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Table of Contents

Welcome to your LSAT prep course. You’ll use this Course Workbook to find and complete assignments and plan your study sessions. If you’re just getting started, read through page 9 to get up and running.

1. Introductions .......................................................................................42. Materials ..............................................................................................53. Coaching Sessions ..............................................................................54. Finding Explanations for Your Homework and PrepTests .............65. Online Resources ................................................................................76. Course Outline ....................................................................................87. Homework Assignments & Quizzes ..................................................9

• Homework Before Session 1 .................................................................... 9• Homework 1→2 ....................................................................................... 10• Homework 2→3 ....................................................................................... 22• Homework 3→4 ....................................................................................... 26• Homework 4→5 ....................................................................................... 32• Homework 5→6 ....................................................................................... 36• Homework 6→7 ....................................................................................... 40• Homework 7→8 ....................................................................................... 44• Homework 8→9 ....................................................................................... 48• Homework 9→10 ..................................................................................... 52• Homework 10→LSAT ............................................................................... 56

8. Cheat Sheets ......................................................................................659. Strategy Log .......................................................................................82

Questions?Contact student services at [email protected] or 800-576-4628.

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Introductions

The LSAT is a scary test, but you’ve taken the first steps towards mastering the exam! This workbook is your guide through the course and all the related materials. It’s worth spending 15 minutes looking through this before your first session. Let’s start by talking about the structure of this course.

Flipping the Script

Instead of following the standard format for test-prep classes where you learn the basics in class and then go home to (hopefully) practice your skills, our courses flip that script. We realized that our instructors could offer you so much more if you came to class knowing the basics already, so we modeled our class after university courses where you do the bulk of the reading before you come to class, then build on that foundation in class before honing your skills at home.

The first stage of your learning will be driven by our interactive self-study video lessons—LSAT Interact—and our Strategy Guides. Each session will have assigned prep work to be completed before class. Your instructor will then reinforce what you learned and build on that knowledge to address the more advanced concepts in the test.

This accomplishes three important things. First, it allows you to move at your own pace as you build the foundation of your LSAT approach. Second, it ensures that every major concept on the test is addressed in multiple learning sessions: first at home, then in class, then at home again. Finally, it maximizes the value of class time by allowing us to explore the trickiest questions and concepts on the test, where the highest scores are earned!

Maximizing Your Learning

You’re committing some time and money to getting the best LSAT score, so let’s not waste either. Here are some principles to follow:

1. Do your best to come to class prepared. You’ll see in the syllabus that we label the preparation homework—do that stuff first so that you are able to participate in class. While your instructor will do their best to help you if you haven’t learned the basics, the class is geared towards those who already did the homework.

2. Talk to your instructor. Most everyone falls behind at some point—don’t sweat it. Tell your instructor and they’ll help you create a plan for catching up. If you sign up for Coaching Sessions (and we recommend you do), you’ll meet with your instructor twice during the course to address your individual needs. (More about those Coaching Sessions on page 5.) Finally, be sure to talk with your instructor if you’re not sure how to do your homework effectively. Using your time ouside of class effectively is a critical piece of the LSAT prep puzzle, and a large part of our job is to make sure you’re squeezing the most out of every minute of it.

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3. Commit. Set a schedule of when you’ll do your homework, aiming for more frequent, shorter study sessions. (The 8-hour marathon on Sunday just doesn’t lead to real learning.) We’ve designed the course so that you can get quite a bit out of it with 10 hours of work between each session. Ideally, you can spend 15 or more, but 10 should be A-OK.

MaterialsCheck that you have received all of your materials. You should have received:

This Workbook!

3 Strategy Guides• Logic Games• Logical Reasoning• Reading Comprehension

2 Practice books• 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests with Comparative Reading (PrepTests

52-61) (aka OG1)• 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests, Volume V (PrepTests 62-71) (aka OG2)

Bring this workbook and the first practice book (52-61, aka OG1, aka “the green one”) to each class.

Coaching SessionsWhat are they?Coaching Sessions are 1-hour private sessions with your instructor. While the format varies depending on student needs, usually they cover:

• Establishing an effective study plan during and after the course• Interpreting data from recent practice tests• Clearing up lingering content issues

How can I purchase them?The Coaching Sessions must be purchased separately (we did this so that we could keep the cost of the course affordable to more folks). If you did not purchase the sessions when enrolling and would like to do so now, contact Student Services ([email protected] or 646-254-6480).

When do they happen?It’s at the instructor’s discretion when they occur (and it depends on your schedule, too), but usually the first one happens around Session 4 and the second one happens towards the end of the course. You can do your second session up to 3 weeks after the end of the course.

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Where do we meet?Most Coaching Sessions happen in one of our live-online classrooms (Blackboard Collaborate™). Your instructor will give you instructions on how to set up and enter the room. The online classroom features live audio (and video, bandwidth permitting) and a shared digital chalkboard.

If you have any questions about Coaching Sessions, ask your instructor or contact us at 646-254-6480 or [email protected]

Finding Explanations for Your Homework and PrepTestsWe’ve written explanations for (and discussed) most every LSAT problem ever. You can find them all online. There are a few ways to get there:

1. Go to the LSAT Explanations section of your Student Center. From there, you can search for any question by PrepTest number and follow the link to the relevant page in our LSAT forums.

2. Go directly to our forums: w ww.manhattanprep.com/lsat/forums and either enter the first few words of the question in the search bar, or search by PrepTest number.

3. Score your test using LSAT Navigator. Each question has a direct link to the forum post discussing it.

Explanations already exist for most questions, but if you come across a question that hasn’t been explained, ask us about it. The more detail you give us about what’s confusing you, the more you’ll get out of the explanation. Also, if you have a follow-up question to something, go right ahead and post your question on the forum!

Finally, if you’d like to take your prep to the next level, try your hand at answering questions on the forums yourself. We look over student-written explanations and correct or give feedback as needed.

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Online ResourcesLet’s take a brief tour of the resources in your online Student Center:

LSAT Interact ( Course Resources→On-Demand Lessons→LSAT Interact) This is a set of interactive video lessons that we will assign as homework.

Labs ( Course Resources→On-Demand Lessons→Labs) These are additional online lessons designed to cement what you’ve learned in the homework and in class.

Online Proctor ( Course Resources→Practice Test Resources→Online Proctor) Use this tool to provide more realistic testing conditions during your practice tests.

LSAT Navigator ( Course Resources→Practice Test Resources→LSAT Navigator) Enter the answers from your practice tests. The Navigator will score your test and make suggestions on what to focus on going forward (this becomes useful as you near the end of the course and afterwards).

LSAT Arcade ( Course Resources→Online Resources→LSAT Arcade) This area features mini-games that target particular skills you’ll need to deploy on the LSAT. These are assigned throughout the syllabus, but feel free to stop by and play any time you have a few minutes.

Practice Drills ( Course Resources→Online Resources→Additional Drill & Solutions)Many of the drills in our Strategy Guides have additional problem sets online. Hit these if you’ve already done the relevant reading and drills in the book and are looking for more practice.

PrepTests We’ve given you more than enough PrepTests to use, but if you run out, or want to use the latest PrepTest at the end of the course, go to the PrepTests tab in your Student Center.

