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Hey i have my lnat next week. I want to really know what type of questions ask for specific answers or general/ vague answers. For example, I know that if a question is asking for the author's main argument, you should go for the specific answer as they encapsulate the author's argument the best. But then there's also similar questions to that such as one that asked "what is the author's main argument going forward?". I selected the specific answer but the slightly vague answer was correct. The mark scheme said that the specific answer can be subsumed under the vague answer, hence the vague answer was correct. So i want to know what type of questions look for specific answers vs vague. This question is from The Complete LNAT Guide book.
Thank you.

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by m4ry4mn
Hey i have my lnat next week. I want to really know what type of questions ask for specific answers or general/ vague answers. For example, I know that if a question is asking for the author's main argument, you should go for the specific answer as they encapsulate the author's argument the best. But then there's also similar questions to that such as one that asked "what is the author's main argument going forward?". I selected the specific answer but the slightly vague answer was correct. The mark scheme said that the specific answer can be subsumed under the vague answer, hence the vague answer was correct. So i want to know what type of questions look for specific answers vs vague. This question is from The Complete LNAT Guide book.
Thank you.

Hi,
I did my exam on the 1st of October. While I cannot disclose what exact answers were on there due to the fact that they make you sign an NDA beforehand, I would highly recommend the book 'The Ultimate LNAT guide 400 questions'. This was my bible in the lead-up to the test. I saw an increase in using it scoring around the low 20s to mid 30s, the night before. It also tells you why an answer is correct, for example, as you mentioned, there are usually 2 similar answers on the practice tests, with one of them being the correct one. The book helps explain the difference and grows your ability to detect minor detail differences, which the LNAT wants you to display.

Hope this helps

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by OliD08
Hi,
I did my exam on the 1st of October. While I cannot disclose what exact answers were on there due to the fact that they make you sign an NDA beforehand, I would highly recommend the book 'The Ultimate LNAT guide 400 questions'. This was my bible in the lead-up to the test. I saw an increase in using it scoring around the low 20s to mid 30s, the night before. It also tells you why an answer is correct, for example, as you mentioned, there are usually 2 similar answers on the practice tests, with one of them being the correct one. The book helps explain the difference and grows your ability to detect minor detail differences, which the LNAT wants you to display.
Hope this helps

Thank you! I actually used the Ultimate LNAT Guide before but found it way easier than any other LNAT paper that i've done so I stopped using it because I thought it was unrealistic. Should I pick it up again? The Complete LNAT guide that I'm using now is a lot harder so I thought it would be best to use it instead. Did you find the LNAT similar to the Ultimate LNAT Guide in terms of difficulty?

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by m4ry4mn
Thank you! I actually used the Ultimate LNAT Guide before but found it way easier than any other LNAT paper that i've done so I stopped using it because I thought it was unrealistic. Should I pick it up again? The Complete LNAT guide that I'm using now is a lot harder so I thought it would be best to use it instead. Did you find the LNAT similar to the Ultimate LNAT Guide in terms of difficulty?

I think it could depend on the person, but what resource are you currently using? I remember going into the exam and seeing some of the questions, which acted like a cue, reminding me of the revision I did from the book. If you're seeing an improvement with the current book, I suggest keeping to that because worst comes to the worst, which is that you overprepared, which isn't a bad thing anyway

Hope this helps

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by OliD08
I think it could depend on the person, but what resource are you currently using? I remember going into the exam and seeing some of the questions, which acted like a cue, reminding me of the revision I did from the book. If you're seeing an improvement with the current book, I suggest keeping to that because worst comes to the worst, which is that you overprepared, which isn't a bad thing anyway
Hope this helps

I've been using the papers on Oxbridge Mind and the questions from the Complete LNAT Book. I've been seeing an improvement in my score with the Oxbridge Mind papers mainly. As for the book, i'm finding it a lot harder but i'm also noticing patterns and getting more confident with how to answer a question.

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