The LSAT contains two types of scored questions: Logical Reasoning, which tests how you evaluate short arguments, and Reading Comprehension, which tests how you understand long passages. Logical Reasoning fills two of the three scored sections. A separate unscored LSAT Writing task is the only non-multiple-choice component, and no question requires legal knowledge.
By Ali Unar, Founder, Lovare Institut; JD/MSFS Candidate, Georgetown University. Last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page was verified in August 2026 against the sources listed below.
Every scored LSAT question is one of two types: Logical Reasoning or Reading Comprehension. Both are multiple-choice with five answer choices. Logical Reasoning appears in two scored sections and Reading Comprehension in one, so Logical Reasoning is the more heavily weighted type. The table below summarizes what each type asks of you.
Question typeBased onWhat it asksLogical ReasoningShort argumentsAnalyze, strengthen, weaken, or draw conclusionsReading ComprehensionLong passagesFind main point, structure, tone, and inferencesLSAT Writing (unscored)A decision promptArgue for one of two positions
Within Logical Reasoning, the LSAT recycles about a dozen recognizable question forms, including assumption, flaw, strengthen, weaken, must be true, parallel reasoning, and principle. Each form has a signature stem that tells you the task before you read the choices. Recognizing the form quickly is the key to steady pacing across the two Logical Reasoning sections.
Because only two question types exist, your prep can be highly focused: master Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension and you have covered the entire scored test. Logical Reasoning deserves more time because it spans two sections. Reading Comprehension rewards building speed and retention with dense passages, a skill that also carries into law school reading.
Logic Games, once a third question type formally called Analytical Reasoning, was retired in August 2024 and is no longer tested. The LSAT also has no quantitative, science-content, or general-knowledge questions. If a study resource still lists Logic Games as a current type, that resource predates the 2024 format change.
The LSAT has two scored question types, Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, plus an unscored LSAT Writing task. Within Logical Reasoning there are about a dozen recurring question forms, such as assumption, flaw, and strengthen. At the top level, though, only two multiple-choice types make up your entire 120 to 180 score.
Logical Reasoning is the most important LSAT question type because it fills two of the three scored sections, roughly two-thirds of your scored questions. Improving Logical Reasoning accuracy therefore has the largest effect on your score. Reading Comprehension still matters as the third scored section, but Logical Reasoning deserves the greater share of study time.
Yes. LSAT multiple-choice questions in both Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension each present five answer choices, labeled A through E, with exactly one correct answer. There is no penalty for guessing, so you should answer every question even when unsure. Eliminating clearly wrong choices first improves your odds on the ones you must guess.
A second scored Logical Reasoning section replaced Logic Games when Analytical Reasoning was retired in August 2024. Rather than adding a new question type, LSAC expanded an existing one, so the current LSAT now has two Logical Reasoning sections. This shift increased the weight of Logical Reasoning on the overall score.
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