Is the LNAT test harder than the sample practice tests
Please don't make fun of me if this is a stupid question. I have been preparing for my LNAT for a few months now, but today did the practice papers on the LNAT website - I got 27 on one but 21 on the other and 19 on one after that. I have been consistently performing higher than that (I have a score average of 29.5) but I feel like the book I've been using (The Ultimate LNAT Guide) has lulled me into thinking I'm better at it than I actually am. Are the sample tests the same difficulty as the LNAT itself, or am I just truly ****ed?
Reply 1
for me i also use ultimate lnat guide and ive found that the passages are quite a lot easier in there than on any practice tests ive tried online (arbitio, official lnat practice) but i have also heard that arbitio is harder than the actual lnat.. so it sounds like the actual lnat is in the middle of the ultimate lnat guide and arbitio (my scores have reflected as such)
Reply 2
The ones on the LNAT are supposedly the most accurate In terms of difficulty and passages. Arbitio Is supposed to be a lot harder than the real thing hence why you are more likely to get a lower score whereas the ultimate LNAT guide seems to be a lot easier in terms of passage difficulty according to people I know who have already done it.
Reply 3
Original post by ggilys
Please don't make fun of me if this is a stupid question. I have been preparing for my LNAT for a few months now, but today did the practice papers on the LNAT website - I got 27 on one but 21 on the other and 19 on one after that. I have been consistently performing higher than that (I have a score average of 29.5) but I feel like the book I've been using (The Ultimate LNAT Guide) has lulled me into thinking I'm better at it than I actually am. Are the sample tests the same difficulty as the LNAT itself, or am I just truly ****ed?
Okay so sat mine yesterday and heres my verdict! (This isnt a stupid question at all btw!)
Obviously its a massive database so randomised when you sit it, meaning extracts are too. I personally felt that tgere were only two to three particularly difficult extracts.
arbitio- waaay harder than the actual thing. just keep that in mind and dont take it to heart or you'll stress yourself out
sample lnat test - visually most similar (obviously) so if you want to be familiar with what you SEE then do this one
ultimate lnat guide - the closest in difficulty to the test i sat. less strain and stress doing it in a textbook too i feel. also less pressure without a time limit etc
I'd also recommend learning the difference between explicit and implicit information and different kinds of statements such as assertions, facts, opinions etc.
Good luck- dont stress!
Reply 4
Original post by sophdoeslaw
Okay so sat mine yesterday and heres my verdict! (This isnt a stupid question at all btw!)
Obviously its a massive database so randomised when you sit it, meaning extracts are too. I personally felt that tgere were only two to three particularly difficult extracts.
arbitio- waaay harder than the actual thing. just keep that in mind and dont take it to heart or you'll stress yourself out
sample lnat test - visually most similar (obviously) so if you want to be familiar with what you SEE then do this one
ultimate lnat guide - the closest in difficulty to the test i sat. less strain and stress doing it in a textbook too i feel. also less pressure without a time limit etc
I'd also recommend learning the difference between explicit and implicit information and different kinds of statements such as assertions, facts, opinions etc.
Good luck- dont stress!
Obviously its a massive database so randomised when you sit it, meaning extracts are too. I personally felt that tgere were only two to three particularly difficult extracts.
arbitio- waaay harder than the actual thing. just keep that in mind and dont take it to heart or you'll stress yourself out
sample lnat test - visually most similar (obviously) so if you want to be familiar with what you SEE then do this one
ultimate lnat guide - the closest in difficulty to the test i sat. less strain and stress doing it in a textbook too i feel. also less pressure without a time limit etc
I'd also recommend learning the difference between explicit and implicit information and different kinds of statements such as assertions, facts, opinions etc.
Good luck- dont stress!
hi!! first congrats for sitting it early!! I was wondering how did u feel it was in terms of difficulty compared to the sample papers?
Reply 5
Original post by aysekulle
hi!! first congrats for sitting it early!! I was wondering how did u feel it was in terms of difficulty compared to the sample papers?
