT preparation should also in- challenge that you’re up against—as of task to another, are not easy ones,
clude full practice exams. Let’s quickly visceral as possible. The tests you take and practice exams are the best way to
discuss the changing role that practice in the middle of your preparation also get better and better at bringing your
tests should play during the various serve to help you assess where you are various skills together.
stages of your preparation. making more progress and where you
are making less. Additionally, you’ll want to make sure
At the beginning of your studying, to utilize these final practice exams
it’s best to take one or two practice ex- Keep in mind that it’s very, very com- to firm up your overall test strategies,
ams so that you can start developing a mon for scores to fluctuate in these especially your timing strategies. The
more accurate sense of what the test is early stages—you should not take such vast majority of test takers go into the
actually like, and so that you can start fluctuations to mean dramatic shifts exam with half-baked timing strate-
to develop a sense of which areas you in your abilities (“Yes, I got much bet- gies, and utilize their time inefficiently
need to work on most. ter! Oh no, I got much worse!”); rath- during the exam. If you can go in with
er, they are more indicative of the fact practiced and habitual test strategies,
For most students, the initial score that you are changing your processes it will give you a significant advantage.
is not of very much importance—it’s (as you should) and, because you are
about as predictive as your first at- in the middle of a transformation, you Especially as you get closer and closer
tempt at bowling or playing chess. should expect inconsistent results. Of to the exam, you want to take every
So don’t worry about it too much (I far more concern would be a series of practice test as realistically as possible.
know —easier said than done). Cor- practice exams with very similar results A common issue, and something to
rectly allocating study time is an im- (which would be a fairly strong indica- avoid, is developing one set of “prac-
portant part of studying well, and prac- tion of you not changing). tice habits” and one set of “real-time
tice exams are extremely clarifying in habits;” that is, one way of solving
terms of helping you determine where Toward the end of your prepara- questions when you are relaxed, and
you need to invest your time and ener- tion, practice tests (and the review of a different way of solving them when
gy. So, make sure you use your practice them—more about review on the next you are under pressure. Do your best to
exams to figure out what you need to page) should become your first priori- mimic the pressure of the exam during
work on most. ty. Up to this point, you’ve spent a lot your practice exams as realistically as
of time building up individual skills, and possible, and you can mitigate this is-
I also recommend taking one or two now you’ll want to work on bringing sue.
practice exams in the middle stages them together. The challenge of know-
of your preparation, so that you can ing when to utilize particular skills, and
keep the ultimate end task—the big the challenge of jumping from one type
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About Review
MAIN GOALS
to assess understanding
review can reveal issues you hadn’t considered before, or weaknesses in your understanding
to assess processes
review can help you evaluate which skills and habits are strong, and which ones need more work
Effective review is critical to your im- thoughts, being attracted to the wrong problem. In particular, it can be helpful
provement. It helps you understand answers, or simply just wasting time to think carefully about incorrect an-
issues more deeply, and it helps you thinking about issues that ultimately swers—what makes them wrong, and
figure out what you’ve mastered and were not important. what type of thinking would lead to
what you need to learn more about, them being attractive.
and what’s working and what’s not. Such self-awareness is not neces-
sary for getting a top score—one can 3) During review, always make sure
In general, you should think of your be a top-scorer without having any you think about process, and match
review not only as a chance to think sense of why or how. However, such up your actual experience with “ide-
about the particular problems that self-awareness is absolutely essential al” actions. This can be helpful even
you just solved, but also as a chance to for improvement. If you want to get with questions you got correct—think
think more generally about the test as a better, you need to be able to accu- about the most efficient and effec-
whole. How does one particular prob- rately assess yourself. Here are some tive ways you could have diagrammed
lem match your understanding of that more specific tips to help ensure more games, thought of Logical Reasoning
question type, or how does it differ effective review: arguments, and so on, and always work
from your understanding? If it differs, to shrink the gap between actual expe-
what does that reveal? Is there some- 1) Get in the habit of marking questions riences and that ideal.
thing missing in your understanding, or for which you are uncertain of the an-
is it incorrect in some way? swer, or questions which took you too 4) Keep track of the problems that
much time, as you are doing your drill cause you the most difficulty. Return
Perhaps even more importantly, you work or taking your practice exams. Pay to them periodically throughout your
want to use your review to think about particular attention to the questions prep and keep re-solving them until
your general processes—the habits you you thought you got right—the ones they no longer seem difficult. Periodi-
utilize while solving problems. Even for you didn’t mark as uncertain—but that cally think about the collection of dif-
the questions that you get correct, you you ended up getting wrong. These can ficult problems as a whole, to see what
want to think about the specific steps be very useful for correcting bad habits the list tells you about your strengths
that led you to getting to that right or misunderstandings. and weaknesses, and about how you
answer, and just as importantly you ought to allocate your focus and your
want to think about the mis-steps that 2) During review, always make sure resources.
led to you having the wrong types of you understand every aspect of every
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