{"id":45144,"date":"2018-09-18T20:53:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T20:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=45144"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:43:18","slug":"lsat-reading-comprehension-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/lsat-reading-comprehension-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"LSAT®<\/sup> Reading Comprehension Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly all American Bar Association-approved law schools require their applicants to take the LSAT\u00ae<\/sup>. To help you prepare for the Reading Comprehension section of the LSAT, this page contains everything you need to know, including what topics are covered, how many questions there are, and how you can study effectively.<\/p>\n

Click \u201cStart Test\u201d above to take a free LSAT Reading Comprehension practice test!<\/p>\n

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<\/span>What’s on the LSAT Reading Comprehension Section?<\/h2>\n

This section of the test is designed to measure your ability to read and understand passages similar to those you will come across during law school. This section consists of four sets of reading questions, each of them containing one reading passage and five to eight following questions.<\/p>\n

However, one section will include two reading passages followed by questions. This is a comparative reading section. You will need to discern the relationship between the two.<\/p>\n

The reading selections are pulled from a wide variety of sources and subjects. These will most likely be densely written with high-level vocabulary and consist of sophisticated arguments with multiple points of view.<\/p>\n

The test questions may ask about the following ideas for each passage:<\/p>\n