Thursday, May 21, 2009

LSAT Blues

So I am taking the LSATs on June 8 at the University of Memphis at noon. I signed up about two weeks ago, and got a study booklet, like the ones you get for the ACT and SAT. I had one for the ACT and I did better on it by studying from it, so I figured why not do the same thing. Well it seems like the more I study, the worse I'm getting. The points they make are helpful, but every time I do a practice set, I miss more than half. Now, it has been a while since I've had math, but that's not too good. Maybe I'm putting too much pressure on myself or something. I really like the logic games though. I think that's a plus. I also think I like them because they call them games. Lol. I've gone through 2 of the 4 sections, and I have reading comprehension and writing section left. Neither of which I'm worried about because reading comprehension is standard on all tests, and writing is writing. I'll have to argue a point of view, which I did all through college as well as growing up, thanks to my father who everytime I would say somethign at dinner made me explain why I thought that. :)

Anyways... I just needed to blow off some steam. Enjoy this logic game I am placing below. Have a good Memorial Weekend!

Eigth albums are to be played at a party. Two of the albums are country--G and H, three of the albums are dance--J, K, and L, and three of the albums are folk--M, N, and P. The two country albums are to be played consecutively, the three dance albums are to be played consecutively, and the three folk albums are to be played consecutively. The following conditions apply:
- Each album is played exactly once
- The dance albums are played after the country albums or after the folk albums, but not after both.
- Album N is played before album P and album G is played before album H.
- No two albums are played at the same time.

1. Which of the following statements must be false?
(a) Album G is played first.
(b) Album G is played seventh.
(c) Album H is played second.
(d) Album H is played seventh.
(e) Album M is played third.

2. Which of the following could be true?
(a) Album G is played second.
(b) Album G is played eighth.
(c) Album K is played first.
(d) Album N is played second.
(e) Album N is played third.

3. Which of the following CANNOT be an accurate list of the albums that are played second, third, and fourth?
(a) N, M, J
(b) P, M, J
(c) N, P, K
(d) H, J, K
(e) H, K, L

4. If album P is played immediately before album M, then which one of the following statements could be true?
(a) Album P is played first.
(b) Album P is played sixth.
(c) Album M is played third.
(d) Album M is played seventh.
(e) Album M is played second.

5. If albums K and N are played consecutively, but not necessarily in that order, which of the following statements must be false?
(a) Album N is played before album M.
(b) Album J is played before album L.
(c) Album L is played before album J.
(d) Album M is played before album H.
(e) Album G is played before album K.

*Answers posted this weekend.

1 comment:

Paul Dooley said...

How did you do on the LSAT? Did you score as well as you thought you would?