Logic Challenges ( Course Resources→Online Resources→Logic Challenges) These are tough games that our teachers have written. Some of the challenge games come in “Easy” and “Hard” versions.

Okay, that about covers the resources! If you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at l [email protected], t [email protected], or 646-254-6480. Next up, the outline for your course!

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Course Outline

Session # Logic GamesLogical

ReasoningReading

Comprehension Others

1 Relative Ordering

Argument Breakdown

Introductions & Course Overview

2Basic Ordering: Beyond the Basics

Argument Cores & Sufficient Assumptions

Reading for Structure & Purpose

Getting the Most Out of Your Homework

3 Twisted Ordering

Necessary Assumptions

Mastering the Read

4 Tricky Questions Flaws Time & Stress

Management

5 In/Out Grouping

Strengthen/Weaken & Principle Support

6 Basic GroupingInferences & Principle Example

Analyzing Answers

7 Open Grouping Matching Tricky Passages

8 Hybrids Advanced Diagramming

9 Rogue Games

Misc. & Rare Questions

Quantifier Review

10 Mixed Review & Instructor’s Choice From Now Until Test Day

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Homework Assignments & QuizzesHomework Before Session 1

All we ask is that you get your feet wet with the LSAT:

Preparing for Class

Task Objective

� Take a full-length timed PrepTest ( June 2007, Course Resources→PrepTests). Afterwards, enter it into the LSAT Navigator (manhattanprep.com/lsat/navigator). (2.5hrs)

� Read LSAT 101 (a.k.a., what the heck is on this test and how is it scored?) (Course

Resources→Online Resources). (20min)

� Read the intro pages in this workbook—you’ve probably done it already! (pp. 4–8)

• Apply test-like conditions to a practice test• Recognize your general strengths and

weaknesses at this time

• Understand the format and scoring of the LSAT

• Know what to do to come to class prepared

Have a bit more time?

� Learn about growth vs. fixed mindsets at www.mindsetonline.com. (20min)

• Get in the right mindset for transformational learning

If you want to try to eradicate error, you have to start by assuming that it is inevitable...acknowledge your fallibility, deliberately seek out your mistakes, and figure out what caused you to make them.

- B eing Wrong by Katherine Schulz

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Homework 1→2(After Session 1, before session 2)

Homework Commitments

Write in the days of the week in the first row and how many hours you intend to study each day underneath. Joyfully cross out the hours as you complete them. Be sure to take one day off!

Total Hours:

Essential Homework

Cementing Last Class

� Read How to Review Your Work (pp. 14–21)

LR

� LR Strategy Guide: ID the Conclusion and Determine the Function sections of Ch. 10 (pp. 417–428)

� LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 10 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 441–454), Search & Destroy Main Point and Determine the Function questions (25min)

A Search & Destroy is a drill where you find all of a specific question type (or types) in the assigned section and answer them.

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for Identify the Conclusion and Determine the Function questions (20min)

NOTE: Cheat Sheets start on pg. 65 of this workbook!

� 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (52-61): LR Set 1a (30min)NOTE: All assigned problem sets are found after the initial assignment. In other words, turn the page to see what’s in this set!

LG

� LG Strategy Guide: Either/Or & Framing sections of Ch. 4 (pp. 160–171)

� LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 4 Practice Games (pp. 150–160 & 172–179) (40min)

� 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (52-61): LG Set 1 (40 min)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Relative Ordering games (10min)

Preparing for Next Class

LR

� LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 1 (pp. 11–20)

� LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 2 Conditional Logic inset (pp. 37–40)

� LSAT Interact: The Argument Core (1hr 20min)

• Read arguments like a debater• Identify gaps in reasoning• Understand the basics of conditional logic

LG � LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 1 (pp. 11–20)

� LSAT Interact: Basic Ordering (1hr 20min)

• Understand how to diagram rules that aren’t “tree” rules

• Make Inferences about variable placement

RC � LSAT Interact: Reading for the LSAT

pts. 1 and 2 (2hr)

• Know what to read for in an RC passage• Know how to read in order to find it

� Homework Quiz: Session 1→2 (15min)Note: Homework quizzes can be found at the end of each week’s homework in this Workbook.

More homework for this session on the next page!

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Recommended Additions(Choose what’s right for you)

More Basics (if you think you need it)

� LSAT Interact: Relative Ordering (1hr 20min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Read remainder of Ch. 4 (pp. 115–160)


Standard Additions for

Everyone � 10 new Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (52-61): LR Set 1b (30min)

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Arcade: Name That Role (until your boss catches you)

� 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests (62-71): PT 70, S1 &S4 (pp. 312–319; 336–343) Search & Destroy ID the Conclusion and Determine the Function questions (25 min)

Find all the ID the Conclusion and Determine the Function questions in these sections and solve them.

� LSAT Interact: Argument Core Challenge Set (35min)

� LSAT Interact: Basic Ordering Challenge Set (35min)

� LSAT Interact: Relative Ordering Challenge Set (35min)

Sets and Homework Quiz on the next pages...

NOTE: For simplicity, going forward we’ll use LSAT O(fficial) G(uide) 1 to refer to 10 New Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests With Comparative Reading (52-61), and LSAT OG2 to refer to 10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests Volume 5 (62-71).

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Practice Sets

LR Set 1a LR Set 1b

Page # Done? Follow-up? Page # Done? Follow-up?

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LR Strategy Guide Ch. 10 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 441–454)

Search & Destroy the ID the Conclusion and Determine the Function questions in

the above. Don’t look at the list below until you’ve done this! Then, check below.

441 1 � Mastered / Re-do




LSAT OG2PT70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343)

Search & Destroy the ID the Conclusion and Determine the Function questions in

the above. Then, check below.





LG Set 1

16 1–7 � Mastered / Re-do


These Practice Sets (and all future sets) are assigned in the homework on the preceding pages. For all homework assignments, the first couple pages list what should be completed, and this page lists the specific questions that make up each set. Some of these assignments will be part of the Extras homework, so make sure you use the checklists on the previous pages to determine the order for completing these sets.

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Homework Quiz: Session 1→2

1. What is an argument’s Core? 2. Using the notation from Conditional Logic: Part 1, diagram the following statement and its contrapositive: If pandas learn to read, then the human race is doomed.

3. What is a conclusion called that is not the argument’s main point, and how can you distinguish between it and the main conclusion?

4. On ID the Conclusion questions, what traps are you likely to encounter?

5. When an LR answer choice refers to a claim the argument made, what trap should you look out for?

6. What should you do when facing an Orientation question?

7. What should you do when facing a Conditional question?

8. How do you know when to frame? 9. You just finished a practice set, but you’re unsure of some of your answers. What should you do next?

10. Turn to pg. 152 of OG1 (the green book). Set up the game and work through The Big Pause, then answer the following (don’t work through the questions): Are there any variables with no rules? What elements or rules do you think will drive the game? Do you see any opportunities for framing? If so, where?

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How to Review Your WorkOnce you’ve completed a set of problems, you should simply check your answers and figure out why the correct answer is correct, right? Wrong! This common approach to reviewing work is not the way to drive your score upward. Let’s look at a more effective method.

