A complete LNAT preparation programme built from our own textbook and curriculum guide — the seven Section A question types taught one at a time, then the Section B essay.
The LNAT is an aptitude test, not a knowledge test: no law is required, and the answer to every Section A question is somewhere in the passage in front of you. What separates candidates is reading precisely under time pressure and being able to point to the lines that justify an answer. Every session teaches one question type, drills it, and ends on timed practice.
What you'll learn
All seven Section A question types, from finding and detail through to questions of degree
How to answer from the passage alone — never from what is true in the world or what you agree with
The wording traps: NOT and EXCEPT, 'main conclusion' versus 'a conclusion', and absolutes like always and only
Eliminating the distractor that is true but unsupported, or supported but not what was asked
The Section B essay: a five-minute plan, a thesis stated first, and a genuine counter-argument
Pacing across 12 passages in 95 minutes, and never leaving a Section A question blank
Course curriculum
Three blocks across fifteen 90-minute sessions: the Section A multiple choice first, then the Section B essay, finishing on full timed papers. The question types inside each block are listed under Modules and topics below.
1Master MCQ QuestionsAll seven Section A question types, taught and drilled one at a time9 sessions13.5 hrs
2Master the Essay WritingPlanning, structure, argument, evidence and persuasion4 sessions6 hrs
3Full Timed Papers and ReviewWhole papers under exam timing, marked and reviewed by question type2 sessions3 hrs
Total15 sessions22.5 hrs
Modules and topics
Two sections, sat in one sitting. Section A is marked out of 42 and is the score universities see; Section B is not marked by LNAT but a copy of your essay is sent to every university you apply to.
Section A
Multiple Choice
42 questions · 12 passages · 95 min
Finding and detail questions
Main idea, argument and purpose
Inference and implication
Assumptions and argument structure
Author's attitude and tone
Language and meaning in context
Questions of degree and eliminating distractors
Section B
Essay
1 essay from 3 prompts · 40 min
Essay: planning and structure
Essay: argument, evidence and persuasion
The five-minute plan: thesis, paragraph headers, one example each
Reading the prompt for its nuances and fixing your scope
Frequently asked questions
Applicants to law at Oxford, UCL, LSE, King's College London, Durham and the other universities that require the LNAT — whether you are starting early or only a few weeks from your test date.
None at all. The LNAT is an aptitude test: no legal or factual recall is required, and the answer to every Section A question is somewhere in the passage in front of you. What it rewards is reading precisely and reasoning from the text.
Fifteen 90-minute tutorials — 22.5 hours in total, three a week over five weeks. Each Section A question type is taught and drilled in turn, then the essay, then full timed papers.
Not by LNAT. Section A gives the score universities see, but a copy of your Section B essay is sent to every university you apply to — so it is read by the people deciding on your application, and we treat it accordingly.
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