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Key Facts: LNAT Exam

42 MCQs

Questions in LNAT Section A

LNAT Consortium

12 passages

Argumentative texts in Section A

LNAT Consortium

95 minutes

Time allowed for Section A

LNAT Consortium

2h 15m

Total LNAT test length

LNAT Consortium

£75

Test fee at UK and EU centres

LNAT Consortium

No legal knowledge

Section A tests reasoning, not law

LNAT Consortium

100

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The LNAT is a computer-based law admissions test taken at Pearson VUE centres. Section A is 42 multiple-choice critical-reasoning questions on 12 argumentative passages, answered in 95 minutes, with one correct answer each. Every answer must come strictly from the passage; no outside knowledge is rewarded. Universities weight the score differently and there is no fixed pass mark.

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1Passage: "Cities should ban private cars from their centres. Air pollution from traffic causes thousands of premature deaths each year, and pedestrianised districts consistently report higher footfall for local shops. Some object that bans harm disabled residents who depend on cars, but exemptions and accessible transport can address this. The health gains are simply too great to ignore." Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the passage?
A.Cities should ban private cars from their centres.
B.Air pollution from traffic causes thousands of premature deaths each year.
C.Pedestrianised districts report higher footfall for local shops.
D.Bans on cars harm disabled residents who depend on them.
Explanation: The main conclusion is the claim the author is ultimately arguing for, supported by the other statements. Here the pollution and footfall claims are reasons offered in support of the recommendation that cities ban private cars from their centres.
2Using the same passage about banning private cars, which of the following is an assumption on which the author's argument depends?
A.Every city centre currently permits private cars at all hours.
B.Exemptions and accessible transport can adequately address the needs of disabled residents.
C.Local shopkeepers unanimously support pedestrianisation.
D.Air pollution is the leading cause of death in all major cities.
Explanation: An assumption is an unstated or asserted link the argument needs to hold. The author dismisses the disability objection only by relying on the claim that exemptions and accessible transport can address it; if that were false, the objection would stand and the argument would weaken.
3In the car-ban passage, the author's treatment of the objection that bans harm disabled residents is best described as which of the following?
A.Ignoring the objection entirely.
B.Conceding that the objection defeats the argument.
C.Acknowledging the objection and offering a way to mitigate it.
D.Dismissing the objection as dishonest.
Explanation: The author raises the objection ('Some object that bans harm disabled residents') and then responds that 'exemptions and accessible transport can address this.' This is acknowledging the objection and proposing a mitigation rather than ignoring or conceding it.
4Passage: "Defenders of zoos claim they protect endangered species. Yet most zoo animals belong to species that are not endangered, and breeding programmes rarely return animals to the wild. The few genuine conservation successes could be funded directly without keeping millions of animals in enclosures. Zoos persist mainly because the public enjoys visiting them." Which statement is best supported by the passage?
A.Zoos have never contributed to any species' survival.
B.The public should be banned from visiting zoos.
C.Endangered species cannot be bred in captivity.
D.Conservation does not require keeping the bulk of zoo animals in enclosures.
Explanation: A supported inference must follow from the passage. The author states the few genuine successes could be funded directly without keeping millions of animals enclosed, which supports the inference that conservation does not require keeping the bulk of zoo animals.
5In the passage about zoos, which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's argument?
A.Direct conservation funding is far less effective at saving species than coordinated captive-breeding networks run by zoos.
B.Zoo ticket prices have risen sharply over the past decade.
C.Some visitors find zoo enclosures too small.
D.A handful of zoos are located in major capital cities.
Explanation: The author argues the few successes could be funded directly without enclosures. If direct funding is far less effective than zoo-run captive-breeding networks, then keeping the animals may in fact be necessary for conservation, undermining the central claim.
6In the zoos passage, the word 'persist' (in 'Zoos persist mainly because the public enjoys visiting them') is used to convey which of the following?
A.That zoos are rapidly expanding worldwide.
B.That zoos continue to exist for reasons other than their stated conservation purpose.
C.That zoos are admired by conservation scientists.
D.That zoos have recently been established.
Explanation: Meaning-in-context questions require reading the word within the author's argument. The author has argued the conservation rationale is weak, so 'persist' implies zoos endure for a different reason, namely public enjoyment rather than conservation.
7Passage: "It is often said that social media has made young people more anxious. But anxiety surveys also rose among the elderly, who use social media far less. Moreover, reported anxiety increased in countries where smartphone use barely changed. Before blaming technology, we should consider whether the way we measure anxiety has itself altered." What is the author's main point?
A.Social media is the principal cause of youth anxiety.
B.Elderly people are more anxious than young people.
C.The rise in measured anxiety may reflect changes in measurement rather than social media.
D.Smartphone use has fallen in most countries.
Explanation: The author marshals counter-evidence (anxiety rising among low-users and in countries with stable smartphone use) to argue against blaming technology and to suggest measurement itself may have changed. The concluding sentence states this main point directly.
8In the passage about anxiety and social media, the evidence about elderly people and about countries with stable smartphone use functions to do which of the following?
A.Prove conclusively that social media has no effect on anyone.
B.Show that anxiety has declined overall.
C.Establish that the elderly use smartphones more than the young.
D.Cast doubt on the claim that social media causes the rise in anxiety.
Explanation: The two pieces of evidence are correlations that do not fit the social-media-causes-anxiety hypothesis, so they function to cast doubt on that causal claim. They support the author's argument that another explanation should be considered.
9Passage: "Critics argue that minimum wage rises destroy jobs. But after our city raised its minimum wage last year, total employment actually grew. Clearly, raising the minimum wage creates jobs rather than destroying them." Which of the following best identifies the flaw in this argument?
A.It assumes the employment growth was caused by the wage rise rather than by other factors.
B.It relies on a definition of employment that is never stated.
C.It contradicts itself by both supporting and opposing the wage rise.
D.It appeals to the authority of unnamed experts.
Explanation: The argument observes that employment grew after the wage rise and concludes the rise caused the growth. This is a correlation-causation flaw: other factors (a booming economy, population growth) could explain the increase, so the causal conclusion is unwarranted.
10In the minimum-wage passage, which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the author's conclusion?
A.The city's population increased substantially during the year.
B.Neighbouring cities with no wage rise saw employment fall over the same period.
C.Several large employers relocated into the city for unrelated tax reasons.
D.National employment rose in every city that year.
Explanation: If comparable neighbouring cities without a wage rise saw employment fall, the contrast supports the claim that the wage rise, rather than a general trend, drove the city's job growth. This addresses the alternative-cause weakness and strengthens the causal conclusion.