There are some basic principles to keep in mind:

1. Simply reading an explanation does not translate into learning something. You have to apply it. Whenever the beginning of an explanation helps ideas start to click, stop

reading! It’s time to shift back to the question, apply what you now see about the question, and see if you can figure out the rest on your own. Then go back to the explanation when you get stuck again or to further refine whatever dollop of brilliance you just developed on your own.

2. Replaying questions, games, and passages is one of the most effective ways to deepen your understanding. This is another way to ensure you’re applying what you’ve learned. Ideally, keep

a Strategy Log (pp. 82–83 in this booklet has a sample Strategy Log), where you note questions you got wrong, struggled with or simply took too long on, noting your errors and what you’d like to do differently next time. Or, if that’s too much, just keep a simple list of those questions. Either way, try those questions again 2-10 days later—and sometimes a week or two later once again. (You usually want to replay logic games sooner than you’d re-do other question types, especially logical reasoning.)

3. Try again on tough questions before checking your answer. There’s no avoiding the fact that when you solve an LSAT question under timed

conditions, you will often have to move faster than you want. However, testing conditions are not the ideal conditions for learning from a question. Since immediately checking an answer key seems to let us off the hook for thinking about a question (“Oh, I got it right, I don’t have to review it because I am apparently perfect!”), you will get more out of your review if you start by re-working any questions that you struggled with. This requires that you mark the questions as you go. However, if your second attempt bears no fruit, then go and check the answer key so that you can spend some time figuring out why the right answer is right and the wrong ones are wrong.

On the next page are some more details on how the review process looks in practice.

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The Review Process

1. Complete your set of questions or practice test under timed conditions, marking questions you’re unsure about or spend too much time on while working through the set.

2. Before you check the answers , take a second look at all of the problems that you marked in Step 1. Decide to either stick with your current answer, or switch to another answer. If you do the latter, you should still track your initial answer.

3. Now, check the answer key. As you do this, mark which problems you answered incorrectly—but don’t indicate the correct answer for that question.

4. Go back to any question you answered incorrectly and try to find the correct answer.

5. Check to see what the correct answer is for any questions that you just completed a second pass on. Try to explain each of these questions, even if you answered correctly the second time. Focus on why the right answer is right and why the tempting wrong answers are wrong.

6. For any question that you marked or answered incorrectly during any of the above steps, read our explanation on the forums. The goal is to reinforce your thought process for the ones you got right, and correct it for the ones you got wrong. Remember, as you read our explanations, whenever you finish reading a part that explains something you didn’t understand already about the question (or passage or game) stop reading and go back and try applying that to the question. The goal is not to passively receive the explanation but to use it to train your brain.

7. Fill out your Strategy Log for each question you spent too much time on, weren’t 90+% certain of, or answered incorrectly. (Or, if you’re not keeping a Strategy Log, simply keep a list of these questions.)

8. Redo the questions in your Strategy Log (or on your re-do list) about a week later. At that point you’ve started to forget the question specifics, and the act of retrieving the correct approach will strengthen your hold on it.

Let’s look at an example to see how this might work:

Suppose you complete a set of 10 Logical Reasoning questions, giving yourself 1:20 per question. You found questions 5 and 6 particularly difficult, so you put a star next to each of them.

After completing the timed set, you go back and take another minute on each to decide to either keep your answer, or change to another one. Then, you grab the answer key and check your answers. You see that you’ve answered questions 5, 6, and 8 incorrectly. You put marks next to those three questions without recording the correct answers.

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You head back to 5, 6, and 8 to see if you can figure them out. Give yourself about the same amount of time as you would normally for a question (1:20). Once that is done, you check the answer key and see that you answered 5 and 8 correctly, but you still picked the wrong answer for 6.

After taking another look at 6 with the correct answer in hand and coming up with an explanation for why it’s correct (or struggling with it awhile and deciding that you need some help), you log into the forums and check the explanations for 5, 6, and 8.

Next up, some specific questions to ask yourself for reviewing each section type, followed by some recommendations on how to review questions if you don’t have much time.

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Considerations for Review

Logical Reasoning

Question Stem & Stimulus:1. Did I begin by identifying the question type and my specific task correctly?

2. Was my understanding of the stimulus complete and correct? For example, if this was an Assumption Family question, did I identify the argument core accurately?

3. What are the important ideas or keywords in the stimulus? Did I miss any during my initial read?

4. Before I moved on to the answer choices, did I pause to consider what the correct answer choice might look like?

Answer Choices:1. On my first pass through the answer choices, did I focus on quickly eliminating

incorrect answers? Did I make the decision to defer quickly?

2. If I was left with two or three appealing answer choices, how did I choose between them?

3. What parts of wrong answers tempted me?

4. What are the important ideas or keywords in the incorrect answers? In the correct answer?

Timing and Process:1. Did I allocate my time properly?

2. How does this question relate to other material I’ve studied? Can I identify another question with similar issues at play?

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Logic Games

Reviewing any logic game involves analyzing your process, coming up with strategies that will help you do the right thing next time, and making sure you can carry out an efficient process in the future. As such, it’s very much about figuring out the correct approach and then replaying the game.

After finishing a game, check your work to see where you went wrong, and find the correct answer to any question you initially answered incorrectly (or, at least, spend some time trying). After that, read through the official explanation, writing out each step as it’s described. After getting our explanation in your own handwriting, check over the game one more time to internalize the process. Then, wait a day or two and redo the game, trying to replicate this “perfect form!”

The Setup:1. Was I able to correctly identify the game type and create an appropriate

diagram? Were there any twists to the game setup that my diagram didn’t incorporate?

2. Did I diagram each rule correctly and efficiently?

3. How could I have made any missed inferences up front? Which rules combined to lead to the inference?

4. Did I make the right decision on frames?

The Questions:1. Did I follow the correct process for each question?

2. Did I miss any inferences?

3. If I created a hypothetical, did I note too little (or too much) on my paper?

4. Were there any cases where I could have used my work from previous questions to eliminate answer choices?

Timing and Process:1. Which steps and questions did I spend too much time on? How could I have

finished those steps more quickly?

2. How does this game relate to others I’ve encountered? Can I find a game in my Strategy Log with similar issues at play?

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Reading Comprehension

When reviewing a Reading Comprehension passage, start with your Scale, Passage Map, and the Main Point question. You should be able to reconstruct the passage by considering these three elements. This is a check on your overall comprehension, as well as your ability to correctly distill the role of each paragraph and the author’s viewpoint.

For the questions, you should find the lines that justify the correct answer and any lines that contradict the incorrect ones.

The Passage:1. Was there any key aspect of the passage that I missed or misinterpreted? Do

my Scale and Passage Map correctly reflect the passage (as checked by the Main Point, Primary Purpose, and Passage Organization question(s))?

2. Did I clearly mark up the areas of the passage that identified and explained a viewpoint?

The Questions:1. Did I interpret each question accurately and, where possible, anticipate an

answer?

2. If the question called for going back to the passage, did I go to the right sections of the passage? Did my Passage Map/notations point me there?