Hi! Thank you! I'd say it was easier if not the same as the sample paper and same with the ultimate lnat guide but way easier than arbitio
Reply 6
Original post by sophdoeslaw
Hi! Thank you! I'd say it was easier if not the same as the sample paper and same with the ultimate lnat guide but way easier than arbitio
Reply 7
Original post by sophdoeslaw
Okay so sat mine yesterday and heres my verdict! (This isnt a stupid question at all btw!)
Obviously its a massive database so randomised when you sit it, meaning extracts are too. I personally felt that tgere were only two to three particularly difficult extracts.
arbitio- waaay harder than the actual thing. just keep that in mind and dont take it to heart or you'll stress yourself out
sample lnat test - visually most similar (obviously) so if you want to be familiar with what you SEE then do this one
ultimate lnat guide - the closest in difficulty to the test i sat. less strain and stress doing it in a textbook too i feel. also less pressure without a time limit etc
I'd also recommend learning the difference between explicit and implicit information and different kinds of statements such as assertions, facts, opinions etc.
Good luck- dont stress!
Obviously its a massive database so randomised when you sit it, meaning extracts are too. I personally felt that tgere were only two to three particularly difficult extracts.
arbitio- waaay harder than the actual thing. just keep that in mind and dont take it to heart or you'll stress yourself out
sample lnat test - visually most similar (obviously) so if you want to be familiar with what you SEE then do this one
ultimate lnat guide - the closest in difficulty to the test i sat. less strain and stress doing it in a textbook too i feel. also less pressure without a time limit etc
I'd also recommend learning the difference between explicit and implicit information and different kinds of statements such as assertions, facts, opinions etc.
Good luck- dont stress!
well done ! i have mine next week...how did you find section 2 - what kind of essay questions came up? also, if you used lnatninja, how did it compare in terms of difficulty?
Reply 8
Original post by aysekulle
ahh i see!! because i have the same book and for some reason i got higher on the sample paper than the mock on the collection 😭😭😭 did this happen to you aswell?
I got higher in the textbook!
Reply 9
Original post by KM8117
well done ! i have mine next week...how did you find section 2 - what kind of essay questions came up? also, if you used lnatninja, how did it compare in terms of difficulty?
Unfortunately I didn't use lnatninja and i cant share the essay topics because that would make my test void haha. All I can say is just use the online resources available and dont pick what you believe- pick whatever you think will be easiest and you can argue the best. I'll happily answer anything else though haha!
Reply 10
ok no worries haha
btw is it true that its 4 multiple choice options instead of 5 now?
btw is it true that its 4 multiple choice options instead of 5 now?
Reply 11
Original post by KM8117
ok no worries haha
btw is it true that its 4 multiple choice options instead of 5 now?
btw is it true that its 4 multiple choice options instead of 5 now?
Yes! It is
Reply 12
Just sat it today. There were indeed four options per MCQ.
The MCQ felt easier to me than the official practice tests on the website (I didn't do Arbitio or Ultimate LNAT, so I can't compare there). It felt like the readings were easier to understand and the answers were less ambiguous? So I felt more confident and, despite my pacing being similar to in the practices, I had more time to go back and review. That said, you never know till you get your score back - maybe I felt confident but had lots wrong!
On the essay, I only got three options (my practice tests gave me five). They were presented in a bit of a weird way, as if they're three separate questions - you have to click "next" and "previous" between the essays to see which question you want to answer (IDK if that's how the official website is, it doesn't work for me so I just did it off the PDFs). The type of questions, though, were pretty comparable to the official practice questions - some more controversial ones, some less so, all vaguely societal / political. Note - I only had 40 minutes for the essay. I had it in my head that we got 45. Not sure where I got that from but anyway - if you were also expecting 45 - it's actually 40 minutes.
The MCQ felt easier to me than the official practice tests on the website (I didn't do Arbitio or Ultimate LNAT, so I can't compare there). It felt like the readings were easier to understand and the answers were less ambiguous? So I felt more confident and, despite my pacing being similar to in the practices, I had more time to go back and review. That said, you never know till you get your score back - maybe I felt confident but had lots wrong!
