0Of the three sections of the LSAT, speed is most important for logic games. There are specific ways you can improve your speed on logic games, whereas on logical reasoning and reading comprehension, speed tends to depend almost entirely on how well you understand the problem. There are certain tips -
Read Stimulus carefully, means - get to know ins and outs of the games - First and foremost task should be to get to know what is the game about and what type of game is given and the recall what kind operation or treatment required.
Diagram formation - How accurately you are forming the diagram, as question solution will depend on diagram formation as you will be entangled with lots of complex information, without diagram it is impossible to recollect information and to further connect them. There are some ways to forming the diagram -
- Place your diagram on the second page below the question - In the preparation test - 66 onward, you have two pages to use for logic games diagrams. This seems like a good thing, but it’s a trap. Do not use the first page. Instead, your diagrams should be as close to the questions as possible. This reduces eye scanning distance.
- Draw simple diagrams- Form separate diagram for each and every question related to single stimulus- Most of the student drawing single diagram only, which will make more complex and haphazard. it will kill your time. So, rather getting confused with single diagram make separate for each and everyone, Like -
- Main diagram should stay clean. we can refer to it to see the rules, with no confusion. The diagrams for each question are right beside the answers. There’s zero delay between looking at the deductions, we will draw.
- Draw small Diagram -Small diagrams are much better than large ones. They’re very quick to draw. And you can place a small diagram in a small space near the question. Having a diagram near the question offers a great speed advantage.
- Draw diagram on single page - Looking from one page to another is an easy way to distract yourself and lose everything you’ve been working on. Logic games are hard. You have to do an elaborate chain of deductions in your head. If you are even slightly distracted, the whole chain of deductions falls apart. Distraction causes you to go slower and make mistakes. This is not a hypothetical risk. I’ve watched students do logic games in person. I see their eyes go back and forth between questions and far off diagrams. They make the same deductions over, and over, and over, not even realizing they’re forgetting deductions and repeating their work. Large eye scanning distances are disastrous.
Remember the rules of Logic games - This is pivotal to giving high speed and accuracy in the real exam. Here’s how I can memorize the rules. I read them four times:
- I read the once rules to understand the game.
- I read the rules twice to draw.
- I read the rules a third time to check for mistakes and look for deductions.
- I read the rules a fourth time to eliminate answers on the first question.
Memorizing the rules definitely works wonder - Games are about combining rules to make deductions. If you don’t know the rules, you can’t combine them. Whereas, if you know all the rules by heart, then a lot of “tricky” deductions become obvious.
This will definitely catalyze your speed - a lots of practice will bring you accuracy and speed with confidence.
Best of luck !!