3. On my first pass through the answer choices, did I focus on eliminating incorrect answers?

4. What was appealing in the tempting wrong answers? What made the correct answer look incorrect? How should you I adjust how I evaluate answer choices for this question type?

5. Which lines from the text support the correct answer? Which lines did I think supported the wrong answer, and why is that not the case?

Timing and Process:1. How does this passage relate to others I’ve encountered?

2. What language in the passage was important in creating the passage structure or highlighting the different viewpoints?

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Minimum Review Process

What you’ve read so far is our Standard review process, and we recommend you go through it for as many questions as possible. After a while, it shouldn’t take too long to review any question effectively.

However, we know that everyone is busy, and it’s hard enough to get in all the practice, let alone the review. Let’s look at a pared-down version of the process:

First, we’d recommend that you prioritize review as much as getting through more questions. We’d rather you do 75% of the homework with full review than 100% of the homework without review. Focusing on “just doing more questions” is a common trap students fall into, and it’s not the way to maximize your score. One thoroughly reviewed PrepTest will teach you more than five that you take without review.

If you’re short on time, one way to modify this process is to be selective and review fewer questions. Instead of reviewing all questions, you can focus on the areas where you need to improve the most. For example, if your weakest section is Logic Games, prioritize reviewing the games you struggled with.

It’s also possible for this review process to save you time, overall. If you are working through a set of homework questions and are finding them difficult, stop to review the questions you’ve completed rather than trudging through the whole set. A little time spent reviewing to improve your understanding might help you complete the rest of the questions more quickly, easily, and, most importantly, accurately. Each question you answer correctly and confidently is one fewer question to review.

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How to Review the How to Review Your Work Essay

Just kidding! Head back to the homework assignments and apply this to the Practice Sets.

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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


LR � LSAT OG1: LR Set 2a (35min) Note: While this set focuses on Sufficient Assumption questions, in all of

our sets, we include some other types as well to keep you on your toes. Mixed review is crucial!

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Sufficient Assumption questions

LG � LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 2 Practice Games (pp. 83–97) (40min)

� LSAT OG1: LG Set 2 (1hr 20min)

RC � LSAT OG1: RC Set 2 (40min)NOTE: There is no RC Set 1. The number in the assignment is related to the Session it’s assigned in, not the absolute order of the assignment.


LR � LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 3 (pp. 53–85)

NOTE: Do not do the end of chapter drill. We will always assign those separately (unless we note that), so we’ll stop reminding you about that now!

• Distinguish between Necessary and Sufficient Assumption questions using the question stem

• Recognize Bridge and Defender Assumptions

LG � LSAT Interact: 3D Ordering (50min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 6 (pp. 241–300)

• Adapt a standard game board for common twists

RC � RC Strategy Guide: Ch. 3 (pp. 51–73)

� RC Strategy Guide: Ch. 4 (pp. 75–95)

• Know how to annotate a passage and create a Passage Map

� Homework Quiz: Session 2→3 (15min)


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� LG Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 2 (pp. 21–82)

� LSAT Interact: Sufficient Assumptions & Basic Logic (50min)

� RC Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 1–3 (pp. 12–62)


Everyone


� LSAT OG1: LR Set 2b (30min)

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Arcade: P + A = C & Name That Role (until your roommate looks at you funny)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Sufficient Assumption questions in PT70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343) (20min)


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Practice Sets

LR Set 2a LR Set 2b









LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343)

Search & Destroy the Sufficient Assumption questions in the above

sections. Then, check below.




LG Set 2





RC Set 2Focus on reading for The Scale & PEAR




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1. What words or phrases indicate a Necessary Assumption question stem? A Sufficient Assumption stem?

2. What is a Bridge Assumption? What is a Defender Assumption?

3. How does the task of a Sufficient Assumption question differ from that of a Necessary Assumption question?

4. If page 168, question 16 were a Necessary Assumption question, which 2 answers would be correct?

5. What kind of 3D Ordering rules would generate a vertical chunk, and what kind would generate a horizontal chunk?

6. What are all the ways you might change your game board to deal with mismatches?

7. Why take notes/mark up a passage while you read? Why do a Passage Map?

8. Turn to pg. 350 of OG1. Set up the game and work through The Big Pause, then answer the following (don’t work through the questions): Are there any variables with no rules? What elements or rules do you think will drive the game? Do you see any opportunities for framing? If so, where?

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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


LR

� LSAT OG1: Search & Destroy all Necessary Assumption questions in PT52, S3 (pp. 20–27) (40min)

� LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 3 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 86–105) (50min)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Necessary Assumption questions

LG � LSAT OG1: LG Set 3 (1hr)

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for 3D Ordering and Mismatch Ordering games

RC � LSAT OG1: RC Set 3 (1hr)



Remember: Don’t do that end of chapter drill! Now we’ll really stop reminding you

• Recognize how some Flaw questions relate to Assumption questions

• Recognize common flaws in arguments and answer choices

LG

� LSAT Interact: Conditional Logic Essentials and Advanced Topics (50min)

� Finish/Replay games in LSAT OG1: Session 4 Prep Set (50min)

• Recognize, diagram, and contrapose conditional statements

• Recognize common conditional reasoning errors

• Refamiliarize yourself with these games we started in class and complete the tough questions

� LSAT Interact: Timing (15min)



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� LSAT Interact: Necessary Assumptions (1hr 20min)

� LSAT Interact: Ordering with Twists (50min)


Everyone


� LSAT OG1: LR Set 3 (50min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 5 End of Chapter Practice Games (pp. 218–238) (40min)

� Go through your Strategy Log and redo 2–3 games you struggled with.

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Arcade: P + A = C & Name That Role (until the internet breaks)

� LSAT Interact: 3D Ordering Challenge Set (25min)

� LSAT Interact: Sufficient Assumptions & Basic Logic Challenge Set (20min)

� LSAT Interact: Necessary Assumptions Challenge Set (20min)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Necessary Assumption questions in PT70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343) (35min)


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Practice Sets

PT52, S3 & PT58, S1 (pp. 20–27; 224–231) LR Set 3

Search & Destroy the Necessary Assumption questions in the above sections. Then, check

below.Page # Done? Follow-up?

Page # Done? Follow-up? 11 10 � Mastered / Re-do










LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343)

Search & Destroy the Necessary Assumption questions in the above








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RC Set 3Focus on your notation & passage-mapping




Practice Sets (cont.)

Session 4 Prep Set (Essential):Some of these are replays of games done in class.

Redo the setups and answer all questions. We’ll be examining the tricky ones in Session 4.

LG Set 3

Page # Done? Follow-up?

Page # Done? Follow-up? 54 12–17 � Mastered / Re-do

152 1–6 � Mastered / Re-do 18 13–17 � Mastered / Re-do

188 1–5 � Mastered / Re-do 240 1–6 � Mastered / Re-do


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1. In terms of how they relate to the argument, what’s the difference between a Flaw question answer choice that begins with “the argument fails to consider” and one that begins with “the argument fails to establish”?

2. Diagram this statement: “Unless you high five me, the monkey will eat your brains.”

3. Which flaws are most likely to appear only as incorrect answer choices?

4. Describe the Causation flaw (aka Correlation vs. Causation).

5. Question 9 on pg. 46 is a flawed argument. Which flaw does it exhibit? Phrase it as an assumption, something the argument overlooks, and as an abstract answer.