On the essay, I only got three options (my practice tests gave me five). They were presented in a bit of a weird way, as if they're three separate questions - you have to click "next" and "previous" between the essays to see which question you want to answer (IDK if that's how the official website is, it doesn't work for me so I just did it off the PDFs). The type of questions, though, were pretty comparable to the official practice questions - some more controversial ones, some less so, all vaguely societal / political. Note - I only had 40 minutes for the essay. I had it in my head that we got 45. Not sure where I got that from but anyway - if you were also expecting 45 - it's actually 40 minutes.
(edited 8 months ago)
Reply 13
Original post by tvdmaas
Just sat it today. There were indeed four options per MCQ.
The MCQ felt easier to me than the official practice tests on the website (I didn't do Arbitio or Ultimate LNAT, so I can't compare there). It felt like the readings were easier to understand and the answers were less ambiguous? So I felt more confident and, despite my pacing being similar to in the practices, I had more time to go back and review. That said, you never know till you get your score back - maybe I felt confident but had lots wrong!
On the essay, I only got three options (my practice tests gave me five). They were presented in a bit of a weird way, as if they're three separate questions - you have to click "next" and "previous" between the essays to see which question you want to answer (IDK if that's how the official website is, it doesn't work for me so I just did it off the PDFs). The type of questions, though, were pretty comparable to the official practice questions - some more controversial ones, some less so, all vaguely societal / political. Note - I only had 40 minutes for the essay. I had it in my head that we got 45. Not sure where I got that from but anyway - if you were also expecting 45 - it's actually 40 minutes.
The MCQ felt easier to me than the official practice tests on the website (I didn't do Arbitio or Ultimate LNAT, so I can't compare there). It felt like the readings were easier to understand and the answers were less ambiguous? So I felt more confident and, despite my pacing being similar to in the practices, I had more time to go back and review. That said, you never know till you get your score back - maybe I felt confident but had lots wrong!
On the essay, I only got three options (my practice tests gave me five). They were presented in a bit of a weird way, as if they're three separate questions - you have to click "next" and "previous" between the essays to see which question you want to answer (IDK if that's how the official website is, it doesn't work for me so I just did it off the PDFs). The type of questions, though, were pretty comparable to the official practice questions - some more controversial ones, some less so, all vaguely societal / political. Note - I only had 40 minutes for the essay. I had it in my head that we got 45. Not sure where I got that from but anyway - if you were also expecting 45 - it's actually 40 minutes.
This makes me feel so much better omg people everywhere have apparently used arbitio lmao!! Good luck with the rest of UCAS!!
Reply 14
The actual LNAT I tried recently, was extremely difficult. It was way way harder than both LNAT practice tests and the LNAT Guide questions, which were extremely easy, on official LNAT website. What LNAT books can we use to prepare for extremely difficult English passages for actual LNAT?
(edited 3 months ago)
Reply 15
Original post by livelifeasitis
The actual LNAT I tried recently, was extremely difficult. It was way way harder than both LNAT practice tests and the LNAT Guide questions, which were extremely easy, on official LNAT website. What LNAT books can we use to prepare for extremely difficult English passages for actual LNAT?
i used the ultimate LNAT guide from amazon, although i would not recommend that solely as it is significantly easier and uses more simplistic language than the real thing, although Aribito is much harder, for reference i scored 31 in the real LNAT and now have a Cambridge offer, but i scored around 20-25 in Aribito but 35+ in the Ultimate LNAT guide, so i'd say use a mixture.
Reply 16
Original post by ggilys
Please don't make fun of me if this is a stupid question. I have been preparing for my LNAT for a few months now, but today did the practice papers on the LNAT website - I got 27 on one but 21 on the other and 19 on one after that. I have been consistently performing higher than that (I have a score average of 29.5) but I feel like the book I've been using (The Ultimate LNAT Guide) has lulled me into thinking I'm better at it than I actually am. Are the sample tests the same difficulty as the LNAT itself, or am I just truly ****ed?
The ultimate LNAT guide is way easier than the actual LNAT however the practice papers on the LNAT website are harder, in my experience anyway as I scored much higher on the actual LNAT than I did on the practice papers online. Use a mixture of textbook and online practice and you'll be fine.
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