About the LNAT Exam

The LNAT (Law National Aptitude Test) is an admissions test used by a group of leading UK universities — including Oxford, UCL, King's College London, Durham, Bristol, Glasgow, Nottingham, SOAS and LSE — to help select applicants for undergraduate law. It does not test legal knowledge; instead it measures the verbal reasoning, comprehension and analytical skills central to studying law. Section A consists of 42 multiple-choice questions drawn from 12 argumentative passages, sat in 95 minutes; Section B is a separately marked essay. This practice set covers Section A only.

Questions

100 scored questions

Time Limit

2 hours 15 minutes total: 95 minutes for Section A (42 MCQs) and 40 minutes for the Section B essay

Passing Score

No fixed pass mark — Section A is scored out of 42 and reported alongside the essay; each university sets its own use of the score and weights it differently

Exam Fee

£75 at UK and EU test centres; £120 at test centres outside the UK and EU; fee waivers (bursaries) available for eligible candidates (LNAT Consortium (delivered by Pearson VUE))

LNAT Exam Content Outline

20%

Identifying the Main Conclusion

Pinpointing the single claim the author is ultimately arguing for and separating it from premises, supporting evidence, conceded objections and background detail

25%

Assumptions and Inference

Identifying unstated premises an argument needs to work, and selecting the conclusion that is best supported by — and never goes beyond — the information in the passage

25%

Strengthen, Weaken and Flaws

Judging how an additional fact would make a conclusion more or less likely, and naming reasoning errors such as correlation mistaken for causation, unrepresentative samples and unfalsifiable claims

30%

Author Attitude, Tone and Meaning in Context

Reading the writer's stance (critical, balanced, sceptical, ironic), the role a sentence plays in the argument, and the intended meaning of a word, phrase or metaphor as it is used

How to Pass the LNAT Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed pass mark — Section A is scored out of 42 and reported alongside the essay; each university sets its own use of the score and weights it differently
  • Exam length: 100 questions
  • Time limit: 2 hours 15 minutes total: 95 minutes for Section A (42 MCQs) and 40 minutes for the Section B essay
  • Exam fee: £75 at UK and EU test centres; £120 at test centres outside the UK and EU; fee waivers (bursaries) available for eligible candidates

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

LNAT Study Tips from Top Performers

1Answer strictly from the passage — the correct option is always supported by the text, and bringing in outside knowledge is the most common way candidates pick a wrong answer
2For main-conclusion questions, find the claim everything else supports; premises, evidence and conceded objections are not the conclusion
3Learn the standard question types (assumption, inference, strengthen, weaken, flaw, tone, meaning in context) and the precise demand each one makes before you read the options
4Read widely in quality argumentative writing — broadsheet opinion columns, essays and editorials — to get used to spotting structure, stance and rhetorical devices
5Practise under the real time pressure: 95 minutes for 42 questions is roughly two minutes per question, so train yourself to read efficiently and not over-deliberate
6On strengthen and weaken questions, predict the argument's gap or assumption first, then look for the option that targets it rather than one that is merely 'true'

Frequently Asked Questions

What is in LNAT Section A?

Section A is the multiple-choice part of the LNAT. It contains 42 questions based on 12 argumentative passages of roughly 400-700 words each, with three or four questions per passage. You have 95 minutes, and every question has exactly one correct answer.

Does the LNAT test legal knowledge?

No. The LNAT deliberately avoids testing law, current affairs or any specialist subject. Section A measures critical reading and reasoning: finding the main conclusion, spotting assumptions, drawing inferences, evaluating arguments and interpreting tone. Every answer must come from the passage itself.

How is the LNAT scored, and what is a good score?

Section A is marked out of 42 and reported as your LNAT score; the Section B essay is sent to universities separately for them to read. There is no universal pass mark — the national average is typically in the low-to-mid 20s, and competitive applicants often score in the high 20s or above. Each university decides how much weight to give the score.

Which universities require the LNAT?

The LNAT is used by a consortium of UK universities for undergraduate law, including Oxford, UCL, King's College London, Durham, Bristol, Glasgow, Nottingham, SOAS and LSE. Always check each university's current requirements, as the list and deadlines can change from year to year.

How long is the LNAT and how is it taken?

The LNAT lasts 2 hours 15 minutes in total — 95 minutes for the 42 Section A multiple-choice questions and 40 minutes for the Section B essay. It is taken on a computer at a Pearson VUE test centre under timed, invigilated conditions.

What types of questions appear in Section A?

Common Section A question types ask you to identify the main conclusion, state an assumption, draw a supported inference, judge what strengthens or weakens an argument, name a reasoning flaw, describe the author's attitude or tone, and interpret the meaning of a word or phrase in context.