7. What are the timing benchmarks you want to use on your upcoming PrepTest?

6. If question 20 on pg. 61 were a Sufficient Assumption question, which 2 answers would be correct?


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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


� LSAT OG2: PrepTest 63 (pp. 43–71) (4hrs, including review time!) (Fill out a PrepTest plan, which can be found on pp. 58–60 of this Workbook. Then, review your work, following the Review guidelines on pp. 14–20. Don’t forget to use a Strategy Log from pp. 82–83, and be sure to put your answers into Navigator.)

LR � LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 4 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 171–192)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Flaw questions

LG � LSAT OG1: LG Set 4 (1hr)




• Know how to recognize and approach Strengthen and Weaken questions

• Know how to strengthen an argument using a principle

LG

� LSAT Interact: In/Out Grouping (1hr 20min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Sections on Rule Chart and Placeholders in Ch. 9 (pp. 343–358)

� LG Strategy Guide: Section on In/Out Grouping & Subgroups in Ch. 13 (pp. 552–561)


• Know how and when to use the Logic Chain and Rule Chart

• Know how to amend the Logic Chain to account for subgroups

• Get familiar with numeric distribution• Understand timing considerations in LG



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� LSAT Interact: Flaws (1hr)


Everyone

� LSAT OG1: LR Set 4a (50min)

� RC: Select two passages that you have used in class or homework. One should be a passage that you find difficult, and one should be easy. Just reread the passages, without answering the questions. (10min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Mixed Practice Set 1 (pp. 327–339) (1hr 20min)

Extras (if you have

the time)


� LSAT Interact: Flaws Challenge Set (45min)

� LSAT Interact: In/Out Grouping Challenge Set (40min)

� LSAT Interact: Grouping w/ Twists Challenge Set (40min)

� LSAT OG1: Full RC Section - PT58, S2 (pp. 232–239) (50min, with review)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Flaw questions in PT70, S1 (pp. 312–319) (25min)


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Practice Sets

LR Set 4a LR Set 4b












LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 (pp. 312–319)

Search & Destroy the Flaw questions in the above sections. Then, check below.




LG Set 4



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1. Describe the Unproven vs. Untrue flaw.

2. Elephants weren’t mentioned in the Strengthen question’s core. Does that make any answer choice that mentions elephants out of scope? Why or why not?

3. Can you strengthen an argument by bolstering its premise? Can you weaken it by undermining a premise?

4. If question 1 on pg. 224 were a Strengthen question, which two answers would be correct?

5. Draw a mini Logic Chain for these three rules (remember their contrapositives): If Laura attends, Sam will not. Kevin or Meg will attend, but not both. If Sam attends, Kevin will too.

6. How do you amend your Logic Chain to account for subgroups of variables?

7. How many different general numerical distributions exist for this game scenario: 5 fish must be selected from among 9 fish: 3 clownfish, 3 guppies, and 3 minnows.


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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


LR



� LSAT OG1: Pace Pusher 1 - PT52, S3, Q1–6 in 6min (pp. 20–21) (15min with review)See note on the following page about how to do Pace Pusher sets.

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for Strengthen, Weaken, and Principle Support questions

LG


� LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 9, Practice Game 1 (pp. 384–395) (20min)

� LSAT OG1: Full LG Section - PT58, S3 (pp. 240–243) (50min)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for In/Out Grouping games


LR � LR Interact: Inferences (1hr 20min)


• Understand the different types of Principle questions

• Learn how to find the most provable answer

• Identify common Inference question wrong answers

LG � LSAT Interact: Basic Grouping (1hr)

• Recognize a Basic Grouping game and build a Grouping Board

• Represent common rules and make inferences

RC

� LSAT Interact: Correct Answers (40min)

� LSAT Interact: Incorrect Answers (50min)

• Understand how answers relate to the text

• Understand the traps that the LSAT will set in RC answer choices



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� LSAT Interact: Strengthen/Weaken (1hr 10min)

� LSAT Interact: Principles (50min)


Everyone

� LSAT OG1: Search & Destroy all In/Out games in PT58, S3 (pp. 240–243) (35min)


� LR Online Drill 1: You can find this mixed set (with explanations) online in your Student Center

� Go through your Strategy Log and redo 5–7 LR questions you struggled with.

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Arcade: Ah Hah (until your fingers get numb)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Strengthen, Weaken, and Principle Support questions in PT70, S1 (pp. 312–319) (30 min)

� LSAT OG1: LR Set 5b (50 min)

� LSAT Interact: Strengthen/Weaken Challenge Set (30 min)

� LSAT Interact: Principles Challenge Set (30 min)

� RC: Reread the two passages that you reread for last week’s Standard Additions. Read one at the beginning of a study session, and the next at the beginning of your next study session. Just reread the passages without completing the questions. Continue alternating between the two passages until you’ve reread each passage two or three times. Then, complete each passage again, including the questions. (30 min)


Pace Pushers

These LR practice sets are composed of the first few questions of a single LR section. Generally, these questions are relatively straightforward and can be answered accurately and efficiently with the skills you have already learned. You may encounter a question type you haven’t seen before, but fear not—trust your logical instincts!

In order to achieve a top score, test-takers need to know when they can push the pace on easier problems to create time to invest on harder problems later on. That’s why these sets are designed to be completed in 1 minute per question or less.

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LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 (pp. 312–319)

Search & Destroy the Strengthen, Weaken, and Principle Support questions in the

above sections. Then, check below.






LR Pace Pusher 16 questions in 6 minutes!

20–21 1–6 � Mastered / Re-do

Practice Sets

LR Set 5a LR Set 5b












PT58, S3 (pp. 240–243)

Search & Destroy the In/out games in the above sections. Then, check below.



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1. What two types of rules generally trigger framing opportunities in Basic Grouping games?

2. Write two different rules that each could create this diagram:

3. How can hypotheticals generated for conditional questions help you with subsequent “could be true” questions?

4. What question do you need to ask yourself when you’re following the inference chain for a conditional question and you feel like there’s nothing more to infer?

5. Take a shot at answering this question without the stimulus: Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above? (A) Magnesium supplements are the most effective way to treat insomnia. (B) The higher one’s blood magnesium levels, the lower their levels of melatonin. (C) Low melatonin levels contribute as much to insomnia as low magnesium levels. (D) A person’s sleep schedule depends at least in part on chemical levels in their bloodstream. (E) Anyone suffering from insomnia has abnormal melatonin and magnesium levels.

6. Name five trap answer types on Inference questions.

7. Why are contradicted answers so tempting?

Varsity JV

M P


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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


� LSAT Interact: Timing (15min) (Yes, again!)

� LSAT OG2: PrepTest 64 (pp. 79–114) (4hrs, including review time!) (Fill out a PrepTest plan, which can be found on pg. 58–60 of this Workbook. Then, review your work, following the Review guidelines on pp. 14–20. Don’t forget to use a Strategy Log from pp. 82–83, and be sure to put your answers into Navigator.)

