LSAT predictions: my Reading Comp calls, and how they've done

LSAC has been reusing single Reading Comp passages from past tests since August 2026. Before each test, I publish the passages I think are due back. After it, I grade them here, hits and misses, against what a blind pick would get.

By Steve Schwartz. I've been coaching the LSAT since 2005. Updated November 3, 2026.

Next test: November 2026, starting November 11See my 12 calls and the 2 free drill sets

The record

Calls I published before the test, then graded:

Test	Top 12 that came back	Blind pick gets
October 2026	4	about 1
November 2026	graded after the test

One real test is a small record. I'll keep adding a row after every test, good months and bad ones.

The backtest

This one is not a record. It's the same rule I used for November, run on earlier tests using only what I knew before each one:

Test	Top 12 that came back	Blind pick gets
August 2026	1	about 0.6
September 2026	3	about 0.8
October 2026	4	about 0.9

That's 8 of 36, where a blind pick gets about 2. Take it with salt. I set the rule with those months in view, so the backtest flatters it.

How I pick

In the video: 4:05 Where the record comes from, 6:12 how often the list is right, 8:15 testing the rule, 29:17 check my work. Watch on YouTube.

I track every passage test takers have reported across more than 2 years of LSATs, about 370 of them. My top calls are passages that counted on a scored section once and haven't been seen in 9 to 18 months. The rule stays frozen from the day I publish until the test is graded.

How I grade

• A hit is the same passage on a scored Reading Comp section. Same topic from a different passage is a miss.
• A passage that only ran in an experimental section is a miss.
• A hit counts only if 2 separate sources agree it ran and counted.
• Misses get counted, and every month gets a row, even a bad one.

What a list can't do

Knowing the topic tells you nothing about the answers. And most of any test is passages nobody had on a list, mine included. So the list is for practice reading. On test day, read every passage fresh.

Quick answers

Does LSAC reuse LSAT Reading Comp passages?

Since August 2026, test takers have reported recognizing Reading Comp passages. LSAC has been reusing single passages from past tests, mixed into new forms, not whole sections.

How accurate are your LSAT predictions?

On the October 2026 test, 4 of my top 12 came back on scored sections. A blind pick of 12 would get about 1. That's one real test so far, so I keep grading every month.

Should I memorize a predicted passage list?

No. Knowing a topic tells you nothing about the answers, and most of any test is passages nobody had on a list. Use a list for practice reading, then read every passage fresh on test day.

Past-test passage history comes from Jon Denning's and Dave Killoran's public LSAT recaps and test-taker reports on r/LSAT. The calls are mine. None of this comes from LSAC. Drill questions are our own, written to match the LSAT's question types.