Learning from Uncommon Mistakes

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  blah170blah Alum Inactive ⭐

  March 2015 edited March 2015 3545 karma

  Even the ones that aren't common still have some discernible patterns. Make a list of the uncommon questions that trip you up and make sure to add to that list every time you take a PT. Once you see like 5 of the same questions, think of similarities between them -- what do the wrong answer choices look like? What does finding the right answer choice require?
  
  For most of these uncommon questions (I hesitate to say all as a matter of principle), there are still multiple of them in the 74 LSATs that have been administered. You just need to more diligent about noting them
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  emli1000 Alum Member Inactive ⭐

  March 2015 3462 karma

  I have the same question! Especially those that include _______ (fill in the blank) in the older PTS
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  blah170blah Alum Inactive ⭐

  March 2015 3545 karma

  @emli1000 Those are usually variants of MBT questions. You can only fill in the blank what you can properly infer from the stimulus.
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  emli1000 Alum Member Inactive ⭐

  March 2015 3462 karma

  @blah170blah Yea some are but then some I look at like WTH did I just read lol
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  emli1000 Alum Member Inactive ⭐

  March 2015 3462 karma

  @Charles11 to answer your question what I'm starting to do with these uncommon questions is make a list in an excel sheet and save it for a later time. I also try to memorize the pattern used on that question type.