LR



� LSAT OG1: Timed Mini Set 1 - PT59, S3, Q7–13, skip 10 (pp. 274–275) (25min)See note on next page about how to do Timed Mini Sets.

� LSAT OG1: Pace Pusher 2 - PT54, S4, Q1–5 in 5min (pp. 100–101) (15min with review)

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for Inference and Principle Example questions

LG � LSAT Strategy Guide: Ch. 10 Practice Game 2 (pp. 428–436) (20min)

� LSAT OG1: LG Set 6 (20min)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Basic Grouping games


� RC Strategy Guide: Ch. 6, “Drill It: Characteristics of Incorrect Answers” (pp. 153–162)For this assignment, you need to complete only this drill, not the entire chapter.



• Learn to predict and identify mismatches• Learn to match by abstraction and

diagramming• Tailor your approach to Match the Flaw

questions

LG � LSAT Interact: Open Grouping (1hr

30min)

• Learn to account for numeric uncertainty• Use numbers to drive Open Grouping

games

RC � LSAT Interact: Extreme Passages (1hr

10min)

• Manage your time with easy and difficult passages

• Focus on the big picture while reading difficult passages



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� LR Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 11 (pp. 455–484)

� RC Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 6, completing first part of chapter in addition to the Cementing Last Week drills above (pp. 145–152)


Everyone


� RC Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 6, completing second half of chapter (pp. 163–176)

� Go through your Strategy Log and redo 2–3 games you struggled with.

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Interact: Inferences Challenge Set (25 min)

� LSAT OG1: LR Set 6b (50 min)

� LSAT Arcade: Ah Hah (until you get brain freeze)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Inference and Principle Example questions in PT70, S1, (pp 312–319) (25 min)


Timed Mini Set

These LR practice sets are designed to mimic the difficulty breakdown of a standard LR section. That means there will be a straightforward question or two, one or two really tough ones, and a few that are in-between. Your job is to make strategic decisions about how to invest your time. If a problem seems really hard, don’t be afraid to skip it and come back to it when you know exactly how much time you can invest. The time limits on these sets allott 1 minute 20 seconds per question, but, just like on the actual test, easier questions should be completed in less time, giving you extra time to spend on the harder questions. (Remember to move on quickly from the ones that seem extremely difficult—every question is worth just one point!)

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LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 (pp. 312–319)

Search & Destroy the Inference and Principle Example questions in the above





Timed Mini Set 16 questions in 8 minutes!

274–275 7–9, 11–13 � Mastered / Re-do

Practice Sets

LR Set 6a LR Set 6b












LG Set 6





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1. Should you analyze the logic of a Match the Reasoning question? Why or why not?

2. What elements other than the flaw have to match in a Match the Flaw question?

3. Question 24 on pg. 27: After finding the core, what should your next step be?

4. What can you infer from the following rules: All groups have at least one member

Group A has fewer members than Group B Group A and C have no members in common Group A has more members than Group C

5. In Open Grouping games, how do you determine which variable set forms the base of the diagram and which is placed into the base?

6. What are three strategies for handling extreme passages?

A B C

Members: X Y Z

7. Turn to pg. 25 of OG2 (the blue/purple book). Set up the game and work through The Big Pause, then answer the following (don’t work through the questions): Are there any variables with no rules? What elements or rules do you think will drive the game? Do you see any opportunities for framing? If so, where?

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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


� LSAT OG2: Section Practice. Take each section of PrepTest 66 timed. No need to do it all in one sitting. What counts is practicing taking full sections. (pp. 151–190) (4hrs, including review time!) (Even though you’re breaking this up, still fill out a PrepTest plan, which can be found on pg. 58–60 of this Workbook. Then, review your work, following the Review guidelines on pp. 14–20. Don’t forget to use a Strategy Log from pp. 82–83, and be sure to put your answers into Navigator.)

LR

� LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 12 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 541–560)

� LSAT OG1: Pace Pusher 3 - PT61, S2, Questions 1–8 (pp. 340–342) (20min)

� LSAT OG1: Timed Mini Set 2 - PT59, S2, Q7–13, skip 11 (pp. 266–267) (30min)

� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Match the Reasoning and Match the Flaw questions

LG

� LSAT Strategy Guide: Ch. 11 Drill It: Open Grouping Setups (pp. 445–447) (20min) and Practice Game 2 (pp. 468–477) (20min)


� Fill out the Cheat Sheet for Open Grouping games

RC � RC Strategy Guide: Ch. 9 Drill It: Extreme Passages (pp. 278–298) (40min)


LR � LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 8 (pp. 319–376)• Learn advanced diagramming techniques• Recognize and utilize Quantified Logic

LG

� LSAT Interact: 3D Grouping & Hybrid (1hr)

� LSAT Interact: Grouping with Twists (1hr 15min)

• Integrate ordering and grouping in a single game

• Learn to account fo subgroups and other twists in Grouping games



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� LSAT Interact: Matching (1hr 10min)


� RC Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 9. Complete first part of Chapter in addition to the “Cementing Last Week” drills above (pp. 265–277)


Everyone

� LG Strategy Guide: Mixed Practice Set 3 (pp. 479–489) (1hr)


� RC Strategy Guide: Ch 6 ¾ (pp. 177–225) (1hr)

� LSAT Interact: Comparative Passages (45min)

� Go through your Strategy Log and redo 5–7 LR questions you struggled with.

Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Interact: Matching Challenge Set (25 min)

� LR Online Drill 2: You can find this mixed set (with explanations) online in your Student Center.


� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all Matching questions in PT70, S1 & S4, (pp 312–319, 336–343) (25 min)

� LSAT OG2: Take PrepTest 65 (pp. 115–150) (4hr)


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LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343)

Search & Destroy the Matching questions in the above sections. Then, check below.





Timed Mini Set 27 questions in 9.5 minutes!

266–267 7–10, 12–14 � Mastered / Re-do

Practice Sets

LR Set 7a LR Set 7b












LG Set 7






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1. Can you “chain” together the following two statements and, if so, how? B → C

D → -C

2. In which question types are you most likely to encounter advanced conditional logic concepts?

3. What inference(s) can you make from the single statement, “Most children have scraped their knees at least once”?

4. What inferences can you make from the statements, “Most newscasters speak clearly; speaking clearly makes one appear trustworthy”?

5. What inferences can you make from the statements, “Most newscasters speak clearly, but the vast majority of newscasters will never climb to the top of Everest”?


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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


� Take one of the five most recent LSATs, found in your Student Center. Take it under timed test conditions with a 15-minute break between the third and fourth sections. (4hr 30min) (Fill out a PrepTest plan, which can be found on pg. 58–60 of this Workbook. Then, review your work, following the Review guidelines on pp. 14–20. Don’t forget to use a Strategy Log from pp. 82–83, and be sure to put your answers into Navigator.)

