October 2026 LSAT predictions, and what to drill before test day
If you spend this week memorizing a passage list, you've spent it on a third of your score. Here are our Reading Comp calls, the Logical Reasoning work that actually moves your number, and 2 free drill sets built for the days you have left.
Each set runs in the free drill, one question at a time, with an explanation after every answer.
Start with Logical Reasoning
Logical Reasoning is 2 of your 3 scored sections. Reading Comp is 1. So honestly, most of your last days belong to LR, even with a passage list in hand.
Nobody can predict LR questions. The mix of question types barely moves from test to test, though, so you drill the big ones. In my drill bank, Flaw alone is about 1 in 6 LR questions. Add Strengthen, Weaken, and the 2 Assumption types and you're at about half.
The LR set leans on questions that turn on a percent against a number, and there's extra if/then logic, because both cost people points without them noticing.
When you miss one, don't just check the answer. Say out loud why your answer looked right. That's where the points are this late.
Our Reading Comp calls
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.
So we tracked every passage test takers reported across more than 2 years of LSATs, about 370 of them, and scored which ones look due to come back. These are predictions, not promises. Plenty of what shows up in October won't be on anyone's list, ours included.
Our top 12, as test takers reported them:
- Chilean folk music and Violeta ParraHumanities
- UN treaties and the roots of empathyLaw
- Contracts of adhesionLaw
- Alternative archaeologyHumanities
- Popper and Weinberg on scientific methodScience
- About 100 elk deaths in New MexicoScience
- Copyright in general vs music copyrightLaw
- Whether AI-made contracts are legalLaw
- Scott Joplin and ragtimeHumanities
- Uruguay and Argentina after Spanish ruleSocial science
- Mandatory transparency rulesLaw
- Shopping malls and downtown economiesSocial science
If you recognize a passage on test day, treat that section like it counts and read it fresh.
Knowing the topic tells you nothing about the answers. Don't spend a single second trying to recall the last version. Every one of those seconds comes out of your reading time.
What the RC set practices
My drill bank doesn't hold the reported passages, so I picked passages that match our top calls on subject:
Humanities passages tend to hide the author's view, so on the music passage, find where the author actually stands before you touch the questions.
Your last few days
- 2 or more days out: 1 timed section, then review every miss.
- The day before: review only. No new timed sections.
- The night before: a light drill, then sleep.
- Test morning: 10 easy LR warm-up questions to get your brain moving.
Stop taking full practice tests this late, and stop reading threads about how hard the last test was. The test is in person at a Prometric center, so know how long the trip takes, and check LSAC's page the night before for the official rules.
Want a coach on your misses?
If October doesn't go the way you want, or you're already planning a retake, start with a free lesson. We'll look at where your points are going and what to fix first.
Book your free LSAT tutoring lessonPredictions come from what test takers reported after past tests, not from LSAC. Drill questions are our own, written to match the LSAT's question types.
