Properly timing the available time

- Harshit Gupta
Pattern

 120 questions in 120 min

 English: 22-26 Questions
 Current Affairs: 28-32 Questions
 Legal Reasoning: 28-32 Questions
 Logical Reasoning: 22-26 Questions
 Quantitative Techniques: 10-14 Questions
The Sample Paper

 English 374-word passage from Guardian

 Critical Reasoning 431-word passage from Hindustan times
 Legal Reasoning 428-word passage from Indian Express

150 word a min would take 3 mins per passage

Diversify reading
Elimination based questions
Sectional timing

 English 25 mins +-2

 General knowledge 7-8 mins
 Critical Reasoning 25 mins +-2
 Legal Reasoning 35 mins +-3
 Qt 15 mins +-2
 Buffer of 12 mins can be used for OMR filling, any lengthy section or surprise element
 Extreme time per section: +-5 mins
Managing Section

 Per passage 5 mins

 If a passage takes 6 mins, the next passage should ideally take 4 mins
 Target attempt (110+) + accuracy (80%+)
 Target 100% attempt in reading sections
 If passage reading takes > 2.5 min
Diversify reading + Read 1.5
 If passage comprehension low hr continuous
 If Eliminating option takes time – Increase practice
Sequencing Mock

____ , General Knowledge , _____ , Quantitative Techniques , ______

Reading Diversification

 Indian Express Editorial

 Mint Editorial
 Economist magazine
 Live law Column
 Aeon
 Articles from other sources
Additional Practice

 Lsat Prep test

 Cat RC
 Mocks and sectional test
Some tips

 Practice with a timer

 Solve 1 passage in 5 mins… 6 in 30 mins
 Don’t re-read passages while practising
 Read starting lines slowly… understand the nature of the passage, the topic especially in fiction
AILET

 150 questions 120 mins

 70 questions Logical Reasoning: includes Legal and Athematic Reasoning
 50 questions in English
 30 questions of General Knowledge
 55 mins- logical reasoning
 35 mins- English
 5 mins- General Knowledge
 Leave lengthy questions for the remaining 25 mins
 Practice
Reading