LR


� LSAT OG1: Timed Mini Set 3 - PT62, S4, Q5–13, skip 12 (pp. 353–355) (30min)

� LSAT OG1: Pace Pusher 4 - PT54, S2, Questions 1–8 (pp. 88–89) (20min)

� LSAT OG1: Practice Set 8a (50min)

LG � LSAT Strategy Guide: Ch. 14 End of Chapter Practice Games (pp. 621–632) (40min) � LSAT Strategy Guide: Ch. 12 End of Chapter Practice Games (pp. 514–531) (60min)

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for 3D Grouping and Hybrid games


LR � LR Strategy Guide: Section of Ch. 10

(pp. 413–440)


• Find the overlap in ID the Disagreement questions

• Articulate argument and rebuttal structures

• Identify expected and unexpected outcomes in paradoxical situations

LG � LG Strategy Guide: Remaining

sections of Ch. 13 (pp. 533–584)• Adapt to common twists in Grouping

games


• Develop strategies for speeding up• Be able to use “last resort” moves when

seriously pressed for time


� Sign up for CrunchTime sessions on the Prep Options tab of the website (Since you’re in our class, you won’t be charged for it, even though the website lists a price.)


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� LSAT Interact: Advanced Diagramming (1hr 30min)

� RC Strategy Guide: Read Ch. 8 (pp. 245–263)




Everyone

� LSAT OG2, Section Practice: Take each section of PrepTest 67 timed. No need to do it all in one sitting. What counts is practicing taking full sections. Enter your results into the Navigator for feedback. (pp. 191–230) (4hrs)



� LSAT Interact: Unusual Passages (45min)

� RC: Select two new passages that you have used in class or homework. One should be a passage that you find difficult, and one should be easy. Reread the passages, without answering the questions.


Extras (if you have

the time)

� LSAT Arcade: If / Then (until your thumb cramps savagely and ends your hitchhiking career)

� LSAT Interact: Advanced Diagramming Challenge Set (1hr 13min)

� LSAT Interact: 3D Grouping & Hybrid Challenge Set (25min)

� LSAT OG1: Full RC Section - PT56, S4 (pp. 172–179) (50min)

� LSAT OG2: Search & Destroy all ID the Disagreement and Explain a Result questions in PT70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343) (35min)


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LSAT OG 2PT 70, S1 & S4 (pp. 312–319, 336–343)

Search & Destroy the ID the Disagreement and Explain a Result questions in the

above sections. Then, check below.








353–355 5–11, 13 � Mastered / Re-do

Practice Sets

LR Set 8a LR Set 8b













LG Set 8






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1. What is the first step to approaching an ID the Disagreement question?

2. What are some common characteristics of wrong answers on ID the Disagreement questions?

3. What are some common characteristics of wrong answers on Explain a Result questions?

4. What are the most common grouping twists and how do you respond to them?

5. What are the moves you can use for managing your timing on RC?

6. What went well with your timing on your last PrepTest? What will you do differently next time?


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Total Hours:

Essential Homework


� LSAT OG2: Section Practice. Take each section of PrepTest 68 timed. No need to do it all in one sitting. What counts is practicing taking full sections. (pp. 231–270) (4hrs, including review time!) (Even though you’re breaking this up, still fill out a PrepTest plan, which can be found on pg. 58–60 of this Workbook. Then, review your work, following the Review guidelines on pp. 14–20. Don’t forget to use a Strategy Log from pp. 82–83, and be sure to put your answers into Navigator.)

LR

� LSAT OG1: Practice Set 9a (50min)

� LSAT OG1: Timed Mini Set 4 - PT57, S2, Q6–13 (pp. 194–195) (30min)

� LSAT OG1: Pace Pusher 5 - PT56, S3, Q1–7 (pp. 164–165) (15min)

� LR Strategy Guide: Search & Destroy all Procedure and ID the Disagreement questions in Ch. 10 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 441–454) (30min)

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for ID the Dis/Agreement, Explain a Result, and Procedure questions

LG � LG Strategy Guide: Mixed Practice Set 4 (pp. 587–595) (1hr)

� Fill out Cheat Sheets for all remaining game/twist types



LR � LR Strategy Guide: Ch. 14 (pp. 579–587)• Consider how you plan to study LR from

here on out

LG � LG Strategy Guide: Ch. 15 (pp. 645–655)• Consider how you plan to study LG from

here on out



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� LSAT Interact: Explain a Result (35min)

� LSAT Interact: Analyze the Argument (1hr 15min)


Everyone

� 5-Section PrepTest. Download one of the five most recent LSATs from your Student Center. Take it under timed test conditions with a 15-minute break between the third and fourth sections. Be sure to enter your results in the Navigator for personalized feedback. (4hr 30min)


� RC Strategy Guide: Ch. 11 (pp. 325–372)

Extras (if you have

the time)


� LSAT OG1: Full RC Section - PT57, S4 (pp. 208–215) (50min)

� RC: Reread the two passages that you reread for last week’s Standard Additions (just the passages, without the questions). Read one at the beginning of a study session, and the next at the beginning of your next study session. Continue alternating between the two passages until you’ve reread each passage two or three times. Then, complete each passage again, including the questions. (30min)

� LSAT Interact: Analyze the Argument Challenge Set (25min)

� LSAT Interact: Explain a Result Challenge Set (25min)

� LG Strategy Guide: Mixed Practice Sets 5.1 & 5.2 (pp. 635–644) (1hr)

� LSAT Labs: LSAT Essay (12min)


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LR Strategy Guide Ch. 10 End of Chapter Drill (pp. 441–454)

Search & Destroy the ID the Disagreement and Procedure questions in the above

Drill. Then, check below.








194–195 6–13 � Mastered / Re-do

Practice Sets

LR Set 9a LR Set 9b












LG Set 9





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1. What can you do to maximize the benefit you get out of each timed full-length practice test you take?

2. Where are the most difficult LR questions likely to be found in the section?

3. What timing strategies do you plan on employing in your next LR sections and PrepTests to maximize the score you get with the skills you have?

4. What should you do if you realize on question 3 of a game that you’ve misunderstood an important rule?

5. What big-picture strategies can you employ in the coming weeks to avoid the most common pitfalls of the games section on test day?

6. What are your timing goals for the Games section of your next timed section or PrepTest?

7. What will be your focus as you sit down to take your next RC section?

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Homework 10→LSAT(After Session 10, before the exam)

From Now Until Test Day

All Topics

Between now and test day, everyone should complete (and review!) at least one of the five most recent LSATs each week. These can be found in your student center. When scheduling your tests, be sure to stop taking PrepTests at least a few days before your actual LSAT. Give yourself a chance to rest!

Additionally, aim to do a weekly PrepTest from LSAT OG2, broken up into individual sections. When possible, try to do two sections in a row to work on your stamina.

There are also additional Practice Sets on pp. 62–64 of this workbook. Use the Session 10 sets for additional practice, and the Supplemental Sets to target weak areas.

Use these sections and PrepTests to diagnose areas of strength and weakness. When you diagnose areas of weakness, review your ideal process using your Cheat Sheets and read any unread chapters associated with this game, passage, or question type. Complete practice sets that focus on that question type, from the supplemental sets listed below, homework you didn’t get to, or by simply finding questions of that type in untouched sections (home-grown Search & Destroy sets).

Review and recycle the problems you marked for a Re-Do in your syllabus and Strategy Log. Remember: Revisiting old material is every bit as helpful as encountering new material.

Want to really push yourself? Write solutions for tough questions on the Manhattan Prep LSAT Forums . Compare your explanation to the one our Instructors wrote. You can also ask them for feedback.

