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On the current LSAT, only three sections are scored: two Logical Reasoning and one Reading Comprehension, all multiple-choice. Those scored sections hold not published by LSAC as a fixed number (it varies by form) questions in total, and a fourth unscored variable section adds more that do not count. Your 120 to 180 score reflects only the scored questions.
By Ali Unar, JD candidate at Georgetown Law and founder of Lovare Institut. Last updated August 2026. Figures on this page were verified in August 2026 or point readers to the current source.
Counting only the sections that affect your score, the LSAT has not published by LSAC as a fixed number (it varies by form) questions across two Logical Reasoning sections and one Reading Comprehension section. A separate unscored variable section adds questions used to test future content. All of these questions are multiple-choice, and there is no math or science section on the LSAT.
Two of the three scored LSAT sections are Logical Reasoning, so more than half of your scored questions come from Logical Reasoning. Reading Comprehension supplies the remaining scored questions, built around a set of long passages. The list below shows how the current question total breaks down.
Not exactly. LSAC administers several forms of the LSAT, and the question count on a given section can differ by a question or two from form to form. This is normal and does not make one form harder than another, because LSAC statistically equates scores across forms. The safest assumption is to prepare for the top of the published range so no section surprises you.
Since Logical Reasoning carries two scored sections, spending the largest share of your prep time on Logical Reasoning usually yields the biggest score gains. Practice full 35-minute sections rather than loose sets so your pacing matches the real count. Track how many questions you reliably finish per section, then push that number up week over week.
You answer not published by LSAC as a fixed number (it varies by form) scored questions on the LSAT, plus an unscored variable section whose questions do not count. Because the variable section is not identified during the test, you effectively answer every question presented and let LSAC sort out which ones are scored. All questions are multiple-choice.
Each LSAT section gives you 35 minutes, and dividing that time by the section question count leaves you a bit under a minute and a half per question on average. Reading Comprehension feels tighter because you must also read the passages. Building pacing through timed practice is the main way to keep that per-question budget realistic.
No. The LSAT has no math, arithmetic, or science section. It measures reading and reasoning through Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, both multiple-choice. The only skill outside multiple choice is LSAT Writing, an unscored essay. If you are looking for quantitative testing, that is the GRE or GMAT, not the LSAT.
Reading Comprehension is a single scored section on the current LSAT and contains roughly see the linked source (see the linked source) questions tied to a set of long passages. It is one of three scored sections, alongside the two Logical Reasoning sections, and every Reading Comprehension question is multiple-choice and counts toward your 120 to 180 score.
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