LR

Once you’ve assigned yourself all five of the most recent LSATs (found in your Student Center) and a weekly test split up into sections, chop up the remaining tests in LSAT OG2 to do LR timing drills. Set timing goals that correspond to your needs and abilities and attempt the first 5, 10, or 15 questions in the amount of time you’ve chosen.

Play the “Assumption Family Portrait” game. Take an argument you find in any assumption question and try to come up with a description of the argument’s flaw; then, a strengthener, weakener, sufficient assumption, and necessary (but not sufficient) assumption. As a bonus, you can push this beyond the Assumption Family and also come up with something you can infer based on the argument, and then write a matching argument.

LG

Complete the coached replay sets in the back of your Logic Games Strategy Guide (and there are a lot more online in your Student Center).

Replay tough games multiple times—spaced repetition cements learning!

RC Practice reading under time pressure (16 minutes for 2 passages).

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LSAT Interact Lessons Remaining (Optional, but Recommended)

� LSAT Interact: LR Mixed Timing Review (45min)

� LSAT Interact: LG Mixed Review (45min)

� LSAT Interact: LG Mixed Review Challenge Set (45min)

� LSAT Interact: From Here to Test Day (15min)

Getting the Most Out of Your Test-Taking

Be strict about your timing. Use the Online Proctor to ensure you get the 5 minute call, as that should impact the timing decisions you make at the end of each section.

Set a goal for every practice session. The research shows that practice with intention leads to greater improvement. Take a few minutes before you sit down to a section or full PrepTest to decide on specific areas of focus. Maybe you want to work on actively visualizing the games better, or cutting the bait on questions when you’re just spinning your wheels. Whatever your goals, articulating them before you begin is necessary for achieving them.

Remember to mark questions to review as you go. Of course you want to review the questions you got wrong, but it’s just as important to review the questions you were unsure on, even if you ultimately picked the correct answer. Digging into your process and figuring out what intuitively led you to the right choice maximizes the chances you can repeat that on test day. (Re-read how to effectively review on pp. 14–20) of this workbook.)

Your timing goals should evolve according to your performance. Test out different approaches to timing to figure out which will help you maximize the points you get with the skills you have. Don’t be afraid to test a strategy on a section and end up messing up that section—it’s worth it to find out whether a strategy is useful to you.

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PrepTest Plan

Remember to use the LSAT Navigator for personalized feedback.

Date Which PT or sections?

Goals - What do you want to focus on during this test?

How did it go on the goals? What went well? What didn’t?

Overall Score Section Accuracy What are you going to work on before the next test?

PrepTest Plan






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PrepTest Plan






PrepTest Plan






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PrepTest Plan






PrepTest Plan






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Post-Course PlanTo be filled in by you! In addition to the timed, mixed practice you’ve schedule,

what else will you be doing in the weeks before the test? This should evolve as you diagnose areas for improvement.

Learning Goals Activity

LR

LG

RC

Post-Course Homework Commitments

Wk 1

Total Hours:

Wk 2

Total Hours:

Wk 3

Total Hours:

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LG Set 10

348–351 1–23 � Mastered / Re-do

RC Set 10


LR Pace Pushers

These exercises can (and should!) be done with any of the Logical Reasoning sections in LSAT OG2 that you do not plan to take as a complete section or PrepTest. Attempt to do the first 10 questions of the section in 10 minutes or less without compromising accuracy. If you have to sacrifice accuracy to hit that timing goal, adjust your timing goal accordingly to make sure

you get these points.

Practice Sets

LR Set 10a LR Set 10b














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Supplemental LR SetsStruggling with a certain question type? Use the lists below for targeted practice!

ID the Conclusion Necessary Flaw Strengthen

Page Question Page Question Page Question Page Question

135 13 58 8 159 12 117 6

169 19 61 18 166 10 132 3

200 3 157 4 170 21 193 5

227 13 157 6 193 4 225 3

244 3 192 1 196 15 250 23

312 15 230 23 199 26 264 1

356 16 251 25 200 2 265 3

Determine the Function

277 18 202 10 265 5

297 7 207 22 269 22

276 14 299 14 227 11 313 21

297 4 300 15 229 18 315 24

344 17 301 20 269 20 352 4

356 17 314 22 273 5 358 23

358 22Flaw

277 20

Sufficient279 24

8 2 296 1

138 21 15 23 298 10

158 10 94 22 310 8

207 24 104 16 312 16

251 24 119 14 313 19

139 25 356 15

156 1 358 24

157 5

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Explain a Result Most Supported Must Be True Weaken

26 22 133 5 162 23 23 12

106 21 133 6 170 22 60 16

119 13 135 12 199 25 91 14

132 1 136 13 228 15 118 7

159 13 166 11 229 20 118 9

162 22 168 15 246 9 122 22

193 3 192 2 277 19 133 4

200 1 197 18 296 3 134 9

201 4 203 13 311 12 138 22

201 7 204 16 312 17 156 3

228 17 207 23Matching

196 14

244 1 207 25 197 17

245 7 225 4 226 7 198 20

249 20 226 10 314 23 201 6

272 1 230 21 359 26 225 5

273 4 245 6 224 2 230 24

276 17 247 13 245 4 244 2

297 5 247 15Procedure

269 21

298 9 248 16 271 25

308 1 270 23 116 3 272 2

345 19 270 24 278 23 297 6

347 25 273 3 296 2 299 13

355 12 278 21 352 2 300 16

356 14 303 24 309 4

Most Supported310 10 311 13

311 14 345 20

117 5 313 18

118 10 352 1

120 16 352 3

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Cheat Sheets

Logical Reasoning

Identify the Conclusion

Identifying language in the question stem

Common issues at play in the stimulus

Approach to the stimulus and anticipation

Common features of incorrect answers

Common features of correct answers

General notes

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Determine the Function






General notes

67

Sufficient Assumption






General notes

68

Necessary Assumption






General notes

69

Flaw






General notes

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Strengthen (and Principle Support)






General notes

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Weaken






General notes

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Inference (Break down each type, including Principle Example)






General notes

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Match the Reasoning (and Principle Matching)






General notes

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Match the Flaw






General notes

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ID the Dis/Agreement






General notes

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Explain a Result






General notes

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Relative Ordering

Identifying markers of the game type

Ideal diagram

Common features of the standard games

Twists to look out for and how to address them

General notes

Logic Games

Basic Ordering


Ideal diagram



General notes

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3D Ordering


Ideal diagram



General notes

Mismatch Twist


Ideal diagram



General notes

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In/Out Grouping


Ideal diagram



General notes

Basic Grouping


Ideal diagram



General notes

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Open Grouping


Ideal diagram



General notes

3D Grouping


Ideal diagram



General notes

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Hybrid


Ideal diagram



General notes

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Strategy Log(Make some copies of this page!)

Date #/Source

Right?Wrong?

Long? Tough?

Review Notes

(Next time I see _____,

I will _____)

Retry Notes Done?

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Date #/Source

Right?Wrong?

Long? Tough?

Review Notes

(Next time I see _____,

I will _____)

Retry Notes Done?

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